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frère
1. n-m. brother (relation, relative)
Mon frère n'a rien fait. - My brother didn't do anything.
2. n-m. brother (monk)
Frère Martin, qu'est-ce que vous cherchez ? - Brother Martin, what is it you seek?
3. n-m. (informal) bro, a male comrade or friend
je
1. pron. I
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.
dois
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of devoir
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of devoir
devoir
1. n-m. duty
manquer à son devoir, manquer à tous ses devoirs - to fail in one's duty, duties
Il est de mon devoir de protéger le roi. - It is my duty to protect the king.
2. n-m. exercise, assignment (set for homework)
3. v. must, to have to, should (as a requirement)
Les auteurs d'un dictionnaire doivent déterminer au départ les catégories de mots à retenir, en fonction des limites imposées par l'éditeur et du public visé. - The authors of a dictionary have
4. v. (present) must
5. v. (conditional) should
6. v. must, to do or have with certainty
7. v. to owe (money, obligation and etc)
8. v. (literary, intransitive, in imperfect subjunctive, with inversion of subject) (even) though it be necessary (+ infinitive)
9. v. to have a duty to
tant
1. adv. so much
2. adv. so many
3. adv. (in coordination with que) both ... and
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.
tant que
1. conj. as long as, for as long as
2. conj. as long as; provided (that); assuming
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.
faut
1. v. singular present indicative of falloir
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of falloir
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of faillir
faillir
1. v. to almost do something
J'ai failli aller en Allemagne, mais j'ai annulé au dernier moment - I almost went to Germany, but cancelled at the last minute
2. v. to fail
Tu as failli à ta mission. - You failed your mission.
3. v. to go bankrupt
falloir
1. v. (impersonal) to need, have to, to be necessary (that)
Il faut que j'y aille - I need to go.
Faut que j'y aille. - Got to go.
Il ne faut pas que tu dises ça. - You don’t have to say that.
Il a tout ce qu'il te faut. - He has everything that you need.
2. v. to take (time)
3. v. to be missing
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.
ma
1. det. feminine singular of mon
Ma mère est venue me voir. - My mother came to see me.
bouche
1. n-f. mouth
2. v. first-person singular present of boucher
3. v. third-person singular present of boucher
4. v. second-person singular imperative of boucher
boucher
1. n-m. butcher
2. v. to cork up
3. v. to bung
4. v. to block up
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.
donne
1. v. first-person singular present of donner
2. v. third-person singular present of donner
3. v. second-person singular imperative of donner
4. n-f. (card games) distribution of cards; dealing of cards; metonym the cards that one is given
la donne des cartes - the dealing of the cards
5. n-f. (figurative) predicament; situation which one is dealt
donner
1. v. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else
2. v. to donate
3. v. to come across
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)
avis
1. n-m. opinion
2. n-m. piece of advice
3. n-m. notice

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