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cette
     1. det. feminine singular of ce
corde
     1. n-f. rope (general)
     2. n-f. (geometry) chord
     3. n-f. (music) chord (of a string instrument)
     4. n-f. chord (vocal chord)
     5. n-f. line (washing line, for hanging clothes to dry)
     6. v. first-person singular present of corder
     7. v. third-person singular present of corder
     8. v. second-person singular imperative of corder
     corder
          1. v. to rope up, rope
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.
est
     1. adj. east
     2. n-m. east
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être
     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
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.
assez
     1. adv. enough
           Il est incontestable que je suis assez bouché de croire ça. - It's incontestable that I'm already dumb enough to believe that
     2. adv. quite
     3. adv. rather
longue
     1. adj. feminine singular of long
     long
          1. adj. long
          2. n-m. length
                Le nez de Pinocchio mesure le matin 5 cm de long. - Pinocchio's nose measures 5 cm long in the morning.
                J'aime marcher le long du fleuve. - I like walking along the river.
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