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dédaigneux
1. adj. scornful, disdainful, contemptuous
indifférence dédaigneuse - dismissive indifference
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?
croix
1. n-f. cross (shape)
2. n-f. (heraldry) a representation of a cross; the cross as a heraldic symbol
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?
titres
1. n. plural of titre
titrer
1. v. to title (to give an honorific title to someone)
2. v. (chemistry) to titrate
titre
1. n-m. heading, title (name of a piece of work)
2. n-m. title (extra name bestowed upon somebody)
3. n-m. (chemistry) titre
4. n-m. tittle (the point on top of the letter i)
5. n-m. (finance) share, certificate (document evidencing ownership of stock, debt, commodities, etc.)
et
1. conj. and
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?
et des
1. Phrase. (informal, chiefly Belgium) or thereabouts, and change, and a bit over
académies
1. n. plural of académie
académie
1. n-f. academy (learned society)
hospitalier
1. adj. (relational) hospital
2. adj. hospitable
3. n-m. hospitaler.
libéral
1. adj. libertarian, liberal
2. adj. Libertarian, Liberal
3. n-m. libertarian, liberal
4. n-m. Libertarian, Liberal
paternel
1. adj. paternal
avec
1. prep. (accompaniment) with
Je suis revenu avec lui. - I have returned with him.
Voudriez-vous y aller avec moi ? - Would you like to come with me?
Ils m'ont dit qu'ils étaient avec toi. - They told me that they were with you.
2. prep. (manner, instrument) with
Je l'ai fait avec plaisir. - I did it with pleasure.
3. adv. (informal) too, also
Il en est vraiment content. —Bien, moi avec. - He's really happy about it. —Well, me too.
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
pauvres
1. adj. plural of pauvre
2. n. plural of pauvre
pauvre
1. adj. (after a noun) poor (financially deprived)
2. adj. (after a noun) lacking, scanty
3. adj. (before a noun) poor, pitiable
4. adj. (pejorative) (Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.)
pauvre con - you twat, you moron, you idiot
5. n-m. poor person; pauper
6. n-m. person deserving of pity
et
1. conj. and
pratiquant
1. adj. churchgoing
Les catholiques pratiquants.
2. n-m. churchgoer
Un pratiquant irréprochable, qui ne manque pas un office du dimanche, Frègefon, m'a vendu un vin de messe impudemment baptisé et frelaté. (Arnoux, Zulma, 1960)
3. n-m. a regular practiser of any religion
4. Participle. present participle of pratiquer
pratiquer
1. v. to do; to practise
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'
vertu
1. n-f. virtue
sans
1. prep. without
Je ne veux pas partir sans toi. - I cannot leave without you.
Elle est partie sans parler à personne. - She left without talking to anyone.
y
1. pron. there (at a place)
Il est dans la maison. Il y est. - He is in the house. He is there.
2. pron. there, thither (to there)
Nous allons au Mexique. Nous y allons. - We are going to Mexico. We are going there.
3. pron. Used as a pronoun to replace an adverbial phrase starting with à.
Je pense à mon pays. J'y pense. - I think about my country. I think about it.
4. pron. With verbs: see for verbs which use this structure.
5. pron. With adjectives. Only used with a handful of adjectives (the most common combination being y compris, which is a special case), mainly in legal terminology.
personnes y nommées - Persons named there(in)
procédures y afférentes - Related procedures
documents y relatifs - Related documents
eaux y affluentes - Tributary waters
6. pron. (Quebec, France, colloquial) he: Alternative form of il
7. pron. (Quebec, France, colloquial) they: Alternative form of ils
8. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) they: Alternative form of elles
croire
1. v. to believe (someone)
Il jure qu'il dit la vérité. Je ne le crois pas. - He swears that he's telling the truth. I do not believe him.
Je crois que c'est vrai. - I believe that it is true.
2. v. to believe, to accept as true (+preo, à, something)
Croire à quelque chose - To believe in something.
Les français croient à l'amour. - The French believe in love.
Croyez-vous à l'existence de Dieu? - Do you believe (in) the existence of God?
Nous croyons à la venue du messie. - We believe in the coming of the Messiah.
3. v. to believe, to have faith + en (object) = in
croire en quelqu'un, en quelque chose - I have faith in someone, ...in something.
Oui, je crois en Dieu. - Yes, I believe in God.
Je crois en toi. - I have faith in you.
Il ne croit qu'en soi. - He only believes in himself.
4. v. to think of oneself as, to consider oneself as
Il se croit parfait. - He thinks he's perfect.
il
1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
Il est parti. - He left.
2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
Il pleut. - It’s raining.
eût
1. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of avoir
avoir
1. n-m. asset, possession
2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
4. v. to have (a condition)
J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
J'ai froid. - I have cold.
J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
5. v. to have (a measure or age)
Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
6. v. to have (to trick)
Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
presque
1. adv. almost
passé
1. n-m. past tense
2. n-m. past (opposite of future)
3. adj. past
4. adj. (used with certain temporal nouns) last
la semaine passée ; l'année passée, l’an passé ; l'hiver passé - last week; last year; last winter
5. Participle. past participle of passer
passer
1. v. to go past
2. v. to cross (a border)
3. v. (legal) to pass
passer une loi - to pass a law
4. v. to spend (time)
J'ai passé les vacances en Espagne. - I spent the holidays in Spain.
J'ai passé une splendide soirée chez toi. - I had a great evening at your place.
5. v. to publish (a newspaper)
6. v. to take, to sit (an exam or test)
J'ai réussi l'examen que j'avais passé en avril. - I passed the exam that I took in April.
7. v. to pass (an exam or test)
Il est passé à l'examen. - He passed the exam.
8. v. (dated) to pass (an exam or test)
Il a passé l'examen. - He passed the exam.
9. v. (public transportation) to run
Le train passe toutes les vingt minutes. - The train runs every 20 minutes.
10. v. to exceed (a limit)
11. v. to percolate
12. v. to hand down, to pass on
13. v. to be allowed
14. v. to pass, to go (between two entities)
15. v. to show (a movie)
16. v. to go up (a grade)
17. v. to shift (change gear)
18. v. to go down
19. v. to go up
20. v. to stop by, to pop in
Il est passé nous voir. - He stopped by to see us.
Je vais y passer demain pour mes affaires. - I'm going to stop by there tomorrow for my things.
21. v. to pass away, to die
22. v. (music) to spin (e.g. a disk)
23. v. (TV) to show (be on television)
24. v. (sports) to pass (kick, throw, hit etc. the ball to another player)
25. v. (athletics) to pass (the relay baton)
26. v. to pass on (infect someone else with a disease)
27. v. to put, to place, to slip (move a part of one's body somewhere else)
28. v. to wipe, rub
Elle passe de la crème sur son ventre. - She's rubbing cream on her belly.
29. v. to skip a go
30. v. to put (make something undergo something)
31. v. (card games) to pass (not play upon one's turn)
32. v. to take place, to happen, to come to pass
Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ici ? - What happened here?
33. v. to go by
34. v. to do without
Je ne peux pas me passer du café le matin. - I can't do without a cup of coffee in the morning.
35. v. to don
Il passa son pantalon. - He put on his pants.
36. v. (indtr, pour) to be thought to be, to be said to be, to be taken for
faire passer quelqu'un pour quelque chose - to make someone out to be something
se faire passer pour - to pass oneself off as, to pose as, to impersonate
pour
1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun)
J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you.
2. prep. for (in support of)
Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him?
3. prep. for (as a consequence for)
Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes.
4. prep. for (an intended destination)
Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London.
5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive)
Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back.
6. prep. for, to (according to)
Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic.
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)
saint
1. n-m. a male saint; masculine of sainte
2. adj. saintly (all meanings)
si
1. conj. if, whether
Je me demande si elle sera seule. - I wonder if she'll be alone.
Je veux savoir si tu viendras ou non. - I want to know if you're coming or not.
2. conj. if (assuming that)
Si j'avais ses pouvoirs, je créerais un monde où le mal n'existe pas. - If I had his power, I'd create a world where evil didn't exist.
Si tu n'avais pas appelé, je serais morte. - If you hadn't called, I'd be dead.
3. conj. even if
4. conj. although, while
5. interj. yes (used to contradict a negative statement)
Tu ne m’aimes pas, n’est-ce pas ? — Si ! - You don’t like me, do you? — Yes, I do!
Moi, je n'ai rien fait ! — Si ! - I didn't do anything! — Yes, you did!
6. adv. so, such (intensifier)
J’étais si fatigué ces jours-ci que je n’avais pas le courage de vous écrire. - I was so tired those days that I didn't have the energy to write to you.
Cela n'aurait pas été une si bonne idée. - That wouldn't have been such a good idea.
7. adv. (si + adjective/adverb + que ...) however (to whatever extent or degree)
Si bavard qu'il soit, il ne dit rien de stupide. - However talkative he may be, he doesn't say anything stupid.
8. n-m. (music) si, the note 'B'
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'
finesse
1. n-f. fineness (of hair, writing etc.)
2. n-f. thinness
3. n-f. keenness, sharpness (of blade)
4. n-f. fineness, delicacy; slenderness
5. n-f. perceptiveness; sensitivity, finesse
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
son
1. n-m. sound
Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.)
2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat.
Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat.
J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend.
La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence.
3. n-m. bran
Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran.
esprit
1. n-m. immaterial or incorporeal substance
2. n-m. disembodied mind
3. n-m. mind (in the wide sense)
4. n-m. mind (as principle of thought)
5. n-m. specific mind aptitude
6. n-m. high mind aptitude
7. n-m. deep intention, sense, or purpose (of a text, action, attitude...); philosophy (in figurative sense)
8. n-m. (metonymy) human being, as possessing abilities of mind
9. n-m. (old) volatile fluid ; (in particular) alcohol
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.
Le
1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese
2. art. the (definite article)
Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
5. art. (before units) a, an
Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
6. pron. (direct object) him, it
Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him.
Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car.
7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English
Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too
eût
1. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of avoir
avoir
1. n-m. asset, possession
2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
4. v. to have (a condition)
J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
J'ai froid. - I have cold.
J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
5. v. to have (a measure or age)
Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
6. v. to have (to trick)
Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
fait
1. n-m. fact
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of faire
3. Participle. past participle of faire
4. adj. done
5. adj. cut out
Je ne suis vraiment pas fait pour l'escalade.
faire
1. v. to do
faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up.
Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing?
Fais pas ça. - Don't do that.
2. v. to make
faire une erreur - to make a mistake.
faire un voyage - to take a trip
3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
"Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said.
Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow".
4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something)
Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh.
La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry.
5. v. to act like (something)
Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations)
Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside.
Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years.
Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result.
Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman.
7. v. to do, to make (oneself)
Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails.
8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action)
se faire piquer - to be stung
Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed.
Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut?
9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature
10. v. to become used to, to get used to
Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it.
11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with)
12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers.
Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves.
13. v. to become, to get
craindre
1. v. to fear
2. v. to suck (to be unwanted or bad)
J'ai perdu mon portefeuille. — Merde, ça craint. - I've lost my wallet. — Shit, that sucks.
comme
1. conj. as
Je travaille comme artiste. - I work as an artist.
2. conj. like
J'agis comme il faut. - I act like I must.
3. conj. how
Comme tu es belle ce soir ! - How beautiful you are tonight!
4. conj. because, as, since
Comme j'étais malade, il est venu me voir. - As I was ill, he came to see me.
5. part. (colloquial Canada) like
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)
démon
1. n-m. demon

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