| aucun |
| 1. det. (with ne) no, none, not any | |
| Il n'a aucun désir de construire des temples. - He has no desire to build temples. | |
| 2. pron. (with ne) none, no-one | |
| Aucun d'entre eux n'a été capable de répondre. - No one among them could give an answer. | |
| Aucun de ses amis ne sait où il est. - None of his friends knows where he is. | |
| loisir |
| 1. n-m. leisure, hobby | |
| 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 être | |
| être |
| 1. v. to be | |
| Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) | |
| Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré 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 être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
| 4. n-m. being, creature | |
| 5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
| moins |
| 1. adv. comparative of peu; less, fewer | |
| Faites moins de bruit. - Make less noise. | |
| J'ai dû attendre moins de dix minutes. - I had to wait less than ten minutes. | |
| De moins en moins de personnes peuvent se permettre de passer des vacances à l'étranger. - Fewer and fewer people can afford to spend holidays abroad. | |
| 2. adv. (with numbers) minus; negative | |
| moins cinq - minus five | |
| 3. adv. preceded by a definite article superlative of peu; the least | |
| C'est lui qui gagne le moins (d'argent) dans sa famille. - He earns the least money in his family. | |
| C'était la chose la moins surprenante. - It was the least surprising thing. | |
| 4. n-m. the minus sign | |
| 5. prep. minus | |
| Cinq moins deux font trois - Five minus two makes three. | |
| cher |
| 1. adj. (before the noun) dear (beloved) | |
| 2. adj. (after the noun) expensive | |
| 3. adv. dearly | |
| payer cher - to pay dearly | |
| 4. adv. (Lyon, slang) super | |
| que |
| 1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause) | |
| Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well. | |
| 2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction. | |
| Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside. | |
| 3. conj. when, no sooner | |
| Il était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police. | |
| 4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.) | |
| 5. conj. introduces a comparison | |
| 6. conj. (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than | |
| Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father. | |
| 7. conj. (comparisons of equality) as | |
| Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you. | |
| 8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but | |
| Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit. | |
| 9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections) | |
| Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is! | |
| Mais que t'es drôle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are. | |
| 10. pron. (tlb, interrogative) | |
| 11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.) | |
| Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting? | |
| Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done? | |
| 12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.) | |
| Qu'est-il arrivé ? - What happened? | |
| Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit? | |
| Que sommes-nous ? - What are we? | |
| 13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.) | |
| C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well. | |
| Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me. | |
| 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' | |
| lecture |
| 1. n-f. reading (act or process of reading, interpretation, material read, and some other senses) | |
| redonner à quelqu'un le goût de la lecture - to rekindle the love of reading | |
| 2. n-f. playback (the replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images) | |
| appareil de lecture - playback device | |
| 3. n-f. play (an instance of watching or listening to digital media) | |
| ni |
| 1. conj. neither; nor | |
| 2. conj. , t=(...) accidental or intercurrent constitutions are neither less important nor easier to explain. | |
| aucun |
| 1. det. (with ne) no, none, not any | |
| Il n'a aucun désir de construire des temples. - He has no desire to build temples. | |
| 2. pron. (with ne) none, no-one | |
| Aucun d'entre eux n'a été capable de répondre. - No one among them could give an answer. | |
| Aucun de ses amis ne sait où il est. - None of his friends knows where he is. | |
| Plaisir |
| 1. Proper noun. Plaisir | |
| 2. n-m. pleasure | |
| avec bien de plaisir - with much pleasure | |
| avec grand plaisir - with great pleasure | |
| priver quelqu'un du plaisir de faire quelque chose - to deprive someone of the pleasure of doing something | |
| avoir eu le plaisir de faire quelque chose - to have had the pleasure of doing something | |
| plus |
| 1. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives) | |
| Ton voisin est plus moche que mon frère. - Your neighbour is uglier than my brother. | |
| Le tien est beaucoup plus grand que le mien. - Yours is much bigger than mine. | |
| Elle est plus belle que sa cousine. - She is more beautiful than her cousin. | |
| Elles sont toutes plus entêtées les unes que les autres. - They are each more stubborn than the last. | |
| 2. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adverbs) | |
| Elle le fait plus rapidement que lui. - She does it more quickly than he does. | |
| plus vite ! - faster! | |
| 3. adv. (after a verb) more, -er (indicating a higher degree or quantity) | |
| Je travaille plus en ce moment. - I am working more at the moment. | |
| Je veux faire plus. - I want to do more. | |
| 4. adv. more (indicating a greater quantity) (+preo, noun) | |
| Elle a plus de chocolat. - She has more chocolate. | |
| Plus de la moitié reste. - More than half is left. | |
| 5. adv. more (supplementary, preceded by de) | |
| Une heure de plus et il serait mort. - One more hour and he would be dead. | |
| Un kilo de plus, s'il vous plaît. - One more kilo, please. | |
| 6. adv. (preceded by a definite article) the most, -est (used to form superlatives of adjectives and adverbs) | |
| la plus grande - the biggest | |
| le plus difficile - the most difficult | |
| 7. adv. (usually with the negative particle ne, see usage notes below) no longer, not ... any more | |
| Tu n'existes plus. - You no longer exist. / You don't exist any more. | |
| Il n'y a plus de travail. - There is no more work. | |
| 8. adv. (elliptically, introducing each clause) the more ..., the more ... | |
| Plus je vois, plus je veux. - The more I see, the more I want. | |
| 9. adv. (similarly, used with other comparatives) the more ..., the ... | |
| Plus j'écoute, moins je comprends. - The more I listen, the less I understand. | |
| 10. n-m. plus, the symbol + | |
| 11. v. singular past historic of plaire | |
| 12. Participle. masculine plural of plu | |
| durable |
| 1. adj. durable | |
| 2. adj. sustainable | |
