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 | |
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) | |
cas |
1. n-m. case, situation | |
dans la très grande majorité des cas - in the great majority of cases | |
2. n-m. (medicine) case | |
3. n-m. (law) case | |
cas clinique - clinical case | |
4. n-m. (grammar) case | |
normal |
1. adj. normal (according to norms, usual) | |
2. adj. (relational) normal (relating to a school to teach teachers how to teach) | |
3. adj. okay, alright | |
ou |
1. conj. or | |
2. conj. either...or | |
Ou il est fou ou il est bête. - Either he's mad or he's stupid. | |
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! | |
sauf |
1. adj. safe (free from harm) | |
2. prep. except, save | |
Tout le monde parle français, sauf moi. - Everyone speaks French, except me. | |
3. prep. excluding, barring | |
circonstance |
1. n-f. circumstance, situation (datedef, from c. 1220) | |
particulière |
1. adj. feminine singular of particulier | |
particulier |
1. adj. particular | |
2. adj. peculiar | |
3. n-m. an individual; a specified person | |