| 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 |
| eau |
| 1. n-f. water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas and oceans |
| 2. n-f. In particular, rain |
| 3. n-f. (chemistry) the chemical compound with molecular formula H2O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam |
| 4. n-f. Natural liquid quantities or expanses |
| 5. n-f. Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal |
| me |
| 1. pron. (direct object) me |
| 2. pron. (indirect object) to me |
| 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. |
| vint |
| 1. v. third-person singular past historic of venir |
| venir |
| 1. v. to come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker) |
| 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 |
| la |
| 1. art. the (definite article) |
| 2. pron. her, it (direct object) |
| 3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' |
| à la |
| 1. prep. a la, in the style or manner of (with a feminine singular adjective or a proper noun) |
| bouche |
| 1. n-f. mouth |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of boucher |
| 3. v. third-person singular present of boucher |
| 4. v. second-person singular imperative of boucher |
| boucher |
| 1. n-m. butcher |
| 2. v. to cork up |
| 3. v. to bung |
| 4. v. to block up |
