| couvrir |
| 1. v. to cover up, to cover (put a cover over) | |
| 2. v. to cover (feature, discuss, mention) | |
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| habit |
| 1. n-m. article of clothing, garment, dress-coat, evening dress, tails, full dress | |
| revêtir |
| 1. v. to clothe, dress (those in need or for ceremonial purposes) | |
| 2. v. to invest (formally give authority, titles, responsibilities; install in office) | |
| 3. v. to disguise, hide | |
| 4. v. to put on, dress oneself in | |
| 5. v. to take on, to assume (aspect, form or appearance) | |
| 6. v. to coat, treat, cover, overlay, plaster (put a protective cover on (such as wooden support for a trench)) | |
| 7. v. to cover, blanket | |
| enduire |
| 1. v. to plaster | |
| 2. v. to coat, cover | |
| 3. v. to smear, anoint (to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance) | |
| enrober |
| 1. v. to coat | |
| 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 | |
| peinture |
| 1. n-f. painting | |
| La peinture de genre. | |
| 2. n-f. painting, canvas | |
| Il y a de belles peintures dans ce palais. | |
| 3. n-f. vivid description | |
| Cet auteur excelle dans la peinture des caractères, des passions, des mœurs, des faiblesses du cœur humain. | |
| 4. n-f. paint | |
| la peinture en est toute fraîche. | |
| Qu'est-ce qui sent comme la peinture verte, coule comme la peinture violette et se fond sur une camionnette blanche ? | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present of peinturer | |
| 6. v. third-person singular present of peinturer | |
| 7. v. second-person singular imperative of peinturer | |
