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 | |