le |
1. art. the (definite article) | |
Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. | |
2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. | |
L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. | |
3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. | |
Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
4. art. (before units) a, an | |
Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
5. 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. | |
6. 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 | |
énergie |
1. n-f. energy (for power) | |
2. n-f. energy (motivation) | |
hydraulique |
1. adj. hydraulic | |
actionne |
1. v. first-person singular present of actionner | |
2. v. third-person singular present of actionner | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of actionner | |
actionner |
1. v. to work (to set into action), actuate, action | |
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' | |
roue |
1. n-f. a wheel | |
Une roue de vélo (bike wheel), une roue de secours (spare wheel) | |
Roue de moulin: mill wheel. | |
Roue dentée (or engrenage): toothed wheel, cogwheel | |
2. n-f. the breaking wheel | |
rouer |
1. v. to curl up, roll up | |
2. v. to roll (of e.g. birds, to spin in the air) | |
3. v. to beat upon the breaking wheel | |
4. v. to run over (squash by driving over) | |
5. v. to abuse, beat (subject to a beating) | |