| 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' | |
| loi |
| 1. n-f. law (legal code) | |
| la loi de la France - the law in France, French law | |
| 2. n-f. law (scientific principle) | |
| la loi de Boyle - Boyle's law | |
| est |
| 1. adj. east | |
| 2. n-m. east | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être | |
| être |
| 1. v. to be | |
| Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) | |
| Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home. | |
| 3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice) | |
| Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
| 4. n-m. being, creature | |
| 5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
| formelle |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of formel | |
| formel |
| 1. adj. formal; official | |
| 2. adj. adamant, positive, certain | |
| là |
| 1. adv. referring to physical place | |
| 2. adv. there | |
| Je t'attendrai là. - I'll wait for you there. | |
| 3. adv. here; present (used with être) | |
| Je suis (toujours) là. - I'm (still) here. | |
| 4. adv. (referring to an abstract destination or goal); there | |
| Je suis presque là. - I'm almost there. | |
| dessus |
| 1. adv. on | |
| 2. adv. on top | |
| 3. adv. upstairs | |
| 4. adv. over | |
| Il m'a craché dessus. - he spat on me | |
| 5. prep. (dated) on, on top of | |
| 6. n-m. upside; top side | |
| 7. n-m. the upper hand; advantage | |
| là-dessus |
| 1. adv. on this, here | |
| Mettez ce livre là-dessus. - Put this book here. | |
| 2. adv. thereupon, with this | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| parle |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of parler | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of parler | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of parler | |
| parler |
| 1. v. to speak, talk | |
| Il a commencé à parler à l’âge de quatre ans. - He began to speak at the age of four. | |
| Ils ont parlé plusieurs heures avant d’aller se coucher. - They spoke several hours before going to sleep. | |
| 2. v. to be able to communicate in a language; to speak | |
| Elle parle couramment français. - She speaks French fluently | |
| 3. v. (heraldry) to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name | |
| Armes parlantes. | |
| 4. v. takes a reflexive pronoun | |
| se parler à soi-même - to talk to oneself | |
| 5. n-m. parlance | |
| 6. n-m. vernacular, dialect | |
| très |
| 1. adv. very | |
| clairement |
| 1. adv. clearly | |
