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maman
     1. n-f. (informal, or childish) mummy, mommy, mom, mum
           Au revoir, maman, je t'appelle demain. - Bye, Mom, I'll call you tomorrow.
           Pleure pas, mon chĂ©ri, maman est lĂ . - Don't cry, sweetie; Mommy's here.
           Il y a cinq canetons dans la cour, mais je ne vois pas la maman. - There are five ducklings in the yard, but I don't see the mother duck.
lui
     1. pron. him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject
           J'habitais avec lui. - I was living with him.
           C'est lui qui a dit cela. - It was him who said that.
           Lui, il n'en sait rien. - He doesn't know anything about it.
     2. pron. him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object
           Je lui ai donnĂ© le livre. - I gave the book to him/her.
     3. Participle. past participle of luire
Ă©bouriffa
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of Ă©bouriffer
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
cheveux
     1. n. plural of cheveu
     cheveu
          1. n-m. a headhair
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 allĂ© 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.
           habillĂ© en père NoĂ«l - 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 hĂŞtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
           une fourchette en mĂ©tal - 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 dĂ©tresse - in distress
     12. prep. in (as part of something)
           en Ă©quipe - 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 lĂ  or d’ici.
           Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
lui
     1. pron. him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject
           J'habitais avec lui. - I was living with him.
           C'est lui qui a dit cela. - It was him who said that.
           Lui, il n'en sait rien. - He doesn't know anything about it.
     2. pron. him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object
           Je lui ai donnĂ© le livre. - I gave the book to him/her.
     3. Participle. past participle of luire
disant
     1. Participle. present participle of dire
     2. Participle. (may be preceded by en, invariable) gerund of dire
     dire
          1. v. to say, to tell
          2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, Ă , someone
                Ă‡a 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?
                Ă‡a vous dit ? - Are you interested in doing this? Are you up for it?
                Il m'a demandĂ© si ça nous dirait de nous joindre Ă  eux plus tard. - He asked me if we'd like to join them later.
                Ă‡a 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
                Ă‡a me dit quelque chose. - It rings a bell.
                Ă‡a ne me dit rien. - It doesn't ring a bell.
          4. n-m. saying (that which is said)
          5. n-m. belief, opinion
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ce
     1. det. this, that
     2. pron. (subject of ĂŞtre, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below)
           C'est beau ! - It is beautiful!
           est-ce que...? - is it that...?
           ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of
           C'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
           C'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© dommage... - It would have been a pity...
     3. pron. (subject of ĂŞtre, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
           C'est un/une cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©. - He/she is a celebrity.
           Ce sont des cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©s. - These are celebrities.
           Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
           ce semble - it seems
           ce peuvent ĂŞtre... - these may be...
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.
est
     1. adj. east
     2. n-m. east
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of ĂŞtre
     ĂŞtre
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez ĂŞtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                Après ĂŞtre 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 ĂŞtre battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
pas
     1. n-m. step, pace, footstep
     2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass
           Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover
     3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)
     4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.
           Je ne sais pas. - I don't know
           Ma grande sĹ“ur n'habite pas avec nous. - My big sister doesn't live with us.
           J’veux pas travailler. - I don't wanna work.
bien
     1. adj. good, all right, great
     2. adj. good looking, nice
     3. adv. well
           Ă‡a va bien ? - It goes well?
           Il joue vraiment bien au football. - He plays soccer really well.
     4. adv. indeed; so
           Bien, on peut partir maintenant ? - So, can we leave now?
     5. adv. (followed by de, des, or du) a lot (of)
           Macy Gray a traversĂ© bien des Ă©preuves. - Macy Gray got through a lot of ordeals.
     6. adv. very; really
           C'est bien aimable Ă  vous. - it's very considerate of you.
           C'est bien beau, mais... - It's all very well, but...
           Je te trouve bien silencieux aujourd'hui. - You seem very quiet today.
           Il est bien moche, ce type. Ce type est vraiment moche. - That guy is really ugly.
     7. adv. (in comparisons) much (more, less, better, etc.)
           JĂ©rĂ©mie est bien plus fort que moi. - JĂ©rĂ©mie is much stronger than me.
           bien meilleur que ... - much better than ..., much better than ...
     8. n-m. good as opposed to evil
     9. n-m. a commodity, a good
     10. n-m. a possession
ma
     1. det. feminine singular of mon
           Ma mère est venue me voir. - My mother came to see me.
petite
     1. adj. feminine singular of petit
     petit
          1. adj. small
                un petit verre de vin - a small glass of wine
          2. adj. little
                un petit garçon - a little boy
          3. adj. petty
                Certaines personnes sont vraiment petites Ă  propos des plus petites choses. - Some people are really petty about the smallest things.
          4. n-m. small one (anything that is small)
          5. n-m. little one (anything that is little)
          6. n-m. little one; child (of humans or other animals)
          7. n-m. the young (of a species)
                Le petit du lapin s'appelle le "lapereau".
souris
     1. n-f. mouse (rodent)
     2. n-f. (computing) computer mouse
     3. n-f. a part of a leg of lamb
     4. n-f. (colloquial) young woman, girlfriend
     5. v. first-person singular present indicative of sourire
     6. v. second-person singular present indicative of sourire
     7. v. second-person singular imperative of sourire
     8. v. first-person singular past historic of sourire
     9. v. second-person singular past historic of sourire
     sourire
          1. n-m. smile
          2. v. to smile
petite souris
     1. n-f. (European French) tooth fairy
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 prĂ©fère taire le nom. - I heard it from someone whose name I'd rather keep to myself.
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.
dois
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of devoir
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of devoir
     devoir
          1. n-m. duty
                manquer Ă  son devoir, manquer Ă  tous ses devoirs - to fail in one's duty, duties
                Il est de mon devoir de protĂ©ger le roi. - It is my duty to protect the king.
          2. n-m. exercise, assignment (set for homework)
          3. v. must, to have to, should (as a requirement)
                Les auteurs d'un dictionnaire doivent dĂ©terminer au dĂ©part les catĂ©gories de mots Ă  retenir, en fonction des limites imposĂ©es par l'Ă©diteur et du public visĂ©. - The authors of a dictionary have
          4. v.          (present) must
          5. v.          (conditional) should
          6. v. must, to do or have with certainty
          7. v. to owe (money, obligation and etc)
          8. v. (literary, intransitive, in imperfect subjunctive, with inversion of subject) (even) though it be necessary (+ infinitive)
          9. v. to have a duty to
pas
     1. n-m. step, pace, footstep
     2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass
           Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover
     3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)
     4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.
           Je ne sais pas. - I don't know
           Ma grande sĹ“ur n'habite pas avec nous. - My big sister doesn't live with us.
           J’veux pas travailler. - I don't wanna work.
te
     1. pron. (direct object) you
           Il te cite souvent. - He often quotes you.
     2. pron. (indirect object) you
           Il te donne le livre. - He gives you the book.
     3. pron. yourself
           Tu te souviens d'elle. - You remind yourself of her.
moquer
     1. v. to mock
     2. v. (se moquer de) to make fun of someone
     3. v. to be indifferent; to not care
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)
                Ĺ’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 boĂ®te 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 arrĂŞtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
                Il continue de m’embĂŞter. - 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 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
     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?
grandes
     1. adj. feminine plural of grand
     grand
          1. adj. big, great, grand
          2. adj. tall
                Il est grand comment ? - How tall is he ?
          3. adj. grown up, big
                Quand je serai grande, je veux ĂŞtre astronaute. - When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut.
                Il l'a fait tout seul comme un grand garçon. - He did it all on his own like a big boy.
          4. adj. (usually capitalized) great, an honorific title
                Alexandre le Grand - Alexander the Great
          5. adj. great; big fat; an intensifier
                un grand tricheur - a big fat cheater
          6. adj. extensive, large
          7. n-m. grown-up
personnes
     1. n. plural of personne
     personne
          1. n-f. person
          2. pron. (with ne) no one, nobody
                Il n'y a personne ici. - There is nobody here.
                Qui l'a lu? Personne. - Who has read it? No one.
                Il n'a parlĂ© avec personne. - He spoke to nobody.
                Personne ne parle avec lui. - No one speaks with him.
          3. pron. anyone
                Il le sait mieux que personne. - He knows it better than anyone.
grandes personnes
     1. n. plural of grande personne
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et
     1. conj. and
il
     1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
           Il est parti. - He left.
     2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
           Je cherche mon livre. OĂą est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
     3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
           Il pleut. - It’s raining.
se
     1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
     2. pron.          (to) himself
     3. pron.          (to) herself
     4. pron.          (to) oneself
     5. pron.          (to) itself
     6. pron.          (to) themselves
     7. pron.          (to) each other
     8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
           Je suis partie Ă  la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
sentit
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of sentir
     sentir
          1. v. to smell (to have a certain odor)
                Ă‡a sent bon. - It smells good.
          2. v. to taste
          3. v. to feel (physical perception)
          4. v. to smell of, taste of
                Ce repas sent l’ail. - This meal smells/tastes of garlic.
          5. v. to smack of; to indicate, foreshadow
                Ă‡a sent la pluie. - It looks like rain.
          6. v. to have the character, manner, feeling or appearance of; to give a feeling of
          7. v. to feel, be aware of, be conscious of
          8. v. to feel (in oneself)
          9. v. to show, be felt (of effect, improvement etc.)
tout
     1. adv. all
     2. det. all
     3. n-m. whole, entirety, total
           le tout
     4. pron. everything
découragé
     1. Participle. past participle of dĂ©courager
     dĂ©courager
          1. v. to discourage
                dĂ©courager quelqu'un de quelque chose
          2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to lose heart, lose faith
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