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vêtement
     1. n-m. garment, item of clothing
     2. n-m. (in plural vêtements) clothes, clothing
     3. n-m. (heraldry) a set of four triangles covering the corners of the shield, leaving a lozenge of the field (the edges of which reach the edges of the shield) in the middle (compare vêtu)
     4. n-m. , translation=SCHWERIN Gules vêtu argent. (..., The cape or chapé is a vestment of two right-angled triangles, formed by the sides of the escutcheon and by two lines leading to the top center of each
que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
           Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well.
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
           Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
           Il était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police.
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
                   Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father.
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
                   Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you.
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
           Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit.
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
           Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is!
           Mais que t'es drôle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are.
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
           Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting?
           Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done?
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
           Qu'est-il arrivé ? - What happened?
           Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit?
           Que sommes-nous ? - What are we?
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
           C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
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
on
     1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
           On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here
     2. pron. (personal, informal) we
           On s’est amusés. - We had fun.
porte
     1. n-f. door
     2. n-f. gate (to a city, at airport)
     3. n-f. (figuratively) gateway, means, door
     4. v. first-person singular present of porter
     5. v. third-person singular present of porter
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of porter
     porter
          1. v. to carry
          2. v. to support, to bear
          3. v. to wear
          4. v. (indtr, sur) to be about, to concern
                Sur quoi portait la question ? - What was the question concerning?
          5. v. to feel, to carry one's self
                Je me porte mieux. - I am feeling better.
                Il se porte bien. - He's in good health.
          6. n-m. porter (beer)
chez
     1. prep. to, at, in or into the home, office, etc. of
     2. prep. , translation=I go into where the two of you live, because it was my place, when it was our place (...)
     3. prep. , lit=I enter your place, as it was my place, (etc.)
           chez moi - at my house
           chez lui - at his house
           chez Françoise - at Françoise’s
           chez le dentiste - at the dentist
           chez l'avocat - at the lawyer's office
     4. prep. by extension, to, at or in the country of
           une spécialité bien de chez nous - a true specialty of our country
           rentrer chez soi - to return to one's country
     5. prep. in; among (a group of things or people of the same type)
           Cette maladie se voit souvent chez les chiens. - This illness is often seen among dogs.
           le TDAH chez l'adulte - ADHD in adults
     6. prep. in the work of (an author or artist)
           C'est un thème très important chez Baudelaire. - That is a very important theme in Baudelaire's work.
           le symbolisme des couleurs chez Picasso - color symbolism in Picasso's work
soi
     1. pron. (rare) nominative pronoun reinforcing indefinite or very generalized subject; one
     2. pron. (more commonly) Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
           (parasyn, soi-même)
           Pourquoi ne pense-t-on qu'à soi ?
     3. pron.          (chiefly) oneself
     4. pron.          (Occasionally representing other pronouns, e.g. ourselves, or translated according to the referenced indefinite subject)
     5. pron. (dated) himself, herself, itself
chez soi
     1. adj. at home (at one's abode)
     2. adj. at home (comfortable)
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).
déshabillé
     1. Participle. past participle of déshabiller
     2. adj. undressed, in a state of undress
     3. n-m. négligée (type of dressing gown)
     déshabiller
          1. v. to undress
          2. v. to get undressed
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