| 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) | |
| ton |
| 1. det. (possessive) your | |
| Tu as pensé à prendre ton livre ? - Did you remember to bring your book? | |
| Ton écriture est jolie. - Your writing is pretty. | |
| J'aime beaucoup ton manteau. - I really like your coat. | |
| 2. n-m. tone (sound of a particular frequency) | |
| 3. n-m. (music) tone (interval) | |
| Il y a un ton entre do et ré - Doh and ray are separated by one tone. | |
| 4. n-m. tone (manner of speaking) | |
| Je n'aime pas le ton sur lequel tu me parles! - I don’t like your tone! (I don’t like the way you are talking to me!) | |
| 5. n-m. tone, shade (of colour) | |
| Différents tons de rouge. - Several shades of red. | |
| grave |
| 1. adj. serious | |
| 2. adj. solemn | |
| 3. adj. low-pitched | |
| 4. adj. (phonetics) back | |
| 5. adv. (informal, slang) much; a lot | |
| Je te kiffe grave ! - I love you like crazy! | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of graver | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present of graver | |
| 8. v. second-person singular imperative of graver | |
| graver |
| 1. v. to engrave | |
| 2. v. to carve (wood) | |
| 3. v. to burn (data, onto a CD, DVD, etc.) | |
