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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.
faisait
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of faire
     faire
          1. v. to do
                faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up.
                Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing?
                Fais pas ça. - Don't do that.
          2. v. to make
                faire une erreur - to make a mistake.
                faire un voyage - to take a trip
          3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
                "Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said.
                Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow".
          4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something)
                Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh.
                La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry.
          5. v. to act like (something)
                Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
          6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations)
                Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside.
                Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years.
                Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result.
                Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman.
          7. v. to do, to make (oneself)
                Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails.
          8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action)
                se faire piquer - to be stung
                Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed.
                Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut?
          9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature
          10. v. to become used to, to get used to
                Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it.
          11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with)
          12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
                L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers.
                Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves.
          13. v. to become, to get
chaud
     1. adj. warm, hot
           Attention, la poêle est chaude ! - Be careful; the pan is hot!
     2. adj. (slang) horny, randy (showing interest in sexual activity)
           Cette meuf est chaude ! - That chick's horny as hell!
     3. adj. (slang) enthusiastic, willing, up for
           T'es sûr que tu veux y aller ? Je suis vraiment pas chaud, perso ! - Are you sure you wanna go? I'm not really up for it, personally.
     4. adj. (slang) hard
           Ça va être chaud de finir ça d'ici demain, je crois pas que j'aurai le temps... - Finishing that on time is gonna be hard, I don't think I'll have enough time...
     5. adj. (slang) risky, dangerous, disreputable, dodgy
           Il vaut mieux éviter cette partie de la ville, ces quartiers sont chauds. - It's better to avoid that part of the city; those neighborhoods are sketchy.
     6. n-m. heat, warmth
faire chaud
     1. v. (impersonal) to be hot (of the weather)
           Il fait chaud aujourd'hui. - It's hot today.
donc
     1. adv. therefore, consequently; thus
           Le coefficient utilisé lors de ce tirage est donc le plus élevé du tour préliminaire. - The coefficient used for this random selection is therefore the highest for the preliminary round.
           La fécondation ayant lieu en moyenne deux semaines après, à titre d'exemple une grossesse qui durerait trente-neuf semaines se déroulerait donc entre les termes de deux et quarante et une semai
je
     1. pron. I
ai
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of avoir
           J'ai un chien. - I have a dog.
allumé
     1. adj. (of a light source) lit, on, lit up
     2. adj. (of a heat source) lit, on, on fire
     3. adj. (of a device) on, turned on, switched on
     4. adj. (of a person, slang) crazy, weird, eccentric, wacko
     5. adj. (of a person, dated) drunk
     6. adj. (of a person) congested
     7. adj. (heraldry) with its eyes bright (and a specified color)
     8. Participle. past participle of allumer
     allumer
          1. v. to light, to set alight (a candle, a fire, a cigar)
                allumer une bougie, un feu, un cigare - to light a candle, a fire, a cigar
          2. v. to turn on (the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating)
                allumer la lumière, une ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage - to turn on the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating
          3. v. to start, to turn on (electronic devices with screens)
                allumer un ordinateur, un smartphone - to start a computer, a smartphone
          4. v. (colloquial) to arouse, to turn on
          5. v. to flare up
                La bougie, un feu s'alluma. - The candle, a fire flared up.
          6. v. to go on
                La lumière, l'ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage s'alluma. - The light, the lightbulb, the television, the heating went on.
          7. v. to start up, to begin to operate
                L'ordinateur, le smartphone s'allume par ce bouton. - The computer, the smartphone starts up through this button.
Le
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese
     2. art. the (definite article)
           Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
     3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
           L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
     4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
           Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     5. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     6. pron. (direct object) him, it
           Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him.
           Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car.
     7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English
           Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too
ventilateur
     1. n-m. ventilator, fan
     2. n-m. pedestal fan
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