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embrasser
     1. v. (dated, transitive) to hug, embrace (to affectionately wrap one's arms around another)
           qui trop embrasse mal étreint - grasp all, lose all
     2. v. to kiss (to touch with the lips)
           Elle m'en veut d'avoir embrassé son petit copain, et je ne pense pas qu'elle me pardonnera de sitôt. - She's mad at me for kissing her boyfriend, and I don't think she'll forgive me anytime soo
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
personne
     1. n-f. person
     2. pron. (with ne) no one, nobody
           Il n'y a personne ici. - There is nobody here.
           Qui l'a lu? Personne. - Who has read it? No one.
           Il n'a parlé avec personne. - He spoke to nobody.
           Personne ne parle avec lui. - No one speaks with him.
     3. pron. anyone
           Il le sait mieux que personne. - He knows it better than anyone.
qui
     1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
           Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
           Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are.
     2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
           La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
           Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
           J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
           Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
           Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school.
           Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well.
     3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if
           Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do.
fume
     1. v. first-person singular present of fumer
     2. v. third-person singular present of fumer
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of fumer
     fumer
          1. v. to smoke
          2. v. to emit smoke
          3. v. to steam
c'est
     1. contraction. it is (used to define the preceding word)
           Le temps, c'est de l'argent. - Time is money.
     2. contraction. it is (used to introduce a focus)
     3. contraction. this is
     ce
          1. det. this, that
          2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below)
                C'est beau ! - It is beautiful!
                est-ce que...? - is it that...?
                ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of
                C'eût été avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
                C'eût été dommage... - It would have been a pity...
          3. pron. (subject of être, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
                C'est un/une célébrité. - He/she is a celebrity.
                Ce sont des célébrités. - These are celebrities.
                Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
                ce semble - it seems
                ce peuvent être... - these may be...
     est
          1. adj. east
          2. n-m. east
          3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être
     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
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
lécher
     1. v. to lick
     2. v. (figurative, informal) to polish, to refine (one's work)
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)
cendrier
     1. n-m. ashtray
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