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et
     1. conj. and
puis
     1. adv. then; after; next
     2. conj. and
je
     1. pron. I
peux
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of pouvoir
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of pouvoir
     pouvoir
          1. v. can, to be able to
                Je peux venir ce soir. - I can come this evening.
          2. v. may
                désastre qui peut nous frapper - disaster which may strike us
          3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be
                Il se peut que je sois malade. - (literally) It could be that I'm ill / (more naturally) I may be ill. / I could be ill.
          4. n-m. (or un) power
                prendre le pouvoir - to take power, to seize power
          5. n-m. authority
          6. n-m. (legal) power of attorney
faire
     1. v. to do
           faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up.
           Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing?
           Fais pas ça. - Don't do that.
     2. v. to make
           faire une erreur - to make a mistake.
           faire un voyage - to take a trip
     3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
           "Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said.
           Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow".
     4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something)
           Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh.
           La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry.
     5. v. to act like (something)
           Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
     6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations)
           Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside.
           Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years.
           Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result.
           Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman.
     7. v. to do, to make (oneself)
           Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails.
     8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action)
           se faire piquer - to be stung
           Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed.
           Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut?
     9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature
     10. v. to become used to, to get used to
           Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it.
     11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with)
     12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
           L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers.
           Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves.
     13. v. to become, to get
clamser
     1. v. (colloquial) to die
nos
     1. det. plural of notre; our
           Nos enfants nous rendent souvent visite. - Our children visit us often.
     notre Our
ennemis
     1. n. plural of ennemi
     ennemi
          1. adj. enemy
                feu ennemi - enemy fire
          2. n-m. enemy
                Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien. - The better is the enemy of the good.
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).
piquant
     1. adj. spiky, spiny
     2. adj. piquant, pungent, spicy-hot (of food)
     3. adj. cold; ice-cold
     4. adj. scathing (of humor, a joke, etc.)
     5. adj. (usually of a person) attractive
     6. Participle. present participle of piquer
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
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
certaine
     1. adj. feminine singular of certain
     certain
          1. adj. certain, for certain, indubitably
          2. adj. certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article)
                un certain nombre de - a certain number of
                une certaine femme - a certain woman
          3. adj. certain (sure, positive) (postpositive to the modified noun)
                une victoire certaine - a sure victory
                Il est certain qu'il viendra. - It is certain that he will arrive.
          4. adj. certain (fixed, determined)
          5. adj. certain (specified, particular)
          6. n-m. certain; certainty
          7. det. certain: a determined but unspecified amount of ; some
                Certaines personnes vont aller. - Some people are going.
façon
     1. n-f. way; manner; fashion
           Je n'aime pas la façon dont tu me parles. - I don't like the way you speak to me.
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)
crapaud
     1. n-m. toad
     2. n-m. baby grand piano
     3. n-m. flaw (in a diamond)
     4. n-m. (Louisiana French) frog
     5. n-m. (Cajun, slang) booger
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.
je
     1. pron. I
aurai
     1. v. first-person singular future of avoir
baptisé
     1. Participle. past participle of baptiser
     baptiser
          1. v. to baptise
          2. v. to christen
au
     1. contraction. contraction of à le
           Il étudie la musique au conservatoire. - He studies music at the conservatory.
     à
          1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː.
          2. prep. to (destination)
                aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
                Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris.
          3. prep. to (until)
                Le spectacle sera de 18h à 21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
          4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
                Tournez à gauche ! - Turn to the left!
                Ne tournez pas encore à droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
                Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
                L'école est à gauche. - The school is on the left.
          5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
                à dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
                Je pars à cinq heures précises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
          6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
                à la maison - at home
                à l'hôtel - at the hotel
                au comptoir du bar - at the bar
                au bois - in the woods
                J'habite à un demi-kilomètre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
                La maison qui a été détruite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'à trois kilomètres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.à trois kilomètres d
          7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
                au voleur ! - stop thief!
                à l'assassin ! - murderer!
                au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
                à moi ! - help!
                à l'aide ! - help!
                au secours ! - help!
                au feu ! - fire!
                aux armes ! - to arms!
                à l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
                à l'abordage ! - on board!
                au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
                au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
          8. prep. from (origin)
                Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
                Je l'ai eu à la bibliothèque. - I got it from the library.
                Voilà la femme à laquelle j'ai acheté mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
          9. prep. of (belonging to)
                C'est un ami à moi. - This is a friend of mine.
                Cette voiture est à John. - This is John's car.
                le chien à Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
          10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
                à plus tard - see you later
                à bientôt - see you soon
                Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
          11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
          12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
                moulin à poivre - pepper mill
                sac à dos - backpack
                boite à musique - music box
          13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
                l'équipe à battre - the team to beat
                Il n'y a jamais grand-chose à faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
                Là où tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent à faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
                Il reste deux tâches à finir. - There are two things left to finish.
                Il y a de la bière à boire. - There's some beer to drink.
          14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
                un animal à quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
                une femme au visage pâle - a pale-faced woman
                un homme à longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
                une chemise à manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
                une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
          15. prep. by
                peu à peu - bit by bit
                petit à petit - little by little
                minute à minute - minute by minute
                jour à jour - day by day
                un à un - one by one
          16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
                six à sept personnes - six or seven people
                de vingt à trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
                tous les cinq à six ans - every five or six years
          17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
                mettre le feu à - to set fire to
                clouer le bec à - to shut (someone) up
                donner la chasse à - to give chase to
          18. prep. with
     le
          1. art. the (definite article)
                Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
          2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
                L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
          3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
                Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
          4. art. (before units) a, an
                Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
          5. 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.
          6. 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
nom
     1. n-m. a name, especially a last name or family name
           Un nom de famille est un nom propre. - A family name is a proper noun.
           Votre nom et prénom, s'il vous plaît. - Your last name and first name, please.
     2. n-m. a noun
           Un nom de famille est un nom propre. - A family name is a proper noun.
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
au nom de
     1. prep. on behalf of (speaking or acting for)
     2. prep. in the name of
           au nom du ciel - in heaven's name!
           au nom de la loi - in the name of the law
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'
de la
     1. art. of the
     2. art. some; the feminine partitive article
           Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? - Would you like some jam?
           J'ai mangé de la tarte - I ate some pie.
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.
condamnée
     1. Participle. feminine singular of condamné
     condamner
          1. v. to condemn
          2. v. to sentence, punish
                Il fut condamné à mort. - He was condemned to death.
          3. v. to permanently close (a door, window, etc.)
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