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finance
1. n-f. finance
mettre
1. v. to put; to place
2. v. to put on
3. v. to set (to lay a table)
4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to start (+ à) (something / doing something), to get around to doing something
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
information
1. n-f. piece of information; datum
Cette information nous est parvenue hier soir.
2. n-f. (plural only) news
Tous les jours, il regarde la télé le midi pour suivre les informations.
3. n-f. information
Théorie de l'information.
signature
1. n-f. signature (a person's name written in their own handwriting)
désavouer sa signature
2. n-f. the act of signing
Le décret est à la signature.
montant
1. adj. upwards, climbing
2. adj. uphill
3. n-m. a (monetary) amount
4. n-m. a structural montant
5. Participle. present participle of monter
6. Participle. (preceded by en) gerund of monter
monter
1. v. to go up, to climb (go to a higher position)
2. v. to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs
3. v. to get on, get in (a vehicle)
4. v. to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.))
5. v. to stage, put on (a show)
6. v. to ride (a horse)
7. v. to mount (a horse)
8. v. to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position)
J'ai monté les valises. - I brought up the cases.
9. v. to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.)
10. v. to raise (increase the level, price etc.)
11. v. to put up (a tent)
Thomas décide de monter son camp pour la nuit. - Thomas decides to set up camp for the night.
12. v. to assemble (put together)
Une seule personne suffit pour monter le kit étagère atelier. - One person can assemble the shelving kit by themselves.
13. v. to string (an instrument)
14. v. (cinematography) to edit
nom
1. n-m. a name, especially a last name or family name
Un nom de famille est un nom propre. - A family name is a proper noun.
Votre nom et prénom, s'il vous plaît. - Your last name and first name, please.
2. n-m. a noun
Un nom de famille est un nom propre. - A family name is a proper noun.
du
1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the)
« Eussent » est la troisième personne du pluriel de l'imparfait du subjonctif de « avoir ». - "Eussent" is the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of "avoir.".
2. contraction. , translation=The bulge gives 9nine liters more than the point which corresponds to that of the diameter of the base indicated by the gauge (...)
3. art. Forms the partitive article.
Il mange du pain. - He eats bread. / He eats some bread.
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
le
1. art. the (definite article)
Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
4. art. (before units) a, an
Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
5. 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.
6. 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
bénéficiaire
1. adj. beneficial
2. n. beneficiary, recipient (of a benefit)
etc

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