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alors
     1. adv. then (at that time)
     2. adv. so, hence (as a consequence)
     3. interj. (acknowledgement of previous statement) so, well, well then
           Alors on reste ici ce soir. - Well then, let's stay here tonight.
je
     1. pron. I
vais
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of aller
     2. v. first-person singular present indicative of vader
     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
vous
     1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the second person:
     2. pron.          (subject pronoun) you (all).
                   Vous allez - You (all) go.
     3. pron.          (direct object pronoun) you (all).
                   Je vous adore. - I love you (all).
     4. pron. you, to you (indirect object pronoun):
           Je vous donnerai mon adresse. - I will give you my address / I will give my address to you.
     5. pron. (formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:
           Monsieur, je ne peux pas vous le dire - Sir, I cannot tell you.
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
goûter
     1. v. to taste, to try (to sample something orally)
           Je goûterai ta tarte demain car j’ai goûté un fameux tiramisu tout à l'heure. - I will taste your pie tomorrow, since I have just tasted a famous tiramisu.
     2. v. (Belgium, Quebec) to taste like
           Cette tarte goûte la cannelle. - This pie tastes like cinnamon.
     3. v. (figurative) to approve, to appreciate
           Le public goûte peu ces sortes d’ouvrages.
           Après tant de troubles le pays goûtait un calme profond.
     4. n-m. nuncheon
     5. n-m. (France) meal similar to breakfast taken around 4 P.M
           (synonyms, quatre-heures)
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
préparation
     1. n-f. preparation
nouvelle
     1. adj. feminine singular of nouveau
           Jérôme a acheté sa nouvelle voiture hier. - Jerome bought his new car yesterday.
     2. n-f. news, a piece of information
           J'ai appris la nouvelle hier soir. - I heard the news yesterday evening.
     3. n-f. novella, short story
     nouveau
          1. adj. new, novel
          2. n-m. new person, new thing
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