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laisser
1. v. to leave, to leave behind
Laissez le pistolet sur la table - Leave the gun on the table
2. v. to forget, to leave alone
3. v. to leave with, to give
4. v. to let, to allow
5. v. to allow oneself, to let oneself
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
sabord
1. n-m. gunport (hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired)
2. n-m. scuttle, porthole
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
sa
1. det. (possessive) his, her, its, their, one's
Emma est allée chez sa sœur. - Emma went to her sister's house.
Pierre a perdu sa carte d'identité. - Pierre has lost his identity card.
Sa voiture est blanche. - Their car is white.
chambre
1. n-f. a chamber in its various senses, including:
2. n-f. a room.
3. n-f. a hotel room.
4. n-f. a bedroom.
5. n-f. a house of a parliament.
ouvert
1. adj. open
2. adj. switched on
3. adj. (heraldry) of a building: having a door of a specified colour
4. Participle. past participle of ouvrir
ouvrir
1. v. to open
2. v. to begin, to initiate
À peine arrivé, il a ouvert les hostilités. - He initiated hostilities almost as soon as he arrived.
3. v. to open (of a door or a flower)
4. v. to open, to begin
La séquence s'ouvre sur une scène de nuit. - The sequence opens with a night scene.
5. v. to turn on, to switch on, to put on (of a device or an appliance)
6. v. to open it or the door, to answer it or the door, to get it
On sonne à la porte. Je vais ouvrir. - There's someone at the door; I'll open/answer/get it.
Sophie, ouvre-moi, je voudrais te parler ! - Sophie, open the door; I want to talk to you!
Allez, arrête tes bêtises et va ouvrir à Patrick ; il doit avoir froid dehors. - Stop being silly and open the door for Patrick; he must be cold outside.
7. v. to cut something open, to gash something (of a part of one's body)
Le gardien de but a plongé pour rattraper le ballon, s'est cogné contre le poteau et s'est ouvert l'arcade sourcilière. - The goalkeeper dived to catch the ball, banged himself on the goalpost
8. v. to open onto, to lead into (+ sur)
Cette porte s'ouvre sur le jardin. - This door opens onto the garden.
9. v. to open onto, to overlook, to look onto (of a door or a window) (+ sur)
La porte ouvre sur la rue. - The door opens onto the street.
10. v. to open up to, to be open to, to be exposed to, to get a feel for (+ à)
Sa fille s'est ouverte à la musique sur le piano familial. - The girl got a feel for music playing her family's piano.
11. v. to open up to, to confide in (+ à)
12. v. to make, to create, to open up (e.g., a path)
par
1. prep. through
par la fenêtre - through the window
aller par le parc - go through the park
2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction))
voyager par train - travel by train
par surprise - by surprise
le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates.
3. prep. over (used to express direction)
Viens par ici ! - Come over here!
4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement)
voir par devant - see from the back
le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap
5. prep. around, round (inside of)
par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema
6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)
par terre - on the ground
7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)
par un beau jour - on a nice day
par un soir - in one evening
8. prep. in
marcher par deux - walk in twos
9. prep. per, a, an
trois fois par semaine - three times a week
10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something)
par pure colère - out of pure anger
par tristesse - out of sadness
11. prep. for
12. n-m. (golf) par
mer
1. n-f. sea (large body of water)
2. n-f. (used with the definite article) the ocean (the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface)
agitée
1. Participle. feminine singular of agité
agiter
1. v. to shake, to wave (to move back and forth)
2. v. to agitate
on
1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here
2. pron. (personal, informal) we
On s’est amusés. - We had fun.
risque
1. n-m. risk
le risque d'une nouvelle guerre mondiale - the risk of a new world war
Je n'aime pas trop prendre des risques. - I don't like taking risks that much.
2. v. first-person singular present of risquer
3. v. third-person singular present of risquer
4. v. second-person singular imperative of risquer
risquer
1. v. to risk, to put at risk
J'ai risqué ma vie pour toi. - I risked my life for you.
2. v. to face, to incur
Ils risquent une peine de prison. - They are risking a prison sentence.
3. v. to run the risk of; to be likely to
Si tu fais ça, tu risques de le regretter plus tard. - If you do that, you risk regretting it later.
fort
1. adj. strong; powerful
Arnie est fort. - Arnie is strong.
hommes forts - strong men
2. adj. (indtr, en) informal skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects)
Je suis fort en anglais - I am good at English
3. adj. (indtr, de) who can count on
fort d'une solide expérience - based on solid experience
4. adv. strongly
5. adv. much, a lot
6. adv. (when preceding certain adjectives and adverbs) very (intensifier)
Je lui parle fort souvent. - I speak with her very often.
7. n-m. a fort
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
embarquer
1. v. to board (a vehicle)
2. v. to embark (to set off on a journey)
3. v. (followed by dans) To embark (upon)
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
baleine
1. n-f. whale (mammal)
2. n-f. whalebone
3. n-f. (offensive) landwhale
4. v. first-person singular present of baleiner
5. v. third-person singular present of baleiner
6. v. second-person singular imperative of baleiner
baleiner
1. v. to equip or stiffen (clothing, umbrella etc.) with whalebone

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