| ces |
| 1. det. plural of ce: these, those | |
| soldats |
| 1. n. plural of soldat | |
| soldat |
| 1. n-m. soldier | |
| indisciplinés |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of indiscipliné | |
| indiscipliné |
| 1. adj. undisciplined | |
| 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. | |
| écoutèrent |
| 1. v. third-person plural past historic of écouter | |
| pas |
| 1. n-m. step, pace, footstep | |
| 2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass | |
| Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover | |
| 3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) | |
| 4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. | |
| Je ne sais pas. - I don't know | |
| Ma grande sœur n'habite pas avec nous. - My big sister doesn't live with us. | |
| J’veux pas travailler. - I don't wanna work. | |
| leur |
| 1. pron. (personal, indirect) (to) them | |
| Je leur ai donné un coup de main. - I gave them a hand. | |
| 2. det. their | |
| Je peux voir leur maison d'ici. - I can see their house from here. | |
| chef |
| 1. n-m. (now literary) head | |
| opiner du chef - to nod | |
| 2. n-m. article, principal point | |
| les principaux chefs d’une demande - the main points of a request | |
| 3. n-m. principal motive, charge, count of indictment | |
| Le procureur a tenu à refaire une lecture des chefs d’accusation. - The prosecutor insisted on reading off the counts of indictment again. | |
| 4. n-m. (heraldry) chief; top third of a coat of arms | |
| d'or au chef de gueules - or, a chief gules | |
| 5. n-m. a boss, chief, leader | |
| Le pape est le chef de l’Église. - The pope is the head of the church. | |
| 6. n-m. a culinary chef, chief cook | |
| Créant dans des établissements de prestige de nombreuses recettes reprises ensuite par d'autres chefs, Escoffier a fait connaitre internationalement la cuisine française. - Creating in prestigi | |
