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emporter
     1. v. to take
     2. v. to win
     3. v. to take away, to blow away, to carry away
           Le vent emporte les fleurs. - The wind blows away the flowers.
     4. v. to take away
           des plats à emporter - meals to take away
     5. v. to get angry; to lose one's temper; to flare up
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
plateaux
     1. n. plural of plateau
     plateau
          1. n-m. flat area
          2. n-m. tray
          3. n-m. (geography) plateau
          4. n-m. stage (in theatre); set (of television broadcast)
          5. n-m. (cycling) chainring
ou
     1. conj. or
     2. conj. either...or
           Ou il est fou ou il est bête. - Either he's mad or he's stupid.
assiettes
     1. n. plural of assiette
     assiette
                ne pas être dans son assiette - to feel under the weather
          1. n-f. (horse racing) seat
          2. n-f. (nautical) trim, attitude, pitch attitude
          3. n-f. (accounting) basis
          4. n-f. dish (the food)
                C'est une bonne assiette. - It's a good dish.
          5. n-f. plate, dish (the crockery)
                On a besoin d'assiettes. - We need plates.
          6. n-f. plateful
après
     1. prep. after, later than in time.
           On mange après avoir bu. - We eat after we drink.
           après la fête - after the party
     2. prep. after, coming for, trying to get (someone).
     3. adv. afterwards
           On va au cinéma après. - We'll go to the cinema afterwards.
     4. adv. (Louisiana French) (Indicates the continuous aspect)
que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
           Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well.
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
           Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
           Il était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police.
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
                   Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father.
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
                   Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you.
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
           Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit.
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
           Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is!
           Mais que t'es drôle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are.
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
           Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting?
           Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done?
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
           Qu'est-il arrivé ? - What happened?
           Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit?
           Que sommes-nous ? - What are we?
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
           C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
après que
     1. conj. (fr-conjunction) (+ indicative)
     2. conj. after
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
nourriture
     1. n-f. food, nourishment
ait
     1. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of avoir
     avoir
          1. n-m. asset, possession
          2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
                J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
                J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
                Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
          4. v. to have (a condition)
                J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
                J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
                J'ai froid. - I have cold.
                J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
                J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
                J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
                J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
                J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
          5. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
          6. v. to have (to trick)
                Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
          7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
                avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
          8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
                J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
été
     1. n-m. summer
     2. Participle. past participle of être
     3. Participle. Louisiana French past participle of aller
     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
mangée
     1. Participle. feminine singular of mangé
     manger
          1. v. to eat
                J'ai mangé de la viande pour le souper. - I ate some meat for dinner.
          2. v. to eat
                C'est bizarre que je ne mange rien. - It's strange that I don't eat anything.
                Manger au restaurant. - To eat in a restaurant.
          3. n-m. food, foodstuff
                Cette boulangérie a du manger délicat. - This bakery has elegant food
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