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absolument
     1. adv. absolutely; totally; completely
je
     1. pron. I
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.
voudrais
     1. v. first-person singular conditional of vouloir
           Je voudrais un peu de beurre avec mon croissant, s'il vous plait. Tu en voudrais aussi ?
             I would like a bit of butter with my croissant, please. Would you like some too?
     2. v. second-person singular conditional of vouloir
     vouloir
          1. v. to want, wish, desire
                Je veux voir le soleil. - I want to see the sun.
                Hitler voulait la guerre, mais beaucoup n'en Ă©taient pas conscients. - Hitler wanted war, but many were not aware of it.
          2. v. to see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem
          3. n-m. will
pas
     1. n-m. step, pace, footstep
     2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass
           Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover
     3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)
     4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.
           Je ne sais pas. - I don't know
           Ma grande sĹ“ur n'habite pas avec nous. - My big sister doesn't live with us.
           J’veux pas travailler. - I don't wanna work.
vous
     1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the second person:
     2. pron.          (subject pronoun) you (all).
                   Vous allez - You (all) go.
     3. pron.          (direct object pronoun) you (all).
                   Je vous adore. - I love you (all).
     4. pron. you, to you (indirect object pronoun):
           Je vous donnerai mon adresse. - I will give you my address / I will give my address to you.
     5. pron. (formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:
           Monsieur, je ne peux pas vous le dire - Sir, I cannot tell you.
causer
     1. v. to cause (be the cause of)
     2. v. (informal, transitive) to speak (a language)
           Tu causes le cĂ©fran, mec ? - You speak frog, dude?
     3. v. (informal, intransitive) to speak, talk, chat; to be waffling on about
           De quoi il cause ? - What's he banging on about?
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 cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     5. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomètres Ă  l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     6. pron. (direct object) him, it
           OĂą 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
moindre
     1. adj. comparative of petit; lower; less; lesser
     2. adj. preceded by a definite article superlative of petit; the smallest, the slightest, the least
           le moindre doute - The slighest doubt.
           Si j'entends le moindre son, je tirerai. - If I hear the slightest sound, I will shoot.
dérangement
     1. n-m. disturbance, inconvenience, disruption, trouble, bother
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