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Ça
va
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative active of aller
     2. v. second-person singular imperative of aller
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative active of vader
     4. v. second-person singular imperative of vader
     aller
          1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to
                Je vais au magasin. - I'm going to the store.
                On y va. - Let's go.
          2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à)
                aller à l'école - to attend school
          3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense)
                Il allait visiter sa famille. - He was going to visit his family.
                Je vais aller au magasin. - I will go to the store.
          4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
                J'espère que tu vas bien. - I hope you are well.
                Tout ira bien - All will be well.
          5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.)
          6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone)
                Cette robe te va bien ! - That dress suits you well!
          7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à)
                aller au four - to be ovenproof
                aller au micro-ondes - to be microwave safe
                aller au lave-vaisselle - to be dishwasher proof
          8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away
                aller et retour - round trip
ça va
     1. interj. (as a question) how are you? how's it going? how are things?
     2. interj. (as a response) things are going fine
           - Ça va ?- Oui, ça va bien. - How's it going? - It's going fine.
     3. interj. (informal) OK, all right, sure, sure thing, sounds good, that's fine, that works for me
comme
     1. conj. as
           Je travaille comme artiste. - I work as an artist.
     2. conj. like
           J'agis comme il faut. - I act like I must.
     3. conj. how
           Comme tu es belle ce soir ! - How beautiful you are tonight!
     4. conj. because, as, since
           Comme j'étais malade, il est venu me voir. - As I was ill, he came to see me.
     5. part. (colloquial Canada) like
tu
     1. pron. you (singular); thou
     2. Participle. past participle of taire
     3. part. (Quebec, informal) (question marker)
           C'est-tu possible ? - Is it possible?
     taire
          1. v. to quieten, to shut up, to silence
                Faites taire vos enfants ! - Shut your children up!
          2. v. to shut up (one's self), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking
                Tais-toi! - Be quiet!/Shut up!
          3. v. To keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say
                Je l'ai entendu de quelqu'un dont je préfère taire le nom. - I heard it from someone whose name I'd rather keep to myself.
veux
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of vouloir
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of vouloir
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of vouloir
     vouloir
          1. v. to want, wish, desire
                Je veux voir le soleil. - I want to see the sun.
                Hitler voulait la guerre, mais beaucoup n'en étaient pas conscients. - Hitler wanted war, but many were not aware of it.
          2. v. to see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem
          3. n-m. will
mon
     1. det. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender)
           J'ai perdu mon chapeau. - I lost my hat.
           La décision a été prise pendant mon absence. - The decision was taken in my absence.
     2. det. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".)
Cœur
     1. Proper noun. surname, French
     2. n-m. (anatomy) heart
     3. n-m. (geometry) heart, heart shape
     4. n-m. heart (love)
     5. n-m. (card games) hearts (the suit)
     6. n-m. (physics) the core of a nuclear reactor
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