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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 préfÚre 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 Ă©taient 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 | |
dire |
1. v. to say, to tell | |
2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, Ă , someone | |
Ăa te dit de regarder un film de science-fiction? - Do you want to watch a science fiction movie? What do you say to watching a science fiction movie? | |
Ăa vous dit ? - Are you interested in doing this? Are you up for it? | |
Il m'a demandé si ça nous dirait de nous joindre à eux plus tard. - He asked me if we'd like to join them later. | |
Ăa ne me dit trop rien d'y aller. - I don't really want to go there. | |
3. v. (informal) to sound familiar +preo, Ă , someone | |
Ăa me dit quelque chose. - It rings a bell. | |
Ăa ne me dit rien. - It doesn't ring a bell. | |
4. n-m. saying (that which is said) | |
5. n-m. belief, opinion | |
vouloir dire |
1. v. to mean; to signify | |
Que veut dire cette locution ? - What does this locution mean? | |
Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? - What does that mean? | |
Ăa ne veut rien dire. - It doesn't mean anything; It doesn't prove anything | |
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 quâelle 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 pĂšre. - 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 drĂŽle, 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 arrivé ? - 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 trĂšs bien. - He's a man whom I know very well. | |
Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me. | |
dire que |
1. conj. (informal) to think that | |
toi |
1. pron. you (informal second-person singular personal pronoun) | |
J'ai besoin de toi. - I need you | |
Et toi, ça va comment ? - And you, how are you? | |
Souviens-toi de ce qui est vraiment important. - Remember what is really important. | |
Attends, tu m'as dit qu'il y a dans cette maison plus de deux-cents livres. Est-ce qu'ils sont tous Ă toi ? - Wait, you told me that there are more than two hundred books in this house. Are the | |
Toi, t'es quelque chose de différent. - You are something different. | |
et |
1. conj. and | |
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vous |
1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the second person: | |
2. pron. (subject pronoun) you (all). | |
Vous allez - You (all) go. | |
3. pron. (direct object pronoun) you (all). | |
Je vous adore. - I love you (all). | |
4. pron. you, to you (indirect object pronoun): | |
Je vous donnerai mon adresse. - I will give you my address / I will give my address to you. | |
5. pron. (formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person: | |
Monsieur, je ne peux pas vous le dire - Sir, I cannot tell you. | |
ĂȘtes |
1. v. second-person plural present indicative of ĂȘtre | |
ĂȘtre |
1. v. to be | |
Vous devez ĂȘtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) | |
AprĂšs ĂȘtre allĂ© au yoga, je suis rentrĂ© 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 ĂȘtre battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
4. n-m. being, creature | |
5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
copains |
1. n. plural of copain | |
copain |
1. n-m. (male) friend, chum, mate (UK), pal, buddy | |
2. n-m. informal, by ellipsis ellipsis of petit copain: boyfriend (boy/man to whom one has a romantic attachment) | |