| French > English |
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| au grand jour |
| 1. adv. in broad daylight, in the open |
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| éclater au grand jour - to come to light |
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| French > French |
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| au grand jour |
| 1. adj. (Sens propre) À la lumière du jour, en plein soleil. |
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| 2. adj. (Figuré) Publiquement. |
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| Analysis |
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| au |
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| 1. contraction. contraction of à le |
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| Il étudie la musique au conservatoire. - He studies music at the conservatory. |
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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. art. the (definite article) |
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| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. |
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| 2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
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| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. |
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| 3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. |
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| grand |
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| 1. adj. big, great, grand |
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| 2. adj. tall |
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| Il est grand comment ? - How tall is he ? |
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| 3. adj. grown up, big |
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| Quand je serai grande, je veux être astronaute. - When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut. |
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| jour |
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| 1. n-m. day |
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| 2. n-m. daylight, light |
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| 3. n-m. opening, aperture |
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