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désuet
     1. adj. obsolete, out of use, no longer in use
     2. adj. out of fashion, out of style, old-fashioned, passé
personne
     1. n-f. person
     2. pron. (with ne) no one, nobody
           Il n'y a personne ici. - There is nobody here.
           Qui l'a lu? Personne. - Who has read it? No one.
           Il n'a parlé avec personne. - He spoke to nobody.
           Personne ne parle avec lui. - No one speaks with him.
     3. pron. anyone
           Il le sait mieux que personne. - He knows it better than anyone.
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.
ravit
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ravir
     2. v. third-person singular past historic of ravir
     ravir
          1. v. to ravish (to seize by force)
          2. v. to ravish, delight or thrill (transport with joy)
          3. v. to charm, bewitch, dazzle or fascinate
          4. v. to plunder, rob or loot
          5. v. to kidnap or abduct
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.
enlève
     1. v. first-person singular present of enlever
     2. v. third-person singular present of enlever
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of enlever
     enlever
          1. v. to remove, take off, take away, clear
          2. v. to take off, remove (clothes)
                Elle enleva ses lunettes et j'aperçus sa beauté. - She took off her glasses and I glimpsed her beauty.
          3. v. to kidnap, abduct
          4. v. to win, capture, carry off
          5. v. to come out, wash off
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.
violence
     1. n-f. violence
     2. n-f. act of violence
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