| cette |
| 1. det. feminine singular of ce | |
| femme |
| 1. n-f. woman | |
| 2. n-f. wife | |
| 3. n-f. (LGBT, rare) Alternative form of fem, , femme, feminine lesbian (contrast butch) | |
| a |
| 1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A | |
| 2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she | |
| C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute. | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir | |
| Elle a un chat. - She has a cat. | |
| 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. | |
| fait |
| 1. n-m. fact | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of faire | |
| 3. Participle. past participle of faire | |
| 4. adj. done | |
| 5. adj. cut out | |
| Je ne suis vraiment pas fait pour l'escalade. | |
| faire |
| 1. v. to do | |
| faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up. | |
| Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing? | |
| Fais pas ça. - Don't do that. | |
| 2. v. to make | |
| faire une erreur - to make a mistake. | |
| faire un voyage - to take a trip | |
| 3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal) | |
| "Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said. | |
| Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow". | |
| 4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something) | |
| Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh. | |
| La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry. | |
| 5. v. to act like (something) | |
| Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act. | |
| 6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations) | |
| Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside. | |
| Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years. | |
| Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result. | |
| Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman. | |
| 7. v. to do, to make (oneself) | |
| Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails. | |
| 8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action) | |
| se faire piquer - to be stung | |
| Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed. | |
| Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut? | |
| 9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature | |
| 10. v. to become used to, to get used to | |
| Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it. | |
| 11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with) | |
| 12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified) | |
| L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers. | |
| Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves. | |
| 13. v. to become, to get | |
| une |
| 1. num. feminine singular of un | |
| 2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
| 3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
| fausse |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of faux | |
| fausser |
| 1. v. to falsify, to render invalid | |
| 2. v. to skew, to distort (a result) | |
| faux |
| 1. adj. false; untrue | |
| 2. adj. false; not real | |
| 3. adv. badly; inaccurately; untruly | |
| 4. n-f. scythe | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present indicative of faillir | |
| 6. v. second-person singular present indicative of faillir | |
| couche |
| 1. n-f. (literary) bed (place for sleeping) | |
| partager sa couche avec quelqu'un | |
| 2. n-f. nappy/diaper | |
| 3. n-f. coat (of paint) | |
| 4. n-f. layer (of soil, snow etc.) | |
| 5. n-f. (chiefly in the plural) childbirth | |
| 6. n-f. (chemistry) shell | |
| 7. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of coucher | |
| 8. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of coucher | |
| 9. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of coucher | |
| 10. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of coucher | |
| 11. v. second-person singular imperative of coucher | |
| coucher |
| 1. v. to lay, to lay down | |
| 2. v. to put to bed, to put up (a lodger) | |
| 3. v. to go to bed | |
| 4. v. (of celestial objects) to set | |
| Quand le Soleil se couche-t-il ce soir ? - When does the sun set? | |
| Le Soleil se lève à l'est et se couche à l'ouest. - The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. | |
| Les deux cercles polaires sont les parallèles des régions polaires au-delà desquels il existe au moins une journée où le Soleil ne se lève pas en hiver, et ne se couche pas en été. - The two po | |
| 5. v. to lodge, to beat down (wheat) | |
| 6. v. to layer (branches) | |
| 7. v. to slant (writing) | |
| 8. v. to aim at | |
| 9. v. to sleep | |
| 10. v. to sleep with (+ avec, t=with) | |
| 11. v. to spend the night | |
| 12. v. to lodge | |
| 13. v. to pack off to bed | |
| 14. n-m. going to bed | |
| 15. n-m. bedding | |
| 16. n-m. room and board | |
| 17. n-m. setting (sun) | |
| coucher de soleil — sunset, sundown | |
| fausse couche |
| 1. n-f. miscarriage | |
