| aujourd'hui |
| 1. adv. today | |
| 2. adv. nowadays | |
| 3. n-m. today | |
| Le |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese | |
| 2. art. the (definite article) | |
| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. | |
| 3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. | |
| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. | |
| 4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. | |
| Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
| 5. art. (before units) a, an | |
| Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
| 6. pron. (direct object) him, it | |
| Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him. | |
| Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car. | |
| 7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English | |
| Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too | |
| vent |
| 1. n-m. atmospheric wind | |
| 2. n-m. (euphemistic) a flatulence | |
| 3. n-m. empty words, hot air | |
| Toutes ces promesses, c'est du vent. - Those are empty promises. | |
| souffle |
| 1. n-m. blow (act of expelling air from the mouth) | |
| 2. n-m. blow (movement of wind) | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of souffler | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of souffler | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of souffler | |
| souffler |
| 1. v. to blow | |
| 2. v. to blow out | |
| Souffler des bougies. - Blow out candles. | |
| 3. v. to whisper | |
| 4. v. (figuratively) to relax | |
| contre |
| 1. prep. against (in physical contact with) | |
| La paille est contre la maison - the straw is against the house | |
| Elle s'appuie contre le mur. - She's pushing against the wall. | |
| 2. prep. against (not in favor of) | |
| Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre. - The citizens are for, but the politicians are against. | |
| 3. prep. against (having as an opponent) | |
| Ce soir: Lille contre Marseille en direct. - Tonight: Lille against Marseille live. | |
| 4. prep. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with) | |
| 10% des hommes ont eu plus de cent partenaires sexuels, contre 5% seulement des femmes. - 10 percent of all men have had more than a hundred sexual partners, as opposed to 5 percent of all wome | |
| 5. prep. in exchange for | |
| On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit. - These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal. | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of contrer | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present of contrer | |
| 8. v. second-person singular imperative of contrer | |
| 9. n-m. (bridge) double | |
| Le |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese | |
| 2. art. the (definite article) | |
| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. | |
| 3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. | |
| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. | |
| 4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. | |
| Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
| 5. art. (before units) a, an | |
| Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
| 6. pron. (direct object) him, it | |
| Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him. | |
| Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car. | |
| 7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English | |
| Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too | |
| gouvernement |
| 1. n-m. government | |
| gouvernement provisoire - provisional government | |
