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cartographie
1. n-f. cartography
2. v. first-person singular present of cartographier
3. v. third-person singular present of cartographier
4. v. second-person singular imperative of cartographier
graphique
1. n. graph (mathematical diagram)
2. adj. graphic
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
déclinaison
1. n-f. (grammar) declension (inflection of a noun, pronoun or adjective)
2. n-f. declination
3. n-f. variation, variant
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
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'
plupart
1. n-f. main part, majority
2. n-f. most of
Il a mangé la plupart du gâteau (He ate most of the cake.)
La plupart des gens aiment le chocolat (Most people like chocolate.)
La plupart d'entre eux se sont quand même partis.
Il existe une cinquantaine de radioéléments naturels dont la plupart font partie des trois familles naturelles du thorium, de l'uranium et de l'actinium.
Les châteaux valdôtains, auxquels est indissociablement liée l'histoire de la Vallée d'Aoste, autrefois principal moyen de défense, sont aujourd'hui une des plus importantes richesses de la plu
des
1. art. plural of un
2. art. plural of une
3. art. plural of du
4. art. plural of de la
5. art. plural of de l'
6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some)
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
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
de l'
1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic?
cartes
1. n. plural of carte
carter
1. n-m. housing (of an engine)
2. v. to verify a person's age etc by inspecting his identity card
carte
1. n-f. card
2. n-f. chart; map
3. n-f. menu, bill of fare
marines
1. v. second-person singular present of mariner
mariner
1. v. to marinate
constitué
1. Participle. past participle of constituer
constituer
1. v. to constitute
2. v. to make up
3. v. to build up
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
un
1. art. an, a
2. num. number box, fr
3. num. one
4. pron. one, someone
5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
cercle
1. n-m. (geometry) circle
2. n-m. group of people, circle
3. v. first-person singular present of cercler
4. v. third-person singular present of cercler
5. v. second-person singular imperative of cercler
cercler
1. v. to ring, hoop, encircle (with)
gradué
1. Participle. past participle of graduer
2. adj. graduated (having graduations)
3. adj. graded
en
1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
Il est allé en France. - He went to France.
3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
aller en bus - go by bus
partir en voiture - leave by car
4. prep. as
Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend.
habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas
5. prep. at (used to describe an ability)
fort en histoire - good at history
6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition)
une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork
7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
en 1993 - in 1993
en janvier - in January
en septembre 2001 - in September 2001
8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while
9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something
C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion.
10. prep. in (used to describe color)
une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white
11. prep. in (used to describe feelings)
en détresse - in distress
12. prep. in (as part of something)
en équipe - on a team
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.))
Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)!
Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them).
Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them).
Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them).
Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there?
Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it.
14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
azimuts
1. n. plural of azimut
azimut
1. n-m. azimuth
2. n-m. (nautical) bearing
géographiques
1. adj. plural of géographique
géographique
1. adj. (relational) geographic, geographical
éventuellement
1. adv. possibly, maybe, perhaps; if you want
2. adv. (Quebec) eventually
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
un
1. art. an, a
2. num. number box, fr
3. num. one
4. pron. one, someone
5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
second
1. adj. number box, 2
2. adj. second
une seconde possibilité - a second possibility, another possibility
3. adj. , translation="Chiquita! Chiquita!" At the second call, a thin and emaciated little girl (...) came up to Agostin
4. n-m. assistant, first mate
cercle
1. n-m. (geometry) circle
2. n-m. group of people, circle
3. v. first-person singular present of cercler
4. v. third-person singular present of cercler
5. v. second-person singular imperative of cercler
cercler
1. v. to ring, hoop, encircle (with)
concentrique
1. adj. (geometry) concentric (having a common center)
des cercles concentriques
gradué
1. Participle. past participle of graduer
2. adj. graduated (having graduations)
3. adj. graded
en
1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
Il est allé en France. - He went to France.
3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
aller en bus - go by bus
partir en voiture - leave by car
4. prep. as
Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend.
habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas
5. prep. at (used to describe an ability)
fort en histoire - good at history
6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition)
une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork
7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
en 1993 - in 1993
en janvier - in January
en septembre 2001 - in September 2001
8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while
9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something
C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion.
10. prep. in (used to describe color)
une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white
11. prep. in (used to describe feelings)
en détresse - in distress
12. prep. in (as part of something)
en équipe - on a team
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.))
Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)!
Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them).
Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them).
Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them).
Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there?
Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it.
14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
azimuts
1. n. plural of azimut
azimut
1. n-m. azimuth
2. n-m. (nautical) bearing
magnétiques
1. adj. plural of magnétique
magnétique
1. adj. (relational) magnet, magnetism; magnetic
un fort champ magnétique - a strong magnetic field
axe magnétique - magnetic axis
pôle magnétique - magnetic pole
résonance magnétique - magnetic resonance
On distingue les ferromagnétiques durs des ferromagnétiques doux par leurs propriétés magnétiques, telles que la forme de leur cycle d'hystérésis.
2. adj. (figuratively) magnetic (attractive, interesting)
une personnalité magnétique - a magnetic personality
et
1. conj. and
comportant
1. Participle. present participle of comporter
comporter
1. v. to include
Le frontispice de l’édifice public comportait d'ailleurs toujours l’inscription « Ecole-Marie ». - The frontispiece of the public building still included the inscription "Ecole-Marie.".
2. v. to consist of, comprise
3. v. to entail (formal, risk), involve
4. v. to behave, act
Le
1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese
2. art. the (definite article)
Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
5. art. (before units) a, an
Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
6. pron. (direct object) him, it
Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him.
Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car.
7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English
Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too
indication
1. n-f. direction, instruction
2. n-f. indication, sign
3. n-f. indication, information
4. n-f. a hint
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.
déclina
1. v. third-person singular past historic of décliner
décliner
1. v. to weaken, to sicken, to go downhill
2. v. to enumerate
Veuillez décliner vos nom et prénom.
3. v. to decline
4. v. to develop a range from a product
5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, sales) to be available (in a variety of forms, models, etc.)
Ce modèle se décline en plusieurs tons.

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