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temps |
1. n-m. time (in general) | |
je n'ai pas le temps de faire ça - I haven't got (the) time to do that | |
il faut encore du temps - I need more time | |
Il est temps de commencer. - it's time to commence | |
2. n-m. weather | |
le temps n'est pas bon ici - the weather is no good here | |
quel temps fait-il ? - how's the weather? | |
3. n-m. (grammar) tense | |
un temps composé - a compound tense | |
un temps simple - a simple tense | |
changez le temps du verbe - change the tense of the verb | |
en |
1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) | |
J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. | |
2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) | |
Il est allé en France. - He went to France. | |
3. prep. by (used to indicate means) | |
aller en bus - go by bus | |
partir en voiture - leave by car | |
4. prep. as | |
Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend. | |
habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas | |
5. prep. at (used to describe an ability) | |
fort en histoire - good at history | |
6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition) | |
une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair | |
une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork | |
7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years)) | |
en 1993 - in 1993 | |
en janvier - in January | |
en septembre 2001 - in September 2001 | |
8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while | |
9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something | |
C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion. | |
10. prep. in (used to describe color) | |
une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white | |
11. prep. in (used to describe feelings) | |
en détresse - in distress | |
12. prep. in (as part of something) | |
en équipe - on a team | |
13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.)) | |
Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)! | |
Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them). | |
Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them). | |
Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them). | |
Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there? | |
Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it. | |
14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici. | |
Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there). | |
temps |
1. n-m. time (in general) | |
je n'ai pas le temps de faire ça - I haven't got (the) time to do that | |
il faut encore du temps - I need more time | |
Il est temps de commencer. - it's time to commence | |
2. n-m. weather | |
le temps n'est pas bon ici - the weather is no good here | |
quel temps fait-il ? - how's the weather? | |
3. n-m. (grammar) tense | |
un temps composé - a compound tense | |
un temps simple - a simple tense | |
changez le temps du verbe - change the tense of the verb | |
ces |
1. det. plural of ce: these, those | |
potentats |
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féodaux |
1. adj. masculine plural of féodal | |
féodal |
1. adj. feudal | |
Européens |
1. n. plural of Européen | |
2. adj. masculine plural of européen | |
européen |
1. adj. European | |
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. | |
unissaient |
1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of unir | |
unir |
1. v. to unite, join | |
2. v. to combine | |
contre |
1. prep. against (in physical contact with) | |
La paille est contre la maison - the straw is against the house | |
Elle s'appuie contre le mur. - She's pushing against the wall. | |
2. prep. against (not in favor of) | |
Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre. - The citizens are for, but the politicians are against. | |
3. prep. against (having as an opponent) | |
Ce soir: Lille contre Marseille en direct. - Tonight: Lille against Marseille live. | |
4. prep. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with) | |
10% des hommes ont eu plus de cent partenaires sexuels, contre 5% seulement des femmes. - 10 percent of all men have had more than a hundred sexual partners, as opposed to 5 percent of all wome | |
5. prep. in exchange for | |
On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit. - These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal. | |
6. v. first-person singular present of contrer | |
7. v. third-person singular present of contrer | |
8. v. second-person singular imperative of contrer | |
9. n-m. (bridge) double | |
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 | |
musulmans |
1. n. masculine plural of musulman | |
2. adj. masculine plural of musulman | |
musulman |
1. n-m. Muslim | |
2. adj. Muslim (century, 16) | |
pillards |
1. n. plural of pillard | |
pillard |
1. n-m. pillager, looter | |