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 |
pas |
1. n-m. step, pace, footstep |
2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass |
3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) |
4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. |
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 |
intention |
1. n-f. intention |
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 |
revenir |
1. v. to come back, to return |
2. v. (indtr, sur) to recant |
3. v. (cooking, preceded by faire) to brown |
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 |
Paris |
1. Proper noun. Paris (the capital and largest city of France) |
2. Proper noun. surname, common |