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comment
     1. adv. how
           Comment te sens-tu ? - How do you feel?
vas
     1. v. second-person singular present indicative of aller
           Où vas-tu ? - Where are you going?
     2. v. Canada;Louisiana first-person singular present indicative of aller
           J'vas voir jusqu'où la musique peut me m'ner. - I'm going to see where music can take me.
     aller
          1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to
                Je vais au magasin. - I'm going to the store.
                On y va. - Let's go.
          2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à)
                aller à l'école - to attend school
          3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense)
                Il allait visiter sa famille. - He was going to visit his family.
                Je vais aller au magasin. - I will go to the store.
          4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
                J'espère que tu vas bien. - I hope you are well.
                Tout ira bien - All will be well.
          5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.)
          6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone)
                Cette robe te va bien ! - That dress suits you well!
          7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à)
                aller au four - to be ovenproof
                aller au micro-ondes - to be microwave safe
                aller au lave-vaisselle - to be dishwasher proof
          8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away
                aller et retour - round trip
tu
     1. pron. you (singular); thou
     2. Participle. past participle of taire
     3. part. (Quebec, informal) (question marker)
           C'est-tu possible ? - Is it possible?
     taire
          1. v. to quieten, to shut up, to silence
                Faites taire vos enfants ! - Shut your children up!
          2. v. to shut up (one's self), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking
                Tais-toi! - Be quiet!/Shut up!
          3. v. To keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say
                Je l'ai entendu de quelqu'un dont je préfère taire le nom. - I heard it from someone whose name I'd rather keep to myself.
te
     1. pron. (direct object) you
           Il te cite souvent. - He often quotes you.
     2. pron. (indirect object) you
           Il te donne le livre. - He gives you the book.
     3. pron. yourself
           Tu te souviens d'elle. - You remind yourself of her.
débrouiller
     1. v. to disentangle (threads)
     2. v. (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun) to get by, to manage; to bootstrap
           Débrouillez-vous! - Figure it out! Deal with it!
           Débrouille-toi! - Figure it out! (familiar)
           Je me débrouille... - I get by..., or, depending on context: I get around...
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