| 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' | |
| rivière |
| 1. n-f. a river (one that flows into a river, lake, bay, etc., but not into an ocean or sea) | |
| débordée |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of débordé | |
| déborder |
| 1. v. to overflow (go over the brim) | |
| 2. v. (military) to overshoot (shoot too far); to outflank | |
| couvrait |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of couvrir | |
| couvrir |
| 1. v. to cover up, to cover (put a cover over) | |
| 2. v. to cover (feature, discuss, mention) | |
| 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' | |
| campagne |
| 1. n-f. country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside | |
| 2. n-f. campaign | |
| c'était |
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| ce |
| 1. det. this, that | |
| 2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below) | |
| C'est beau ! - It is beautiful! | |
| est-ce que...? - is it that...? | |
| ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of | |
| C'eût été avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but... | |
| C'eût été dommage... - It would have been a pity... | |
| 3. pron. (subject of être, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that | |
| C'est un/une célébrité. - He/she is a celebrity. | |
| Ce sont des célébrités. - These are celebrities. | |
| Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people. | |
| ce semble - it seems | |
| ce peuvent être... - these may be... | |
| était |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect 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 | |
| une |
| 1. num. feminine singular of un | |
| 2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
| 3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
| vraie |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of vrai | |
| vrai |
| 1. adj. true | |
| C'est vrai? - Really? | |
| Est-il vrai que vous ayez dit qu'il a besoin de notre aide ? - Is it true that you said he needs our help? | |
| Il est vrai que l'on a dit cela. - It is true that we said that. | |
| Il n'est pas vrai que l'on ait dit cela. - It is not true that we said that. | |
| 2. adj. real, proper | |
| 3. adj. honest, sincere, truthful | |
| 4. n-m. truth | |
| 5. adv. true; truly | |
| Raconter vrai (to retell truly, without errors) | |
| mer |
| 1. n-f. sea (large body of water) | |
| 2. n-f. (used with the definite article) the ocean (the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface) | |
