| alléger |
| 1. v. to lighten | |
| 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 | |
| charges |
| 1. n. plural of charge | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present of charger | |
| charger |
| 1. v. to load (up) (vehicle, animal etc.) | |
| 2. v. to load (firearm) | |
| 3. v. to charge (battery) | |
| 4. v. to put in charge; to charge (somebody with doing something) | |
| 5. v. to charge (somebody of a crime) | |
| 6. v. (military, sports) to charge | |
| 7. v. (theater) to overact, ham it up | |
| 8. v. to take care of, see to | |
| charge |
| 1. n-f. load, burden | |
| charge pesante - heavy load | |
| 2. n-f. cargo, freight | |
| La charge de ce bateau est de cinquante tonneaux. - The freight of this boat is fifty tons. | |
| 3. n-f. responsibility, charge | |
| J'ai la charge de vous dire que... - I have the responsibility to tell you that... | |
| 4. n-f. (legal) charge | |
| Ce fait constitue une charge très grave contre le prévenu. - This fact constitutes a very serious charge against the accused. | |
| 5. n-f. (military) charge | |
| une charge massive contre les positions allemandes - a massive charge against the German positions | |
| 6. n-f. caricature, comic exaggeration | |
| 7. n-f. (physics) charge | |
| 8. n-f. (heraldry) charge | |
| 9. n-f. (in the plural) costs, expenses | |
| 10. v. first-person singular present of charger | |
| 11. v. third-person singular present of charger | |
| 12. v. second-person singular imperative of charger | |
| publiques |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of public | |
| public |
| 1. adj. public (various meanings) | |
| 2. adj. (relational) of the people as a whole; public datedef, from 1238 | |
| l'intérêt public - the public interest | |
| le bien public - the public good | |
| La voix publique est pour lui. - The public voice is for him. | |
| 3. adj. public; seen or known by everyone (datedef, from 1330) | |
| C'est une nouvelle qui est déjà publique. - It's already public news. | |
| 4. adj. public; representing the state on behalf of the community (datedef, from 1390) | |
| pouvoirs publics - public powers | |
| notaire public - public notary | |
| 5. adj. public; open to all (datedef, from 1538) | |
| lieu public - public place | |
| fille publique - public girl | |
| 6. n-m. public (people in general) (datedef, from 1320) | |
| 7. n-m. audience (datedef, from 1671) | |
| Il devait plaire à son public. - He had to please his audience. | |
