par |
1. prep. through | |
par la fenêtre - through the window | |
aller par le parc - go through the park | |
2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction)) | |
voyager par train - travel by train | |
par surprise - by surprise | |
le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates. | |
3. prep. over (used to express direction) | |
Viens par ici ! - Come over here! | |
4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement) | |
voir par devant - see from the back | |
le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap | |
5. prep. around, round (inside of) | |
par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema | |
6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases) | |
par terre - on the ground | |
7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs) | |
par un beau jour - on a nice day | |
par un soir - in one evening | |
8. prep. in | |
marcher par deux - walk in twos | |
9. prep. per, a, an | |
trois fois par semaine - three times a week | |
10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something) | |
par pure colère - out of pure anger | |
par tristesse - out of sadness | |
11. prep. for | |
12. n-m. (golf) par | |
métonymie |
1. n-f. metonymy (figure of speech) | |
ne |
1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) | |
2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) | |
3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- | |
4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative | |
Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. | |
importe |
1. v. first-person singular present of importer | |
2. v. third-person singular present of importer | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of importer | |
importer |
1. v. to import | |
2. v. (indtr, à) to matter, to be relevant, important (to someone) | |
En quoi cela m'importe-t-il ? | |
Que vous importe ? | |
Il m'importe peu de savoir s'il a réussi. | |
Ses résultats importaient peu à ses parents. | |
quel |
1. det. which | |
Quel mec a volé mon pantalon? - Which guy stole my pants? | |
Des psychologues ont essayé d'analyser quels traits physiques étaient considérés comme attirants. - Psychologists have tried to analyse which physical traits are considered attractive | |
2. det. (exclamative) what | |
Quelle catastrophe! - What a catastrophe! | |
3. pron. (interrogative) what | |
Quel est son nom? - What is his name? | |
carburant |
1. n-m. fuel (to power machines) | |
2. Participle. present participle of carburer | |
carburer |
1. v. to carburet | |
2. v. (slang) of a motor to run well | |
3. v. (slang) to run on, live on (to use a substance to work, to get on) | |
Il carbure au café. | |
4. v. (chemistry) to introduce carbon into a metal | |
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. | |
une |
1. num. feminine singular of un | |
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
Voiture |
1. Proper noun. Voiture: ellipsis of astroïde Voiture | |
2. n-f. car (motorized vehicle) | |
3. n-f. (historical) car (wheeled vehicle usually pulled by a horse) | |
4. n-f. car (wagon) | |
voiturer |
1. v. to transport | |
2. v. to drive, chauffeur (transport by vehicle) | |