allez |
1. v. second-person plural present indicative of aller | |
2. v. second-person plural imperative of aller | |
Allez vous promener. - Go for a walk. | |
Allez le dire aux oiseaux. - Go tell the birds. | |
De ce que j'évitais d'en parler, n'allez pas penser que je l'ignore. - What I avoided talking about, don't think I'm ignoring it.allez pas penser que je l'ignore., What I avoided talking about | |
3. interj. (As an expression of encouragement); there you go, let's go, come on, that's it, attaboy, attagirl | |
Allez, on y est presque. - Come on, we're almost there. | |
Bon travail, allez. - Good work, well done. | |
Allez bonne nuit, ma bonne dame. - That's it, good night, my good lady. | |
4. interj. (expressing a certain agitation, positive or negative (eg. enthusiasm or excitement, or impatience, annoyance or frustration, etc.), sometimes overlapping with previous sense of encouragement); come o | |
Laisse-moi tranquille. Allez vas-y ! - Leave me alone. Come on, go! | |
Allez Les Bleus ! - Come on, Les Bleus! | |
Allez viens, plus perdre de temps. - Come on, let's not waste more time. | |
aller |
1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to | |
Je vais au magasin. - I'm going to the store. | |
On y va. - Let's go. | |
2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à) | |
aller à l'école - to attend school | |
3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense) | |
Il allait visiter sa famille. - He was going to visit his family. | |
Je vais aller au magasin. - I will go to the store. | |
4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling) | |
J'espère que tu vas bien. - I hope you are well. | |
Tout ira bien - All will be well. | |
5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.) | |
6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone) | |
Cette robe te va bien ! - That dress suits you well! | |
7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à) | |
aller au four - to be ovenproof | |
aller au micro-ondes - to be microwave safe | |
aller au lave-vaisselle - to be dishwasher proof | |
8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away | |
aller et retour - round trip | |
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 | |
enfants |
1. n. plural of enfant | |
enfant |
1. n. child (someone who is not yet an adult) | |
2. n. child (offspring of any age) | |
3. n. son, native (of a place) | |
enfant de Paris - Paris native | |
enfant des États-Unis - native of the United States | |
enfant du pays - native of the country | |
venez |
1. v. second-person plural present indicative of venir | |
2. v. second-person plural imperative of venir | |
venir |
1. v. to come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker) | |
Viens vivre avec moi en France. - Come live with me in France. | |
faire |
1. v. to do | |
faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up. | |
Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing? | |
Fais pas ça. - Don't do that. | |
2. v. to make | |
faire une erreur - to make a mistake. | |
faire un voyage - to take a trip | |
3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal) | |
"Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said. | |
Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow". | |
4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something) | |
Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh. | |
La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry. | |
5. v. to act like (something) | |
Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act. | |
6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations) | |
Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside. | |
Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years. | |
Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result. | |
Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman. | |
7. v. to do, to make (oneself) | |
Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails. | |
8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action) | |
se faire piquer - to be stung | |
Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed. | |
Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut? | |
9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature | |
10. v. to become used to, to get used to | |
Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it. | |
11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with) | |
12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified) | |
L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers. | |
Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves. | |
13. v. to become, to get | |
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. | |
sommeil |
1. n-m. sleep | |