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. | |
tint |
1. v. third-person singular past historic 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 | |
fermement |
1. adv. firmly, strongly, tightly | |
2. adv. hard | |
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' | |
balle |
1. n-f. (small) ball | |
balle de golf - golf ball | |
balle de tennis - tennis ball | |
2. n-f. bullet | |
3. n-f. (colloquial) franc (French franc), euro | |
4. n-f. bundle of goods; packet tied and held together with string | |
5. n-f. chaff (inedible casing of a grain seed) | |
baller |
1. v. to dance with one's arms swinging | |
2. v. to swing or sway; to dangle | |
entre |
1. prep. between | |
2. prep. among | |
3. v. first-person singular present of entrer | |
4. v. third-person singular present of entrer | |
5. v. second-person singular imperative of entrer | |
entrer |
1. v. to enter | |
Entrer dans la salle. - Enter the room. | |
ses |
1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun) | |
Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house. | |
Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys. | |
Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents. | |
mains |
1. n. plural of main | |
main |
1. n-f. hand | |
2. n-f. (soccer) handball | |
3. n-f. (poker) hand | |
jointes |
1. Participle. feminine plural of joint | |
jointer |
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