| hier |
| 1. adv. yesterday | |
| 2. adv. , t=(...) because it's up to us to change things for the better — a perhaps precarious better — and which could be stated by this maxim: better than nothing, better than yesterday, and better than tod | |
| 3. v. (obsolete) to stamp with a rod (hie) | |
| ils |
| 1. pron. they (male or mixed group) | |
| 2. pron. (Quebec, informal) they (female) | |
| avaient |
| 1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of avoir | |
| avoir |
| 1. n-m. asset, possession | |
| 2. v. to have (to own; to possess) | |
| J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs) | |
| J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke. | |
| Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me? | |
| 4. v. to have (a condition) | |
| J'ai faim. - I have hunger. | |
| J'ai soif. - I have thirst. | |
| J'ai froid. - I have cold. | |
| J'ai chaud. - I have hot. | |
| J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits. | |
| J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold. | |
| J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS. | |
| J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever. | |
| 5. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
| Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years. | |
| 6. v. to have (to trick) | |
| Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had. | |
| 7. v. to have (to participate in an experience) | |
| avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations | |
| 8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive | |
| J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you. | |
| relâché |
| 1. adj. loose | |
| leur |
| 1. pron. (personal, indirect) (to) them | |
| Je leur ai donné un coup de main. - I gave them a hand. | |
| 2. det. their | |
| Je peux voir leur maison d'ici. - I can see their house from here. | |
| attention |
| 1. n-f. attention (mental focus) | |
| 2. n-f. vigilance | |
| 3. n-f. attention (concern for) | |
| 4. n-f. attention (interest in) | |
| 5. n-f. consideration, thoughtfulness | |
| 6. interj. look out! watch out! careful! | |
