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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.
court
1. adj. short
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of courir
3. n-m. (tennis) court
courir
1. v. to run
2. v. to hurry; to rush
3. v. (Louisiana French) to go
Courez chercher mon livre! - Go get my book!
des
1. art. plural of un
2. art. plural of une
3. art. plural of du
4. art. plural of de la
5. art. plural of de l'
6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some)
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
les
1. art. plural of le: the
2. art. plural of la: the
3. pron. plural of le: them
4. pron. plural of la: them
de l'
1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic?
bruits
1. n. plural of bruit
bruit
1. n-m. a noise
2. n-m. a rumor or report
fort
1. adj. strong; powerful
Arnie est fort. - Arnie is strong.
hommes forts - strong men
2. adj. (indtr, en) informal skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects)
Je suis fort en anglais - I am good at English
3. adj. (indtr, de) who can count on
fort d'une solide expérience - based on solid experience
4. adv. strongly
5. adv. much, a lot
6. adv. (when preceding certain adjectives and adverbs) very (intensifier)
Je lui parle fort souvent. - I speak with her very often.
7. n-m. a fort
désavantageux
1. adj. disadvantageous
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
son
1. n-m. sound
Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.)
2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat.
Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat.
J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend.
La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence.
3. n-m. bran
Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran.
compte
1. n-m. account (bank or user account)
2. n-m. count (the action of counting)
3. v. first-person singular present of compter
4. v. third-person singular present of compter
5. v. second-person singular imperative of compter
compter
1. v. to count
2. v. to reckon, allow
Pour se rendre jusque là, il faut compter deux bonnes heures. - To get there, it takes two good hours.
3. v. to include; to comprise, to consist of
Je ne l'ai pas comptée dans le calcul. - I did not include it in the calculation.
4. v. to comprise, to consist of
Une semaine compte 7 small - sept jours divisés en 24 small jours divisés en 24 small, vingt-quatre heures., A week consists of 7 days divided to 24 hours.
5. v. to matter
La seule chose qui compte pour Jim, c'est d'être riche. - The only thing that matters to Jim is being rich.
6. v. (catenative) to intend, plan
Tu comptes partir à quelle heure ? - At what time do you intend to leave?
7. v. to count on (+preo, sur, someone)
Je compte sur toi ! - I'm counting on you!

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