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baby
     1. n-m. table soccer, table football
     2. n-m. baby, darling, sweetheart
     3. n-m. Mary Jane shoes
foot
     1. n-m. (colloquial) association football; football, soccer
           Zidane est un des meilleurs joueurs de foot du monde. - Zidane is one of the best football players in the world.
           Toutes les semaines, il regarde du foot à la télé. - Every week, he watches football on TV.
Règle
     1. Proper noun. Norma (constellation)
     2. n-f. rule, regulation
     3. n-f. rule, period of ruling
           La règle du Roi Henry - King Henry's rule.
     4. n-f. ruler (for measuring length)
     5. n-f. (in plural) period, menstruation
     6. v. first-person singular present of régler
     7. v. third-person singular present of régler
     8. v. second-person singular imperative of régler
     régler
          1. v. to sort out, to settle (a problem, a bill)
                On va régler le problème tout de suite. - We will sort out that problem immediately.
          2. v. to set, to adjust
                Régler le réveil pour 8 heures. - Set the alarm for 8 o'clock.
          3. v. to regulate
          4. v. to rule; to put lines on
                Régler le papier.
de
     1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
           Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
     2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
           Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
           Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
           le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
     3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
           Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
           Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
           Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
           C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
           Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
     4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
           5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
     5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
           Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
           Un chien de garde - A guarddog
           Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
           Un stade de football - A football stadium
     6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
           De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
     7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
           J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
           Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
           Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
     8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
           Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
     9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
           Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
           Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
     10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
           Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
jeu
     1. n-m. game (activity performed for amusement)
     2. n-m. play (in a theatre/theater)
     3. n-m. set (of objects that belong together)
     4. n-m. manner of handling a gun
     5. n-m. play (mechanics: a space between two adjacent parts to allow free movement)
     6. n-m. a pipe organ stop
     7. n-m. a hand of playing cards
qui
     1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
           Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
           Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are.
     2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
           La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
           Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
           J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
           Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
           Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school.
           Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well.
     3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if
           Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do.
interdit
     1. n-m. something which is prohibited
     2. n-m. an interdict
     3. adj. forbidden, prohibited, off-limits
     4. adj. stupefied, at a loss
     5. Participle. past participle of interdire
     interdire
          1. v. to forbid, ban, prohibit
          2. v. to interdict
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
déviation
     1. n-f. (transport) diversion; different route to travel
     2. n-f. (optics, sport) deflection
de
     1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
           Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
     2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
           Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
           Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
           le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
     3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
           Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
           Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
           Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
           C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
           Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
     4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
           5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
     5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
           Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
           Un chien de garde - A guarddog
           Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
           Un stade de football - A football stadium
     6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
           De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
     7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
           J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
           Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
           Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
     8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
           Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
     9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
           Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
           Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
     10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
           Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
de la
     1. art. of the
     2. art. some; the feminine partitive article
           Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? - Would you like some jam?
           J'ai mangé de la tarte - I ate some pie.
balle
     1. n-f. (small) ball
           balle de golf - golf ball
           balle de tennis - tennis ball
     2. n-f. bullet
     3. n-f. (colloquial) franc (French franc), euro
     4. n-f. bundle of goods; packet tied and held together with string
     5. n-f. chaff (inedible casing of a grain seed)
     baller
          1. v. to dance with one's arms swinging
          2. v. to swing or sway; to dangle
jouée
     1. Participle. feminine singular of joué
     jouer
          1. v. to play (engage in games or play) (+preo, à)
                jouer selon les règles - to play by the rules
                Est-ce que tu voudrais jouer à un jeu avec moi ? - Would you like to play a game with me?
          2. v. to play (produce music from a musical instrument) (+preo, de)
                Il n'y a pas de doute que tous nos élèves jouent du piano avec compétence, mais Delphine est la seule qui comprenne d'intuition l'essence sous-jacente de ce qu'on joue. Il y en a toujours dans
          3. v. to play (a role)
par
     1. prep. through
           par la fenêtre - through the window
           aller par le parc - go through the park
     2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction))
           voyager par train - travel by train
           par surprise - by surprise
           le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates.
     3. prep. over (used to express direction)
           Viens par ici ! - Come over here!
     4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement)
           voir par devant - see from the back
           le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap
     5. prep. around, round (inside of)
           par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema
     6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)
           par terre - on the ground
     7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)
           par un beau jour - on a nice day
           par un soir - in one evening
     8. prep. in
           marcher par deux - walk in twos
     9. prep. per, a, an
           trois fois par semaine - three times a week
     10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something)
           par pure colère - out of pure anger
           par tristesse - out of sadness
     11. prep. for
     12. n-m. (golf) par
les
     1. art. plural of le: the
     2. art. plural of la: the
     3. pron. plural of le: them
     4. pron. plural of la: them
demis
     1. n. plural of demi
     demi
          1. adj. half
          2. n. number box, 2
          3. n-m. half (fraction)
          4. n-m. (used in time) half (half-hour)
                Il est cinq heures et demie. - It is half past five.
                Elle sera là dans une demi-heure. - She will be here in half an hour. (where “demi” indicates a fraction and where there is no agreement in gender and number) (where “demi” indicates a fraction
          5. n-m. (Polynesia, France) a person of multiracial descent, usually a person with French and other non-European origin; mixed-race
          6. n-m. a glass of beer of 250 ml volume
          7. n-m. (Quebec, real estate) bathroom
                Appartements 3 1/2 pièces à louer à Montréal - 3.5 room apartments (an apartment unit with a kitchen, a bedroom and a living room, plus a bathroom) for rent in Montreal
milieux
     1. n. plural of milieu
adverses
     1. adj. plural of adverse
     adverse
          1. adj. adverse
avec
     1. prep. (accompaniment) with
           Je suis revenu avec lui. - I have returned with him.
           Voudriez-vous y aller avec moi ? - Would you like to come with me?
           Ils m'ont dit qu'ils étaient avec toi. - They told me that they were with you.
     2. prep. (manner, instrument) with
           Je l'ai fait avec plaisir. - I did it with pleasure.
     3. adv. (informal) too, also
           Il en est vraiment content. —Bien, moi avec. - He's really happy about it. —Well, me too.
ses
     1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)
           Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house.
           Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys.
           Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents.
propres
     1. adj. plural of propre
     propre
          1. adj. (before a noun) own
                C'est ma propre maison - It's my own house
          2. adj. clean
                une maison propre - a clean house
          3. adj. (of a child) toilet-trained
          4. adj. (of a pet) house-trained
          5. adj. proper, specific, particular + à (object) = to
          6. adj. (mathematics) eigen-
                valeur propre - eigenvalue
demis
     1. n. plural of demi
     demi
          1. adj. half
          2. n. number box, 2
          3. n-m. half (fraction)
          4. n-m. (used in time) half (half-hour)
                Il est cinq heures et demie. - It is half past five.
                Elle sera là dans une demi-heure. - She will be here in half an hour. (where “demi” indicates a fraction and where there is no agreement in gender and number) (where “demi” indicates a fraction
          5. n-m. (Polynesia, France) a person of multiracial descent, usually a person with French and other non-European origin; mixed-race
          6. n-m. a glass of beer of 250 ml volume
          7. n-m. (Quebec, real estate) bathroom
                Appartements 3 1/2 pièces à louer à Montréal - 3.5 room apartments (an apartment unit with a kitchen, a bedroom and a living room, plus a bathroom) for rent in Montreal
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