she |
1. n. Elle. Se réfère à une femme de la troisième personne du sujet. | |
I asked Mary, but she said she didn't know. | |
2. n. (Personification) Il, elle. Se réfère à un pays, à une ville, à un navire ou à une voiture. | |
She is a beautiful boat, isn't she? | |
3. n. (Non standard) Il. Se réfère à une personne indéfinie de la troisième personne du sujet, arbitrairement utilisé avec he pour être non sexiste. | |
can |
1. n. (US) (Tin can) Boîte de conserve. | |
2. n. Canette métal, souvent cylindrique. | |
A can of beer. | |
3. n. (Plus rare) Bidon. | |
My car ran out of gas. Can I buy a can of gasoline to take to the car? | |
4. v. Pouvoir, savoir, avoir la capacité de. | |
She can speak French. | |
Elle peut parler français. | |
5. v. Pouvoir, avoir le droit de. | |
No one can swim here. | |
Personne ne peut nager ici. | |
6. v. Pouvoir, avoir la possibilité de. | |
7. v. Mettre en boite de conserve. | |
only |
1. adj. Seul. | |
This is the only bar in town. | |
There is only one right way to do it. | |
2. adj. Unique. | |
This is the only road leading to Rome. | |
This is the only size in which it is manufactured. | |
3. v. Ne … que. | |
4. v. Uniquement, rien que. | |
The phrase ides of March appears only in the plural. | |
5. v. Juste, seulement, simplement . | |
I only wanted to tell him to be careful. | |
6. conj. Mais (familier) | |
I would have bought it, only he told me he already had one. | |
lie |
1. n. Mensonge. | |
2. v. Mentir. | |
You're lying! I can tell. | |
3. v. Être en position horizontale ; reposer, gésir. | |
The coin just lay there on the ground. So I took it. | |
Don't just lie there. Do something! | |
The skyscraper lies on top of solid bedrock. | |
4. v. Consister en. | |
The secret of the recipe lies in the sauce. | |
back |
1. adj. (Non comparable) Postérieur. | |
2. adj. (Linguistique) Postérieur. Relatif aux voyelles postérieures. | |
3. v. À nouveau, de nouveau, encore. | |
After the timber companies cut down the trees, a second growth of trees grew back. | |
4. v. Arrière. | |
5. v. En arrière. | |
6. n. Dos. | |
7. n. Derrière, revers. | |
8. n. Fond. | |
9. n. Dossier (of a seat). | |
10. v. Reculer. | |
Back the truck into this spot, so we can unload it. | |
11. v. Soutenir. | |
Which candidate for president are you backing? | |
and |
1. conj. Et. | |
watch |
1. n. (Horlogerie) Montre (appareil pour donner l'heure). | |
Three witches watch three watches. Which witch watches which watch? | |
Trois sorcières surveillent trois montres. Quelle sorcière surveille quelle montre ? | |
2. n. Garde. | |
3. v. Assister à, regarder. | |
Would you like to watch a football match? | |
4. v. Regarder. | |
Let's watch the football match on television tonight. | |
5. v. Observer. | |
I want to watch his reaction to the first test. | |
Je veux observer ses réactions lors du premier test. | |
6. v. Surveiller. | |
Watch your valuables. | |
Three witches watch three watches. Which witch watches which watch? | |
Trois sorcières surveillent trois montres. Quelle sorcière surveille quelle montre? | |
the |
1. art. Le, la, les. | |
carnage |
1. n. Carnage. | |
in |
1. prep. Dans, en. | |
He is in the house. | |
Il est dans la maison. | |
2. prep. En (pour le mois). | |
I was born in May. | |
Je suis né en mai. | |
3. prep. Dans le futur, d'ici. | |
I will be there in 10 minutes. | |
J'y serai dans 10 minutes. | |
4. v. Dedans, là-dedans. L'endroit est sous-entendu dans le contexte. | |
He walked in. | |
Il est entré. | |
5. adj. (Familier) In, à la mode. | |
This song is really in! | |
Cette chanson est très à la mode ! | |
6. n. (Familier) Position de pouvoir. | |
His parents got him an in with the company. | |
Ses parents l'ont fait admettre à la compagnie. | |
7. n. (Métrologie) Pouce (anglais), c'est-à-dire 2,54 cm. | |
peace |
1. n. Paix (absence de conflit). | |
2. n. Paix, tranquillité. | |