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mécanique
     1. adj. mechanical
     2. adj. mechanic
     3. n-f. mechanics (the science)
     4. n-f. mechanics (the area of study)
dont
     1. pron. of/from whom/which, whose
           Vous rappelez-vous ce dont je vous ai parlé ? - Do you remember that of which we spoke?
           Il n’est rien dont je sois encore certain. - There is nothing of which I am still certain.
           Quel est le pays dont provient cette marchandise suspecte ? - What is the country from which the suspicious merchandise comes?
           J’ai décidé d’abandonner l’affaire dont je vous ai entretenu il y a quelques jours. - I decided to abandon the matter of which we have been speaking for a few days.
           La maladie dont il est mort porte un nom imprononçable. - The disease of which he died has an unpronounceable name.
           Les pays dont nous n’avons point de connaissance sont les destinations privilégiées des grands aventuriers. - The countries of which we have little knowledge are the privileged destinations of
           Ces étoiles — dont le nom m’échappe — sont les plus brillantes de la voûte céleste. - These stars, whose names escape me, are the brightest in the skies.
           Le Québec est une province du Canada dont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise. - Quebec is a province of Canada whose borders correspond to the Quebecois nation.
     2. pron. (sometimes) by which
           Le coup dont il fut frappé. - The blow by which he was struck.
     3. pron. Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations.
           Il a eu dix enfants, dont neuf filles. - He had ten children, nine of them girls.
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
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)
est
     1. adj. east
     2. n-m. east
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être
     être
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home.
          3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
                Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
trop
     1. adv. too; too much
           La soupe est trop chaude. - The soup is too hot.
           J'ai trop mangé. - I have eaten too much.
     2. adv. (colloquial intensifier) very, really, so
           Elle est trop belle ! - She is so beautiful!
froid
     1. adj. cold (temperature)
     2. n-m. (diseases) cold, chill
     3. n-m. (of a relationship) distance, strain
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.
permettre
     1. v. (indtr, que) to permit, to allow (to grant permission or access)
           permettre quelque chose à quelqu'un - to grant something to someone
           permettre à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose - to permit someone to do something
           Me permettrez-vous de le faire ? (Will you allow me to do that?)
           Les Durand permettent tout à leurs enfants.
           Il ne permet pas à son fils de sortir après dix-huit heures.
     2. v. (indtr, de) to allow, to enable (to provide the means, opportunity, etc.)
           permettre à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose - to enable someone to do something
           J'espère que les dernières mises à jour vont nous permettre d'achever le projet à temps.
           La connaissance des langues mortes, en permettant l'étude des textes anciens, est utile notamment à la linguistique historique ainsi qu'à l'histoire et à ses disciplines annexes. -
     3. v. to take the liberty of doing something
           se permettre de faire quelque chose
           Je me suis permis d'inviter un ami.
     4. v. to afford to do something
           Je ne peux pas me permettre de voyager. - I can't afford to travel.
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)
démarrage
     1. n-m. startup, starting up
     2. n-m. departure
instantané
     1. adj. instant
     2. n-m. (photography) snap, snapshot
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