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Si bavarde qu'il soit, il ne dit rien de stupide.

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si
     1. conj. if, whether
     2. conj. if (assuming that)
     3. conj. even if
     4. conj. although, while
     5. interj. yes (used to contradict a negative statement)
     6. adv. so, such (intensifier)
     7. adv. (si + adjective/adverb + que ...) however (to whatever extent or degree)
     8. n-m. (music) si, the note 'B'
bavarde
     1. adj. feminine singular of bavard
     2. v. singular present of bavarder
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of bavarder
     bavarder
          1. v. to chat
          2. v. to have a lengthy talk about something
     bavard
          1. adj. (overly) chatty, talkative, garrulous
          2. n-m. chatterbox (chatty person)
que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
il
     1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
     2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
     3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
soit
     1. conj. or, meaning, that is to say
     2. conj. either ... or
     3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of être
     4. v. (math) let be
     5. interj. OK; granted; so be it
     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
il
     1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
     2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
     3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
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
dit
     1. Participle. past participle of dire
     2. Participle. (in names) Indicating a surname used as a family name.
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of dire
     4. v. third-person singular past historic of dire
     dire
          1. v. to say, to tell
          2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, à, someone
          3. v. (informal) to sound familiar +preo, à, someone
          4. n-m. saying (that which is said)
          5. n-m. belief, opinion
rien
     1. pron. nothing
     2. n-m. a nothing
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
stupide
     1. adj. stupid




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