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| tombée de la nuit |
| 1. n-f. nightfall |
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| à la tombée de la nuit - at nightfall |
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| French > French |
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| tombée de la nuit |
| 1. n-f. Les minutes qui précèdent la nuit. |
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| Analysis |
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| tombée |
| 1. n-f. fall (act of falling) |
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| 2. n-f. (Gastronomy) the arranging of a small quantity of something on a plate |
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| 3. Participle. feminine singular of tombé |
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| tomber |
| 1. v. to fall |
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| Un tamis placé à l'intérieur du dispositif empêchera les choses de tomber dans le tube. - A screen placed inside the device will keep things from falling into the tube. |
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| 2. v. to come down |
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| Laisse la pluie tomber sur nous et recouvre le pays de cette eau qui donne la vie. - Let the rains come down upon us and cover the land with life-giving water. |
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| 3. v. (indtr, sur) to bump into, to come across; to be received by (when making a telephone call) |
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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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| la |
| 1. art. the (definite article) |
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| 2. pron. her, it (direct object) |
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| Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. |
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| Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. |
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| 3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' |
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| nuit |
| 1. n-f. night |
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| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of nuire |
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| nuire |
| 1. v. to harm, to spoil (+preo, à) |
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| Fumer nuit à la santé. - Smoking is harmful to your health. |
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| La cigarette nuit au bébé. - Cigarettes are harmful to a baby. |
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