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je
1. pron. I
vais
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of aller
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of vader
aller
1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to
Je vais au magasin. - I'm going to the store.
On y va. - Let's go.
2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à)
aller à l'école - to attend school
3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense)
Il allait visiter sa famille. - He was going to visit his family.
Je vais aller au magasin. - I will go to the store.
4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
J'espère que tu vas bien. - I hope you are well.
Tout ira bien - All will be well.
5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.)
6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone)
Cette robe te va bien ! - That dress suits you well!
7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à)
aller au four - to be ovenproof
aller au micro-ondes - to be microwave safe
aller au lave-vaisselle - to be dishwasher proof
8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away
aller et retour - round trip
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.
mettre
1. v. to put; to place
2. v. to put on
3. v. to set (to lay a table)
4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to start (+ à) (something / doing something), to get around to doing something
à
1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː.
2. prep. to (destination)
aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris.
3. prep. to (until)
Le spectacle sera de 18h à 21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
Tournez à gauche ! - Turn to the left!
Ne tournez pas encore à droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
L'école est à gauche. - The school is on the left.
5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
à dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
Je pars à cinq heures précises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
à la maison - at home
à l'hôtel - at the hotel
au comptoir du bar - at the bar
au bois - in the woods
J'habite à un demi-kilomètre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
La maison qui a été détruite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'à trois kilomètres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.à trois kilomètres d
7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
au voleur ! - stop thief!
à l'assassin ! - murderer!
au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
à moi ! - help!
à l'aide ! - help!
au secours ! - help!
au feu ! - fire!
aux armes ! - to arms!
à l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
à l'abordage ! - on board!
au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
8. prep. from (origin)
Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
Je l'ai eu à la bibliothèque. - I got it from the library.
Voilà la femme à laquelle j'ai acheté mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
9. prep. of (belonging to)
C'est un ami à moi. - This is a friend of mine.
Cette voiture est à John. - This is John's car.
le chien à Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
à plus tard - see you later
à bientôt - see you soon
Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
moulin à poivre - pepper mill
sac à dos - backpack
boite à musique - music box
13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
l'équipe à battre - the team to beat
Il n'y a jamais grand-chose à faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
Là où tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent à faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
Il reste deux tâches à finir. - There are two things left to finish.
Il y a de la bière à boire. - There's some beer to drink.
14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
un animal à quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
une femme au visage pâle - a pale-faced woman
un homme à longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
une chemise à manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
15. prep. by
peu à peu - bit by bit
petit à petit - little by little
minute à minute - minute by minute
jour à jour - day by day
un à un - one by one
16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
six à sept personnes - six or seven people
de vingt à trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
tous les cinq à six ans - every five or six years
17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
mettre le feu à - to set fire to
clouer le bec à - to shut (someone) up
donner la chasse à - to give chase to
18. prep. with
travailler
1. v. to work
Il ne fait que travailler. - All he does is work.
2. v. to study
3. v. to struggle
maintenant
1. adv. now, currently
2. adv. , à cette heure
3. adv. , à présent
4. adv. , actuellement
5. adv. , aujourd'hui
6. adv. , en ce moment
7. Participle. present participle of maintenir
maintenir
1. v. to maintain
2. v. to stick to
3. v. to stay fair
4. v. to persist
5. v. to keep up
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
veux
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of vouloir
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of vouloir
3. v. second-person singular imperative of vouloir
vouloir
1. v. to want, wish, desire
Je veux voir le soleil. - I want to see the sun.
Hitler voulait la guerre, mais beaucoup n'en étaient pas conscients. - Hitler wanted war, but many were not aware of it.
2. v. to see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem
3. n-m. will
éviter
1. v. to avoid
2. v. to dodge, to shun, to bypass
3. v. to avert
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'
charrette
1. n-f. cart
2. n-f. urgent job, vital piece of work

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