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diriger
     1. v. to run; to direct (be the director of)
           Il dirige son entreprise avec passion. - He runs his business with passion.
     2. v. to supervise; to oversee
     3. v. to steer (vehicles)
           Il sait bien diriger le bateau. - He knows how to steer the boat.
     4. v. to aim, to direct
           Dirigez vos armes à l'ennemi. - Aim your weapons at the enemy.
     5. v. (cinematography) to direct (a film)
     6. v. to go towards; to head (for)
           Le camion se dirige vers la falaise. - The truck is heading for the cliff.
commander
     1. v. to order (tell someone to do something)
     2. v. to order (ask for a product)
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
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
chef
     1. n-m. (now literary) head
           opiner du chef - to nod
     2. n-m. article, principal point
           les principaux chefs d’une demande - the main points of a request
     3. n-m. principal motive, charge, count of indictment
           Le procureur a tenu à refaire une lecture des chefs d’accusation. - The prosecutor insisted on reading off the counts of indictment again.
     4. n-m. (heraldry) chief; top third of a coat of arms
           d'or au chef de gueules - or, a chief gules
     5. n-m. a boss, chief, leader
           Le pape est le chef de l’Église. - The pope is the head of the church.
     6. n-m. a culinary chef, chief cook
           Créant dans des établissements de prestige de nombreuses recettes reprises ensuite par d'autres chefs, Escoffier a fait connaitre internationalement la cuisine française. - Creating in prestigi
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