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menu
     1. adj. slim, small, fine
     2. adj. minor, trifling
     3. n-m. detailed list
     4. n-m. menu; a set meal on a menu
bois
     1. n-m. wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)
     2. n-m. wood (wood of a particular species of tree)
     3. n-m. wood, woodland (forested or wooded area)
     4. n-m. antler (branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs)
     5. n-m. (music) woodwind instrument, woodwind
     6. v. singular present indicative of boire
     7. v. second-person singular present imperative of boire
     boire
          1. v. to drink
et
     1. conj. and
son
     1. n-m. sound
           Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.)
     2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
           Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat.
           Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat.
           J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend.
           La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence.
     3. n-m. bran
           Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran.
vitrage
     1. n-m. glass panelling in a building, or part of it
           Le vitrage d'un édifice - The glass panelling of a building
     2. n-m. window pane
           Fenêtre à double vitrage - A double pane window
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.
composent
     1. v. third-person plural present of composer
     composer
          1. v. to compose
          2. v. to compose (to produce or create a musical work)
          3. v. to constitute, to make up
          4. v. to dial (a number)
          5. v. (indtr, avec) to come to terms with, to come to a compromise on, to compromise with
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'
croisée
     1. n-f. intersection
     2. n-f. (architecture) casement; muntin
     3. n-f. (literary) window
     4. adj. feminine singular of croisé
     croisé
          1. n-m. crusader
          2. Participle. past participle of croiser
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