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Ă
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           OĂą est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boĂ®te et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
pente
     1. n-f. slope
     2. n-f. (figurative) inclination, tendency
du
     1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the)
           Â« Eussent » est la troisième personne du pluriel de l'imparfait du subjonctif de « avoir ». - "Eussent" is the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of "avoir.".
     2. contraction. , translation=The bulge gives 9nine liters more than the point which corresponds to that of the diameter of the base indicated by the gauge (...)
     3. art. Forms the partitive article.
           Il mange du pain. - He eats bread. / He eats some bread.
     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)
                Ĺ’uvres 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.
                ĂŠtes-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 Ă  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 boĂ®te 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 Ă  11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
                Je travaille de huit heures Ă  midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
                un groupe de cinq Ă  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 arrĂŞtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
                Il continue de m’embĂŞter. - 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 rĂ©duirait 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
     le
          1. art. the (definite article)
                Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
          2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
                L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
          3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
                Il s’est cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
          4. art. (before units) a, an
                Cinquante kilomètres Ă  l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
          5. 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.
          6. 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
roc
     1. n-m. rock
     2. n-m. (dated, chess) rook
que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
           Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well.
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
           Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
           Il Ă©tait Ă  peine parti qu’elle a tĂ©lĂ©phonĂ© Ă  la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police.
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
                   Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father.
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
                   Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you.
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
           Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit.
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
           Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is!
           Mais que t'es drĂ´le, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are.
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
           Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting?
           Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done?
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
           Qu'est-il arrivĂ© ? - What happened?
           Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit?
           Que sommes-nous ? - What are we?
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
           C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyĂ©e. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           OĂą est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boĂ®te et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
flamme
     1. n-f. flame
           c'est en flammes - it is in flames
     2. n-f. (figurative) talent, brilliance
     3. n-f. (nautical) streamer (long, narrow flag)
     4. v. first-person singular present of flammer
     5. v. third-person singular present of flammer
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of flammer
     7. n-f. veterinary lancet
pénètre
     1. v. first-person singular present of pĂ©nĂ©trer
     2. v. third-person singular present of pĂ©nĂ©trer
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of pĂ©nĂ©trer
     pĂ©nĂ©trer
          1. v. to enter, to get in (to)
                Comment a-t-il pu pĂ©nĂ©trer le site? - How did he get into the site?
          2. v. to penetrate
          3. v. to see through somebody's lies or secret plans
                Cet homme a beau feindre, il n’est pas difficile Ă  pĂ©nĂ©trer. - That man may well pretend, but it's easy to see through his lies.
          4. v. to penetrate (to enter sexually; to engage in penetrative sex)
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