| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) | |
| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) | |
| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. | |
| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) | |
| aller en bus - go by bus | |
| partir en voiture - leave by car | |
| 4. prep. as | |
| Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend. | |
| habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas | |
| 5. prep. at (used to describe an ability) | |
| fort en histoire - good at history | |
| 6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition) | |
| une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair | |
| une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork | |
| 7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years)) | |
| en 1993 - in 1993 | |
| en janvier - in January | |
| en septembre 2001 - in September 2001 | |
| 8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while | |
| 9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something | |
| C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion. | |
| 10. prep. in (used to describe color) | |
| une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white | |
| 11. prep. in (used to describe feelings) | |
| en détresse - in distress | |
| 12. prep. in (as part of something) | |
| en équipe - on a team | |
| 13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.)) | |
| Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)! | |
| Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them). | |
| Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them). | |
| Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them). | |
| Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there? | |
| Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it. | |
| 14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici. | |
| Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there). | |
| attendant |
| 1. Participle. present participle of attendre | |
| En attendant Patrick, j'ai croisé David. - While waiting for Patrick, I ran into David. | |
| attendre |
| 1. v. to wait for, to await | |
| Je l'attends. - I'm waiting for her/him. | |
| J’attends mon cousin à la gare. - I'm waiting for my cousin at the station. | |
| 2. v. to expect | |
| On attendait mieux de toi. - We expected better from you. | |
| 3. v. to expect | |
| Je m'attendais à pire. - I expected worse. | |
| Il s'attend à ce que tu viennes ce soir. - He expects you to come tonight. | |
| Pourquoi est-ce que je me suis attendu à ce que vous ayez la gentillesse de me laisser tranquille ? - Why did I expect you to be nice enough to leave me in peace? | |
| 4. v. (Louisiana French) Alternative form of entendre, to hear | |
| Quand t'étais petit, t'attendais le français à la Messe ou a l'église? - When you were little, would you hear French at Mass or at church? | |
| en attendant |
| 1. adv. meanwhile, in the meantime | |
| 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) | |
| bus |
| 1. n. bus | |
| 2. v. first-person singular past historic of boire | |
| 3. v. second-person singular past historic of boire | |
| 4. Participle. masculine plural of bu | |
| boire |
| 1. v. to drink | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| ai |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of avoir | |
| J'ai un chien. - I have a dog. | |
| rencontré |
| 1. Participle. past participle of rencontrer | |
| rencontrer |
| 1. v. to meet | |
| 2. v. to come across | |
| mon |
| 1. det. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender) | |
| J'ai perdu mon chapeau. - I lost my hat. | |
| La décision a été prise pendant mon absence. - The decision was taken in my absence. | |
| 2. det. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".) | |
| Ami |
| 1. n-f. (historical) Citroën Ami | |
| 2. n-m. friend (one who is affectionately attached to another) | |
| Nous devons toujours être aux côtés de nos parents et de nos amis. - We must always stand by our family and our friends. | |
