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entrer
     1. v. to enter
           Entrer dans la salle. - Enter the room.
se
     1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
     2. pron.          (to) himself
     3. pron.          (to) herself
     4. pron.          (to) oneself
     5. pron.          (to) itself
     6. pron.          (to) themselves
     7. pron.          (to) each other
     8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
           Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
mettre
     1. v. to put; to place
     2. v. to put on
     3. v. to set (to lay a table)
     4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to start (+ à) (something / doing something), to get around to doing something
se mettre
     1. v. to place self in a place or state
     2. v. to become
           Se mettre en colère - To become angry
     3. v. to put on, to wear
           Je n'ai rien à me mettre! - I've nothing to wear!
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
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'
peau
     1. n-f. skin of a person or animal
     2. n-f. hide, fur
     3. n-f. skin (protective outer layer of a plant or fruit)
     4. n-f. pellicule formed on top of certain prepared foods
de
     1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
           Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
     2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
           Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
           Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
           le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
     3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
           Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
           Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
           Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
           C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
           Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
     4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
           5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
     5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
           Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
           Un chien de garde - A guarddog
           Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
           Un stade de football - A football stadium
     6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
           De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
     7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
           J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
           Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
           Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
     8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
           Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
     9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
           Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
           Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
     10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
           Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
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)
personnage
     1. n-m. character (in a play, program, film)
se
     1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
     2. pron.          (to) himself
     3. pron.          (to) herself
     4. pron.          (to) oneself
     5. pron.          (to) itself
     6. pron.          (to) themselves
     7. pron.          (to) each other
     8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
           Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
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
assimiler
     1. v. to assimilate (all meanings), to absorb
     2. v. to liken
     3. v. to lump together (e.g., one group with another)
     4. v. to digest (of food)
restituer
     1. v. to restitute, to restore (return to something's former condition)
     2. v. to bring back, bring back to life
     3. v. to recreate, to reproduce (create/produce again)
     4. v. to return, to give back (something to its original owner)
     5. v. to restitute, to refund
     6. v. to throw up (vomit)
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).
soi
     1. pron. (rare) nominative pronoun reinforcing indefinite or very generalized subject; one
     2. pron. (more commonly) Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
           (parasyn, soi-même)
           Pourquoi ne pense-t-on qu'à soi ?
     3. pron.          (chiefly) oneself
     4. pron.          (Occasionally representing other pronouns, e.g. ourselves, or translated according to the referenced indefinite subject)
     5. pron. (dated) himself, herself, itself
en soi
     1. adv. per se, in and of itself, as such
ses
     1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)
           Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house.
           Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys.
           Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents.
manières
     1. n. plural of manière
     manière
          1. n-f. manner, way
                une autre manière de vivre - another way of living
          2. adv. (Louisiana French) somewhat, kinda, sorta, a bit, a little
                Alle est manière tchaque drette asteur. - She's kind of drunk right now.
de
     1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
           Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
     2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
           Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
           Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
           le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
     3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
           Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
           Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
           Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
           C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
           Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
     4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
           5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
     5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
           Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
           Un chien de garde - A guarddog
           Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
           Un stade de football - A football stadium
     6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
           De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
     7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
           J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
           Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
           Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
     8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
           Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
     9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
           Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
           Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
     10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
           Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
penser
     1. v. to think, reflect, concentrate one's mind on something
           Penser tout haut. - Think aloud, speak one's mind freely.
     2. v. to estimate, imagine, believe
           Vous n'en êtes pas où vous pensez. - You are not where you think you are.
           Il y a, je pense, dix kilomètres de chez vous chez moi. - It is ten kilometres, I estimate, from your place to my place.
           J'irai vous voir demain, je pense. - I will see you tomorrow, I suppose.
           La chose n'est pas si facile qu'on le pense. - The thing is not as simple as one might believe.
           Je ne pensais pas que vous vous méprendriez sur le sens de mes paroles. - I didn't imagine you would be mistaken on the sense of my words.
     3. v. (originally with a que sentence) to be of the opinion that, believe
           Je pensais qu'il était de vos amis. - I thought he was a friend.
           Je veux être d'accord avec toi, mais je ne pense pas que nous ayons besoin de son aide. - I want to agree with you, but I don't think we need his help.
           Je pense comme vous. - I agree with your view.
           Il ne dit rien qu'il ne pense. - He doesn't say anything he doesn't believe.
           Dites librement ce que vous pensez. - Cavalierly state your opinion.
           J'espère qu'il ne pense pas ce qu'il dit. - I hope he doesn't believe what he is saying.
           Faites-moi connaître votre façon de penser. - Tell me how you think about it.
           Pensez-vous ? - Do you really believe that? (1935, punning at the dialogue partner's missing belief in his own statement)
     4. v. to be absorbed by a worry or depressing thoughts
     5. v. to conceive a project
     6. v. (with de + object) to evoke the image or remembrance of someone in one's mind
           Penser d'aucun.
     7. v. (with à + object) to attach one's thinking to someone, especially lovingly
           Pensez à moi. - Think of me.
           Il ne pense qu'à celle qu'il aime. - He only thinks but of his beloved.
     8. v. (with infinitive) to believe being or doing something
           Il pense être plus habile que les autres. - He believes being smarter than others.
           Il ne pensait pas être observé. - He didn't think he was being observed.
           J'ai pensé mourir. - I thought I was going to die.
     9. v. (with mal or bien + de + object) to think well or badly, to have a high or low opinion of someone
           C'est un homme qui pense toujours mal des autres. - It's a man who always thinks badly of others.
           Je ne pense de cette affaire ni bien ni mal. - I don't think neither well nor badly of this affair.
           Que pensez-vous de cet homme ? - What do you think about this man?
     10. v. (with de + infinitive) to try or prepare to do something
           Penser de faire qqc.
     11. v. to reflect on something
           Soi penser qqc.
     12. v. (with à + object) to bear, keep something in mind, to consider something
           Le mal vient sans qu'on y pense. - Evil comes without one thinking of it.
           Faire ou dire une chose sans penser à mal. - Do or say something without meaning to harm.
           À quoi pensez-vous ? - What are you thinking?
     13. v. (with infinitive) to intend to do, aim at doing something
           Je pensais aller vous voir. - I fancied paying you a visit.
           Que pensez-vous faire ? - What do you intend to do?
     14. v. to have something in one's mind (c. 1220 in Barlaam et Josaphat, ed. C. Appel, 5623)
           C'est un homme qui ne dit jamais ce qu'il pense. - That's a man who never says what he thinks.
           Il pense beaucoup de choses qu'il ne dit pas. - He thinks a lot of things he doesn't say.
     15. v. (with à + infinitive) to intend to do, aim at doing something
           À quoi pensez-vous de vous conduire ainsi ? - What are you aiming at by behaving like this?
           Je suis trop de vos amis pour avoir pensé à vous nuire. - I am too much your friend to think of harming you.
           Je pensais à aller vous voir hier. - I considered to visit you yesterday.
     16. v. (with mal, obsolete) to intend to do something bad
           Penser mal.
     17. v. (with à + object) to take care of
           Il nous a reçus admirablement, il a pensé à tout. - He has welcomed us admirably, he has thought of everything.
     18. v. (with bien, in politics, religion, moral) to have opinions in accordance with the agreed principles
           Bien penser.
     19. v. (with adverb or adverbial expression) to have a certain intellectual tendency, preference or property
           Penser finement, noblement, singulièrement, hardiment. - To think finely, nobly, in a singular way, boldly.
           Penser avec justesse. - To think with accuracy.
           Penser juste. - To think in the right way.
et
     1. conj. and
de
     1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
           Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
     2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
           Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
           Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
           le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
     3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
           Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
           Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
           Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
           C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
           Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
     4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
           5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
     5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
           Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
           Un chien de garde - A guarddog
           Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
           Un stade de football - A football stadium
     6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
           De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
     7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
           J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
           Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
           Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
     8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
           Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
     9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
           Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
           Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
     10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
           Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
sentir
     1. v. to smell (to have a certain odor)
           Ça sent bon. - It smells good.
     2. v. to taste
     3. v. to feel (physical perception)
     4. v. to smell of, taste of
           Ce repas sent l’ail. - This meal smells/tastes of garlic.
     5. v. to smack of; to indicate, foreshadow
           Ça sent la pluie. - It looks like rain.
     6. v. to have the character, manner, feeling or appearance of; to give a feeling of
     7. v. to feel, be aware of, be conscious of
     8. v. to feel (in oneself)
     9. v. to show, be felt (of effect, improvement etc.)
éprouver
     1. v. to put to the test, test, try
           On éprouvera la valeur de sa théorie. - We'll put his theory to the test.
     2. v. to feel, experience
           éprouver un sentiment d'intense satisfaction - to feel immensely satisfied
     3. v. to experience, go through
pour
     1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun)
           J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you.
     2. prep. for (in support of)
           Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him?
     3. prep. for (as a consequence for)
           Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes.
     4. prep. for (an intended destination)
           Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London.
     5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive)
           Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back.
     6. prep. for, to (according to)
           Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic.
son
     1. n-m. sound
           Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.)
     2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
           Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat.
           Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat.
           J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend.
           La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence.
     3. n-m. bran
           Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran.
propre
     1. adj. (before a noun) own
           C'est ma propre maison - It's my own house
     2. adj. clean
           une maison propre - a clean house
     3. adj. (of a child) toilet-trained
     4. adj. (of a pet) house-trained
     5. adj. proper, specific, particular + à (object) = to
     6. adj. (mathematics) eigen-
           valeur propre - eigenvalue
compte
     1. n-m. account (bank or user account)
     2. n-m. count (the action of counting)
     3. v. first-person singular present of compter
     4. v. third-person singular present of compter
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of compter
     compter
          1. v. to count
          2. v. to reckon, allow
                Pour se rendre jusque là, il faut compter deux bonnes heures. - To get there, it takes two good hours.
          3. v. to include; to comprise, to consist of
                Je ne l'ai pas comptée dans le calcul. - I did not include it in the calculation.
          4. v. to comprise, to consist of
                Une semaine compte 7 small - sept jours divisés en 24 small jours divisés en 24 small, vingt-quatre heures., A week consists of 7 days divided to 24 hours.
          5. v. to matter
                La seule chose qui compte pour Jim, c'est d'être riche. - The only thing that matters to Jim is being rich.
          6. v. (catenative) to intend, plan
                Tu comptes partir à quelle heure ? - At what time do you intend to leave?
          7. v. to count on (+preo, sur, someone)
                Je compte sur toi ! - I'm counting on you!
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
émotions
     1. n. plural of émotion
     émotion
          1. n-f. emotion
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.
il
     1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
           Il est parti. - He left.
     2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
           Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
     3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
           Il pleut. - It’s raining.
éprouve
     1. v. first-person singular present of éprouver
     2. v. third-person singular present of éprouver
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of éprouver
     éprouver
          1. v. to put to the test, test, try
                On éprouvera la valeur de sa théorie. - We'll put his theory to the test.
          2. v. to feel, experience
                éprouver un sentiment d'intense satisfaction - to feel immensely satisfied
          3. v. to experience, go through
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