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beaucoup
1. adv. much, very much, a lot
Merci beaucoup! - Thank you very much!
Je mange beaucoup. - I eat a lot.
de
1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
Un chien de garde - A guarddog
Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
Un stade de football - A football stadium
6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
habitants
1. n. plural of habitant
habitant
1. Participle. present participle of habiter
2. n-m. an inhabitant of some place
3. n-m. (Quebec, pejorative) someone who has a poor understanding of social conventions, making them look backward
4. n-m. (Quebec, dated, or pejorative) anybody from a rural or recently colonized area
5. n-m. (Canada, historical) a member of the habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies
6. n-m. (Quebec, colloquial) Montreal Canadiens hockey club or supporter of Montreal Canadiens hockey club
7. n-m. (Louisiana French) a farmer
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.
ont
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of avoir
avoir
1. n-m. asset, possession
2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
4. v. to have (a condition)
J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
J'ai froid. - I have cold.
J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
5. v. to have (a measure or age)
Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
6. v. to have (to trick)
Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
ni
1. conj. neither; nor
2. conj. , t=(...) accidental or intercurrent constitutions are neither less important nor easier to explain.
gîte
1. n-m. shelter; lodging
2. n-m. gîte (self-catering holiday home)
3. n-m. beef shin
4. n-f. (nautical) list (inclination of a ship)
5. v. first-person singular present of gîter
6. v. third-person singular present of gîter
7. v. second-person singular imperative of gîter
gîter
1. v. to list, heel over
2. v. to (take) shelter, rest
ni
1. conj. neither; nor
2. conj. , t=(...) accidental or intercurrent constitutions are neither less important nor easier to explain.
meubles
1. v. second-person singular present of meubler
2. n. plural of meuble
3. n. furniture
meubler
1. v. to furnish
2. v. to break the silence
meuble
1. n-m. piece of furniture
2. n-m. (heraldry) charge
3. n-m. (legal) piece of personal property
4. adj. soft, pliable, malleable
5. v. first-person singular present of meubler
6. v. third-person singular present of meubler
7. v. second-person singular imperative of meubler

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