| je |
| 1. pron. I |
| ne |
| 1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) |
| 2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) |
| 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- |
| 4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative |
| ai |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of avoir |
| avoir |
| 1. n-m. asset, possession |
| 2. v. to have (to own; to possess) |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs) |
| 4. v. to have (a condition) |
| 5. v. to have (a measure or age) |
| 6. v. to have (to trick) |
| 7. v. to have (to participate in an experience) |
| 8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive |
| jamais |
| 1. adv. (ne ... jamais) never |
| 2. adv. ever |
| touché |
| 1. Participle. past participle of toucher |
| toucher |
| 1. n-m. the act of touching (see below) |
| 2. n-m. a way of touching |
| 3. n-m. the sense of touch, tactility |
| 4. v. to touch (physically) |
| 5. v. to affect |
| 6. v. To try, to try out |
| 7. v. Short for toucher sa bille. To be skillful |
| 8. v. to receive, to get |
| au |
| 1. contraction. contraction of à le |
| à |
| 1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
| 2. prep. to (destination) |
| 3. prep. to (until) |
| 4. prep. on the, to (some directions) |
| 5. prep. at (said of a particular time) |
| 6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place) |
| 7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations |
| 8. prep. from (origin) |
| 9. prep. of (belonging to) |
| 10. prep. till, until (used in farewells) |
| 11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with |
| 12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for |
| 13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed) |
| 14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective |
| 15. prep. by |
| 16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number) |
| 17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb. |
| 18. prep. with |
| 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 |
| tabac |
| 1. n-m. (botany) tobacco (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) |
| 2. n-m. tobacco (leaves of certain varieties of the plant cultivated and harvested) |
| 3. n-m. (with le) smoking, nicotine addiction |
| 4. n-m. tobacconist (shop where tobacco is sold) |
| 5. n-m. (by extension, regional) corner shop |
| 6. n-m. (figurative) thing, stuff |
| 7. adj. having the color of tobacco |
| 8. adj. , translation=See what martial air this venerable member of the National Guard breathes! With his tobacco-coloured coat, his sword and his pouch on a bandolier, his gun on his shoulder (...) he will f |
| 9. n-m. violent fight |
