| French > English |
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| à l'œuvre |
| 1. adj. at play, at work, in action, operating |
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| Analysis |
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| à |
| 1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
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| 2. prep. to (destination) |
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| aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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| Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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| 3. prep. to (until) |
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| Le |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese |
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| 2. art. the (definite article) |
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| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. |
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| 3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
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| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. |
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| œuvre |
| 1. n-f. work, book, piece |
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| 2. n-f. activity, operation |
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| 3. n-f. complete body of an artist's work, or their works in a particular category |
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| L'œuvre sculptée de Picasso. - Picasso's sculptural œuvre. |
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| 4. n-m. complete body of an artist's work, or their works in a particular category |
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