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La température de l'eau doit toujours être supérieure à la température de l'œuf

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la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
température
     1. n-f. temperature
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
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
doit
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of devoir: must, has to
     Must
     devoir
          1. n-m. duty
          2. n-m. exercise, assignment (set for homework)
          3. v. must, to have to, should (as a requirement)
          4. v.          (present) must
          5. v.          (conditional) should
          6. v. must, to do or have with certainty
          7. v. to owe (money, obligation and etc)
          8. v. (literary, intransitive, in imperfect subjunctive, with inversion of subject) (even) though it be necessary (+ infinitive)
          9. v. to have a duty to
toujours
     1. adv. always
     2. adv. still
     3. adv. , A man who you might think came straight out of the Renaissance, and who was assassinated in 1975, for reasons which still haven't been elucidated.
être
     1. v. to be
     2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
     3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
     4. n-m. being, creature
     5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
supérieure
     1. adj. feminine singular of supérieur
     supérieur
          1. adj. superior
          2. adj. upper, senior
          3. adj. (followed by à) above; higher than
          4. adj. (math) greater than or equal to. ≥, ⩾.
          5. n-m. senior (boss)
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)
température
     1. n-f. temperature
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
œuf
     1. n-m. egg
     2. n-m. (biology) egg; ovum
     3. n-m. (transgender) egg




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