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cette
     1. det. feminine singular of ce
Victoire
     1. Proper noun. given name, female, var=Victoria
     2. n-f. victory; win
           La victoire sera douce. - Victory will be sweet.
imprévue
     1. adj. feminine singular of imprévu
     imprévu
          1. adj. unforeseen, unexpected
          2. n-m. unforeseen event
sauva
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of sauver
     sauver
          1. v. to save, rescue; to protect
          2. v. (computing) to save
          3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to escape, run away
          4. v. (Quebec, Louisiana French) to save (conserve, prevent the wasting of)
                Ça réduit le gaspillage et sauve de l'argent. - It reduces waste and saves money.
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
Grèce
     1. Proper noun. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
expirante
     1. adj. feminine singular of expirant
     expirant
          1. Participle. present participle of expirer
          2. adj. expiring, dying
mais
     1. conj. but, although
     2. interj. an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah
           Mais qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What the heck are you doing?
     3. n. plural of mai
par
     1. prep. through
           par la fenêtre - through the window
           aller par le parc - go through the park
     2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction))
           voyager par train - travel by train
           par surprise - by surprise
           le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates.
     3. prep. over (used to express direction)
           Viens par ici ! - Come over here!
     4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement)
           voir par devant - see from the back
           le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap
     5. prep. around, round (inside of)
           par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema
     6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)
           par terre - on the ground
     7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)
           par un beau jour - on a nice day
           par un soir - in one evening
     8. prep. in
           marcher par deux - walk in twos
     9. prep. per, a, an
           trois fois par semaine - three times a week
     10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something)
           par pure colère - out of pure anger
           par tristesse - out of sadness
     11. prep. for
     12. n-m. (golf) par
contre
     1. prep. against (in physical contact with)
           La paille est contre la maison - the straw is against the house
           Elle s'appuie contre le mur. - She's pushing against the wall.
     2. prep. against (not in favor of)
           Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre. - The citizens are for, but the politicians are against.
     3. prep. against (having as an opponent)
           Ce soir: Lille contre Marseille en direct. - Tonight: Lille against Marseille live.
     4. prep. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with)
           10% des hommes ont eu plus de cent partenaires sexuels, contre 5% seulement des femmes. - 10 percent of all men have had more than a hundred sexual partners, as opposed to 5 percent of all wome
     5. prep. in exchange for
           On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit. - These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal.
     6. v. first-person singular present of contrer
     7. v. third-person singular present of contrer
     8. v. second-person singular imperative of contrer
     9. n-m. (bridge) double
par contre
     1. adv. on the other hand (from another point of view); however
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
mer
     1. n-f. sea (large body of water)
     2. n-f. (used with the definite article) the ocean (the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface)
Noire
     1. n-f. female equivalent of Noir
     2. adj. feminine singular of noir
     3. n-f. (music) quarter note
     noir
          1. adj. black in colour
                Ce chat est noir. - This cat is black.
          2. adj. dark
                Il fait encore noir dehors. - It is still dark outside.
          3. adj. drunk; inebriated
                Il est noir. - He is drunk.
          4. adj. black, of black ethnicity
                Il est noir. - He is black.
          5. n-m. a black person
          6. n-m. a person whose hair is dark
          7. n-m. dark; darkness
                Je suis seul dans le noir. - I'm alone in the dark.
devint
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of devenir
     devenir
          1. n-m. future
          2. v. to become
          3. v. (Louisiana French , followed by de) to come from
presque
     1. adv. almost
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)
lac
     1. n-m. lake
Russe
     1. n. Russian (person)
     2. adj. Russian
     3. n-m. Russian language
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