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| je ne pense pas |
| 1. Phrase. I don't think so |
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| 2. Phrase. I think not |
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| Analysis |
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| je |
| 1. pron. I |
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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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| pense |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of penser |
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| 2. v. third-person singular present of penser |
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| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of penser |
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| penser |
| 1. v. to think, reflect, concentrate one's mind on something |
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| Penser tout haut. - Think aloud, speak one's mind freely. |
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| 2. v. to estimate, imagine, believe |
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| Vous n'en êtes pas où vous pensez. - You are not where you think you are. |
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| Il y a, je pense, dix kilomètres de chez vous chez moi. - It is ten kilometres, I estimate, from your place to my place. |
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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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