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je
     1. pron. I
en
     1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
           J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
     2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
           Il est allé en France. - He went to France.
     3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
           aller en bus - go by bus
           partir en voiture - leave by car
     4. prep. as
           Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend.
           habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas
     5. prep. at (used to describe an ability)
           fort en histoire - good at history
     6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition)
           une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
           une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork
     7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
           en 1993 - in 1993
           en janvier - in January
           en septembre 2001 - in September 2001
     8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while
     9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something
           C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion.
     10. prep. in (used to describe color)
           une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white
     11. prep. in (used to describe feelings)
           en détresse - in distress
     12. prep. in (as part of something)
           en équipe - on a team
     13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.))
           Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)!
           Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them).
           Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them).
           Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them).
           Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there?
           Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it.
     14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
           Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
suis
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of être
     2. v. first-person singular present indicative of suivre
     3. v. second-person singular present indicative of suivre
     suivre
          1. v. to follow (literal sense)
                Je t'invite à me suivre. - I invite you to follow me.
          2. v. to follow; to get (figurative sense; to understand what someone is saying)
                Il nous faut travailler dur. Tu me suis ? - We have to work hard. Do you get me?
          3. v. to take (a course or a class)
                Ma sœur suit un cours d'italien. - My sister is taking an Italian course.
     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
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
encore
     1. adv. still
           Êtes-vous encore là? - Are you still there?
     2. adv. more
           Voulez-vous encore du pain ? - Would you like more bread?
           Tu en veux encore? - Do you want some more?
     3. adv. again
           Écris-le encore une fois! - Write it once again!
     4. adv. (after the adverb pas) yet, not yet
           Je n'ai pas encore fini. - I haven't finished yet.
saisi
     1. Participle. past participle of saisir
     saisir
          1. v. to take hold of; to grab
          2. v. to seize, to take (an illegal product), to capture
          3. v. to grasp mentally; understand
          4. v. (computing) to capture (screen or data)
          5. v. (computing) to type (something) into a computer; to input
          6. v. (accounting) to record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.
          7. v. (law) to vest a court with a case; to refer a matter to a court
tout
     1. adv. all
     2. det. all
     3. n-m. whole, entirety, total
           le tout
     4. pron. everything
saisi
     1. Participle. past participle of saisir
     saisir
          1. v. to take hold of; to grab
          2. v. to seize, to take (an illegal product), to capture
          3. v. to grasp mentally; understand
          4. v. (computing) to capture (screen or data)
          5. v. (computing) to type (something) into a computer; to input
          6. v. (accounting) to record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.
          7. v. (law) to vest a court with a case; to refer a matter to a court
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