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courant
     1. Participle. present participle of courir
     2. n-m. current (of water, electricity, thought, etc.)
           courant électrique - electric current
     3. adj. current, present
     4. adj. (language skills) fluent
     5. adj. common
     courir
          1. v. to run
          2. v. to hurry; to rush
          3. v. (Louisiana French) to go
                Courez chercher mon livre! - Go get my book!
marche
     1. n-f. march (formal, rhythmic way of walking)
     2. n-f. march (song in the genre of music written for marching)
     3. n-f. walk (distance walked)
     4. n-f. movement (of a vehicle)
     5. n-f. functioning
     6. n-f. step (step of a stair)
     7. n-f. marches (region near a border)
     8. v. first-person singular present of marcher
     9. v. third-person singular present of marcher
     10. v. second-person singular imperative of marcher
     marcher
          1. v. to walk
                Il marche au milieu de la rue. - He is walking in the middle of the street
          2. v. to travel; to move; to march
          3. v. (figurative) to work, to function
                Comment ça marche ? - How does it work?
                Cet appareil ne marche plus. - This device isn't working anymore.
          4. v. to step
                Marcher sur le pied de quelqu’un. - To step on the foot of someone
          5. v. to cooperate
                Je ne marche plus. - I am no longer in.
          6. v. to believe
                Il marche. - He believes my joke.
                Il m'a fait marcher. - He took me for a ride.
des
     1. art. plural of un
     2. art. plural of une
     3. art. plural of du
     4. art. plural of de la
     5. art. plural of de l'
     6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some)
     de
          1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
                Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
          2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
                Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
                Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
                le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
          3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
                Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
                Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
                Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
                C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
                Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
          4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
                5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
                Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
                Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
          5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
                Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
                Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
                Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
                Un chien de garde - A guarddog
                Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
                Un stade de football - A football stadium
          6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
                De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
                Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
                un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
          7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
                J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
                Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
                Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
                Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
          8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
                Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
          9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
                Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
                Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
          10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
                Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
                Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
                Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
          11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
     les
          1. art. plural of le: the
          2. art. plural of la: the
          3. pron. plural of le: them
          4. pron. plural of la: them
     de l'
          1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
                Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic?
affaires
     1. n. plural of affaire
     2. n. (plural only) belongings
           Ne touchez pas à mes affaires. - Don't touch my things.
     3. n. (plural only) business
     affaire
          1. n-f. business; matter; affair
                affaire importante - important business
                C'est une affaire d'honneur. - It is a matter of honor.
                C'est l'affaire d'une minute. - It's a matter of a minute.
                C'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre. - It's my business, not yours.
          2. n-f. deal, transaction, bargain
                conclure une affaire - to close a deal
          3. n-f. business, enterprise
                monter une affaire - to set up a business
                Ils ont repris l'affaire familiale. - They took over the family business.
          4. n-f. affair, scandal
                l'affaire Dreyfus - the Dreyfus affair
                Affaire Fillon - Fillon affair
          5. n-f. (law) case, trial
                L'affaire O.J. Simpson fut une des plus médiatisées. - The O. J. Simpson case was one of the most publicized.
          6. n-f. (informal) things; stuff
          7. n-f. (informal, chiefly in the plural) belonging (something physical that is owned)
          8. n-f. (informal, Quebec) thingamajig
          9. n-f. (informal, Louisiana French) thing
de
     1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
           Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
     2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
           Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
           Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
           le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
     3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
           Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
           Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
           Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
           C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
           Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
     4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
           5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
     5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
           Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
           Un chien de garde - A guarddog
           Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
           Un stade de football - A football stadium
     6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
           De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
     7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
           J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
           Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
           Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
     8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
           Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
     9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
           Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
           Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
     10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
           Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
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'
de la
     1. art. of the
     2. art. some; the feminine partitive article
           Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? - Would you like some jam?
           J'ai mangé de la tarte - I ate some pie.
vie
     1. n-f. life, the state of organisms (organic beings) prior to death
     2. n-f. life, period in which one is alive, between birth and death
     3. n-f. biography, life
     4. n-f. life, lifeforms
           L’apparition de la vie sur Terre - The appearance of life on Earth
     5. n-f. cost of living
           La vie a drôlement augmenté depuis quelque temps : il ne me reste plus grand-chose quand j’ai payé tous les impôts.
     6. n-f. attn, frWikt has even more senses than this
     7. n-f. (Switzerland, Jura) way, path (road, railway, etc)
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