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je
1. pron. I
ai
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of avoir
J'ai un chien. - I have a dog.
besoin
1. n-m. need
2. n-m. want (state of being in need)
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
un
1. art. an, a
2. num. number box, fr
3. num. one
4. pron. one, someone
5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
coup
1. n-m. blow, hit, strike
2. n-m. sound of the action
coup de tonnerre - crash of thunder
3. n-m. physical consequences of the action (marks)
marqué de coups - scratched
4. n-m. (by extension) fast and instantaneous action
jeter un coup d'œil - to have a look
boire un coup - to have a drink
5. n-m. (firearm) load, shot
pistolet à six coups - six-shot pistol
6. n-m. bit (small quantity)
mettre un coup de peinture - to put a stroke of paint
7. n-m. planned action
préparer son coup - to make preparations
8. n-m. (slang) lay
Cette meuf, c'était le meilleur coup de ma vie. - This bird was the best shag of my life.
un bon coup - a good lay
d'un coup
1. adv. (informal) suddenly
un coup
1. adv. (colloquial) (used to soften an order)
Passe un coup le sel !
2. adv. (colloquial) once, one time.
J’ai eu du chagrin de savoir que ton neveu s’était fait refuser aux postes encore un coup. —(Marcel Aymé, La jument verte, Gallimard, 1933, republished Le Livre de Poche, p. 25)
It made me sad to know that your nephew had got himself refused once again in the postal service.
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
main
1. n-f. hand
2. n-f. (soccer) handball
3. n-f. (poker) hand
coup de main
1. n-m. a helping hand (assistance)
Tu pourrais me donner un coup de main pour ranger la cuisine, s'il-te-plaît ? - Could you give me a hand cleaning the kitchen please?
pourrais
1. v. first-person singular conditional of pouvoir
2. v. second-person singular conditional of pouvoir
pouvoir
1. v. can, to be able to
Je peux venir ce soir. - I can come this evening.
2. v. may
désastre qui peut nous frapper - disaster which may strike us
3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be
Il se peut que je sois malade. - (literally) It could be that I'm ill / (more naturally) I may be ill. / I could be ill.
4. n-m. (or un) power
prendre le pouvoir - to take power, to seize power
5. n-m. authority
6. n-m. (legal) power of attorney
tu
1. pron. you (singular); thou
2. Participle. past participle of taire
3. part. (Quebec, informal) (question marker)
C'est-tu possible ? - Is it possible?
taire
1. v. to quieten, to shut up, to silence
Faites taire vos enfants ! - Shut your children up!
2. v. to shut up (one's self), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking
Tais-toi! - Be quiet!/Shut up!
3. v. To keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say
Je l'ai entendu de quelqu'un dont je préfère taire le nom. - I heard it from someone whose name I'd rather keep to myself.
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.
aider
1. v. to help; to aid
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.
te
1. pron. (direct object) you
Il te cite souvent. - He often quotes you.
2. pron. (indirect object) you
Il te donne le livre. - He gives you the book.
3. pron. yourself
Tu te souviens d'elle. - You remind yourself of her.
plaît
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of plaire
plaire
1. v. to please, to appeal to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of subject and object)
Cet homme me plaît - That man appeals to me.
Cette robe me plaît. - I like this dress.
2. v. to enjoy (oneself)
Je me suis plu à Paris. - I liked it in Paris.

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