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Voulez vous percer le mur du son en conduisant à une vitesse si excessive?!

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voulez
     1. v. second-person plural present indicative of vouloir
vous
     1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the second person:
     2. pron.          (subject pronoun) you (all).
     3. pron.          (direct object pronoun) you (all).
     4. pron. you, to you (indirect object pronoun):
     5. pron. (formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:
percer
     1. v. to pierce
     2. v. (figuratively) to unravel, see through
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
mur
     1. n-m. wall
du
     1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the)
     2. contraction. , translation=The bulge gives 9nine liters more than the point which corresponds to that of the diameter of the base indicated by the gauge (...)
     3. art. Forms the partitive article.
     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
son
     1. n-m. sound
     2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
     3. n-m. bran
mur du son
     1. n-m. sound barrier (physical boundary)
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.
conduisant
     1. Participle. present participle of conduire
     conduire
          1. v. to drive (a vehicle)
          2. v. to lead, to conduct
          3. v. to behave, to conduct oneself
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
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
vitesse
     1. n-f. speed
     2. n-f. (automotive) gear
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'
excessive
     1. adj. feminine singular of excessif
     excessif
          1. adj. excessive




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