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Š
au
     1. contraction. contraction of Ă  le
           Il Ă©tudie la musique au conservatoire. - He studies music at the conservatory.
     Ă 
          1. Notes. In Canada, Ă  and a are not homophones, Ă  a, a ɑː.
          2. prep. to (destination)
                aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
                Je vais Ă  Paris. - I am going to Paris.
          3. prep. to (until)
                Le spectacle sera de 18h Ă  21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
          4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
                Tournez Ă  gauche ! - Turn to the left!
                Ne tournez pas encore Ă  droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
                Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
                L'Ă©cole est Ă  gauche. - The school is on the left.
          5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
                Ă  dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
                Je pars Ă  cinq heures prĂ©cises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
          6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
                Ă  la maison - at home
                Ă  l'hĂŽtel - at the hotel
                au comptoir du bar - at the bar
                au bois - in the woods
                J'habite Ă  un demi-kilomĂštre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
                La maison qui a Ă©tĂ© dĂ©truite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'Ă  trois kilomĂštres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.Ă  trois kilomĂštres d
          7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
                au voleur ! - stop thief!
                Ă  l'assassin ! - murderer!
                au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
                Ă  moi ! - help!
                Ă  l'aide ! - help!
                au secours ! - help!
                au feu ! - fire!
                aux armes ! - to arms!
                Ă  l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
                Ă  l'abordage ! - on board!
                au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
                au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
          8. prep. from (origin)
                Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
                Je l'ai eu Ă  la bibliothĂšque. - I got it from the library.
                VoilĂ  la femme Ă  laquelle j'ai achetĂ© mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
          9. prep. of (belonging to)
                C'est un ami Ă  moi. - This is a friend of mine.
                Cette voiture est Ă  John. - This is John's car.
                le chien Ă  Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
          10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
                Ă  plus tard - see you later
                Ă  bientĂŽt - see you soon
                Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
          11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
          12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
                moulin Ă  poivre - pepper mill
                sac Ă  dos - backpack
                boite Ă  musique - music box
          13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
                l'Ă©quipe Ă  battre - the team to beat
                Il n'y a jamais grand-chose Ă  faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
                LĂ  oĂč tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent Ă  faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
                Il reste deux tĂąches Ă  finir. - There are two things left to finish.
                Il y a de la biĂšre Ă  boire. - There's some beer to drink.
          14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
                un animal Ă  quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
                une femme au visage pĂąle - a pale-faced woman
                un homme Ă  longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
                une chemise Ă  manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
                une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
          15. prep. by
                peu Ă  peu - bit by bit
                petit Ă  petit - little by little
                minute Ă  minute - minute by minute
                jour Ă  jour - day by day
                un Ă  un - one by one
          16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
                six Ă  sept personnes - six or seven people
                de vingt Ă  trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
                tous les cinq Ă  six ans - every five or six years
          17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
                mettre le feu Ă  - to set fire to
                clouer le bec Ă  - to shut (someone) up
                donner la chasse Ă  - to give chase to
          18. prep. with
     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 cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
          4. art. (before units) a, an
                Cinquante kilomĂštres Ă  l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
          5. pron. (direct object) him, it
                OĂč 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
sortir
     1. v. to exit, go out, come out
           Je suis sorti de l'Ă©cole. - I came out of school.
     2. v. to take out, bring out
           Je sortais les poubelles tous les mardis et les jeudis soirs. - I used to take out the trash every Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
     3. n-m. end, closing
           Au sortir du printemps - At the closing of spring
des
     1. art. plural of un
     2. art. plural of une
     3. art. plural of du
     4. art. plural of de la
     5. art. plural of de l'
     6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some)
     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)
                Ć’uvres 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 boĂźte 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 Ă  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 arrĂȘtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
                Il continue de m’embĂȘter. - 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 rĂ©duirait 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 mĂšre. - She doesn’t have a mother.
                Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
                Il n’y a pas de problĂšmes. - There are no problems.
          11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
     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
     de l'
          1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
                Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic?
presses
     1. v. second-person singular present of presser
     presser
          1. v. to urge
          2. v. to squeeze, to squash
          3. v. to hurry, to hurry up
          4. v. to hurry up
          5. v. to press against each other, to flock
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 cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     5. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomĂštres Ă  l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     6. pron. (direct object) him, it
           OĂč 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
jus
     1. n-m. juice
     2. n-m. (slang) coffee
     3. n-m. (slang) electricity, energy, power, juice
     4. n-m. (slang) speech, address, presentation
est
     1. adj. east
     2. n-m. east
     3. v. third-person singular 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
immédiatement
     1. adv. immediately
amené
     1. Participle. past participle of amener
     amener
          1. v. to bring (a person), take, fetch, give a lift, give a ride
                Je peux t'amener chez toi? - Can I give you a lift home?
                Elle m'a amenĂ© en voiture Ă  la gare. - She gave me a lift to the station.
          2. v. to reel in (a fish)
          3. v. to lead
dans
     1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
           vieillir dans la misĂšre - to grow old in poverty
           ĂȘtre dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry
           avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth
           dans les circonstances d'une pandĂ©mie - under the circumstances of a pandemic
           Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris.
           Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water.
           mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket
           Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris.
     2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
           Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York.
     3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time)
           Je serai prĂȘt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour.
           Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days.
     4. prep. (with respect to time) during
           dans un temps donnĂ© - during a given time
           dans ma jeunesse - in my youth
     5. prep. out of, from
           boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup
           Il prend le beurre dans le rĂ©frigĂ©rateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge.
     6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of
           le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre
     7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les)
           dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos
           dans les dix euros - about ten euros
     8. n. plural of dan
des
     1. art. plural of un
     2. art. plural of une
     3. art. plural of du
     4. art. plural of de la
     5. art. plural of de l'
     6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some)
     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)
                Ć’uvres 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 boĂźte 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 Ă  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 arrĂȘtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
                Il continue de m’embĂȘter. - 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 rĂ©duirait 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 mĂšre. - She doesn’t have a mother.
                Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
                Il n’y a pas de problĂšmes. - There are no problems.
          11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
     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
     de l'
          1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
                Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic?
chaudiĂšres
     1. n. plural of chaudiĂšre
     chaudiĂšre
          1. n-f. boiler
          2. n-f. cauldron (large pot)
          3. n-f. (Quebec) bucket
Ă 
     1. Notes. In Canada, Ă  and a are not homophones, Ă  a, a ɑː.
     2. prep. to (destination)
           aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
           Je vais Ă  Paris. - I am going to Paris.
     3. prep. to (until)
           Le spectacle sera de 18h Ă  21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
     4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
           Tournez Ă  gauche ! - Turn to the left!
           Ne tournez pas encore Ă  droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
           Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
           L'Ă©cole est Ă  gauche. - The school is on the left.
     5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
           Ă  dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
           Je pars Ă  cinq heures prĂ©cises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
     6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
           Ă  la maison - at home
           Ă  l'hĂŽtel - at the hotel
           au comptoir du bar - at the bar
           au bois - in the woods
           J'habite Ă  un demi-kilomĂštre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
           La maison qui a Ă©tĂ© dĂ©truite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'Ă  trois kilomĂštres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.Ă  trois kilomĂštres d
     7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
           au voleur ! - stop thief!
           Ă  l'assassin ! - murderer!
           au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
           Ă  moi ! - help!
           Ă  l'aide ! - help!
           au secours ! - help!
           au feu ! - fire!
           aux armes ! - to arms!
           Ă  l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
           Ă  l'abordage ! - on board!
           au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
           au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
     8. prep. from (origin)
           Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
           Je l'ai eu Ă  la bibliothĂšque. - I got it from the library.
           VoilĂ  la femme Ă  laquelle j'ai achetĂ© mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
     9. prep. of (belonging to)
           C'est un ami Ă  moi. - This is a friend of mine.
           Cette voiture est Ă  John. - This is John's car.
           le chien Ă  Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
     10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
           Ă  plus tard - see you later
           Ă  bientĂŽt - see you soon
           Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
     11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
     12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
           moulin Ă  poivre - pepper mill
           sac Ă  dos - backpack
           boite Ă  musique - music box
     13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
           l'Ă©quipe Ă  battre - the team to beat
           Il n'y a jamais grand-chose Ă  faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
           LĂ  oĂč tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent Ă  faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
           Il reste deux tĂąches Ă  finir. - There are two things left to finish.
           Il y a de la biĂšre Ă  boire. - There's some beer to drink.
     14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
           un animal Ă  quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
           une femme au visage pĂąle - a pale-faced woman
           un homme Ă  longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
           une chemise Ă  manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
           une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
     15. prep. by
           peu Ă  peu - bit by bit
           petit Ă  petit - little by little
           minute Ă  minute - minute by minute
           jour Ă  jour - day by day
           un Ă  un - one by one
     16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
           six Ă  sept personnes - six or seven people
           de vingt Ă  trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
           tous les cinq Ă  six ans - every five or six years
     17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
           mettre le feu Ă  - to set fire to
           clouer le bec Ă  - to shut (someone) up
           donner la chasse Ă  - to give chase to
     18. prep. with
double
     1. adj. number box, 2
     2. adj. double (all senses), two
           Il s'agit d'une phrase Ă  double sens. - It is a phrase of two sentences.
     3. adj. (music) sixteenth note
           une double croche - a sixteenth note
     4. n-m. double (twice the number, amount, etc.)
           Je n'en avais pas assez, alors j'en achetĂ© le double.
     5. n-m. duplicate (an identical copy)
           Faire un double de ses clĂ©s.
     6. n-m. (baseball) double
     7. v. first-person singular present of doubler
     8. v. third-person singular present of doubler
     9. v. second-person singular imperative of doubler
     doubler
          1. v. to double, duplicate
                A cet instant prĂ©cis, il a dĂ©cidĂ© de doubler la mise.
          2. v. to double-cross
                Nous avons Ă©tĂ© doublĂ© ce coup-ci.
          3. v. to overtake, pass
                Sur l'autoroute, nous avons eu l'occasion de doubler de nombreux vĂ©hicules.
          4. v. (sound engineering) to dub
                Daniel Beretta qui double Arnold Schwarzenegger en français depuis 1987 a Ă©galement prĂȘtĂ© sa voix Ă  l'agent Sam Fisher.
          5. v. (Belgium) to repeat a school year
          6. v. to line (a coat)
fond
     1. n-m. back
     2. n-m. bottom
     3. n-m. fund; funding
     4. n-m. foundation
     5. n-m. (figuratively) basics, essence
     6. n-m. background
     7. n-m. (cooking) base
     8. n-m. (music) foundation stop on a pipe organ
     9. v. third-person singular present indicative of fondre
     fondre
          1. v. to melt, melt down, smelt
          2. v. to melt
          3. v. to melt away, waste away
          4. v. to dwindle; to diminish
          5. v. to blend in, blend into
oĂč
     1. adv. where (interrogative)
           OĂč est la gare? - Where is the station?
           OĂč tu vas, lĂ  ? - Hey, where are you going?
           Comment savez-vous oĂč j'habite ? - How do you know where I live?
     2. adv. where (relative pronoun)
     3. adv. at that time; when
           Je ne l'ai pas vu aussi heureux depuis le jour oĂč il est devenu pĂšre. - I haven't seen him so happy since the day when he became a father.
     4. adv. (poetic) whither, to where
           Un ciel plus pur et des dieux meilleurs, je t'offre Ă  Rome oĂč je me rends. - A purer heaven and better gods I offer you in Rome, whither I go.
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 cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     5. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomĂštres Ă  l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     6. pron. (direct object) him, it
           OĂč 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
on
     1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
           On ne peut pas pĂȘcher ici - You can’t fish here
     2. pron. (personal, informal) we
           On s’est amusĂ©s. - We had fun.
fait
     1. n-m. fact
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of faire
     3. Participle. past participle of faire
     4. adj. done
     5. adj. cut out
           Je ne suis vraiment pas fait pour l'escalade.
     faire
          1. v. to do
                faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up.
                Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing?
                Fais pas ça. - Don't do that.
          2. v. to make
                faire une erreur - to make a mistake.
                faire un voyage - to take a trip
          3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
                "Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said.
                Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow".
          4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something)
                Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh.
                La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry.
          5. v. to act like (something)
                Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
          6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations)
                Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside.
                Ă‡a fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years.
                Ă‡a fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result.
                Ă‡a fait trĂšs monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman.
          7. v. to do, to make (oneself)
                Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails.
          8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action)
                se faire piquer - to be stung
                Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed.
                Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut?
          9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature
          10. v. to become used to, to get used to
                Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it.
          11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with)
          12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
                L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers.
                Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves.
          13. v. to become, to get
circuler
     1. v. to circulate
     2. v. to go by, to get around
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)
courant
     1. Participle. present participle of courir
     2. n-m. current (of water, electricity, thought, etc.)
           courant Ă©lectrique - electric current
     3. adj. current, present
     4. adj. (language skills) fluent
     5. adj. common
     courir
          1. v. to run
          2. v. to hurry; to rush
          3. v. (Louisiana French) to go
                Courez chercher mon livre! - Go get my book!
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)
           Ć’uvres 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 boĂźte 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 Ă  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 arrĂȘtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embĂȘter. - 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 rĂ©duirait 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 mĂšre. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problĂšmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
vapeur
     1. n-f. steam
     2. n-f. vapour
     3. n-m. steamship
qui
     1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
           Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
           Je ne sais pas qui vous ĂȘtes. - 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 Ă  qui j’ai parlĂ©. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
           Si lugubre que fĂ»t l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycĂ©e. - 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.
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 cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     5. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomĂštres Ă  l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     6. pron. (direct object) him, it
           OĂč 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
porte
     1. n-f. door
     2. n-f. gate (to a city, at airport)
     3. n-f. (figuratively) gateway, means, door
     4. v. first-person singular present of porter
     5. v. third-person singular present of porter
     6. v. second-person singular imperative 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)
Ă 
     1. Notes. In Canada, Ă  and a are not homophones, Ă  a, a ɑː.
     2. prep. to (destination)
           aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
           Je vais Ă  Paris. - I am going to Paris.
     3. prep. to (until)
           Le spectacle sera de 18h Ă  21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
     4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
           Tournez Ă  gauche ! - Turn to the left!
           Ne tournez pas encore Ă  droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
           Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
           L'Ă©cole est Ă  gauche. - The school is on the left.
     5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
           Ă  dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
           Je pars Ă  cinq heures prĂ©cises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
     6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
           Ă  la maison - at home
           Ă  l'hĂŽtel - at the hotel
           au comptoir du bar - at the bar
           au bois - in the woods
           J'habite Ă  un demi-kilomĂštre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
           La maison qui a Ă©tĂ© dĂ©truite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'Ă  trois kilomĂštres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.Ă  trois kilomĂštres d
     7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
           au voleur ! - stop thief!
           Ă  l'assassin ! - murderer!
           au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
           Ă  moi ! - help!
           Ă  l'aide ! - help!
           au secours ! - help!
           au feu ! - fire!
           aux armes ! - to arms!
           Ă  l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
           Ă  l'abordage ! - on board!
           au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
           au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
     8. prep. from (origin)
           Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
           Je l'ai eu Ă  la bibliothĂšque. - I got it from the library.
           VoilĂ  la femme Ă  laquelle j'ai achetĂ© mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
     9. prep. of (belonging to)
           C'est un ami Ă  moi. - This is a friend of mine.
           Cette voiture est Ă  John. - This is John's car.
           le chien Ă  Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
     10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
           Ă  plus tard - see you later
           Ă  bientĂŽt - see you soon
           Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
     11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
     12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
           moulin Ă  poivre - pepper mill
           sac Ă  dos - backpack
           boite Ă  musique - music box
     13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
           l'Ă©quipe Ă  battre - the team to beat
           Il n'y a jamais grand-chose Ă  faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
           LĂ  oĂč tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent Ă  faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
           Il reste deux tĂąches Ă  finir. - There are two things left to finish.
           Il y a de la biĂšre Ă  boire. - There's some beer to drink.
     14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
           un animal Ă  quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
           une femme au visage pĂąle - a pale-faced woman
           un homme Ă  longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
           une chemise Ă  manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
           une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
     15. prep. by
           peu Ă  peu - bit by bit
           petit Ă  petit - little by little
           minute Ă  minute - minute by minute
           jour Ă  jour - day by day
           un Ă  un - one by one
     16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
           six Ă  sept personnes - six or seven people
           de vingt Ă  trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
           tous les cinq Ă  six ans - every five or six years
     17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
           mettre le feu Ă  - to set fire to
           clouer le bec Ă  - to shut (someone) up
           donner la chasse Ă  - to give chase to
     18. prep. with
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           OĂč est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boĂźte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
Ă  la
     1. prep. a la, in the style or manner of (with a feminine singular adjective or a proper noun)
           Ă  la française (in the French style)
           Ă  la Hugo (in the style of Hugo)
température
     1. n-f. temperature
           tempĂ©rature corporelle - body temperature
           tempĂ©rature ambiante - room temperature
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)
           Ć’uvres 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 boĂźte 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 Ă  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 arrĂȘtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embĂȘter. - 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 rĂ©duirait 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 mĂšre. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problĂšmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
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Ă 
     1. Notes. In Canada, Ă  and a are not homophones, Ă  a, a ɑː.
     2. prep. to (destination)
           aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
           Je vais Ă  Paris. - I am going to Paris.
     3. prep. to (until)
           Le spectacle sera de 18h Ă  21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
     4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
           Tournez Ă  gauche ! - Turn to the left!
           Ne tournez pas encore Ă  droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
           Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
           L'Ă©cole est Ă  gauche. - The school is on the left.
     5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
           Ă  dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
           Je pars Ă  cinq heures prĂ©cises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
     6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
           Ă  la maison - at home
           Ă  l'hĂŽtel - at the hotel
           au comptoir du bar - at the bar
           au bois - in the woods
           J'habite Ă  un demi-kilomĂštre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
           La maison qui a Ă©tĂ© dĂ©truite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'Ă  trois kilomĂštres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.Ă  trois kilomĂštres d
     7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
           au voleur ! - stop thief!
           Ă  l'assassin ! - murderer!
           au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
           Ă  moi ! - help!
           Ă  l'aide ! - help!
           au secours ! - help!
           au feu ! - fire!
           aux armes ! - to arms!
           Ă  l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
           Ă  l'abordage ! - on board!
           au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
           au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
     8. prep. from (origin)
           Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
           Je l'ai eu Ă  la bibliothĂšque. - I got it from the library.
           VoilĂ  la femme Ă  laquelle j'ai achetĂ© mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
     9. prep. of (belonging to)
           C'est un ami Ă  moi. - This is a friend of mine.
           Cette voiture est Ă  John. - This is John's car.
           le chien Ă  Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
     10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
           Ă  plus tard - see you later
           Ă  bientĂŽt - see you soon
           Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
     11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
     12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
           moulin Ă  poivre - pepper mill
           sac Ă  dos - backpack
           boite Ă  musique - music box
     13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
           l'Ă©quipe Ă  battre - the team to beat
           Il n'y a jamais grand-chose Ă  faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
           LĂ  oĂč tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent Ă  faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
           Il reste deux tĂąches Ă  finir. - There are two things left to finish.
           Il y a de la biĂšre Ă  boire. - There's some beer to drink.
     14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
           un animal Ă  quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
           une femme au visage pĂąle - a pale-faced woman
           un homme Ă  longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
           une chemise Ă  manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
           une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
     15. prep. by
           peu Ă  peu - bit by bit
           petit Ă  petit - little by little
           minute Ă  minute - minute by minute
           jour Ă  jour - day by day
           un Ă  un - one by one
     16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
           six Ă  sept personnes - six or seven people
           de vingt Ă  trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
           tous les cinq Ă  six ans - every five or six years
     17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
           mettre le feu Ă  - to set fire to
           clouer le bec Ă  - to shut (someone) up
           donner la chasse Ă  - to give chase to
     18. prep. with
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