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| sorte |
| 1. n-f. sort, kind, type | |
| 2. n-f. way, manner | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of sortir | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sortir | |
| 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 | |
| vêtement |
| 1. n-m. garment, item of clothing | |
| 2. n-m. (in plural vêtements) clothes, clothing | |
| 3. n-m. (heraldry) a set of four triangles covering the corners of the shield, leaving a lozenge of the field (the edges of which reach the edges of the shield) in the middle (compare vêtu) | |
| 4. n-m. , translation=SCHWERIN Gules vêtu argent. (..., The cape or chapé is a vestment of two right-angled triangles, formed by the sides of the escutcheon and by two lines leading to the top center of each | |
| court |
| 1. adj. short | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of courir | |
| 3. n-m. (tennis) court | |
| courir |
| 1. v. to run | |
| 2. v. to hurry; to rush | |
| 3. v. (Louisiana French) to go | |
| Courez chercher mon livre! - Go get my book! | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| sans |
| 1. prep. without | |
| Je ne veux pas partir sans toi. - I cannot leave without you. | |
| Elle est partie sans parler à personne. - She left without talking to anyone. | |
| Basques |
| 1. n. plural of Basque | |
| 2. n. plural of basque | |
| basque |
| 1. n-f. skirt, skirts (of a jacket, morning coat etc.); basque (of waistcoat) | |
| 2. n-m. Basque (language) | |
| 3. adj. Basque | |
