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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.
ne
1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-
4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative
Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think.
y
1. pron. there (at a place)
Il est dans la maison. Il y est. - He is in the house. He is there.
2. pron. there, thither (to there)
Nous allons au Mexique. Nous y allons. - We are going to Mexico. We are going there.
3. pron. Used as a pronoun to replace an adverbial phrase starting with à.
Je pense à mon pays. J'y pense. - I think about my country. I think about it.
4. pron. With verbs: see for verbs which use this structure.
5. pron. With adjectives. Only used with a handful of adjectives (the most common combination being y compris, which is a special case), mainly in legal terminology.
personnes y nommées - Persons named there(in)
procédures y afférentes - Related procedures
documents y relatifs - Related documents
eaux y affluentes - Tributary waters
6. pron. (Quebec, France, colloquial) he: Alternative form of il
7. pron. (Quebec, France, colloquial) they: Alternative form of ils
8. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) they: Alternative form of elles
a
1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A
2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she
C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute.
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir
Elle a un chat. - She has a cat.
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.
il y a
1. v. singular present indicative of y avoir: there is, there are
Il y a un problème. - There is a problem.
Il y a deux personnes ici. - There are two people here.
2. prep. ago
Je l'ai vu il y a longtemps. - I saw it a long time ago.
Elle est allée en France il y a deux ans. - She went to France two years ago.
C'est il y a dix ans que je suis allé aux États-Unis. - It was ten years ago that I went to the United States.
y a
1. v. (colloquial)contraction of il y a
Heureusement, y a l'amour. - Fortunately, there's love. Lyric by Michelle Daniel (1968)
y avoir
1. v. (impersonal, transitive) there be
Il y a deux raisons. - There are two reasons.
crédit
1. n-m. credit
2. n-m. (higher education) course credit
ni
1. conj. neither; nor
2. conj. , t=(...) accidental or intercurrent constitutions are neither less important nor easier to explain.
richesses
1. n. plural of richesse
2. n. (plurale tantum) wealth, riches
richesse
1. n-f. wealth
2. n-f. (literally and figuratively) richness
qui
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are.
2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school.
Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well.
3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if
Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do.
tiennent
1. v. third-person plural present of tenir
tenir
1. v. to have; to hold
2. v. to keep
3. v. to take (e.g., take into account, take into consideration); to consider; to account for; to reflect
Peut-être devons-nous tenir compte de plusieurs problèmes. - Maybe we should take several issues into account.
4. v. to stay; to hold
5. v. to hold on
Elle descend en se tenant aux racines. - She comes down using the roots for handles (holding on to the roots).
6. v. to hold oneself, to be standing
Il se tenait dans le coin. - He stood in the corner.
7. v. to behave
Tiens-toi bien. - Behave yourself.
8. v. to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition
Tiens-toi droit! - Keep yourself straight!
Elle se tient immobile sur la corde raide. - She stays still on the tightrope.
9. v. (indtr, à) to be attached to something, to be fond of something, to hold something dear; to wish to
10. v. to hang out
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.
faut
1. v. singular present indicative of falloir
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of falloir
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of faillir
faillir
1. v. to almost do something
J'ai failli aller en Allemagne, mais j'ai annulé au dernier moment - I almost went to Germany, but cancelled at the last minute
2. v. to fail
Tu as failli à ta mission. - You failed your mission.
3. v. to go bankrupt
falloir
1. v. (impersonal) to need, have to, to be necessary (that)
Il faut que j'y aille - I need to go.
Faut que j'y aille. - Got to go.
Il ne faut pas que tu dises ça. - You don’t have to say that.
Il a tout ce qu'il te faut. - He has everything that you need.
2. v. to take (time)
3. v. to be missing
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
condamner
1. v. to condemn
2. v. to sentence, punish
Il fut condamné à mort. - He was condemned to death.
3. v. to permanently close (a door, window, etc.)
si
1. conj. if, whether
Je me demande si elle sera seule. - I wonder if she'll be alone.
Je veux savoir si tu viendras ou non. - I want to know if you're coming or not.
2. conj. if (assuming that)
Si j'avais ses pouvoirs, je créerais un monde où le mal n'existe pas. - If I had his power, I'd create a world where evil didn't exist.
Si tu n'avais pas appelé, je serais morte. - If you hadn't called, I'd be dead.
3. conj. even if
4. conj. although, while
5. interj. yes (used to contradict a negative statement)
Tu ne m’aimes pas, n’est-ce pas ? — Si ! - You don’t like me, do you? — Yes, I do!
Moi, je n'ai rien fait ! — Si ! - I didn't do anything! — Yes, you did!
6. adv. so, such (intensifier)
J’étais si fatigué ces jours-ci que je n’avais pas le courage de vous écrire. - I was so tired those days that I didn't have the energy to write to you.
Cela n'aurait pas été une si bonne idée. - That wouldn't have been such a good idea.
7. adv. (si + adjective/adverb + que ...) however (to whatever extent or degree)
Si bavard qu'il soit, il ne dit rien de stupide. - However talkative he may be, he doesn't say anything stupid.
8. n-m. (music) si, the note 'B'
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.
a
1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A
2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she
C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute.
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir
Elle a un chat. - She has a cat.
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.
tort
1. n-m. fault
Elle a le tort d'avoir trop de précipitation. - Her trouble is, she's too hasty.
Le mari n'a aucun tort. - The husband is not to blame.
2. n-m. wrong, error
Je regrette, vous avez tort. I'm afraid you are mistaken.
Nous avons fait notre choix, à tort ou à raison. We have made our choice, rightly or wrongly.
avoir tort
1. v. (of a person) to be wrong; to be incorrect
Je regrette, vous avez tort. - I'm sorry, but you are mistaken.

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