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rencontra
1. v. third-person singular past historic of rencontrer
rencontrer
1. v. to meet
2. v. to come across
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
paysanne
1. n-f. female equivalent of paysan
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
manches
1. n. plural of manche
manche
1. n-f. sleeve (clothing)
2. n-f. (sports) round
3. n-f. (tennis) set
la troisième manche - the third set
4. n-f. (snooker) frame
5. n-f. (baseball) inning, cricket innings
6. n-m. handle
7. n-m. (informal) unhandy person
8. n-f. begging (for money)
Il fait la manche tous les dimanche matin devant l'église. - He begs every Sunday morning in front of the church.
retroussées
1. Participle. feminine plural of retroussé
jusque
1. prep. until, up to
au
1. contraction. contraction of à le
Il étudie la musique au conservatoire. - He studies music at the conservatory.
coude
1. n-m. elbow
2. n-m. (pipe fitting) elbow
3. v. first-person singular present of couder
4. v. third-person singular present of couder
5. v. second-person singular imperative of couder
couder
1. v. to fold elbow-shaped
qui
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are.
2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school.
Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well.
3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if
Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do.
portait
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of porter
porter
1. v. to carry
2. v. to support, to bear
3. v. to wear
4. v. (indtr, sur) to be about, to concern
Sur quoi portait la question ? - What was the question concerning?
5. v. to feel, to carry one's self
Je me porte mieux. - I am feeling better.
Il se porte bien. - He's in good health.
6. n-m. porter (beer)
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)
seau
1. n-m. pail, bucket
plein
1. adj. full, full up
La voiture est pleine. - The car is full.
C'est plein de légendes. - It's full of stories
2. adj. plenty
Il y a plein de choses à faire. - There are plenty of things to do.
3. adj. solid
4. adj. (astronomy, of a moon) full
5. adj. (preceded by en) mid-; middle
en plein match - (right) in the middle of a match
en plein concert - mid-concert
en plein essor - on the rise
en pleine attaque - mid-attack
6. adj. (biology, of an animal) pregnant
7. adv. (of the four cardinal points) due
Aller plein sud - To go due north
8. adv. (colloquial) a lot, lots of, many
J'en ai plein du monde ici - I have lots of people here
9. n-m. full tank (of gas)
10. n-m. downstroke (of a letter)
11. prep. (somewhat colloquial) in; all over; filling
Avoir du vin plein sa cave.
J'ai de l’argent plein mes poches. - I have money filling up my pockets.
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
lait
1. n-m. milk
2. n-m. (informal) an individual serving of milk
3. n-m. (slang) milk, semen

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