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ce
     1. det. this, that
     2. pron. (subject of être, 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 être, 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 être... - these may be...
furent
     1. v. third-person plural past historic of être
trois
     1. num. three
jours
     1. n. plural of jour
     jour
          1. n-m. day
          2. n-m. daylight, light
          3. n-m. opening, aperture
pleins
     1. adj. masculine plural of plein
     plein
          1. adj. full, full up
                La voiture est pleine. - The car is full.
                C'est plein de légendes. - It's full of stories
          2. adj. plenty
                Il y a plein de choses à faire. - There are plenty of things to do.
          3. adj. solid
          4. adj. (astronomy, of a moon) full
          5. adj. (preceded by en) mid-; middle
                en plein match - (right) in the middle of a match
                en plein concert - mid-concert
                en plein essor - on the rise
                en pleine attaque - mid-attack
          6. adj. (biology, of an animal) pregnant
          7. adv. (of the four cardinal points) due
                Aller plein sud - To go due north
          8. adv. (colloquial) a lot, lots of, many
                J'en ai plein du monde ici - I have lots of people here
          9. n-m. full tank (of gas)
          10. n-m. downstroke (of a letter)
          11. prep. (somewhat colloquial) in; all over; filling
                Avoir du vin plein sa cave.
                J'ai de l’argent plein mes poches. - I have money filling up my pockets.
exquis
     1. adj. exquisite
splendides
     1. adj. plural of splendide
     splendide
          1. adj. splendid; magnificent; impressive
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
vraie
     1. adj. feminine singular of vrai
     vrai
          1. adj. true
                C'est vrai? - Really?
                Est-il vrai que vous ayez dit qu'il a besoin de notre aide ? - Is it true that you said he needs our help?
                Il est vrai que l'on a dit cela. - It is true that we said that.
                Il n'est pas vrai que l'on ait dit cela. - It is not true that we said that.
          2. adj. real, proper
          3. adj. honest, sincere, truthful
          4. n-m. truth
          5. adv. true; truly
                Raconter vrai (to retell truly, without errors)
lune
     1. n-f. the Moon
     2. n-f. any natural satellite of a planet
     3. n-f. (literary) a month, particularly a lunar month
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
miel
     1. n-m. honey (sticky sweet substance)
lune de miel
     1. n-f. honeymoon (period of time immediately following a marriage)
     2. n-f. honeymoon, wedding trip (trip taken by a newly wed married couple)
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