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blanc
     1. adj. white color
           Ce lait est blanc. - This milk is white.
     2. adj. blank, unused
     3. adj. (figurative, one's look) blank, without expression
     4. n-m. white (color)
     5. n-m. silence while in a dialog
     6. n-m. empty space, on a leaf of paper or in a form
           Inscrivez votre nom dans le blanc en bas de la page. - Write your name in the blank at the bottom of the page.
     7. n-m. (informal) white wine
           Le poisson se mange avec du blanc. - fish is eaten with white wine.
     8. n-m. white person, person with a white complexion
     9. n-m. albumen, egg white
     10. n-m. white meat
     11. n-m. correction fluid, whiteout, Tippex
sale
     1. adj. dirty
     2. adj. bad, unpleasant
           Le prof est capable de me fiche une sale note rien que parce qu'il m'a aperçue en ville le mercredi. - The teacher can give me a bad grade just because he saw me in town on Wednesday.
     3. adj. vile, despicable
           Un sale type - A vile man.
     4. v. first-person singular present of saler
     5. v. third-person singular present of saler
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of saler
     saler
          1. v. to salt
couleur
     1. n-f. color, colour
     2. n-f. (poker) a flush
     3. n-f. (cards) suit
     4. n-f. (heraldry) tincture, colour
Blanche
     1. Proper noun. given name, female
     2. n-f. female equivalent of Blanc
     3. adj. feminine singular of blanc
           Cette page est blanche. (This page is blank/white.)
     4. n-f. (music) minim, half note
     blanc
          1. adj. white color
                Ce lait est blanc. - This milk is white.
          2. adj. blank, unused
          3. adj. (figurative, one's look) blank, without expression
          4. n-m. white (color)
          5. n-m. silence while in a dialog
          6. n-m. empty space, on a leaf of paper or in a form
                Inscrivez votre nom dans le blanc en bas de la page. - Write your name in the blank at the bottom of the page.
          7. n-m. (informal) white wine
                Le poisson se mange avec du blanc. - fish is eaten with white wine.
          8. n-m. white person, person with a white complexion
          9. n-m. albumen, egg white
          10. n-m. white meat
          11. n-m. correction fluid, whiteout, Tippex
dont
     1. pron. of/from whom/which, whose
           Vous rappelez-vous ce dont je vous ai parlé ? - Do you remember that of which we spoke?
           Il n’est rien dont je sois encore certain. - There is nothing of which I am still certain.
           Quel est le pays dont provient cette marchandise suspecte ? - What is the country from which the suspicious merchandise comes?
           J’ai décidé d’abandonner l’affaire dont je vous ai entretenu il y a quelques jours. - I decided to abandon the matter of which we have been speaking for a few days.
           La maladie dont il est mort porte un nom imprononçable. - The disease of which he died has an unpronounceable name.
           Les pays dont nous n’avons point de connaissance sont les destinations privilégiées des grands aventuriers. - The countries of which we have little knowledge are the privileged destinations of
           Ces étoiles — dont le nom m’échappe — sont les plus brillantes de la voûte céleste. - These stars, whose names escape me, are the brightest in the skies.
           Le Québec est une province du Canada dont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise. - Quebec is a province of Canada whose borders correspond to the Quebecois nation.
     2. pron. (sometimes) by which
           Le coup dont il fut frappé. - The blow by which he was struck.
     3. pron. Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations.
           Il a eu dix enfants, dont neuf filles. - He had ten children, nine of them girls.
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
apparence
     1. n-f. appearance
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
terne
     1. adj. dull; colourless; drab
     2. n-m. (obsolete) trinity, gathering of three people
     3. n-m. (backgammon, dice) double-three
     4. n-m. (bingo) three in a row
sans
     1. prep. without
           Je ne veux pas partir sans toi. - I cannot leave without you.
           Elle est partie sans parler à personne. - She left without talking to anyone.
éclat
     1. n-m. brilliance, shine, lustre
           On ne saurait soutenir l’éclat du soleil.
           L’or mat n’a point d’éclat.
           L’éclat des yeux, du teint, des fleurs.
     2. n-m. fragment
           Il a été blessé par un éclat d’obus. - He was wounded by grenade fragment.
     3. n-m. Strong reaction; scandal
           Cette affaire fait éclat, fait de l’éclat, grand éclat, beaucoup d’éclat.
     4. n-m. (Louisiana) clap, peal (of thunder, laughter)
     5. n-m. (Louisiana, in the plural) tinder, kindling
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