| troublée |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of troublé | |
| troubler |
| 1. v. to disturb, disrupt (order, sleep, judgement etc.) | |
| 2. v. to disturb, to trouble (someone) | |
| 3. v. to cloud, become cloudy (of water); to become cloudy, become overcast (of sky) | |
| 4. v. to become flustered | |
| jusque |
| 1. prep. until, up to | |
| au |
| 1. contraction. contraction of à le | |
| Il étudie la musique au conservatoire. - He studies music at the conservatory. | |
| plus |
| 1. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives) | |
| Ton voisin est plus moche que mon frère. - Your neighbour is uglier than my brother. | |
| Le tien est beaucoup plus grand que le mien. - Yours is much bigger than mine. | |
| Elle est plus belle que sa cousine. - She is more beautiful than her cousin. | |
| Elles sont toutes plus entêtées les unes que les autres. - They are each more stubborn than the last. | |
| 2. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adverbs) | |
| Elle le fait plus rapidement que lui. - She does it more quickly than he does. | |
| plus vite ! - faster! | |
| 3. adv. (after a verb) more, -er (indicating a higher degree or quantity) | |
| Je travaille plus en ce moment. - I am working more at the moment. | |
| Je veux faire plus. - I want to do more. | |
| 4. adv. more (indicating a greater quantity) (+preo, noun) | |
| Elle a plus de chocolat. - She has more chocolate. | |
| Plus de la moitié reste. - More than half is left. | |
| 5. adv. more (supplementary, preceded by de) | |
| Une heure de plus et il serait mort. - One more hour and he would be dead. | |
| Un kilo de plus, s'il vous plaît. - One more kilo, please. | |
| 6. adv. (preceded by a definite article) the most, -est (used to form superlatives of adjectives and adverbs) | |
| la plus grande - the biggest | |
| le plus difficile - the most difficult | |
| 7. adv. (usually with the negative particle ne, see usage notes below) no longer, not ... any more | |
| Tu n'existes plus. - You no longer exist. / You don't exist any more. | |
| Il n'y a plus de travail. - There is no more work. | |
| 8. adv. (elliptically, introducing each clause) the more ..., the more ... | |
| Plus je vois, plus je veux. - The more I see, the more I want. | |
| 9. adv. (similarly, used with other comparatives) the more ..., the ... | |
| Plus j'écoute, moins je comprends. - The more I listen, the less I understand. | |
| 10. n-m. plus, the symbol + | |
| 11. v. singular past historic of plaire | |
| 12. Participle. masculine plural of plu | |
| profond |
| 1. adj. deep | |
| le lac est profond de 100 mètres - the lake is 100 metres deep | |
| 2. adj. profound | |
| 3. adj. (of a region, country or continent, sometimes pejorative) rural, small-town, provincial, heartland; authentic, true | |
| la Wallonie profonde, la France profonde, l'Afrique profonde | |
| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) | |
| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. | |
| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) | |
| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works | |
| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. | |
| le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor | |
| 3. prep. from (used to indicate origin) | |
| Elle vient de France. - She comes from France. | |
| Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland? | |
| Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain. | |
| C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France. | |
| Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux. | |
| 4. prep. of (indicates an amount) | |
| 5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples. | |
| Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
| Une portion de frites - A portion of fries | |
| 5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word | |
| Un jus de pomme - Apple juice | |
| Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
| Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub | |
| Un chien de garde - A guarddog | |
| Une voiture de sport - A sportscar | |
| Un stade de football - A football stadium | |
| 6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range) | |
| De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free. | |
| Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon. | |
| un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people | |
| 7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive | |
| J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking. | |
| Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me. | |
| Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come. | |
| Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come. | |
| 8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change) | |
| Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%. | |
| 9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives. | |
| Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children. | |
| Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples. | |
| 10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object. | |
| Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother. | |
| Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat. | |
| Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems. | |
| 11. n-f. abbreviation of dame | |
| moi |
| 1. pron. me (first-person singular direct object pronoun) | |
| 2. pron. to me (first-person singular indirect object pronoun) | |
| 3. n-m. ego | |
| même |
| 1. adv. (used before the article) even | |
| Même les rois doivent mourir. - Even kings must die | |
| On ne peut même pas en faire une. - We cannot even make one | |
| J'veux même pas savoir. - I don't even want to know. | |
| 2. adj. (used before the noun) same | |
| Je l'ai acheté le même jour - I bought it the same day | |
| 3. adj. (used after the noun) very | |
| Ah, la personne même que je voulais voir! - Ah, the very person I wanted to see! | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| rapprochai |
| 1. v. first-person singular past historic of rapprocher | |
| rapprocher |
| 1. v. to reapproach, to approach again | |
| 2. v. to come closer to (physically, as in distance) | |
| 3. v. to bring (something or someone) closer to (physically, as in distance) | |
| 4. v. to bring closer (to unite) | |
| 5. v. to get closer (to) | |
| Je ne veux pas me rapprocher pour mieux entendre battre ton cœur | |
| ma |
| 1. det. feminine singular of mon | |
| Ma mère est venue me voir. - My mother came to see me. | |
| tête |
| 1. n-f. head (part of the body) | |
| J'ai mal à la tête - I have a headache | |
| 2. n-f. head (leader) | |
| 3. n-f. (soccer) header | |
| 4. n-f. (colloquial) a bright spark, a quick study | |
| Ce type-là, c'est une tête - This guy is a head | |
| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) | |
| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. | |
| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) | |
| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works | |
| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. | |
| le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor | |
| 3. prep. from (used to indicate origin) | |
| Elle vient de France. - She comes from France. | |
| Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland? | |
| Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain. | |
| C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France. | |
| Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux. | |
| 4. prep. of (indicates an amount) | |
| 5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples. | |
| Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
| Une portion de frites - A portion of fries | |
| 5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word | |
| Un jus de pomme - Apple juice | |
| Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
| Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub | |
| Un chien de garde - A guarddog | |
| Une voiture de sport - A sportscar | |
| Un stade de football - A football stadium | |
| 6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range) | |
| De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free. | |
| Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon. | |
| un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people | |
| 7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive | |
| J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking. | |
| Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me. | |
| Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come. | |
| Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come. | |
| 8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change) | |
| Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%. | |
| 9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives. | |
| Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children. | |
| Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples. | |
| 10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object. | |
| Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother. | |
| Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat. | |
| Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems. | |
| 11. n-f. abbreviation of dame | |
| la |
| 1. art. the (definite article) | |
| 2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
| Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
| Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
| 3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
| de la |
| 1. art. of the | |
| 2. art. some; the feminine partitive article | |
| Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? - Would you like some jam? | |
| J'ai mangé de la tarte - I ate some pie. | |
| sienne |
|
| la sienne |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of le sien: his, hers, its | |
| Je n'avais pas de souris, alors Paul m'a prêté la sienne. - I didn't have a mouse, so Paul lent me his. | |
| Je n'avais pas de souris, alors Marie m'a prêté la sienne. - I didn't have a mouse, so Marie lent me hers. | |
| quand |
| 1. conj. when | |
| Appelez-moi quand vous arriverez chez vous - Call me when you get home | |
| 2. adv. when | |
| Quand est-il mort ? - When did he die? | |
| Je ne sais pas quand est-ce qu'il est mort. - I don't know when it was that he died. | |
| Quand est-ce que vous voulez partir ? - When do you want to leave? | |
| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) | |
| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) | |
| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. | |
| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) | |
| aller en bus - go by bus | |
| partir en voiture - leave by car | |
| 4. prep. as | |
| Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend. | |
| habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas | |
| 5. prep. at (used to describe an ability) | |
| fort en histoire - good at history | |
| 6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition) | |
| une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair | |
| une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork | |
| 7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years)) | |
| en 1993 - in 1993 | |
| en janvier - in January | |
| en septembre 2001 - in September 2001 | |
| 8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while | |
| 9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something | |
| C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion. | |
| 10. prep. in (used to describe color) | |
| une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white | |
| 11. prep. in (used to describe feelings) | |
| en détresse - in distress | |
| 12. prep. in (as part of something) | |
| en équipe - on a team | |
| 13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.)) | |
| Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)! | |
| Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them). | |
| Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them). | |
| Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them). | |
| Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there? | |
| Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it. | |
| 14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici. | |
| Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there). | |
| face |
| 1. n-f. (anatomy) face | |
| 2. n-f. surface, side | |
| 3. n-f. (geometry) face | |
| 4. n-f. head (of a coin) | |
| en face |
| 1. prep. (indtr, de) opposite, in front of | |
| Le cinéma est en face de la boulangerie. - The cinema stands opposite the bakery. | |
| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) | |
| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. | |
| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) | |
| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works | |
| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. | |
| le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor | |
| 3. prep. from (used to indicate origin) | |
| Elle vient de France. - She comes from France. | |
| Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland? | |
| Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain. | |
| C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France. | |
| Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux. | |
| 4. prep. of (indicates an amount) | |
| 5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples. | |
| Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
| Une portion de frites - A portion of fries | |
| 5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word | |
| Un jus de pomme - Apple juice | |
| Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
| Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub | |
| Un chien de garde - A guarddog | |
| Une voiture de sport - A sportscar | |
| Un stade de football - A football stadium | |
| 6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range) | |
| De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free. | |
| Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon. | |
| un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people | |
| 7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive | |
| J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking. | |
| Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me. | |
| Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come. | |
| Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come. | |
| 8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change) | |
| Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%. | |
| 9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives. | |
| Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children. | |
| Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples. | |
| 10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object. | |
| Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother. | |
| Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat. | |
| Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems. | |
| 11. n-f. abbreviation of dame | |
| en face de |
| 1. prep. opposite, across | |
| moi |
| 1. pron. me (first-person singular direct object pronoun) | |
| 2. pron. to me (first-person singular indirect object pronoun) | |
| 3. n-m. ego | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| vis |
| 1. n-f. screw (metal fastener) | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of vivre | |
| 3. v. second-person singular present indicative of vivre | |
| 4. v. second-person singular present imperative of vivre | |
| 5. v. first-person singular past historic of voir | |
| 6. v. second-person singular past historic of voir | |
| vivre |
| 1. v. to live | |
| vivre comme un roi - live like a king | |
| 2. v. to experience | |
| voir |
| 1. v. to see (visually) | |
| Je vois ma mère là-bas. - I see my mother over there. | |
| On ne voit pas souvent de la neige par ici. - One doesn't often see snow around here. | |
| 2. v. to see (to understand) | |
| Tu vois que tu avais tort ? - Do you see that you were wrong? | |
| 3. v. to see (to visit, to go and see) | |
| 4. adv. (Louisiana French) please (used to mark the imperative) | |
| Viens voir ici. - Come here please. | |
| oui |
| 1. adv. yes | |
| 2. interj. yes | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| Le |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese | |
| 2. art. the (definite article) | |
| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. | |
| 3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. | |
| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. | |
| 4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. | |
| Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
| 5. art. (before units) a, an | |
| Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
| 6. pron. (direct object) him, it | |
| Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him. | |
| Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car. | |
| 7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English | |
| Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too | |
| dis |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of dire | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present indicative of dire | |
| 3. v. first-person singular past historic of dire | |
| 4. v. second-person singular past historic of dire | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of dire | |
| dire |
| 1. v. to say, to tell | |
| 2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, à, someone | |
| Ça te dit de regarder un film de science-fiction? - Do you want to watch a science fiction movie? What do you say to watching a science fiction movie? | |
| Ça vous dit ? - Are you interested in doing this? Are you up for it? | |
| Il m'a demandé si ça nous dirait de nous joindre à eux plus tard. - He asked me if we'd like to join them later. | |
| Ça ne me dit trop rien d'y aller. - I don't really want to go there. | |
| 3. v. (informal) to sound familiar +preo, à, someone | |
| Ça me dit quelque chose. - It rings a bell. | |
| Ça ne me dit rien. - It doesn't ring a bell. | |
| 4. n-m. saying (that which is said) | |
| 5. n-m. belief, opinion | |
| comme |
| 1. conj. as | |
| Je travaille comme artiste. - I work as an artist. | |
| 2. conj. like | |
| J'agis comme il faut. - I act like I must. | |
| 3. conj. how | |
| Comme tu es belle ce soir ! - How beautiful you are tonight! | |
| 4. conj. because, as, since | |
| Comme j'étais malade, il est venu me voir. - As I was ill, he came to see me. | |
| 5. part. (colloquial Canada) like | |
| cela |
| 1. pron. that | |
| 2. v. third-person singular past historic of celer | |
| était |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of être | |
| être |
| 1. v. to be | |
| Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) | |
| Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home. | |
| 3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice) | |
| Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
| 4. n-m. being, creature | |
| 5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
| écoutez |
| 1. v. second-person plural present indicative of écouter | |
| 2. v. second-person plural imperative of écouter; "<i>hark</i>!" | |
| écouter |
| 1. v. to listen | |
| 2. v. to listen to | |
| J’écoute la radio. | |
| moi |
| 1. pron. me (first-person singular direct object pronoun) | |
| 2. pron. to me (first-person singular indirect object pronoun) | |
| 3. n-m. ego | |
| puisque |
| 1. conj. since, because | |
| Puisqu’il ne sera pas de retour avant cinq heures, je propose que nous commencions sans lui. - Since he will not be back before 5 o’clock, I suggest we begin without him. | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| peux |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of pouvoir | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present indicative of pouvoir | |
| pouvoir |
| 1. v. can, to be able to | |
| Je peux venir ce soir. - I can come this evening. | |
| 2. v. may | |
| désastre qui peut nous frapper - disaster which may strike us | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be | |
| Il se peut que je sois malade. - (literally) It could be that I'm ill / (more naturally) I may be ill. / I could be ill. | |
| 4. n-m. (or un) power | |
| prendre le pouvoir - to take power, to seize power | |
| 5. n-m. authority | |
| 6. n-m. (legal) power of attorney | |
| vous |
| 1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the second person: | |
| 2. pron. (subject pronoun) you (all). | |
| Vous allez - You (all) go. | |
| 3. pron. (direct object pronoun) you (all). | |
| Je vous adore. - I love you (all). | |
| 4. pron. you, to you (indirect object pronoun): | |
| Je vous donnerai mon adresse. - I will give you my address / I will give my address to you. | |
| 5. pron. (formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person: | |
| Monsieur, je ne peux pas vous le dire - Sir, I cannot tell you. | |
| Le |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese | |
| 2. art. the (definite article) | |
| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. | |
| 3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. | |
| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. | |
| 4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. | |
| Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
| 5. art. (before units) a, an | |
| Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
| 6. pron. (direct object) him, it | |
| Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him. | |
| Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car. | |
| 7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English | |
| Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too | |
| dire |
| 1. v. to say, to tell | |
| 2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, à, someone | |
| Ça te dit de regarder un film de science-fiction? - Do you want to watch a science fiction movie? What do you say to watching a science fiction movie? | |
| Ça vous dit ? - Are you interested in doing this? Are you up for it? | |
| Il m'a demandé si ça nous dirait de nous joindre à eux plus tard. - He asked me if we'd like to join them later. | |
| Ça ne me dit trop rien d'y aller. - I don't really want to go there. | |
| 3. v. (informal) to sound familiar +preo, à, someone | |
| Ça me dit quelque chose. - It rings a bell. | |
| Ça ne me dit rien. - It doesn't ring a bell. | |
| 4. n-m. saying (that which is said) | |
| 5. n-m. belief, opinion | |
| sur |
| 1. prep. on, upon | |
| 2. prep. on top of | |
| 3. prep. from on top of | |
| 4. prep. above | |
| 5. prep. out of | |
| sept sur dix - seven out of ten | |
| 6. prep. in the case of | |
| 7. prep. about, concerning | |
| 8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place) | |
| sur Paris - in Paris | |
| 9. adj. sour | |
| Le |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese | |
| 2. art. the (definite article) | |
| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. | |
| 3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. | |
| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. | |
| 4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. | |
| Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
| 5. art. (before units) a, an | |
| Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
| 6. pron. (direct object) him, it | |
| Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him. | |
| Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car. | |
| 7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English | |
| Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too | |
| balcon |
| 1. n-m. (architectural element) balcony | |
| devant |
| 1. prep. confronted with, faced with | |
| 2. prep. in front of, before | |
| 3. prep. outside | |
| 4. n-m. front | |
| 5. Participle. present participle of devoir | |
| devoir |
| 1. n-m. duty | |
| manquer à son devoir, manquer à tous ses devoirs - to fail in one's duty, duties | |
| Il est de mon devoir de protéger le roi. - It is my duty to protect the king. | |
| 2. n-m. exercise, assignment (set for homework) | |
| 3. v. must, to have to, should (as a requirement) | |
| Les auteurs d'un dictionnaire doivent déterminer au départ les catégories de mots à retenir, en fonction des limites imposées par l'éditeur et du public visé. - The authors of a dictionary have | |
| 4. v. (present) must | |
| 5. v. (conditional) should | |
| 6. v. must, to do or have with certainty | |
| 7. v. to owe (money, obligation and etc) | |
| 8. v. (literary, intransitive, in imperfect subjunctive, with inversion of subject) (even) though it be necessary (+ infinitive) | |
| 9. v. to have a duty to | |
| la |
| 1. art. the (definite article) | |
| 2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
| Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
| Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
| 3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
| fenêtre |
| 1. n-f. window | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| vis |
| 1. n-f. screw (metal fastener) | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of vivre | |
| 3. v. second-person singular present indicative of vivre | |
| 4. v. second-person singular present imperative of vivre | |
| 5. v. first-person singular past historic of voir | |
| 6. v. second-person singular past historic of voir | |
| vivre |
| 1. v. to live | |
| vivre comme un roi - live like a king | |
| 2. v. to experience | |
| voir |
| 1. v. to see (visually) | |
| Je vois ma mère là-bas. - I see my mother over there. | |
| On ne voit pas souvent de la neige par ici. - One doesn't often see snow around here. | |
| 2. v. to see (to understand) | |
| Tu vois que tu avais tort ? - Do you see that you were wrong? | |
| 3. v. to see (to visit, to go and see) | |
| 4. adv. (Louisiana French) please (used to mark the imperative) | |
| Viens voir ici. - Come here please. | |
| ma |
| 1. det. feminine singular of mon | |
| Ma mère est venue me voir. - My mother came to see me. | |
| mère |
| 1. n-f. mother | |
| qui |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom | |
| Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen? | |
| Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are. | |
| 2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that | |
| La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well. | |
| Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot. | |
| J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet. | |
| Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken. | |
| Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school. | |
| Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well. | |
| 3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if | |
| Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do. | |
| Me |
| 1. n. Abbreviation of Maître/Maitre(, a title given to lawyers and notaries public.) | |
| 2. pron. (direct object) me | |
| Est-ce que tu me vois ? - Do you see me? | |
| 3. pron. (indirect object) to me | |
| Émilien me donne un peu d'argent. - Émilien gave some money to me. | |
| regardait |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of regarder | |
| regardait |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of regarder | |
| regarder |
| 1. v. to look at | |
| Tu regardes quoi ? - What are you looking at? | |
| 2. v. to watch | |
| Je regarde un film à la TV si ça t'intéresse. - I'm watching a film on TV if you're interested. | |
| 3. v. to face | |
| 4. v. to concern (be associated with) | |
| hébétée |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of hébété | |
| hébété |
| 1. adj. stupefied, dazed | |
