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je
     1. pron. I
ferai
     1. v. first-person singular future of faire
     faire
          1. v. to do
                faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up.
                Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing?
                Fais pas ça. - Don't do that.
          2. v. to make
                faire une erreur - to make a mistake.
                faire un voyage - to take a trip
          3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
                "Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said.
                Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow".
          4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something)
                Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh.
                La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry.
          5. v. to act like (something)
                Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
          6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations)
                Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside.
                Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years.
                Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result.
                Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman.
          7. v. to do, to make (oneself)
                Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails.
          8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action)
                se faire piquer - to be stung
                Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed.
                Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut?
          9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature
          10. v. to become used to, to get used to
                Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it.
          11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with)
          12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
                L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers.
                Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves.
          13. v. to become, to get
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'
sauce
     1. n-f. sauce
     saucer
mais
     1. conj. but, although
     2. interj. an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah
           Mais qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What the heck are you doing?
     3. n. plural of mai
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.
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.
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
plat
     1. adj. flat
     2. n-m. a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat dish or receptacle
     3. n-m. dish or course (e.g. served in a restaurant)
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