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je
     1. pron. I
quitte
     1. adj. quits
     2. adj. play quitte, play even, play without winning or losing, a draw
     3. v. first-person singular present of quitter
     4. v. third-person singular present of quitter
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of quitter
     quitter
          1. v. to discharge somebody from an obligation
          2. v. to leave, to quit
          3. v. to part with somebody, to leave somebody
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
lieutenant
     1. n-m. lieutenant
licencié
     1. n-m. licentiate
     2. Participle. past participle of licencier
     licencier
          1. v. to fire, to sack (to terminate the employment of)
          2. v. to licence
et
     1. conj. and
regagne
     1. v. first-person singular present of regagner
     2. v. third-person singular present of regagner
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of regagner
     regagner
          1. v. to regain, to recover (something lost)
          2. v. to get back, to win back
          3. v. to go back to
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
couvent
     1. n-m. convent, nunnery
     2. v. third-person plural present of couver
     couver
          1. v. to brood (an egg)
          2. v. (figuratively) to coddle, pamper, mollycoddle
          3. v. (figuratively) to plot, hatch, scheme
     1. adv. where (interrogative)
           Où est la gare? - Where is the station?
           Où tu vas, là ? - Hey, where are you going?
           Comment savez-vous où j'habite ? - How do you know where I live?
     2. adv. where (relative pronoun)
     3. adv. at that time; when
           Je ne l'ai pas vu aussi heureux depuis le jour où il est devenu père. - I haven't seen him so happy since the day when he became a father.
     4. adv. (poetic) whither, to where
           Un ciel plus pur et des dieux meilleurs, je t'offre à Rome où je me rends. - A purer heaven and better gods I offer you in Rome, whither I go.
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'
sœur
     1. n-f. sister
           Quel âge a ta sœur ? - How old is your sister?
     2. n-f. (Christianity) nun
           Bonjour, ma sœur. - Hello, sister.
           Comment allez-vous, sœur Marie ? - How are you, Sister Mary?
converse
     1. adj. feminine singular of convers
     2. v. first-person singular present of converser
     3. v. third-person singular present of converser
     4. v. second-person singular imperative of converser
     converser
          1. v. to converse
     convers
          1. adj. lay (not of the clergy)
          2. adj. (logic) converse
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.
annonce
     1. n-f. advertisement
     2. v. first-person singular present of annoncer
     3. v. third-person singular present of annoncer
     4. v. second-person singular imperative of annoncer
     annoncer
          1. v. to announce
          2. v. to predict, foretell
          3. v. (card games) to declare
          4. v. to approach
                La nuit s'annonce. - The night is approaching.
          5. v. to show
          6. v. (informal, reflexive) to promise to be
                L'entreprise s'annonce difficile. - The undertaking promises to be difficult.
que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
           Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well.
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
           Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
           Il était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police.
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
                   Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father.
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
                   Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you.
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
           Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit.
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
           Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is!
           Mais que t'es drôle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are.
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
           Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting?
           Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done?
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
           Qu'est-il arrivé ? - What happened?
           Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit?
           Que sommes-nous ? - What are we?
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
           C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
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)
Ami
     1. n-f. (historical) Citroën Ami
     2. n-m. friend (one who is affectionately attached to another)
           Nous devons toujours être aux côtés de nos parents et de nos amis. - We must always stand by our family and our friends.
est
     1. adj. east
     2. n-m. east
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être
     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
venu
     1. Participle. past participle of venir
     venir
          1. v. to come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker)
                Viens vivre avec moi en France. - Come live with me in France.
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.
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.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary