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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
peinture
     1. n-f. painting
           La peinture de genre.
     2. n-f. painting, canvas
           Il y a de belles peintures dans ce palais.
     3. n-f. vivid description
           Cet auteur excelle dans la peinture des caractères, des passions, des mœurs, des faiblesses du cœur humain.
     4. n-f. paint
           la peinture en est toute fraîche.
           Qu'est-ce qui sent comme la peinture verte, coule comme la peinture violette et se fond sur une camionnette blanche ?
     5. v. first-person singular present of peinturer
     6. v. third-person singular present of peinturer
     7. v. second-person singular imperative of peinturer
maçonnerie
     1. n-f. masonry: the art, profession, work, or product of a mason, or a thing constructed of stone, brick, or the like
couleur
     1. n-f. color, colour
     2. n-f. (poker) a flush
     3. n-f. (cards) suit
     4. n-f. (heraldry) tincture, colour
ou
     1. conj. or
     2. conj. either...or
           Ou il est fou ou il est bête. - Either he's mad or he's stupid.
matière
     1. n-f. material (substance of which something is made)
     2. n-f. matter (material things, things in general)
           matière organique - organic matter
     3. n-f. (physics) matter
     4. n-f. matter (that which is thought)
     5. n-f. content, matter (the thing in question)
     6. n-f. subject (at school)
Blanche
     1. Proper noun. given name, female
     2. n-f. female equivalent of Blanc
     3. adj. feminine singular of blanc
           Cette page est blanche. (This page is blank/white.)
     4. n-f. (music) minim, half note
     blanc
          1. adj. white color
                Ce lait est blanc. - This milk is white.
          2. adj. blank, unused
          3. adj. (figurative, one's look) blank, without expression
          4. n-m. white (color)
          5. n-m. silence while in a dialog
          6. n-m. empty space, on a leaf of paper or in a form
                Inscrivez votre nom dans le blanc en bas de la page. - Write your name in the blank at the bottom of the page.
          7. n-m. (informal) white wine
                Le poisson se mange avec du blanc. - fish is eaten with white wine.
          8. n-m. white person, person with a white complexion
          9. n-m. albumen, egg white
          10. n-m. white meat
          11. n-m. correction fluid, whiteout, Tippex
que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
           Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well.
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
           Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
           Il était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police.
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
                   Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father.
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
                   Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you.
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
           Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit.
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
           Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is!
           Mais que t'es drôle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are.
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
           Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting?
           Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done?
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
           Qu'est-il arrivé ? - What happened?
           Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit?
           Que sommes-nous ? - What are we?
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
           C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
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
peintres
     1. n. plural of peintre
     peintre
          1. n. painter (artist)
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
maçons
     1. n. plural of maçon
     maçon
          1. n-m. mason, stonemason; builder
          2. n-m. (freemasonry) Mason, Freemason
etc
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