| 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). | |
| particulier |
| 1. adj. particular | |
| 2. adj. peculiar | |
| 3. n-m. an individual; a specified person | |
| Marine |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female, eq=Marina | |
| 2. adj. feminine singular of marin | |
| 3. n-f. navy | |
| 4. n-m. Marine (member of the United States Marine Corps) | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present of mariner | |
| 6. v. third-person singular present of mariner | |
| 7. v. second-person singular present imperative of mariner | |
| anneau |
| 1. n-m. ring (circular shape) | |
| 2. n-m. ring (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger) | |
| 3. n-m. (astronomy) ring | |
| 4. n-m. (juggling) ring | |
| 5. n-m. (nautical) cringle | |
| fixé |
| 1. Participle. past participle of fixer | |
| fixer |
| 1. v. to fix, fasten | |
| 2. v. to fix, arrange, set (a date, price etc.) | |
| 3. v. to settle (in a place) | |
| 4. v. to stare at | |
| 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 | |
| une |
| 1. num. feminine singular of un | |
| 2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
| 3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
| voile |
| 1. n-m. veil | |
| 2. n-f. sail | |
| Hissons la grande voile, matelots ! - Raise the mainsail, seamen! | |
| 3. n-f. (sports) sailing | |
| La voile, il n'y a rien de mieux pour se détendre ! J'en ai fait tout le week-end. - Sailing, there's nothing better for relaxing! I did it all weekend. | |
| voiler |
| 1. v. to veil (cover with a veil) | |
| 2. v. to cover up, to cloak, to veil (to restrict the view of something) | |
| 3. v. to become cloudy, to become hazy | |
| 4. v. to cover up with a veil | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| coulissant |
| 1. Participle. present participle of coulisser | |
| 2. adj. sliding | |
| coulisser |
| 1. v. to slide | |
| 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' | |
| draille |
| 1. n-f. (Languedoc) droveway | |
| 2. n-f. a cable along which a ferry is pulled | |
