| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| 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. | |
| demandais |
| 1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of demander | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperfect indicative of demander | |
| demander |
| 1. v. to ask (a person) | |
| 2. v. to request | |
| 3. v. to wonder | |
| Elle s'est demandé ce qu'elle devait faire. - She wondered what she had to do. | |
| 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' | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| 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 | |
| emprunter |
| 1. v. to borrow (~ à, t=from) | |
| J'ai emprunté un livre à la bibliothèque. - I borrowed a book from the library. | |
| 2. v. to take, to follow | |
| emprunter un chemin - follow a path | |
| votre |
| 1. det. (possessive) your, belonging to you (plural or formal) | |
| Monsieur, c'est votre portefeuille ? - Sir, is this your wallet? | |
| S'il vous plaît, donnez-moi votre adresse. - Please give me your address. | |
| journal |
| 1. adj. That is relative to each day; journal | |
| 2. n-m. diary, journal | |
| 3. n-m. newspaper | |
| 4. n-m. periodical | |
| 5. n-m. newsbreak | |
| Tu as regardé le journal ? | |
| 6. n-m. (computing) log | |
