| figuré |
| 1. adj. figurative | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of figurer | |
| violente |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of violent | |
| violenter |
| 1. v. to subject to violence, commit violence upon | |
| 2. v. to rape, sexually assault | |
| violent |
| 1. adj. violent | |
| 2. adj. severe | |
| 3. v. third-person plural present of violer | |
| agitation |
| 1. n-f. choppiness (of water), turbulence (in air), swaying (of branch etc.) | |
| 2. n-f. restlessness | |
| 3. n-f. bustle (of street, room etc.); activity | |
| 4. n-f. (nervous) agitation | |
| 5. n-f. (social) unrest | |
| tourmente |
| 1. n-f. storm | |
| Tourmente de grêle. | |
| 2. n-f. figuratively: | |
| La tourmente révolutionnaire. | |
| tourmenter |
| 1. v. to torment, to torture | |
| On l'a si horriblement tourmenté, qu'il en est mort. | |
| 2. v. to torment, to bother, to harass | |
| Ne te tourmente pas comme ça. | |
| politique |
| 1. adj. political | |
| 2. n-f. politics | |
| 3. n-f. policy | |
| 4. n. politician | |
| mouvement |
| 1. n-m. movement | |
| 2. n-m. motion | |
| dirigé |
| 1. Participle. past participle of diriger | |
| diriger |
| 1. v. to run; to direct (be the director of) | |
| Il dirige son entreprise avec passion. - He runs his business with passion. | |
| 2. v. to supervise; to oversee | |
| 3. v. to steer (vehicles) | |
| Il sait bien diriger le bateau. - He knows how to steer the boat. | |
| 4. v. to aim, to direct | |
| Dirigez vos armes à l'ennemi. - Aim your weapons at the enemy. | |
| 5. v. (cinematography) to direct (a film) | |
| 6. v. to go towards; to head (for) | |
| Le camion se dirige vers la falaise. - The truck is heading for the cliff. | |
| contre |
| 1. prep. against (in physical contact with) | |
| La paille est contre la maison - the straw is against the house | |
| Elle s'appuie contre le mur. - She's pushing against the wall. | |
| 2. prep. against (not in favor of) | |
| Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre. - The citizens are for, but the politicians are against. | |
| 3. prep. against (having as an opponent) | |
| Ce soir: Lille contre Marseille en direct. - Tonight: Lille against Marseille live. | |
| 4. prep. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with) | |
| 10% des hommes ont eu plus de cent partenaires sexuels, contre 5% seulement des femmes. - 10 percent of all men have had more than a hundred sexual partners, as opposed to 5 percent of all wome | |
| 5. prep. in exchange for | |
| On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit. - These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal. | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of contrer | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present of contrer | |
| 8. v. second-person singular imperative of contrer | |
| 9. n-m. (bridge) double | |
| quelque |
| 1. det. some (singular) | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. num. number box, fr | |
| 3. num. one | |
| 4. pron. one, someone | |
| 5. n-m. one (the number or figure) | |
| pour |
| 1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun) | |
| J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you. | |
| 2. prep. for (in support of) | |
| Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him? | |
| 3. prep. for (as a consequence for) | |
| Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes. | |
| 4. prep. for (an intended destination) | |
| Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London. | |
| 5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive) | |
| Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back. | |
| 6. prep. for, to (according to) | |
| Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic. | |
| 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 | |
| perdre |
| 1. v. to lose (be unable to find) | |
| J'ai perdu les clés, mais un de mes amis les a trouvées. - I lost my keys, but one of my friends found them. | |
| 2. v. to lose (not win) | |
| 3. v. to get lost | |
| Ils se sont perdus dans la forêt dense. - They got lost in the dense forest. | |
| pour |
| 1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun) | |
| J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you. | |
| 2. prep. for (in support of) | |
| Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him? | |
| 3. prep. for (as a consequence for) | |
| Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes. | |
| 4. prep. for (an intended destination) | |
| Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London. | |
| 5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive) | |
| Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back. | |
| 6. prep. for, to (according to) | |
| Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic. | |
| 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 | |
| accabler |
| 1. v. to devastate, overwhelm | |
| 2. v. (of testimony, etc.) to condemn (someone) | |
