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droit
     1. n-m. right (entitlement)
           J'ai le droit de dormir. - I have the right to sleep.
     2. n-m. law (study of law)
           Il est étudiant en droit. - He is a law student.
     3. n-m. (geometry) right angle
           Un angle de trois droits. - An angle of 270 degrees.
     4. adj. right (on the right-hand side)
           Donne-moi ta main droite. - Give me your right hand.
     5. adj. straight (not bent or crooked)
           Une rue droite. - A straight road.
     6. adj. (geometry) right (of an angle)
     7. adv. straight, straight on
     8. adv. upright, straight, not bent or crooked
           Tenez votre tête droit. - Keep your head straight.
canon
     1. n-m. cannon, (big) gun
     2. n-m. barrel (of firearm)
     3. n-m. cannon for a horse
     4. n-m. canon
     5. n-m. (music) canon
     6. n-m. (religion) canon
     7. n-m. (slang) hottie, dish, bombshell (attractive man/woman)
     8. adj. (informal, of a person) hot, sexy
           Cette nouvelle coupe de cheveux te va trop bien, t'es canon! - This new hair really suits you, you're hot!
     9. n-m. (slang) glass of wine
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.
a
     1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A
     2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she
           C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute.
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir
           Elle a un chat. - She has a cat.
     avoir
          1. n-m. asset, possession
          2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
                J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
                J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
                Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
          4. v. to have (a condition)
                J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
                J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
                J'ai froid. - I have cold.
                J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
                J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
                J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
                J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
                J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
          5. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
          6. v. to have (to trick)
                Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
          7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
                avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
          8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
                J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
quitté
     1. Participle. past participle of quitter
     quitter
          1. v. to discharge somebody from an obligation
          2. v. to leave, to quit
          3. v. to part with somebody, to leave somebody
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'
religion
     1. n-f. religion
catholique
     1. adj. Catholic
     2. n. Catholic
après
     1. prep. after, later than in time.
           On mange après avoir bu. - We eat after we drink.
           après la fête - after the party
     2. prep. after, coming for, trying to get (someone).
     3. adv. afterwards
           On va au cinéma après. - We'll go to the cinema afterwards.
     4. adv. (Louisiana French) (Indicates the continuous aspect)
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
avoir
     1. n-m. asset, possession
     2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
           J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
     3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
           J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
           Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
     4. v. to have (a condition)
           J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
           J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
           J'ai froid. - I have cold.
           J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
           J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
           J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
           J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
           J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
     5. v. to have (a measure or age)
           Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
     6. v. to have (to trick)
           Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
     7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
           avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
     8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
           J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
embrassée
     1. Participle. feminine singular of embrassé
     embrasser
          1. v. (dated, transitive) to hug, embrace (to affectionately wrap one's arms around another)
                qui trop embrasse mal étreint - grasp all, lose all
          2. v. to kiss (to touch with the lips)
                Elle m'en veut d'avoir embrassé son petit copain, et je ne pense pas qu'elle me pardonnera de sitôt. - She's mad at me for kissing her boyfriend, and I don't think she'll forgive me anytime soo
volontairement
     1. adv. intentionally, voluntarily
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