| zoologie |
| 1. n-f. zoology (science that studies the animal kingdom) | |
| organe |
| 1. n-m. (anatomy) organ (any part of the body) | |
| 2. n-m. organ (official publication) | |
| 3. n-m. subsystem (of mechanical parts) | |
| 4. n-m. body (of an organization), organ | |
| 5. n-m. voice | |
| musculeux |
| 1. adj. muscular | |
| 2. adj. muscly | |
| typique |
| 1. adj. typical | |
| chez |
| 1. prep. to, at, in or into the home, office, etc. of | |
| 2. prep. , translation=I go into where the two of you live, because it was my place, when it was our place (...) | |
| 3. prep. , lit=I enter your place, as it was my place, (etc.) | |
| chez moi - at my house | |
| chez lui - at his house | |
| chez Françoise - at Françoise’s | |
| chez le dentiste - at the dentist | |
| chez l'avocat - at the lawyer's office | |
| 4. prep. by extension, to, at or in the country of | |
| une spécialité bien de chez nous - a true specialty of our country | |
| rentrer chez soi - to return to one's country | |
| 5. prep. in; among (a group of things or people of the same type) | |
| Cette maladie se voit souvent chez les chiens. - This illness is often seen among dogs. | |
| le TDAH chez l'adulte - ADHD in adults | |
| 6. prep. in the work of (an author or artist) | |
| C'est un thème très important chez Baudelaire. - That is a very important theme in Baudelaire's work. | |
| le symbolisme des couleurs chez Picasso - color symbolism in Picasso's work | |
| 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 | |
| mollusques |
| 1. n. plural of mollusque | |
| mollusque |
| 1. n-m. mollusc | |
| 2. n-m. (informal, pejorative) wimp, drip | |
| permettant |
| 1. Participle. present participle of permettre | |
| 2. Participle. allowing, enabling, ensuring, so that, through which to, make it possible, as a means to, which could | |
| permettre |
| 1. v. (indtr, que) to permit, to allow (to grant permission or access) | |
| permettre quelque chose à quelqu'un - to grant something to someone | |
| permettre à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose - to permit someone to do something | |
| Me permettrez-vous de le faire ? (Will you allow me to do that?) | |
| Les Durand permettent tout à leurs enfants. | |
| Il ne permet pas à son fils de sortir après dix-huit heures. | |
| 2. v. (indtr, de) to allow, to enable (to provide the means, opportunity, etc.) | |
| permettre à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose - to enable someone to do something | |
| J'espère que les dernières mises à jour vont nous permettre d'achever le projet à temps. | |
| La connaissance des langues mortes, en permettant l'étude des textes anciens, est utile notamment à la linguistique historique ainsi qu'à l'histoire et à ses disciplines annexes. - | |
| 3. v. to take the liberty of doing something | |
| se permettre de faire quelque chose | |
| Je me suis permis d'inviter un ami. | |
| 4. v. to afford to do something | |
| Je ne peux pas me permettre de voyager. - I can't afford to travel. | |
| 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 cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
| 5. art. (before units) a, an | |
| Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
| 6. pron. (direct object) him, it | |
| Où 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 | |
| déplacement |
| 1. n-m. trip, journey | |
| 2. n-m. movement (act of moving from one place to another) shift | |
| 3. n-m. a move (action of moving) | |
| 4. n-m. displacement | |
| ou |
| 1. conj. or | |
| 2. conj. either...or | |
| Ou il est fou ou il est bête. - Either he's mad or he's stupid. | |
| 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 | |
| se |
| 1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun. | |
| 2. pron. (to) himself | |
| 3. pron. (to) herself | |
| 4. pron. (to) oneself | |
| 5. pron. (to) itself | |
| 6. pron. (to) themselves | |
| 7. pron. (to) each other | |
| 8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.) | |
| Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves. | |
| fixer |
| 1. v. to fix, fasten | |
| 2. v. to fix, arrange, set (a date, price etc.) | |
| 3. v. to settle (in a place) | |
| 4. v. to stare at | |
