Ă |
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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 boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
Table |
1. Proper noun. Mensa (constellation) | |
2. n-f. table (item of furniture) | |
Pourquoi as-tu laissé ces livres sur la table ? - Why did you leave these books on the table? | |
3. n-f. flat surface atop various objects | |
4. n-f. flat part of a cut or carved object | |
5. n-f. (music) table of a stringed instrument | |
6. n-f. matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns | |
7. n-f. systematic list of content | |
8. v. first-person singular present of tabler | |
9. v. third-person singular present of tabler | |
10. v. second-person singular imperative of tabler | |
tabler |
1. v. (indtr, sur) to base one's scheming on something | |
tout |
1. adv. all | |
2. det. all | |
3. n-m. whole, entirety, total | |
le tout | |
4. pron. everything | |
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 | |
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. | |
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 | |
monde |
1. n-m. world | |
C'est la plus belle fille du monde. - She is the most beautiful girl in the world. | |
2. n-m. people | |
Le monde m'agace quelquefois. - People annoy me sometimes. | |
La salle Ă©tait noire de monde. - The room was full of people. | |
3. interj. (Louisiana French) good heavens | |
tout le monde |
1. pron. everyone, everybody | |
Tout le monde est arrivé. - Everyone has arrived. | |
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 Ă la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves. | |
régale |
1. adj. feminine of régal | |
2. v. first-person singular present of régaler | |
3. v. third-person singular present of régaler | |
4. v. second-person singular imperative of régaler | |
régaler |
1. v. to cook (someone) a really good meal | |
2. v. to have a great meal | |
On s'est régalés. - we had a great meal. | |
3. v. to treat, to serve a treat, to cook up something special for | |
cependant |
1. adv. meanwhile | |
2. conj. however, nevertheless, yet, notwithstanding | |
je |
1. pron. I | |
ne |
1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) | |
2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) | |
3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- | |
4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative | |
Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. | |
sais |
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of savoir | |
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of savoir | |
savoir |
1. v. to know (something) | |
Savais-tu qu'il parle si bien l'anglais? - Did you know that he speaks English so well? | |
Comment savait-il que j'Ă©tais lĂ ? - How did he know that I was there? | |
Il est difficile de savoir si elle ment. - It's difficult to know if she's lying. | |
Il tire cette approche en inventant une situation initiale, dans laquelle on interrogerait les individus sur la forme qu'ils voudraient d'une société sans qu'ils sachent quelle place ils y aura | |
Difficile Ă savoir (expression; compare Difficile Ă dire, voir, faire) | |
2. v. to know how (to do something) | |
Savez-vous nager? - Do you know how to swim? | |
3. v. to be able to, to be apt to (especially in the negative or interrogative conditional; used in the positive in Belgium) | |
Il ne saurait tarder que... - It cannot/will not be long before... | |
4. v. to find out | |
Nous devons savoir pourquoi il a fait ça. - We have to find out why he did this. | |
5. n-m. knowledge | |
pas |
1. n-m. step, pace, footstep | |
2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass | |
Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover | |
3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) | |
4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. | |
Je ne sais pas. - I don't know | |
Ma grande sœur n'habite pas avec nous. - My big sister doesn't live with us. | |
J’veux pas travailler. - I don't wanna work. | |
je ne sais pas |
1. Phrase. I don't know | |
si |
1. conj. if, whether | |
Je me demande si elle sera seule. - I wonder if she'll be alone. | |
Je veux savoir si tu viendras ou non. - I want to know if you're coming or not. | |
2. conj. if (assuming that) | |
Si j'avais ses pouvoirs, je créerais un monde où le mal n'existe pas. - If I had his power, I'd create a world where evil didn't exist. | |
Si tu n'avais pas appelé, je serais morte. - If you hadn't called, I'd be dead. | |
3. conj. even if | |
4. conj. although, while | |
5. interj. yes (used to contradict a negative statement) | |
Tu ne m’aimes pas, n’est-ce pas ? — Si ! - You don’t like me, do you? — Yes, I do! | |
Moi, je n'ai rien fait ! — Si ! - I didn't do anything! — Yes, you did! | |
6. adv. so, such (intensifier) | |
J’étais si fatigué ces jours-ci que je n’avais pas le courage de vous écrire. - I was so tired those days that I didn't have the energy to write to you. | |
Cela n'aurait pas été une si bonne idée. - That wouldn't have been such a good idea. | |
7. adv. (si + adjective/adverb + que ...) however (to whatever extent or degree) | |
Si bavard qu'il soit, il ne dit rien de stupide. - However talkative he may be, he doesn't say anything stupid. | |
8. n-m. (music) si, the note 'B' | |
c'est |
1. contraction. it is (used to define the preceding word) | |
Le temps, c'est de l'argent. - Time is money. | |
2. contraction. it is (used to introduce a focus) | |
3. contraction. this is | |
ce |
1. det. this, that | |
2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below) | |
C'est beau ! - It is beautiful! | |
est-ce que...? - is it that...? | |
ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of | |
C'eût été avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but... | |
C'eût été dommage... - It would have been a pity... | |
3. pron. (subject of ĂŞtre, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that | |
C'est un/une célébrité. - He/she is a celebrity. | |
Ce sont des célébrités. - These are celebrities. | |
Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people. | |
ce semble - it seems | |
ce peuvent ĂŞtre... - these may be... | |
est |
1. adj. east | |
2. n-m. east | |
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of ĂŞtre | |
ĂŞtre |
1. v. to be | |
Vous devez ĂŞtre 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 ĂŞtre battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
4. n-m. being, creature | |
5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
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 | |
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. | |
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 | |
moelleux |
1. adj. full of marrow, marrowy | |
2. adj. (by extension) soft, supple, graceful | |
du |
1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the) | |
« 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) | |
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. | |
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 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 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 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 | |
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 cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
4. art. (before units) a, an | |
Cinquante kilomètres à 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 | |
clacos |
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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 | |
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du |
1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the) | |
« 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) | |
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. | |
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 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 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 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 | |
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 cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
4. art. (before units) a, an | |
Cinquante kilomètres à 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 | |
pessac |
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leognan |
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ou |
1. conj. or | |
2. conj. either...or | |
Ou il est fou ou il est bĂŞte. - Either he's mad or he's stupid. | |
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 | |
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. | |
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 | |
amidon |
1. n-m. starch | |
du |
1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the) | |
« 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) | |
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. | |
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 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 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 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 | |
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 cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
4. art. (before units) a, an | |
Cinquante kilomètres à 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 | |
pain |
1. n-m. bread | |
2. n-m. piece of bread | |
3. n-m. food | |
4. n-m. bread-and-butter needs, basic sustenance; breadwinner | |
5. n-m. (informal) punch (a hit with the fist) | |
6. n-m. a block (of ice, of salt, of soap …) with the shape and size of bread | |
7. n-m. (slang) (music) mistake during a performance (false note, forgot an intro, wrong solo, …) | |
mais |
1. conj. but, although | |
2. interj. an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah | |
Mais qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What the heck are you doing? | |
3. n. plural of mai | |
après |
1. prep. after, later than in time. | |
On mange après avoir bu. - We eat after we drink. | |
après la fête - after the party | |
2. prep. after, coming for, trying to get (someone). | |
3. adv. afterwards | |
On va au cinéma après. - We'll go to the cinema afterwards. | |
4. adv. (Louisiana French) (Indicates the continuous aspect) | |
une |
1. num. feminine singular of un | |
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
trĂŞve |
1. n-f. (military, politics etc.) truce | |
2. n-f. (sports) midwinter break | |
3. n-f. rest, respite | |
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. | |
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 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 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 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 | |
courte |
1. adj. feminine singular of court | |
court |
1. adj. short | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of courir | |
3. n-m. (tennis) court | |
durée |
1. n-f. duration, period, time taken | |
2. Participle. feminine singular of duré | |
durer |
1. v. to last (for) | |
Un match de football dure 90 minutes. - A football match lasts 90 minutes. | |
Elle ne dure guère plus longtemps que les précédentes. | |
L'expérience étrange a duré quelques secondes après quoi il est parti sans rien dire. | |
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 | |
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. | |
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 | |
sujet |
1. adj. subject | |
sujet Ă - subject to | |
2. n-m. subject (in a monarchy) | |
3. n-m. (grammar) subject | |
4. n-m. subject (topic, theme) | |
5. n-m. cause, reason | |
6. n-m. exam paper (on which the questions or tasks of an examination are written) | |
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je |
1. pron. I | |
Ă©tais |
1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of ĂŞtre | |
2. v. second-person singular imperfect indicative of ĂŞtre | |
3. n. plural of Ă©tai | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. num. number box, fr | |
3. num. one | |
4. pron. one, someone | |
5. n-m. one (the number or figure) | |
bizuth |
1. n-m. Alternative spelling of bizut | |
hier |
1. adv. yesterday | |
2. adv. , t=(...) because it's up to us to change things for the better — a perhaps precarious better — and which could be stated by this maxim: better than nothing, better than yesterday, and better than tod | |
3. v. (obsolete) to stamp with a rod (hie) | |
et |
1. conj. and | |
aujourd'hui |
1. adv. today | |
2. adv. nowadays | |
3. n-m. today | |
je |
1. pron. I | |
te |
1. pron. (direct object) you | |
Il te cite souvent. - He often quotes you. | |
2. pron. (indirect object) you | |
Il te donne le livre. - He gives you the book. | |
3. pron. yourself | |
Tu te souviens d'elle. - You remind yourself of her. | |
emmerde |
1. n-f. (slang) trouble (short form, abbreviation of emmerdement) | |
Il va avoir des emmerdes - He's going to get in trouble | |
J'ai eu des emmerdes - I ran into some problems | |
2. v. first-person singular present of emmerder | |
3. v. third-person singular present of emmerder | |
4. v. second-person singular imperative of emmerder | |
emmerder |
1. v. to bug, bother, irritate "the shit out of" someone | |
Il m'emmerde avec ses gamineries ! - He's a pain with his childish nonsense! | |
2. v. to bother with | |
ils ne se sont pas emmerdés avec ça - they didn't bother themselves with that | |
je me suis emmerdé à réparer cette saleté - I toiled fixing this piece of junk | |
3. v. to be bored | |
Ah, ce qu'on s'emmerde ici ! - Man, it's so boring here! | |
4. v. used to tell someone to bug off | |
Je t'emmerde ! - Screw you! | |