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| il n'y a pas de quoi |
| 1. Phrase. don't mention it, not at all, think nothing of it, you're welcome |
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| French > French |
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| il n'y a pas de quoi |
| 1. v. (Impersonnel) (Familier) Il n'y a pas un sujet ou un motif suffisant pour. |
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| 2. v. Formule de politesse donnée en réponse à un remerciement ou à des excuses. |
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| Analysis |
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| il |
| 1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject) |
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| Il est parti. - He left. |
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| 2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects) |
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| Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it? |
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| 3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it |
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| ne |
| 1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) |
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| 2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) |
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| 3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- |
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| 4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative |
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| Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. |
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| y |
| 1. pron. there (at a place) |
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| Il est dans la maison. Il y est. - He is in the house. He is there. |
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| 2. pron. there, thither (to there) |
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| Nous allons au Mexique. Nous y allons. - We are going to Mexico. We are going there. |
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| 3. pron. Used as a pronoun to replace an adverbial phrase starting with à. |
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| a |
| 1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A |
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| 2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she |
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| C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute. |
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| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir |
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| Elle a un chat. - She has a cat. |
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| avoir |
| 1. n-m. asset, possession |
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| 2. v. to have (to own; to possess) |
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| J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars. |
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| 3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs) |
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| J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke. |
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| pas |
| 1. n-m. step, pace, footstep |
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| 2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass |
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| Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover |
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| 3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) |
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| 4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. |
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| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) |
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| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. |
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| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) |
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| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works |
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| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. |
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| quoi |
| 1. pron. (interrogative, ;, for things) what |
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| 2. pron. (after a preposition) |
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| De quoi parle-t-il ? - What is he talking about? |
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| À quoi penses-tu ? - What are you thinking about? |
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| À quoi cela sert-il ? - What is this used for? |
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