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 | |
événement |
1. n-m. event | |
démentit |
1. v. third-person singular past historic of démentir | |
démentir |
1. v. to contradict, gainsay (someone) | |
2. v. to deny, refute (rumour etc.) | |
3. v. to belie (appearances) | |
Mes |
1. n. abbreviation of maîtres, Maîtres | |
2. det. my (when referring to a plural noun) | |
Mes clés sont dans ma poche. - My keys are in my pocket. | |
mon |
1. det. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender) | |
J'ai perdu mon chapeau. - I lost my hat. | |
La décision a été prise pendant mon absence. - The decision was taken in my absence. | |
2. det. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".) | |
craintes |
1. n. plural of crainte | |
2. Participle. feminine plural of craint | |
craindre |
1. v. to fear | |
2. v. to suck (to be unwanted or bad) | |
J'ai perdu mon portefeuille. — Merde, ça craint. - I've lost my wallet. — Shit, that sucks. | |
crainte |
1. n-f. fear, fright | |
Mes |
1. n. abbreviation of maîtres, Maîtres | |
2. det. my (when referring to a plural noun) | |
Mes clés sont dans ma poche. - My keys are in my pocket. | |
mon |
1. det. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender) | |
J'ai perdu mon chapeau. - I lost my hat. | |
La décision a été prise pendant mon absence. - The decision was taken in my absence. | |
2. det. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".) | |
espérances |
1. n. plural of espérance | |
espérance |
1. n-f. hope | |
2. n-f. (probability theory) expected value | |