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| structure |
| 1. n-f. structure | |
| Le plain-chant est la paraphrase aérienne et mouvante de l'immobile structure des cathédrales. (Huysmans, En route, 1895) | |
| structurer |
| 1. v. to structure | |
| Il y a une certaine attitude corporelle, un mode spécifique de tension dynamique qui est nécessaire pour structurer l'image; l'homme comme totalité dynamique et vivante doit se mettre en forme | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| définition |
| 1. n-f. definition | |
| 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 | |
| objets |
| 1. n. plural of objet | |
| objet |
| 1. n-m. (perceptible) thing, object | |
| 2. n-m. in particuliar crafted or manufactured thing | |
| 3. n-m. aim, goal | |
| 4. n-m. mental representation, what is thought | |
| 5. n-m. source or target of feeling | |
| 6. n-m. (grammar) object | |
| 7. n-m. (object-oriented) object | |
| 8. n-m. (letters and emails) subject line | |
| partageant |
| 1. Participle. present participle of partager | |
| partager |
| 1. v. to share | |
| Nous allons partager les bénéfices - We are going to share the benefits | |
| Le Canada entretient une relation de premier plan avec les États-Unis, pays avec lequel il partage la plus longue frontière non défendue du monde, frontière où les échanges économiques transfro | |
| 2. v. to divide up | |
| Ils partagèrent la succession en deux - They divided the estate in two | |
| 3. v. to divide | |
| Les questions de la guerre et de la paix partageront le pays - Issues of war and peace will divide the country. | |
| 4. v. to share out | |
| Je partageai les provisions avec tout le monde - I shared the provisions with everyone. | |
| certaines |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of certain | |
| Certaines filles veulent me toucher, mais c'est rare. | |
| Certain girls want to touch me, but it is quite rare. | |
| certain |
| 1. adj. certain, for certain, indubitably | |
| 2. adj. certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article) | |
| un certain nombre de - a certain number of | |
| une certaine femme - a certain woman | |
| 3. adj. certain (sure, positive) (postpositive to the modified noun) | |
| une victoire certaine - a sure victory | |
| Il est certain qu'il viendra. - It is certain that he will arrive. | |
| 4. adj. certain (fixed, determined) | |
| 5. adj. certain (specified, particular) | |
| 6. n-m. certain; certainty | |
| 7. det. certain: a determined but unspecified amount of ; some | |
| Certaines personnes vont aller. - Some people are going. | |
| propriétés |
| 1. n. plural of propriété | |
| propriété |
| 1. n-f. property (something owned) | |
| propriété privée - private property | |
| 2. n-f. property, attribute | |
| 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 | |
| attributs |
| 1. n. plural of attribut | |
| constantes |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of constant | |
| variables |
| 1. n. plural of variable | |
| ou |
| 1. conj. or | |
| 2. conj. either...or | |
| Ou il est fou ou il est bête. - Either he's mad or he's stupid. | |
| méthodes |
| 1. n. plural of méthode | |
