| tuyau |
| 1. n-m. pipe | |
| 2. n-m. tube | |
| 3. n-m. insider tip | |
| 4. n-m. (architectural element) chimney pot | |
| laissant |
| 1. Participle. present participle of laisser | |
| laisser |
| 1. v. to leave, to leave behind | |
| Laissez le pistolet sur la table - Leave the gun on the table | |
| 2. v. to forget, to leave alone | |
| 3. v. to leave with, to give | |
| 4. v. to let, to allow | |
| 5. v. to allow oneself, to let oneself | |
| échapper |
| 1. v. to escape (from), evade | |
| échapper à la mort - to escape death | |
| échapper des mains de quelqu'un - to slip out of someone's hands | |
| Rien ne lui échappe. - Nothing escapes him/her. | |
| 2. v. (Quebec, transitive) to drop an object unintentionally | |
| Tu as échappé ta tuque. - You dropped your hat. | |
| 3. v. to escape, break out (e.g., from prison) | |
| 4. v. to go away, run away | |
| les |
| 1. art. plural of le: the | |
| 2. art. plural of la: the | |
| 3. pron. plural of le: them | |
| 4. pron. plural of la: them | |
| gaz |
| 1. n-m. gas | |
| 2. n-m. (physics) gas | |
| 3. n-m. flatulence | |
| brûlés |
| 1. Participle. masculine plural of brûlé | |
| brûler |
| 1. v. to burn | |
| La maison des voisins a brûlé. - The neighbors' house has burnt down. | |
| Ils sont en train de brûler un tas de feuilles mortes. - They are burning a heap of dead leaves. | |
| 2. v. to burn oneself | |
| Je me suis brûlé avec une ampoule. - I burnt myself on a light bulb. | |
| 3. v. (figurative, transitive) to pass an obstacle, to blow (through or past), to run | |
| par |
| 1. prep. through | |
| par la fenêtre - through the window | |
| aller par le parc - go through the park | |
| 2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction)) | |
| voyager par train - travel by train | |
| par surprise - by surprise | |
| le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates. | |
| 3. prep. over (used to express direction) | |
| Viens par ici ! - Come over here! | |
| 4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement) | |
| voir par devant - see from the back | |
| le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap | |
| 5. prep. around, round (inside of) | |
| par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema | |
| 6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases) | |
| par terre - on the ground | |
| 7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs) | |
| par un beau jour - on a nice day | |
| par un soir - in one evening | |
| 8. prep. in | |
| marcher par deux - walk in twos | |
| 9. prep. per, a, an | |
| trois fois par semaine - three times a week | |
| 10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something) | |
| par pure colère - out of pure anger | |
| par tristesse - out of sadness | |
| 11. prep. for | |
| 12. n-m. (golf) par | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. num. number box, fr | |
| 3. num. one | |
| 4. pron. one, someone | |
| 5. n-m. one (the number or figure) | |
| véhicule |
| 1. n-m. vehicle | |
| 2. n-m. (Buddhism) vehicle; yana | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of véhiculer | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of véhiculer | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of véhiculer | |
| véhiculer |
| 1. v. to transport in a vehicle, to carry | |
| 2. v. (figurative) to promote, to convey (a message), to carry | |
| motorisé |
| 1. Participle. past participle of motoriser | |
| 2. adj. motorized | |
| 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). | |
| amortissant |
| 1. Participle. present participle of amortir | |
| amortir |
| 1. v. to cushion, absorb, soften (shock, blow etc.) | |
| 2. v. to deaden, muffle (noise) | |
| 3. v. (finance) to pay off, amortize; to redeem (a title) | |
| 4. v. (architecture) to put an amortizement on | |
| 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 | |
| bruit |
| 1. n-m. a noise | |
| 2. n-m. a rumor or report | |
| bruire |
| 1. v. to make a low noise | |
| 2. v. to rustle | |
| 3. v. to rattle | |
| 4. v. to roar | |
