| 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... | |
| style |
| 1. n-m. style (manner of doing something) | |
| 2. n-m. (botany) style (of a flower) | |
| 3. n-m. fashion, trend, style | |
| 4. n-m. (colloquial) style (personal comportment) | |
| 5. n-m. flair | |
| 6. n-m. (art) style; method characteristic of an artist; artistic manner or characteristic by which an artistic movement may be defined | |
| 7. n-m. gnomon, style (needle of a sundial) | |
| 8. n-m. (dated, historical) stylus, style (implement for writing on tablets) | |
| 9. n-m. complement of jargon particular to a field; style (manner of writing specific to a field or discipline) | |
| 10. n-m. sort, type; category of things | |
| styler |
| 1. v. to style; to dress | |
| manque |
| 1. n-m. lack, absence | |
| le manque d'amour maternel - the lack of maternal love | |
| 2. n-m. stress due to drug withdrawal | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of manquer | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of manquer | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of manquer | |
| 6. n-f. only used in, à la manque | |
| manquer |
| 1. v. (indirect transitive, ;, object marked with preposition de) to lack, to be lacking in | |
| Je manque de temps. - I don't have enough time. | |
| 2. v. (Used as English uses to miss (to feel a sadness caused by the absence of something, distance from a place, and longing to reunite therewith) more lite | |
| Tu me manques. - You are missed by me./You are lacking to me. | |
| 3. v. to be missing or lacking to | |
| La sottise ne manque pas là. - There is no lack of stupidity here. | |
| 4. v. to miss out | |
| 5. v. * 1996, Noir Désir, (lang, À ton étoile) | |
| 6. v. *: quote, fr | |
| 7. v. , Ça m'a manqué, tout ça, quand tu sauvais la face à bien d'autres que moi. | |
| 8. v. , I missed out on that, all of that, when you were saving face for many more than me. | |
| 9. v. to miss, to fail | |
| J'ai manqué mon train. - I missed my train. | |
| 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 | |
| nerf |
| 1. n-m. (anatomy) nerve | |
| 2. n-m. (figuratively) force, power, strength | |
| Les nerfs, les garçons! On n'est pas sur un bateau de plaisance. - Put some muscle into it, boys! We are not on a pleasure boat! | |
