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et
1. conj. and
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)
instrument
1. n-m. instrument
en
1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
Il est allé en France. - He went to France.
3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
aller en bus - go by bus
partir en voiture - leave by car
4. prep. as
Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend.
habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas
5. prep. at (used to describe an ability)
fort en histoire - good at history
6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition)
une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork
7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
en 1993 - in 1993
en janvier - in January
en septembre 2001 - in September 2001
8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while
9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something
C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion.
10. prep. in (used to describe color)
une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white
11. prep. in (used to describe feelings)
en détresse - in distress
12. prep. in (as part of something)
en équipe - on a team
13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.))
Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)!
Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them).
Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them).
Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them).
Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there?
Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it.
14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
forme
1. n-f. shape (geometrical representation)
2. n-f. shape (physical appearance)
3. n-f. form
4. v. of former# inflection of;former;
5. v. , 3, s, pres, indc, ;
6. v. , 1//3, s, pres, subj, ;
7. v. , 2, s, pres, imp, ;
former
1. v. to form (generic sense)
2. v. to shape (to make into a certain shape)
3. v. to train; to educate
en forme
1. adj. in form, on form
il est en forme - He's in form
2. adj. in the shape of
plier du papier en forme de fleur - fold paper in the shape of a flower
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
boîte
1. n-f. box (the container)
2. n-f. tin, can
3. n-f. (colloquial) ellipsis of boîte de nuit: club, nightclub
4. n-f. (informal) company, employer
ronde
1. adj. feminine singular of rond
2. n-f. a watch (a period of time when guards are posted)
3. n-f. (dance) a traditional dance where the dancers form a ring and move laterally with the music
4. n-f. (music) a whole note, a semibreve
ronder
rond
1. adj. round (shape)
2. adj. (France, colloquial) drunk
3. n-m. circle
4. n-m. (informal) coin; (piece of) change, money
ne pas avoir un rond - have no money
avec
1. prep. (accompaniment) with
Je suis revenu avec lui. - I have returned with him.
Voudriez-vous y aller avec moi ? - Would you like to come with me?
Ils m'ont dit qu'ils étaient avec toi. - They told me that they were with you.
2. prep. (manner, instrument) with
Je l'ai fait avec plaisir. - I did it with pleasure.
3. adv. (informal) too, also
Il en est vraiment content. —Bien, moi avec. - He's really happy about it. —Well, me too.
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)
cadran
1. n-m. dial
2. n-m. face (of clock)
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
ivoire
1. n-m. ivory
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
lequel
1. pron. (relative, following a preposition) which, that, whom
Elle préfère l'homme avec lequel tu sortais. - She prefers the man with whom you were going out.
Il se remet à travailler sur le projet pour lequel il avait déjà passé tellement de temps. - He's starting to work on the project on which he had already spent so much time.
2. pron. (interrogative) which one
Passe-moi le ballon. ― Lequel ? Il y en a trois. - Pass me the ball. — Which one? There are three of them.
on
1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here
2. pron. (personal, informal) we
On s’est amusés. - We had fun.
lisait
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of lire
lire
1. v. to read
2. v. to be read
3. n-f. lira (unit of currency)
liser
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 cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
5. art. (before units) a, an
Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
6. pron. (direct object) him, it
Où 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
indication
1. n-f. direction, instruction
2. n-f. indication, sign
3. n-f. indication, information
4. n-f. a hint
statoscope
avec
1. prep. (accompaniment) with
Je suis revenu avec lui. - I have returned with him.
Voudriez-vous y aller avec moi ? - Would you like to come with me?
Ils m'ont dit qu'ils étaient avec toi. - They told me that they were with you.
2. prep. (manner, instrument) with
Je l'ai fait avec plaisir. - I did it with pleasure.
3. adv. (informal) too, also
Il en est vraiment content. —Bien, moi avec. - He's really happy about it. —Well, me too.
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
autres
1. adj. plural of autre
autre
1. adj. other
Donnez-moi un autre exemple. - Give me another example.
2. adj. another
d'autres
1. det. plural of un autre
termes
1. n. plural of terme
terme
1. n-m. (in the plural) terms (conditions)
2. n-m. conclusion, end (of a period of time, distance, or journey)
3. n-m. term (word, expression)
4. n-m. deadline, due date (rent, pregnancy, contract)
5. n-m. rent
Français
1. n-m. Frenchman
2. n-m. (Louisiana French) anybody with French ancestry or who is Francophone
3. adj. French
Il est l'un des entrepreneurs français les plus connus. - He's one of the most well-known French entrepreneurs.
4. adj. (Louisiana French) Franco-American or Francophone
5. n-m. French (language)
Il parle très bien le français. - He speaks French very well.
Elle a fait beaucoup d'efforts pour améliorer son français. - She made a lot of effort to improve her French.
Le français est la sixième langue la plus parlée au monde après le chinois, l'anglais, le hindi, l'espagnol et l'arabe. - French is the sixth most spoken language in the world after Chinese, En
6. n-m. , translation=Strongadverb of degree remains alive in the French spoken in Belgium and in certain provinces of France; it's very common in written language: (...)
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
aiguille
1. n-f. (botany, costumery, medicine) needle
aiguille à tricoter - knitting needle
de fil en aiguille - one thing leading to another
chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin - to look for a needle in a haystack
talon aiguille - stiletto heel
2. n-f. needle (of a compass)
3. n-f. hand (of a watch)
aiguille des secondes - second hand
aiguille des minutes - minute hand
aiguille des heure - hour hand
dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre - clockwise
4. n-f. spire (of a church)
5. n-f. (railway) point, switch
6. v. first-person singular present of aiguiller
7. v. third-person singular present of aiguiller
8. v. second-person singular imperative of aiguiller
aiguiller
1. v. to direct (towards)
2. v. to change / switch points (railway)
oscillait
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of osciller
osciller
1. v. to oscillate
2. v. to wobble
entre
1. prep. between
2. prep. among
3. v. first-person singular present of entrer
4. v. third-person singular present of entrer
5. v. second-person singular imperative of entrer
entrer
1. v. to enter
Entrer dans la salle. - Enter the room.
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
deux
1. num. two
mots
1. n. plural of mot
mot
1. n-m. word
2. n-m. note, (short) message
3. n-m. answer to an enigma
montée
1. n-f. climb (act of climbing/going up)
2. n-f. rise
la montée du populisme - the rise of populism
3. n-f. (a generic used in some road names): 10, montée de Liesse.
4. Participle. feminine singular of monté
monter
1. v. to go up, to climb (go to a higher position)
2. v. to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs
3. v. to get on, get in (a vehicle)
4. v. to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.))
5. v. to stage, put on (a show)
6. v. to ride (a horse)
7. v. to mount (a horse)
8. v. to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position)
J'ai monté les valises. - I brought up the cases.
9. v. to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.)
10. v. to raise (increase the level, price etc.)
11. v. to put up (a tent)
Thomas décide de monter son camp pour la nuit. - Thomas decides to set up camp for the night.
12. v. to assemble (put together)
Une seule personne suffit pour monter le kit étagère atelier. - One person can assemble the shelving kit by themselves.
13. v. to string (an instrument)
14. v. (cinematography) to edit
et
1. conj. and
descente
1. n-f. descent (act of going down)
2. n-f. descent (downward slope)
3. n-f. way down
4. n-f. descending
5. n-f. raid (e.g. police raid)
6. n-f. (sports) downhill (an event in skiing or canoeing)
7. n-f. comedown (from a drug), crash
en
1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
Il est allé en France. - He went to France.
3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
aller en bus - go by bus
partir en voiture - leave by car
4. prep. as
Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend.
habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas
5. prep. at (used to describe an ability)
fort en histoire - good at history
6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition)
une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork
7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
en 1993 - in 1993
en janvier - in January
en septembre 2001 - in September 2001
8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while
9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something
C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion.
10. prep. in (used to describe color)
une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white
11. prep. in (used to describe feelings)
en détresse - in distress
12. prep. in (as part of something)
en équipe - on a team
13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.))
Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)!
Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them).
Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them).
Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them).
Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there?
Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it.
14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
Français
1. n-m. Frenchman
2. n-m. (Louisiana French) anybody with French ancestry or who is Francophone
3. adj. French
Il est l'un des entrepreneurs français les plus connus. - He's one of the most well-known French entrepreneurs.
4. adj. (Louisiana French) Franco-American or Francophone
5. n-m. French (language)
Il parle très bien le français. - He speaks French very well.
Elle a fait beaucoup d'efforts pour améliorer son français. - She made a lot of effort to improve her French.
Le français est la sixième langue la plus parlée au monde après le chinois, l'anglais, le hindi, l'espagnol et l'arabe. - French is the sixth most spoken language in the world after Chinese, En
6. n-m. , translation=Strongadverb of degree remains alive in the French spoken in Belgium and in certain provinces of France; it's very common in written language: (...)
aussi
1. adv. too, also, as well
Moi aussi - Me too.
2. adv. as ((used for equal comparisons))
Mon fils est rendu aussi grand que moi. - My son has gotten as tall as me.
3. conj. therefore

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