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lever du soleil |
1. n-m. a sunrise |
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2. n-m. dawn |
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Analysis |
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lever |
1. v. to raise, lift |
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2. v. to rise, stand up |
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3. v. (of celestial bodies) To rise, come up |
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Le Soleil se lève à l'est et se couche à l'ouest. - The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West. |
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4. v. to get up (out of bed) |
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du |
1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the) |
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« Eussent » est la troisième personne du pluriel de l'imparfait du subjonctif de « avoir ». - "Eussent" is the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of "avoir.". |
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2. contraction. , translation=The bulge gives 9nine liters more than the point which corresponds to that of the diameter of the base indicated by the gauge (...) |
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3. art. Forms the partitive article. |
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Il mange du pain. - He eats bread. / He eats some bread. |
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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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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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Soleil |
1. Proper noun. the Sun |
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Le Soleil se lève à l'est et se couche à l'ouest. - The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. |
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2. n-m. sun (star) |
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Il fait soleil. - It is sunny. |
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Regarder le soleil fait mal aux yeux. - Looking at the sun hurts the eyes. |
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