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| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| ai |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of avoir | |
| J'ai un chien. - I have a dog. | |
| 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) | |
| faible |
| 1. adj. weak | |
| 2. adj. lacking endurance | |
| 3. adj. low, small (amount, degree, percentage) | |
| 4. n-m. weakness, soft spot (for someone/something) | |
| J'ai un faible pour Schubert. - I have a weakness for Schubert. | |
| pour |
| 1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun) | |
| J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you. | |
| 2. prep. for (in support of) | |
| Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him? | |
| 3. prep. for (as a consequence for) | |
| Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes. | |
| 4. prep. for (an intended destination) | |
| SĂ©bastien est parti pour Londres. - SĂ©bastien left for London. | |
| 5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive) | |
| Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back. | |
| 6. prep. for, to (according to) | |
| Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic. | |
| la |
| 1. art. the (definite article) | |
| 2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
| OĂą est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
| Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
| 3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
| délicatesse |
| 1. n-f. delicacy; delicateness | |
| la |
| 1. art. the (definite article) | |
| 2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
| OĂą est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
| Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
| 3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
| preuve |
| 1. n-f. evidence, proof | |
| 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. | |
| ne |
| 1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) | |
| 2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) | |
| 3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- | |
| 4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative | |
| Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. | |
| Me |
| 1. n. Abbreviation of Maître/Maitre(, a title given to lawyers and notaries public.) | |
| 2. pron. (direct object) me | |
| Est-ce que tu me vois ? - Do you see me? | |
| 3. pron. (indirect object) to me | |
| Émilien me donne un peu d'argent. - Émilien gave some money to me. | |
| verrez |
| 1. v. second-person plural future of voir | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present indicative of verrer | |
| voir |
| 1. v. to see (visually) | |
| Je vois ma mère là -bas. - I see my mother over there. | |
| On ne voit pas souvent de la neige par ici. - One doesn't often see snow around here. | |
| 2. v. to see (to understand) | |
| Tu vois que tu avais tort ? - Do you see that you were wrong? | |
| 3. v. to see (to visit, to go and see) | |
| 4. adv. (Louisiana French) please (used to mark the imperative) | |
| Viens voir ici. - Come here please. | |
| jamais |
| 1. adv. (ne ... jamais) never | |
| Je ne l’ai jamais vue. - I’ve never seen her. | |
| 2. adv. ever | |
| Es-tu jamais allé en France ? - Have you ever been to France? | |
| Me |
| 1. n. Abbreviation of Maître/Maitre(, a title given to lawyers and notaries public.) | |
| 2. pron. (direct object) me | |
| Est-ce que tu me vois ? - Do you see me? | |
| 3. pron. (indirect object) to me | |
| Émilien me donne un peu d'argent. - Émilien gave some money to me. | |
| moucher |
| 1. v. to blow (someone's) nose | |
| 2. v. to put someone in their place | |
| 3. v. to blow one's nose | |
| 4. v. to snuff out (a candle etc.) | |
| dans |
| 1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) | |
| vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty | |
| ĂŞtre 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 pandémie - 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 prĂŞt 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 donné - 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 réfrigérateur. - 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 | |
| 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 | |
| rideaux |
| 1. n. plural of rideau | |
| rideau |
| 1. n-m. curtain (woven fabric to cover, e.g., windows) | |
| 2. n-m. blind (cover for windows) | |
| 3. n-m. (figuratively) curtain, veil (something keeping another in secret) | |
| 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. | |
| 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 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 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 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 | |
| votre |
| 1. det. (possessive) your, belonging to you (plural or formal) | |
| Monsieur, c'est votre portefeuille ? - Sir, is this your wallet? | |
| S'il vous plaît, donnez-moi votre adresse. - Please give me your address. | |
| salon |
| 1. n-m. living room | |
| 2. n-m. salon | |
| 3. n-m. show (exhibition of items), exhibition (gloss, large-scale public showing of objects or products) | |
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