métrologie |
1. n-f. metrology | |
ancienne |
1. adj. feminine singular of ancien | |
ancien |
1. adj. (always placed before the noun) old, former, ex- (no longer current) | |
Mon ancien petit ami m'a plaquée. - My ex-boyfriend ditched me. | |
2. adj. (usually placed after the noun) ancient (very old) | |
Elle a acheté une maison ancienne. - She has bought an ancient house. | |
le grec ancien (rarer also l’ancien grec) - the Ancient Greek language | |
l’ancien français - the Old French language | |
3. n-m. an old person | |
mesure |
1. n-f. measure | |
2. n-f. measurement | |
3. v. first-person singular present of mesurer | |
4. v. third-person singular present of mesurer | |
5. v. second-person singular imperative of mesurer | |
mesurer |
1. v. to measure | |
Il mesure 1,81 mètres - He measures 1.81 metres | |
2. v. to measure | |
utilisée |
1. Participle. feminine singular of utilisé | |
utiliser |
1. v. to use, to utilize | |
Si tu veux l'utiliser, demande d'abord - If you want to use it, ask first | |
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. | |
les |
1. art. plural of le: the | |
2. art. plural of la: the | |
3. pron. plural of le: them | |
4. pron. plural of la: them | |
liquides |
1. n. plural of liquide | |
2. v. second-person singular present of liquider | |
liquider |
1. v. to liquidate, pay off, settle (a debt) | |
2. v. to sell off (goods) | |
3. v. to liquidate, bump off (kill) | |
liquide |
1. adj. liquid (existing in the physical state of a liquid) | |
2. adj. liquid (said of money) | |
3. n-m. liquid (substance not of solid or gas state) | |
4. n-m. cash | |
5. n-f. (phonology) liquid (class of consonant sounds) | |
6. v. first-person singular present of liquider | |
7. v. third-person singular present of liquider | |
8. v. second-person singular imperative of liquider | |
et |
1. conj. and | |
valant |
1. Participle. present participle of valoir | |
valoir |
1. v. to be worth | |
Selon leur mère, une femme vaut deux hommes. - According to their mother, a woman is worth two men. | |
2. v. to earn, to win, to bring (something of value, ironic usage notwithstanding) | |
Qu'est-ce qui nous vaut la visite indési—euh, inopinée ? | |
3. v. to be equal to | |
Une année-lumière vaut donc approximativement 63 241 soixante-trois-mille-deux-cent-quarante-et-une unités astronomiques. - One light year is equal to approximately 63,241 astronomical units. | |
4. v. to be the same, to have no difference between | |
la |
1. art. the (definite article) | |
2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
moitié |
1. n. number box, 2 | |
2. n-f. half | |
3. n-f. (by extension) significant other | |
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 | |
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) | |
demi |
1. adj. half | |
2. n. number box, 2 | |
3. n-m. half (fraction) | |
4. n-m. (used in time) half (half-hour) | |
Il est cinq heures et demie. - It is half past five. | |
Elle sera là dans une demi-heure. - She will be here in half an hour. (where “demi” indicates a fraction and where there is no agreement in gender and number) (where “demi” indicates a fraction | |
5. n-m. (Polynesia, France) a person of multiracial descent, usually a person with French and other non-European origin; mixed-race | |
6. n-m. a glass of beer of 250 ml volume | |
7. n-m. (Quebec, real estate) bathroom | |
Appartements 3 1/2 pièces à louer à Montréal - 3.5 room apartments (an apartment unit with a kitchen, a bedroom and a living room, plus a bathroom) for rent in Montreal | |
setier |
1. n-m. bushel (measure) | |
soit |
1. conj. or, meaning, that is to say | |
2. conj. either ... or | |
Il veut adopter un animal de compagnie, soit un chat, soit un chien. - He wants to adopt a pet, either a cat, or a dog. | |
Je lui ai dit que j'aimerais reprendre un de mes vieux passe-temps, soit jouer du piano, soit apprendre une langue. - I told him I want to take up one of my old hobbies agains, be that playing | |
3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of être | |
4. v. (math) let be | |
Soit f une fonction linéaire. - Let f be a linear function. | |
5. interj. OK; granted; so be it | |
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 | |
environ |
1. adv. about, close to, around | |
un salaire annuel d'environ 7 millions d'euros - an annual salary of around 7 million euros | |
Il y a dans ce coffre-fort environ trois mille francs, quatre mille francs | |
Il mesure environ un mètre. | |
2. n-m. (especially in plural) a surrounding area | |
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centilitres |
1. n. plural of centilitre | |
centilitre |
1. n-m. centilitre, centiliter | |