| c'est |
| 1. contraction. it is (used to define the preceding word) |
| 2. contraction. it is (used to introduce a focus) |
| 3. contraction. this is |
| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) |
| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) |
| 4. prep. as |
| 5. prep. at (used to describe an ability) |
| 6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition) |
| 7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years)) |
| 8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while |
| 9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something |
| 10. prep. in (used to describe color) |
| 11. prep. in (used to describe feelings) |
| 12. prep. in (as part of something) |
| 13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.)) |
| 14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici. |
| contrebas |
| 1. n-m. lower level, lower portion |
| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) |
| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) |
| 3. prep. from (used to indicate origin) |
| 4. prep. of (indicates an amount) |
| 5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word |
| 6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range) |
| 7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive |
| 8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change) |
| 9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives. |
| 10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object. |
| 11. n-f. abbreviation of dame |
| le |
| 1. art. the (definite article) |
| 2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
| 3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. |
| 4. art. (before units) a, an |
| 5. pron. (direct object) him, it |
| 6. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English |
| de le |
| 1. art. (Louisiana French) Alternative form of du, "of the", some |
| usine |
| 1. n-f. factory |
| 2. n-f. mill |
| 3. n-f. works |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of usiner |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of usiner |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of usiner |
| usiner |
| 1. v. to machine |
| 2. v. to manufacture (using machinery) |
