| 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' | |
| cloche |
| 1. n-f. bell (metal apparatus used to produce sound) | |
| 2. n-f. a glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth | |
| 3. n-f. a bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim | |
| 4. n-f. a tableware cover, often resembling a bell | |
| 5. n-f. (colloquial) a clumsy person, an oaf | |
| 6. adj. (colloquial) clumsy, stupid | |
| 7. v. first-person singular present of clocher | |
| 8. v. third-person singular present of clocher | |
| 9. v. second-person singular imperative of clocher | |
| clocher |
| 1. n-m. bell tower, steeple | |
| 2. v. to ring a bell | |
| 3. v. to limp | |
| 4. v. to wobble | |
| 5. v. (informal) to be wrong | |
| Il y a quelque chose qui cloche. - There's something wrong. | |
| sonnait |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of sonner | |
| sonner |
| 1. v. to sound | |
| 2. v. to ring | |
| Sonner la cloche. - Ring the bell. | |
| Sonner à la porte. - Give a ring. | |
| 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 | |
| dernier |
| 1. adj. last | |
| Il est parti le mois dernier. - He left last month. | |
| Je n'ai parlé qu'une fois avec elle depuis l'année dernière. - I haven't spoken with her a single time since last year. | |
| 2. adj. latest (most recent) | |
| J'espère que les dernières mises à jour vont nous permettre d'achever le projet à temps. I hope that the latest updates allow us to complete the project on time. I hope that the latest updates | |
| 3. adj. latter | |
| coup |
| 1. n-m. blow, hit, strike | |
| 2. n-m. sound of the action | |
| coup de tonnerre - crash of thunder | |
| 3. n-m. physical consequences of the action (marks) | |
| marqué de coups - scratched | |
| 4. n-m. (by extension) fast and instantaneous action | |
| jeter un coup d'œil - to have a look | |
| boire un coup - to have a drink | |
| 5. n-m. (firearm) load, shot | |
| pistolet à six coups - six-shot pistol | |
| 6. n-m. bit (small quantity) | |
| mettre un coup de peinture - to put a stroke of paint | |
| 7. n-m. planned action | |
| préparer son coup - to make preparations | |
| 8. n-m. (slang) lay | |
| Cette meuf, c'était le meilleur coup de ma vie. - This bird was the best shag of my life. | |
| un bon coup - a good lay | |
