| figuré |
| 1. adj. figurative | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of figurer | |
| par |
| 1. prep. through | |
| par la fenêtre - through the window | |
| aller par le parc - go through the park | |
| 2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction)) | |
| voyager par train - travel by train | |
| par surprise - by surprise | |
| le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates. | |
| 3. prep. over (used to express direction) | |
| Viens par ici ! - Come over here! | |
| 4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement) | |
| voir par devant - see from the back | |
| le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap | |
| 5. prep. around, round (inside of) | |
| par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema | |
| 6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases) | |
| par terre - on the ground | |
| 7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs) | |
| par un beau jour - on a nice day | |
| par un soir - in one evening | |
| 8. prep. in | |
| marcher par deux - walk in twos | |
| 9. prep. per, a, an | |
| trois fois par semaine - three times a week | |
| 10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something) | |
| par pure colère - out of pure anger | |
| par tristesse - out of sadness | |
| 11. prep. for | |
| 12. n-m. (golf) par | |
| comparaison |
| 1. n-f. comparison | |
| 2. n-f. simile (figure of speech) | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| autres |
| 1. adj. plural of autre | |
| autre |
| 1. adj. other | |
| Donnez-moi un autre exemple. - Give me another example. | |
| 2. adj. another | |
| d'autres |
| 1. det. plural of un autre | |
| bon |
| 1. adj. good | |
| (parasyn, bien) | |
| 2. adj. right, correct, appropriate | |
| (parasyn, exact) | |
| le bon usage - the correct usage | |
| être dans la bonne direction - to be going the right way, to be heading the right way | |
| Choisissez la bonne réponse. - Choose the correct response. | |
| 3. adj. (slang) sexy, hot, smoking hot | |
| Cette meuf est fin bonne ! - That chick is fine as hell! | |
| 4. n-m. voucher, ticket, coupon | |
| 5. interj. well; OK | |
| élève |
| 1. n. (masculine, referring to a boy) schoolboy, pupil, student | |
| 2. n. (masculine, referring to a child of unspecified sex) schoolchild, pupil, student | |
| 3. n. (feminine) schoolgirl, pupil, student | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of élever | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of élever | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of élever | |
| élever |
| 1. v. to raise | |
| 2. v. to bring up | |
| 3. v. to elevate, to enhance | |
| 4. v. to be heard, to rise | |
| 5. v. to rise, to soar | |
| bon élève |
| 1. n-m. (literally) good pupil, good student | |
| 2. n-m. (figuratively) person or entity that has a good track record with regard to some social issue | |
| un bon élève en matière de défense des droits de l'homme | |
| mauvais |
| 1. adj. bad | |
| 2. adj. wrong, incorrect | |
| Il a choisi la mauvaise réponse. - He chose the wrong response. | |
| élève |
| 1. n. (masculine, referring to a boy) schoolboy, pupil, student | |
| 2. n. (masculine, referring to a child of unspecified sex) schoolchild, pupil, student | |
| 3. n. (feminine) schoolgirl, pupil, student | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of élever | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of élever | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of élever | |
| élever |
| 1. v. to raise | |
| 2. v. to bring up | |
| 3. v. to elevate, to enhance | |
| 4. v. to be heard, to rise | |
| 5. v. to rise, to soar | |
| mauvais élève |
| 1. n-m. (literally) bad pupil, bad student | |
| 2. n-m. (figuratively) person or entity that has a bad track record with regard to some social issue | |
| un mauvais élève en matière de défense des droits de l'homme | |
