| ferme |
| 1. adj. firm | |
| 2. n-f. (carpentry) roof truss | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of fermer | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of fermer | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of fermer | |
| 6. n-f. farm | |
| fermer |
| 1. v. to shut | |
| 2. v. to close | |
| 3. v. to do up (of clothing) | |
| 4. v. to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance) | |
| 5. v. to shut down, to discontinue, to axe (of a service) | |
| 6. v. to harden (of someone's face) | |
| 7. v. to put someone off something, to turn someone off something | |
| Ce professeur l'a fermé au sujet des mathématiques. - That teacher turned him off maths. | |
| 8. v. to mark the border of | |
| Les Vosges ferment l'Alsace à l'ouest. - The Vosges mountains mark the western border of the Alsace. | |
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| 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' | |
| porte |
| 1. n-f. door | |
| 2. n-f. gate (to a city, at airport) | |
| 3. n-f. (figuratively) gateway, means, door | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of porter | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of porter | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of porter | |
| porter |
| 1. v. to carry | |
| 2. v. to support, to bear | |
| 3. v. to wear | |
| 4. v. (indtr, sur) to be about, to concern | |
| Sur quoi portait la question ? - What was the question concerning? | |
| 5. v. to feel, to carry one's self | |
| Je me porte mieux. - I am feeling better. | |
| Il se porte bien. - He's in good health. | |
| 6. n-m. porter (beer) | |
| si |
| 1. conj. if, whether | |
| Je me demande si elle sera seule. - I wonder if she'll be alone. | |
| Je veux savoir si tu viendras ou non. - I want to know if you're coming or not. | |
| 2. conj. if (assuming that) | |
| Si j'avais ses pouvoirs, je créerais un monde où le mal n'existe pas. - If I had his power, I'd create a world where evil didn't exist. | |
| Si tu n'avais pas appelé, je serais morte. - If you hadn't called, I'd be dead. | |
| 3. conj. even if | |
| 4. conj. although, while | |
| 5. interj. yes (used to contradict a negative statement) | |
| Tu ne m’aimes pas, n’est-ce pas ? — Si ! - You don’t like me, do you? — Yes, I do! | |
| Moi, je n'ai rien fait ! — Si ! - I didn't do anything! — Yes, you did! | |
| 6. adv. so, such (intensifier) | |
| J’étais si fatigué ces jours-ci que je n’avais pas le courage de vous écrire. - I was so tired those days that I didn't have the energy to write to you. | |
| Cela n'aurait pas été une si bonne idée. - That wouldn't have been such a good idea. | |
| 7. adv. (si + adjective/adverb + que ...) however (to whatever extent or degree) | |
| Si bavard qu'il soit, il ne dit rien de stupide. - However talkative he may be, he doesn't say anything stupid. | |
| 8. n-m. (music) si, the note 'B' | |
| 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. | |
| te |
| 1. pron. (direct object) you | |
| Il te cite souvent. - He often quotes you. | |
| 2. pron. (indirect object) you | |
| Il te donne le livre. - He gives you the book. | |
| 3. pron. yourself | |
| Tu te souviens d'elle. - You remind yourself of her. | |
| plait |
| 1. v. fr-post-1990;plaît;nodot=1;pos= third-person singular present indicative of plaire | |
