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je
1. pron. I
vois
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of voir
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of voir
3. v. second-person singular imperative of voir
voir
1. v. to see (visually)
Je vois ma mère là-bas. - I see my mother over there.
On ne voit pas souvent de la neige par ici. - One doesn't often see snow around here.
2. v. to see (to understand)
Tu vois que tu avais tort ? - Do you see that you were wrong?
3. v. to see (to visit, to go and see)
4. adv. (Louisiana French) please (used to mark the imperative)
Viens voir ici. - Come here please.
je vois
1. interj. I see, right
curtis
revenir
1. v. to come back, to return
Je reviens de vacances. - I'm coming back from holiday.
Je n'ai pas l'intention de revenir à Paris. - I am not planning on returning to Paris.
2. v. (indtr, sur) to recant
revenir sur sa décision - to go back on one's decision
revenir sur sa parole - to go back on one's word
3. v. (cooking, preceded by faire) to brown
Mettez un peu de beurre et d’huile et faites revenir sur le gaz. - Put in a bit of butter and oil and brown on the gas cooker.
et
1. conj. and
ignorer
1. v. to ignore
2. v. to be unaware of, to be ignorant of
royalement
1. adv. royally; regally; majestically
2. adv. (informal) terribly; seriously (extremely)
Je me suis royalement planté à son sujet.
ses
1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)
Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house.
Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys.
Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents.
potes
1. n. plural of pote
poter
dont
1. pron. of/from whom/which, whose
Vous rappelez-vous ce dont je vous ai parlé ? - Do you remember that of which we spoke?
Il n’est rien dont je sois encore certain. - There is nothing of which I am still certain.
Quel est le pays dont provient cette marchandise suspecte ? - What is the country from which the suspicious merchandise comes?
J’ai décidé d’abandonner l’affaire dont je vous ai entretenu il y a quelques jours. - I decided to abandon the matter of which we have been speaking for a few days.
La maladie dont il est mort porte un nom imprononçable. - The disease of which he died has an unpronounceable name.
Les pays dont nous n’avons point de connaissance sont les destinations privilégiées des grands aventuriers. - The countries of which we have little knowledge are the privileged destinations of
Ces étoiles — dont le nom m’échappe — sont les plus brillantes de la voûte céleste. - These stars, whose names escape me, are the brightest in the skies.
Le Québec est une province du Canada dont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise. - Quebec is a province of Canada whose borders correspond to the Quebecois nation.
2. pron. (sometimes) by which
Le coup dont il fut frappé. - The blow by which he was struck.
3. pron. Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations.
Il a eu dix enfants, dont neuf filles. - He had ten children, nine of them girls.
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
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)
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
dénommé
1. Participle. past participle of dénommer
2. adj. (with a name) a, a certain, someone named
une dénommée Chantale - a certain Chantale, someone named Chantale
Il aurait été vu avec un dénommé Tremblay. - He was supposedly seen with a Mr. Tremblay.
dénommer
1. v. to name
philip
se
1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
2. pron. (to) himself
3. pron. (to) herself
4. pron. (to) oneself
5. pron. (to) itself
6. pron. (to) themselves
7. pron. (to) each other
8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
prend
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of prendre
prendre
1. v. to take
prends ma main - take my hand
2. v. to eat; to drink
elle prend un café - she is drinking a coffee
3. v. to get; to buy
Je vais prendre le plat du jour. - I'll get the dish of the day.
4. v. to rob; to deprive
prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un
5. v. to make
prendre une décision - to make a decision
prendre des mesures draconiennes - to take draconian measures
6. v. to catch, to work, to start
le feu ne prend pas - the fire won't start
la sauce ne prend pas - the sauce isn't thickening
ma mayonnaise ne prend pas - my mayonnaise isn't setting
ça ne prend pas avec moi - that won't wash with me
7. v. to get (something) caught (in), to jam
je me suis pris la main dans la porte - I caught my hand in the door
je me suis pris la porte dans la figure
8. v. indtr, à
Qu'est-ce qui t'a pris ? Qu'est-ce qui t'est passé par la tête ? - What were you thinking? What got into you? What came over you?
Qu'est-ce qui lui a pris ? Quelle mouche l'a piqué ? - What was he thinking? What got into him?
bien lui en prit
mal lui en prit
9. v. to start having a negative feeling towards someone
prendre en aversion
prendre en grippe
prendre en dégoût
10. v. (followed by a partitive, in various idiomatic expressions) to gain
prendre de la vitesse - to gain speed
prendre du galon - to gain a promotion
prendre de l'avance - to gain ground
prendre du retard - to fall behind schedule, to run late, to drop behind
prendre de la hauteur - to gain some perspective
prendre du recul - to take a step back
prendre de la bouteille - to gain experience
en prendre de la graine - to take away a lesson
prendre du poids - to gain weight
prendre de la masse - to build muscle
prendre de la brioche, prendre du bide, prendre du ventre - to get a paunch
prendre du bouchon
prendre de l'élan - to gain momentum
prendre de l'âge
prendre de la valeur - to gain value
prendre de l'importance
11. v. (colloquial ; impersonal) to take (a certain amount of time)
Ça va me prendre au moins deux heures pour le mettre à jour.
12. v. (colloquial ; impersonal ; by extension) to take (a certain number or amount of)
Pour finir dans deux heures, ça prend trois personnes. - To finish in two hours, it'll take three people.
13. v. (impersonal) to come over (to arise in and gain some control over one's thoughts and/or actions)
il prend quelque chose à quelqu'un - something comes over someone
Il lui prend une fantaisie de mettre le feu à la maison.
se prendre
1. v. (informal) to get, to receive (something negative)
se prendre un vent - to receive no answer; to be rebuffed by having one's advances ignored
se prendre un poing dans la gueule
se prendre un râteau - to get blown off, to get turned down
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)
vent
1. n-m. atmospheric wind
2. n-m. (euphemistic) a flatulence
3. n-m. empty words, hot air
Toutes ces promesses, c'est du vent. - Those are empty promises.
quand
1. conj. when
Appelez-moi quand vous arriverez chez vous - Call me when you get home
2. adv. when
Quand est-il mort ? - When did he die?
Je ne sais pas quand est-ce qu'il est mort. - I don't know when it was that he died.
Quand est-ce que vous voulez partir ? - When do you want to leave?
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.
essaie
1. v. first-person singular present of essayer
2. v. third-person singular present of essayer
3. v. second-person singular imperative of essayer
essayer
1. v. to test, to try on
Essayez cette chemise. - Try this shirt on.
2. v. (catenative) to try, to attempt
J'ai essayé d'apprendre le piano. - I tried to learn to play the piano.
Des psychologues ont essayé d'analyser quels traits physiques étaient considérés comme attirants. - Psychologists have tried to analyze what physical traits were considered to be attractive.
3. v. (indtr, à, .reflexive) to try one's hand at
s'essayer à quelque chose - to try one's hand at something
4. Paronyms. essuyer
de
1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
Un chien de garde - A guarddog
Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
Un stade de football - A football stadium
6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
poser
1. v. to stop carrying, to put down (something or somebody)
2. v. to ask (a question)
J'ai quelques questions à lui poser. - I have a few questions to ask him.
Puis-je vous poser une question ? - Can I ask you a question?
3. v. to land (a plane)
4. v. to lay, place
5. v. to install, fit
6. v. to relax, settle
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
main
1. n-f. hand
2. n-f. (soccer) handball
3. n-f. (poker) hand
amicale
1. adj. feminine singular of amical
amical
1. adj. friendly, amicable
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
son
1. n-m. sound
Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.)
2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat.
Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat.
J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend.
La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence.
3. n-m. bran
Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran.
épaule
1. n-f. (anatomy) shoulder
2. v. first-person singular present of épauler
3. v. third-person singular present of épauler
4. v. second-person singular imperative of épauler
épauler
1. v. to give a hand, to help out

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