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par
     1. prep. through
           par la fenêtre - through the window
           aller par le parc - go through the park
     2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction))
           voyager par train - travel by train
           par surprise - by surprise
           le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates.
     3. prep. over (used to express direction)
           Viens par ici ! - Come over here!
     4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement)
           voir par devant - see from the back
           le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap
     5. prep. around, round (inside of)
           par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema
     6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)
           par terre - on the ground
     7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)
           par un beau jour - on a nice day
           par un soir - in one evening
     8. prep. in
           marcher par deux - walk in twos
     9. prep. per, a, an
           trois fois par semaine - three times a week
     10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something)
           par pure colère - out of pure anger
           par tristesse - out of sadness
     11. prep. for
     12. n-m. (golf) par
analogie
     1. n-f. analogy (similar example as explanation)
exister
     1. v. to exist
ou
     1. conj. or
     2. conj. either...or
           Ou il est fou ou il est bête. - Either he's mad or he's stupid.
apparaître
     1. v. to appear (become visible)
           Dans la nuit, il vit un spectre apparaître. - In the night, he saw a specter appear.
     2. v. (video games) to spawn
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)
           Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien 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)
           Où 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'
première
     1. adj. feminine of premier
     2. n-f. (of a film) premiere, première
     3. n-f. first (new event, something never done before)
     4. n-f. (France) the penultimate year of lycée
     5. n-f. first, first gear
     6. n-f. first class (public transport)
     premier
          1. adj. (ordinal) first
                Le premier élément de la liste est un zéro. - The first element of the list is zero.
          2. adj. prime (number etc)
          3. n-m. first
                Il est le premier. - He is the first.
          4. n-m. premier
          5. n-m. prime minister
          6. adv. first
                Il joue premier - he is playing first
fois
     1. n-f. time (an instance or repetition of something happening)
           J'y vais deux fois par mois. - I go there twice a month.
           Je lui ai parlé pour la première fois il y a des années. - I talked to him for the first time a few years ago.
     2. n-f. (arithmetic) times, multiplied by
     3. n. plural of foi
     foi
          1. n-f. faith
          2. n-f. (heraldry) a depiction of a handshake
première fois
     1. n-f. first time (the first instance of sexual intercourse)
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