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fourrages
     1. n. plural of fourrage
     fourrager
          1. adj. (relational) fodder
          2. v. to forage
          3. v. to rummage through
     fourrage
          1. n-m. forage, fodder
verts
     1. n. plural of vert
     2. adj. masculine plural of vert
     vert
          1. n-m. green
          2. adj. green
annuels
     1. adj. masculine plural of annuel
     annuel
          1. adj. annual, yearly
tels
     1. adj. masculine plural of tel
     tel
          1. adj. such
          2. prep. like, as
                Il fond sur elle tel un oiseau de proie. - He swoops down on her like a bird of prey.
          3. prep. such as
                Ottawa compte aussi de charmantes tables, tel le Fraser Café. - Ottawa is also home to some enchanting restaurants, such as the Fraser Café.
          4. pron. one (impersonal pronoun)
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.
tels que
     1. adj. masculine plural of tel que
farouche
     1. adj. (of animals) wild, shy of humans
           apprivoiser une bête farouche - to tame a wild beast
     2. adj. shy, unsociable, retiring, hesitant
           un regard farouche - a shy glance
     3. adj. (of women) distant, unapproachable
           Cette femme est bien farouche. - This woman is very unapproachable.
     4. adj. stubborn, intransigent
           Les Québécois sont farouches au sujet de leur francophonie. - The Québécois are stubborn about speaking French.
     5. adj. (of things) savage, dangerous, fierce
     6. adj. (of supporters) staunch
trèfle
     1. n-m. clover
           J'ai trouvé un trèfle à quatre feuilles ! (I found a four-leaf clover!)
     2. n-m. (card games) clubs (card suit)
     3. n-m. (architecture) trefoil
     4. n-m. (heraldry) trefoil
incarnat
     1. adj. carnation
     2. n-m. carnation (colour)
vesces
     1. n. plural of vesce
seigles
     1. n. plural of seigle
     seigle
          1. n-m. rye (grass or its grains as food)
mélangés
     1. Participle. masculine plural of mélangé
     mélanger
          1. v. to mix, to mix up
avoines
     1. n. plural of avoine
     avoine
          1. n-f. oats
          2. n-f. (slang) punch (a hit with the fist)
maïs
     1. n-m. corn, maize
           Est-ce que t'aimes bien manger du maïs? - Do you like eating corn?
etc
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