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cuisine
1. n-f. kitchen
Brian est dans la cuisine - Brian is in the kitchen.
2. n-f. cuisine
J’aime la cuisine française. - I like French cooking.
3. v. first-person singular present of cuisiner
4. v. third-person singular present of cuisiner
5. v. second-person singular imperative of cuisiner
outil
1. n-m. tool (something designed to aid in a task)
composé
1. Participle. past participle of composer
2. n-m. (chemistry) compound
composer
1. v. to compose
2. v. to compose (to produce or create a musical work)
3. v. to constitute, to make up
4. v. to dial (a number)
5. v. (indtr, avec) to come to terms with, to come to a compromise on, to compromise with
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
Fils
1. Proper noun. (Christianity) Son, person of the Holy Trinity
2. n-m. son
3. n-m. any male descendant
4. n-m. any direct descendant, male or female
5. n-m. Jr. (postnomial designator indicating a son with the same name as the father)
6. n-m. darling, dear (term of affection for a male beloved)
7. n. plural of fil
fil
1. n-m. yarn, thread, wire
ne tenir qu'à un fil - to hang by a thread
2. n-m. grain (of wood etc.)
3. n-m. edge (of blade, razor etc.)
métalliques
1. adj. plural of métallique
métallique
1. adj. metallic
pour
1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun)
J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you.
2. prep. for (in support of)
Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him?
3. prep. for (as a consequence for)
Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes.
4. prep. for (an intended destination)
Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London.
5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive)
Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back.
6. prep. for, to (according to)
Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic.
couper
1. v. to cut, cut up, to chop, to sever
2. v. to cut, to clip, to trim
J'ai besoin de me faire couper les cheveux. - I need to get my hair cut.
3. v. to cut off, to keep out
4. v. to dilute (with water)
5. v. to crack
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
pâte
1. n-f. paste
2. n-f. pastry, dough, batter
3. n-f. (in the plural) pasta, noodles
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
manière
1. n-f. manner, way
une autre manière de vivre - another way of living
2. adv. (Louisiana French) somewhat, kinda, sorta, a bit, a little
Alle est manière tchaque drette asteur. - She's kind of drunk right now.
régulière
1. adj. feminine singular of régulier
2. n-f. (dated, slang) One's regular sexual or romantic partner (as opposed to a partner with which one is having an affair)
régulier
1. adj. regular (conforming to rules)
2. adj. (geometry) (of a polygon) regular
3. adj. dependable
4. adj. legitimate
5. adj. (grammar) (of a verb etc.) regular
6. adj. regular, steady (continual)
7. n-m. (dated, slang) One's regular sexual or romantic partner (as opposed to a partner with which one is having an affair)

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