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. | |
Me |
1. n. Abbreviation of Maître/Maitre(, a title given to lawyers and notaries public.) | |
2. pron. (direct object) me | |
Est-ce que tu me vois ? - Do you see me? | |
3. pron. (indirect object) to me | |
Émilien me donne un peu d'argent. - Émilien gave some money to me. | |
renseigna |
1. v. third-person singular past historic of renseigner | |
renseigner |
1. v. to advise; to inform | |
2. v. to inquire; to find out | |
se renseigner sur quelque chose - to inquire about something | |
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 | |
Mal |
1. Proper noun. Section of Tongres in Belgium | |
2. n-m. (as in the phrase: avoir du mal) trouble, difficulty | |
J'ai du mal à m'imaginer ça. - I have trouble imagining that. | |
3. n-m. pain | |
J'ai mal à la tête. - I have pain at the head. | |
4. n-m. evil | |
Le philosophe abordait de grandes questions du bon et du mal. - The philosopher discussed broad questions of good and evil. | |
5. n-m. damage, harm | |
Le mal est fait. - The damage is done. | |
6. adv. badly | |
C'est mal fait. - It's done badly. | |
7. adj. (in set phrases and limited constructions) bad | |
bon an, mal an - good year, bad year | |
bon gré, mal gré - willy-nilly | |
Il est mal de infinitive - It’s wrong to infinitive | |
C'est mal de infinitive - It’s wrong to infinitive | |