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cette
     1. det. feminine singular of ce
étoffe
     1. n-f. fabric, material
     2. n-f. (figuratively) stuff
           avoir l'étoffe d'un héros - to have the makings of a hero
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...
papier
     1. n-m. paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets)
     2. n-m. paper (official documents)
     3. n-m. article, piece (in a newspaper)
     4. n-m. (plural) paperwork
sont
     1. v. third-person plural present indicative of être
           Où est-ce qu'ils sont? - Where are they?
     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
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
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. num. number box, fr
     3. num. one
     4. pron. one, someone
     5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
Blanc
     1. n-m. white person
     2. Proper noun. , from the common noun/adjective blanc
     3. adj. white color
           Ce lait est blanc. - This milk is white.
     4. adj. blank, unused
     5. adj. (figurative, one's look) blank, without expression
     6. n-m. white (color)
     7. n-m. silence while in a dialog
     8. 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.
     9. n-m. (informal) white wine
           Le poisson se mange avec du blanc. - fish is eaten with white wine.
     10. n-m. white person, person with a white complexion
     11. n-m. albumen, egg white
     12. n-m. white meat
     13. 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
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