ces |
1. det. plural of ce: these, those | |
épreuves |
1. n. plural of épreuve | |
épreuve |
1. n-f. test | |
2. n-f. ordeal, trial | |
3. n-f. (sports) event, heat | |
4. n-f. (typography, coinage) proof | |
5. n-f. (photography) print | |
6. n-f. (film, television, in the plural) rushes | |
avaient |
1. v. third-person plural imperfect 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. | |
trempé |
1. adj. soaked, drenched | |
2. adj. (of metal) hardened, tempered | |
3. adj. (figurative) battle-hardened, tough | |
4. Participle. past participle of tremper | |
son |
1. n-m. sound | |
Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.) | |
2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel) | |
Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat. | |
Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat. | |
J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend. | |
La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence. | |
3. n-m. bran | |
Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran. | |
âme |
1. n-f. (religion, philosophy) soul | |
2. n-f. (moral, intellectual centre) soul, heart, mind | |
3. n-f. soul, person | |
C'est un village de 800 âmes. - It's a village of 800 souls. | |
4. n-f. bore (of a cannon) | |
5. n-f. (lutherie) soundpost (of a violin etc.) | |