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dans
1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty
être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry
avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth
dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic
Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris.
Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water.
mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket
Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris.
2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York.
3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time)
Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour.
Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days.
4. prep. (with respect to time) during
dans un temps donné - during a given time
dans ma jeunesse - in my youth
5. prep. out of, from
boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup
Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge.
6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of
le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre
7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les)
dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos
dans les dix euros - about ten euros
8. n. plural of dan
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
représentations
1. n. plural of représentation
représentation
1. n-f. representation
2. n-f. the act or an instance of showing or presenting
extraordinaires
1. adj. plural of extraordinaire
extraordinaire
1. adj. extraordinary, out of the ordinary
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
abonnements
1. n. plural of abonnement
abonnement
1. n-m. subscription
sont
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of être
Où est-ce qu'ils sont? - Where are they?
être
1. v. to be
Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home.
3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
4. n-m. being, creature
5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
suspendus
1. adj. masculine plural of suspendu
suspendu
1. Participle. past participle of suspendre
2. adj. hanging
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
abonnés
1. n. plural of abonné
abonné
1. adj. regularly affected by; plagued or dogged with
2. n-m. subscriber, follower (e.g. on a social network)
3. n-m. masculine only a household for the purpose of utility delivery
Des centaines d'abonnés sont encore sans électricité. - Hundreds of households remain without electricity.
4. n-m. season ticket holder
5. Participle. past participle of abonner
sont
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of être
Où est-ce qu'ils sont? - Where are they?
être
1. v. to be
Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home.
3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
4. n-m. being, creature
5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
obligés
1. Participle. masculine plural of obligé
obliger
1. v. to oblige, to require, to compel, to force someone (to do something: (indtr, à))
2. v. (Louisiana French) to help, to aid
3. v. (passive) indtr, de to have to
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
payer
1. v. to pay (for)
payer une amende - pay a fine
payer un service - pay for a service
2. v. to pay (someone)
payer la caissière - pay the cashier
Il m'a payé 3 euros. - He paid me 3 euros.
3. v. to buy (something)
Nous payons les courses. - We're buying the groceries.
4. v. pay for (suffer the consequences of something)
Tu vas payer pour ce que tu as fait à ma sœur. - You're going to pay for what you did to my sister.
5. v. to pay off (to be fruitful)
Mes efforts ont payé. - My efforts paid off.
leurs
1. det. (possessive) plural of leur: their (used before a plural noun)
Elles ont oublié leurs livres. - They forgot their books.
2. pron. (possessive) plural of leur: theirs (referring to a plural noun)
Ce sont vos papiers ou les leurs ? - Are those your papers or theirs?
Je préfère nos voisins aux leurs. - I prefer our neighbors over theirs.
J'ai besoin de vos papiers, pas des leurs. - I need your papers, not theirs.
places
1. n. plural of place
2. v. second-person singular present of placer
placer
1. v. to place (to put in a specific location)
2. v. to seat (to put an object into a place where it will rest)
3. v. to place (to earn a given spot in a competition)
place
1. n-f. place, square, plaza, piazza
2. n-f. place, space, room
3. n-f. place, seat
4. v. first-person singular present of placer
5. v. third-person singular present of placer
6. v. second-person singular imperative of placer

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