aujourd'hui |
1. adv. today | |
2. adv. nowadays | |
3. n-m. today | |
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 | |
prix |
1. n-m. prize | |
Gagnez un des trois prix en argent de 5000$ avec le concours Acmeconc. - Win one of three cash prizes worth $5,000 in the Acmeconc competition. | |
2. n-m. price | |
Ils vont augmenter leurs prix et dire que c'est ainsi que le systĂšme fonctionne. - They're only going to raise their prices and say that's how it goes. | |
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 Ă©tait Ă peine parti quâelle a tĂ©lĂ©phonĂ© Ă 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 pĂšre. - 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 drĂŽle, 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 trĂšs 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. | |
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 sâest cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
5. art. (before units) a, an | |
Cinquante kilomĂštres Ă lâheure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
6. pron. (direct object) him, it | |
OĂč 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 lâest aussi. - ... and he is it too | |
on |
1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual) | |
On ne peut pas pĂȘcher ici - You canât fish here | |
2. pron. (personal, informal) we | |
On sâest amusĂ©s. - We had fun. | |
distribue |
1. v. first-person singular present of distribuer | |
2. v. third-person singular present of distribuer | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of distribuer | |
distribuer |
1. v. to distribute | |
dans |
1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) | |
vieillir dans la misĂšre - to grow old in poverty | |
ĂȘtre dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry | |
avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth | |
dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic | |
Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris. | |
Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water. | |
mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket | |
Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris. | |
2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes) | |
Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans lâĂtat de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York. | |
3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time) | |
Je serai prĂȘt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour. | |
Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days. | |
4. prep. (with respect to time) during | |
dans un temps donné - during a given time | |
dans ma jeunesse - in my youth | |
5. prep. out of, from | |
boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup | |
Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge. | |
6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of | |
le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre | |
7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les) | |
dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos | |
dans les dix euros - about ten euros | |
8. n. plural of dan | |
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 | |
courses |
1. v. second-person singular present of courser | |
2. n. (plurale tantum) shopping, usually for groceries, rarely for clothes. | |
Je vais faire les courses, je reviens dans une heure. (see also faire les courses) | |
3. n. plural of course | |
courser |
1. v. (colloquial) to purchase | |
2. v. (colloquial) to chase | |
course |
1. n-f. run, running | |
2. n-f. race | |
3. n-f. errand | |
sont |
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of ĂȘtre | |
OĂč est-ce qu'ils sont? - Where are they? | |
ĂȘtre |
1. v. to be | |
Vous devez ĂȘtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) | |
AprĂšs ĂȘtre allĂ© au yoga, je suis rentrĂ© 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 ĂȘtre battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
4. n-m. being, creature | |
5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
une |
1. num. feminine singular of un | |
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
chose |
1. n-f. thing | |
trĂšs |
1. adv. very | |
secondaire |
1. adj. secondary | |
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 sâest cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
5. art. (before units) a, an | |
Cinquante kilomĂštres Ă lâheure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
6. pron. (direct object) him, it | |
OĂč 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 lâest aussi. - ... and he is it too | |
principal |
1. adj. main, key, principal | |
l'un des principaux problĂšmes - one of the key problems | |
les principales ethnies du pays - the principal ethnic groups of the country | |
2. n-m. someone or something which is important, key, paramount | |
les principaux du royaume - the chief men of the kingdom | |
3. n-m. principal (school administrator) | |
4. n-m. (finance) principal (the money originally invested or loaned) | |
moteur |
1. n-m. motor, engine (datedef, from 1744) | |
moteur Diesel - Diesel motor | |
2. n-m. (computing) engine | |
moteur de recherche - search engine | |
3. n-m. (philosophy) mover; one who causes a movement datedef, from 1377 | |
Selon Aristote, Dieu est le moteur non mĂ». - According to Aristotle, God is the unmoved mover. | |
4. n-m. (figuratively) driving force | |
5. adj. motive, driving (datedef, from 1558) | |
ce |
1. det. this, that | |
2. pron. (subject of ĂȘtre, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below) | |
C'est beau ! - It is beautiful! | |
est-ce que...? - is it that...? | |
ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of | |
C'eût été avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but... | |
C'eût été dommage... - It would have been a pity... | |
3. pron. (subject of ĂȘtre, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that | |
C'est un/une célébrité. - He/she is a celebrity. | |
Ce sont des célébrités. - These are celebrities. | |
Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people. | |
ce semble - it seems | |
ce peuvent ĂȘtre... - these may be... | |
sont |
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of ĂȘtre | |
OĂč est-ce qu'ils sont? - Where are they? | |
ĂȘtre |
1. v. to be | |
Vous devez ĂȘtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) | |
AprĂšs ĂȘtre allĂ© au yoga, je suis rentrĂ© 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 ĂȘtre battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
4. n-m. being, creature | |
5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
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 | |
Paris |
1. Proper noun. Paris (the capital and largest city of France) | |
Paris est beaucoup moins bruyant en été - Paris is much less noisy in summer | |
Paris est vraiment belle la nuit - Paris is really beautiful at night | |
2. Proper noun. surname, common | |
3. n. plural of pari | |
pari |
1. n-m. wager, bet | |
2. n-m. gamble, risk | |
Š |
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