| mécanique |
| 1. adj. mechanical | |
| 2. adj. mechanic | |
| 3. n-f. mechanics (the science) | |
| 4. n-f. mechanics (the area of study) | |
| appareil |
| 1. n-m. apparatus, device | |
| 2. n-m. telephone | |
| Pourrais-je parler avec monsieur Tremblay, s'il vous plaît ? / À l'appareil. - t = May I speak with Mr. Tremblay, please? / Speaking. | |
| 3. n-m. aircraft | |
| 4. n-m. camera (for photographs) | |
| 5. n-m. An arrangement of people, decorations, etc., for purposes of pomp. | |
| 6. n-m. (anatomy) a system (of organs) | |
| 7. n-m. (culinary) a preparation that is a ready-to-use mixture of the basic ingredients for making a dish | |
| qui |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom | |
| Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen? | |
| Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are. | |
| 2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that | |
| La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well. | |
| Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot. | |
| J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet. | |
| Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken. | |
| Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school. | |
| Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well. | |
| 3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if | |
| Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do. | |
| utilise |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of utiliser | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of utiliser | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of utiliser | |
| utiliser |
| 1. v. to use, to utilize | |
| Si tu veux l'utiliser, demande d'abord - If you want to use it, ask first | |
| 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 | |
| eau |
| 1. n-f. water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas and oceans | |
| Il buvait un verre d’eau fraîche. - He drank a cool glass of water. | |
| L’eau de mer et l’eau de rivière n’ont pas la même teneur en sel et n’abritent donc pas les mêmes poissons. - Sea water and river water do not have the same salt content and thus do not harbor | |
| 2. n-f. In particular, rain | |
| Si le vent dure, nous aurons de l’eau. - If the wind persists, we will have rain. | |
| 3. n-f. (chemistry) the chemical compound with molecular formula H2O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam | |
| L’eau se durcit par le froid et se vaporise par la chaleur. - Water hardens with cold and vaporises with heat. | |
| 4. n-f. Natural liquid quantities or expanses | |
| Le soir, ils se baignaient dans les eaux du lac Titicaca. - In the evening, they bathed in the waters of Lake Titicaca. | |
| 5. n-f. Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal | |
| Les vésicatoires font des ampoules pleines d’eau. - Vesicants make blisters full of fluid. | |
| L’eau m'en vint à la bouche. - That made my mouth water. | |
| Il s’est échauffé à courir, il est tout en eau. - He warmed up to run. He's all sweaty. | |
| 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. | |
| refroidir |
| 1. v. to lower the temperature of; to cool | |
| 2. v. to become cooler; to lose heat; to cool down | |
| 3. v. to become less active; to cool down, cool off | |
| 4. v. to strongly reduce or diminish something such as interest, zeal, etc. | |
| 5. v. (slang) to ice, to murder | |
| certains |
| 1. adj. plural of certain | |
| 2. pron. plural of certain: some, some people | |
| certain |
| 1. adj. certain, for certain, indubitably | |
| 2. adj. certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article) | |
| un certain nombre de - a certain number of | |
| une certaine femme - a certain woman | |
| 3. adj. certain (sure, positive) (postpositive to the modified noun) | |
| une victoire certaine - a sure victory | |
| Il est certain qu'il viendra. - It is certain that he will arrive. | |
| 4. adj. certain (fixed, determined) | |
| 5. adj. certain (specified, particular) | |
| 6. n-m. certain; certainty | |
| 7. det. certain: a determined but unspecified amount of ; some | |
| Certaines personnes vont aller. - Some people are going. | |
| moteurs |
| 1. n. plural of moteur | |
| moteur |
| 1. n-m. motor, engine (datedef, from 1744) | |
| moteur Diesel - Diesel motor | |
| 2. n-m. (computing) engine | |
| moteur de recherche - search engine | |
| 3. n-m. (philosophy) mover; one who causes a movement datedef, from 1377 | |
| Selon Aristote, Dieu est le moteur non mû. - According to Aristotle, God is the unmoved mover. | |
| 4. n-m. (figuratively) driving force | |
| 5. adj. motive, driving (datedef, from 1558) | |
