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chansons
     1. n. plural of chanson
     chanson
          1. n-f. song
chansons
     1. n. plural of chanson
     chanson
          1. n-f. song
je
     1. pron. I
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.
vous
     1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the second person:
     2. pron.          (subject pronoun) you (all).
                   Vous allez - You (all) go.
     3. pron.          (direct object pronoun) you (all).
                   Je vous adore. - I love you (all).
     4. pron. you, to you (indirect object pronoun):
           Je vous donnerai mon adresse. - I will give you my address / I will give my address to you.
     5. pron. (formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:
           Monsieur, je ne peux pas vous le dire - Sir, I cannot tell you.
écoute
     1. n-f. the act of listening
     2. n-f. (espionage) always in plural listening in, especially short for écoutes téléphoniques (phone hacking)
     3. n-f. (nautical) sheet (line to control a sail)
     4. v. first-person singular present of écouter
     5. v. third-person singular present of écouter
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of écouter
     écouter
          1. v. to listen
          2. v. to listen to
                J’écoute la radio.
point
     1. n-m. point (small mark)
     2. n-m. (sports) point
     3. n-m. full stop, period (punctuation mark)
     4. n-m. (knitting) stitch pattern
     5. n-m. dot (Morse code symbol)
     6. adv. (literary, dialectal, usually with "ne") not
           Ne craignez point - Fear not
     7. Participle. past participle of poindre
     8. v. third-person singular present indicative of poindre
     poindre
          1. v. to prick, sting
          2. v. to sting, afflict (of pain, love etc.)
          3. v. to come up (of a plant), peep through
          4. v. to break, dawn (of day); to break (of dawn)
          5. v. to appear, spring up
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