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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.
serait
     1. v. third-person singular conditional of être
     être
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home.
          3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
                Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
décent
     1. adj. decent (sufficiently clothed)
     2. adj. decent (fair, good enough)
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
aller
     1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to
           Je vais au magasin. - I'm going to the store.
           On y va. - Let's go.
     2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à)
           aller à l'école - to attend school
     3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense)
           Il allait visiter sa famille. - He was going to visit his family.
           Je vais aller au magasin. - I will go to the store.
     4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
           J'espère que tu vas bien. - I hope you are well.
           Tout ira bien - All will be well.
     5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.)
     6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone)
           Cette robe te va bien ! - That dress suits you well!
     7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à)
           aller au four - to be ovenproof
           aller au micro-ondes - to be microwave safe
           aller au lave-vaisselle - to be dishwasher proof
     8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away
           aller et retour - round trip
prendre
     1. v. to take
           prends ma main - take my hand
     2. v. to eat; to drink
           elle prend un café - she is drinking a coffee
     3. v. to get; to buy
           Je vais prendre le plat du jour. - I'll get the dish of the day.
     4. v. to rob; to deprive
           prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un
     5. v. to make
           prendre une décision - to make a decision
           prendre des mesures draconiennes - to take draconian measures
     6. v. to catch, to work, to start
           le feu ne prend pas - the fire won't start
           la sauce ne prend pas - the sauce isn't thickening
           ma mayonnaise ne prend pas - my mayonnaise isn't setting
           ça ne prend pas avec moi - that won't wash with me
     7. v. to get (something) caught (in), to jam
           je me suis pris la main dans la porte - I caught my hand in the door
           je me suis pris la porte dans la figure
     8. v. indtr, à
           Qu'est-ce qui t'a pris ? Qu'est-ce qui t'est passé par la tête ? - What were you thinking? What got into you? What came over you?
           Qu'est-ce qui lui a pris ? Quelle mouche l'a piqué ? - What was he thinking? What got into him?
           bien lui en prit
           mal lui en prit
     9. v. to start having a negative feeling towards someone
           prendre en aversion
           prendre en grippe
           prendre en dégoût
     10. v. (followed by a partitive, in various idiomatic expressions) to gain
           prendre de la vitesse - to gain speed
           prendre du galon - to gain a promotion
           prendre de l'avance - to gain ground
           prendre du retard - to fall behind schedule, to run late, to drop behind
           prendre de la hauteur - to gain some perspective
           prendre du recul - to take a step back
           prendre de la bouteille - to gain experience
           en prendre de la graine - to take away a lesson
           prendre du poids - to gain weight
           prendre de la masse - to build muscle
           prendre de la brioche, prendre du bide, prendre du ventre - to get a paunch
           prendre du bouchon
           prendre de l'élan - to gain momentum
           prendre de l'âge
           prendre de la valeur - to gain value
           prendre de l'importance
     11. v. (colloquial ; impersonal) to take (a certain amount of time)
           Ça va me prendre au moins deux heures pour le mettre à jour.
     12. v. (colloquial ; impersonal ; by extension) to take (a certain number or amount of)
           Pour finir dans deux heures, ça prend trois personnes. - To finish in two hours, it'll take three people.
     13. v. (impersonal) to come over (to arise in and gain some control over one's thoughts and/or actions)
           il prend quelque chose à quelqu'un - something comes over someone
           Il lui prend une fantaisie de mettre le feu à la maison.
congé
     1. n-m. leave (time off, absence from work, etc.)
     2. n-m. holiday, day off
     3. n-m. furlough
prendre congé
     1. v. to take a day off
     2. v. (indtr, de) to take leave of (someone), to say goodbye to (someone)
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
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
de la
     1. art. of the
     2. art. some; the feminine partitive article
           Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? - Would you like some jam?
           J'ai mangé de la tarte - I ate some pie.
maîtresse
     1. n-f. mistress
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
Maison
     1. Proper noun. surname, eq=Maison
     2. n-f. house
     3. adj. homemade
           une grande tarte maison - a big home-made pie
           spécialité maison - speciality of the house
     4. adj. (employment) in-house
           La compagnie a un département de traduction maison. - The company has an in-house translation department.
     5. adj. (colloquial intensifier) first-rate, top-notch
           une engueulade maison - a hell of a telling off
maîtresse de maison
     1. n-f. housewife
           L'approvisionnement de la cave dépend du maître de la maison; les maîtresses de maison s'occupent pour leur part du garde-manger et de la cuisine en général.
     2. n-f. hostess
           La maîtresse de maison indique à chaque invité la place qu'il occupe autour le la table.
     3. n-f. (obsolete) bawd, mistress of a brothel (see maison close, maison de tolérance)
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