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marine
1. adj. feminine singular of marin
2. n-f. navy
3. n-m. Marine (member of the United States Marine Corps)
4. v. first-person singular present of mariner
5. v. third-person singular present of mariner
6. v. second-person singular present imperative of mariner
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
classe
1. n-f. class, type, group
2. n-f. (military) "Une classe de conscrits" refers to all the recruits conscripted in a particular year, similar to the idea of a cohort. In the plural, "classes" refers to a period of military training
3. n-f. (object-oriented programming) class
classer
1. v. to classify
2. v. to file
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
navire
1. n-m. ship
est
1. adj. east
2. n-m. east
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être
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
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
série
1. n-f. series
2. n-f. television program
sérier
1. v. to seriate (make into a series)
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
bateaux
1. n. plural of bateau
bateau
1. n-m. (nautical) a vessel of any size, a ship or boat
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.
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
mêmes
1. adj. plural of même
même
1. adv. (used before the article) even
Même les rois doivent mourir. - Even kings must die
On ne peut même pas en faire une. - We cannot even make one
J'veux même pas savoir. - I don't even want to know.
2. adj. (used before the noun) same
Je l'ai acheté le même jour - I bought it the same day
3. adj. (used after the noun) very
Ah, la personne même que je voulais voir! - Ah, the very person I wanted to see!
caractéristiques
1. adj. plural of caractéristique
2. n. plural of caractéristique
caractéristique
1. n-f. characteristic, trait (datedef, from 1550)
2. adj. characteristic (datedef, from 1694)
car
1. conj. as, since, because, for
J’ai ouvert mon parapluie car il pleuvait. - I opened my umbrella because it was raining.
2. n-m. a single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus, a coach
Les élèves vont à l’école en car. - The pupils go to school by coach.
conçus
1. v. first-person singular past historic of concevoir
2. v. second-person singular past historic of concevoir
3. Participle. masculine plural of conçu
concevoir
1. v. to conceive (an idea)
2. v. to conceive (a baby)
3. v. to conceive (to understand, to comprehend)
4. v. to design
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
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
mêmes
1. adj. plural of même
même
1. adv. (used before the article) even
Même les rois doivent mourir. - Even kings must die
On ne peut même pas en faire une. - We cannot even make one
J'veux même pas savoir. - I don't even want to know.
2. adj. (used before the noun) same
Je l'ai acheté le même jour - I bought it the same day
3. adj. (used after the noun) very
Ah, la personne même que je voulais voir! - Ah, the very person I wanted to see!
plans
1. adj. masculine plural of plan
plan
1. n-m. map (schematic maps of streets, subways, etc.)
un plan du métro
2. n-m. plane (flat surface)
un plan incliné
3. n-m. (geometry) plane
4. n-m. (cinema) shot
5. n-m. plan
Quels sont tes plans pour cet été ?
6. n-m. (slang) a small case inserted in the rectum in order to hide one's valuables from a full-body search
7. adj. planar

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