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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'
conversation
     1. n-f. conversation
languissait
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of languir
     languir
          1. v. to languish
          2. v. to lie torpid
          3. v. to flag, die down, slack off, be slack
          4. v. to wither, weaken
          5. v. to long, pine, or yearn (for)
car
     1. conj. as, since, because, for
           J’ai ouvert mon parapluie car il pleuvait. - I opened my umbrella because it was raining.
     2. n-m. a single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus, a coach
           Les élèves vont à l’école en car. - The pupils go to school by coach.
personne
     1. n-f. person
     2. pron. (with ne) no one, nobody
           Il n'y a personne ici. - There is nobody here.
           Qui l'a lu? Personne. - Who has read it? No one.
           Il n'a parlé avec personne. - He spoke to nobody.
           Personne ne parle avec lui. - No one speaks with him.
     3. pron. anyone
           Il le sait mieux que personne. - He knows it better than anyone.
ne
     1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
     2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
     3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-
     4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative
           Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think.
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'
soutenait
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of soutenir
     soutenir
          1. v. to support
          2. v. to keep up
          3. v. (used with que) to maintain (that)
          4. v. to argue
on
     1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
           On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here
     2. pron. (personal, informal) we
           On s’est amusés. - We had fun.
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'
laissait
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of laisser
     laisser
          1. v. to leave, to leave behind
                Laissez le pistolet sur la table - Leave the gun on the table
          2. v. to forget, to leave alone
          3. v. to leave with, to give
          4. v. to let, to allow
          5. v. to allow oneself, to let oneself
tomber
     1. v. to fall
           Un tamis placé à l'intérieur du dispositif empêchera les choses de tomber dans le tube. - A screen placed inside the device will keep things from falling into the tube.
     2. v. to come down
           Laisse la pluie tomber sur nous et recouvre le pays de cette eau qui donne la vie. - Let the rains come down upon us and cover the land with life-giving water.
     3. v. (indtr, sur) to bump into, to come across; to be received by (when making a telephone call)
           J'ai téléphoné à Robert mais je suis tombé sur Marie. - I phoned Robert but I got Marie.
     4. v. (in idioms) to become, to get
           tomber amoureux - to fall in love
           tomber malade - to fall ill, to get sick
           tomber enceinte - to fall pregnant, to get pregnant
laisser tomber
     1. v. to physically drop (an object)
     2. v. to drop, to forget about, to leave; to give up
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