je |
1. pron. I | |
ne |
1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) | |
2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) | |
3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- | |
4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative | |
Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. | |
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 | |
ai |
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of avoir | |
J'ai un chien. - I have a dog. | |
avoir |
1. n-m. asset, possession | |
2. v. to have (to own; to possess) | |
J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars. | |
3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs) | |
J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke. | |
Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me? | |
4. v. to have (a condition) | |
J'ai faim. - I have hunger. | |
J'ai soif. - I have thirst. | |
J'ai froid. - I have cold. | |
J'ai chaud. - I have hot. | |
J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits. | |
J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold. | |
J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS. | |
J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever. | |
5. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years. | |
6. v. to have (to trick) | |
Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had. | |
7. v. to have (to participate in an experience) | |
avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations | |
8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive | |
J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you. | |
jamais |
1. adv. (ne ... jamais) never | |
Je ne l’ai jamais vue. - I’ve never seen her. | |
2. adv. ever | |
Es-tu jamais allé en France ? - Have you ever been to France? | |
entendu |
1. Participle. past participle of entendre | |
2. adj. understood | |
3. adj. heard | |
4. adj. accepted, decided following a discussion | |
entendre |
1. v. to hear | |
2. v. to be able to hear | |
3. v. (literary) to listen to | |
4. v. (formal) to mean | |
Qu'entendez-vous par là ? - What do you mean by that?entendez-vous par là ?, What do you mean by that? | |
Qu'entendait-il par « attristé par la tranquilité » ? - What does he mean by "saddened by the tranquility"?entendait-il par « attristé par la tranquilité » ?, What does he mean by "saddened by | |
5. v. to agree with each other | |
6. v. to have good relations with; to get on; to get along | |
Je m'entends bien avec elle. - I get along well with her.entends bien avec elle., I get along well with her. | |
Si seulement mes enfants s’entendaient ! - If only my kids got along! | |
7. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be good or competent at something | |
s'y entendre en (...) - to be good at ... | |
8. v. (rare) to desire; to wish; to intend | |
comme je l’entends - as I wish | |
J'entends bien régler cette question une bonne fois pour toutes. - I fully intend to solve this issue once and for all.entends bien régler cette question une bonne fois pour toutes., I fully in | |
9. v. (dated) to demand | |
10. v. (dated) to know | |
chanter |
1. v. (singing) to sing | |
2. v. to crow | |