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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
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
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