| 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 | |
| frère |
| 1. n-m. brother (relation, relative) | |
| Mon frère n'a rien fait. - My brother didn't do anything. | |
| 2. n-m. brother (monk) | |
| Frère Martin, qu'est-ce que vous cherchez ? - Brother Martin, what is it you seek? | |
| 3. n-m. (informal) bro, a male comrade or friend | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| 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' | |
| sœur |
| 1. n-f. sister | |
| Quel âge a ta sœur ? - How old is your sister? | |
| 2. n-f. (Christianity) nun | |
| Bonjour, ma sœur. - Hello, sister. | |
| Comment allez-vous, sœur Marie ? - How are you, Sister Mary? | |
| paraissaient |
| 1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of paraître | |
| paraître |
| 1. v. to appear (become visible) | |
| L'acteur parut sur l'écran. - The actor appeared on screen. | |
| 2. v. to be published | |
| Ce texte est paru il y a longtemps. - This text was published long ago. | |
| Le livre paraîtra en août. - The book will be published in August. | |
| 3. v. to appear, to seem | |
| Il paraît avoir 40 ans. - He seems forty (years old). | |
| 4. v. (impersonal, with que) to be said that, to be rumored that | |
| Il paraît que le vaccin fonctionne très bien. - It is said that that the vaccine works very well. | |
| 5. n-m. appearance | |
| pensifs |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of pensif | |
| pensif |
| 1. adj. pensive, thoughtful | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| troublés |
| 1. Participle. masculine plural of troublé | |
| troubler |
| 1. v. to disturb, disrupt (order, sleep, judgement etc.) | |
| 2. v. to disturb, to trouble (someone) | |
| 3. v. to cloud, become cloudy (of water); to become cloudy, become overcast (of sky) | |
| 4. v. to become flustered | |
