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personne
     1. n-f. person
     2. pron. (with ne) no one, nobody
           Il n'y a personne ici. - There is nobody here.
           Qui l'a lu? Personne. - Who has read it? No one.
           Il n'a parlé avec personne. - He spoke to nobody.
           Personne ne parle avec lui. - No one speaks with him.
     3. pron. anyone
           Il le sait mieux que personne. - He knows it better than anyone.
ou
     1. conj. or
     2. conj. either...or
           Ou il est fou ou il est bête. - Either he's mad or he's stupid.
institution
     1. n-f. institution
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.
organise
     1. v. first-person singular present of organiser
     2. v. third-person singular present of organiser
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of organiser
     organiser
          1. v. to organise; to plan an event
          2. v. to organise; to put something in a specific order
et
     1. conj. and
dirige
     1. v. first-person singular present of diriger
     2. v. third-person singular present of diriger
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of diriger
     diriger
          1. v. to run; to direct (be the director of)
                Il dirige son entreprise avec passion. - He runs his business with passion.
          2. v. to supervise; to oversee
          3. v. to steer (vehicles)
                Il sait bien diriger le bateau. - He knows how to steer the boat.
          4. v. to aim, to direct
                Dirigez vos armes à l'ennemi. - Aim your weapons at the enemy.
          5. v. (cinematography) to direct (a film)
          6. v. to go towards; to head (for)
                Le camion se dirige vers la falaise. - The truck is heading for the cliff.
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
action
     1. n-f. action, act, deed
           une bonne action - a good deed
     2. n-f. campaign
           une action promotionnelle - a promotional campaign
     3. n-f. stock, share
           une action de capitalisation - a capitalisation share
     4. n-f. (Switzerland) a special offer
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