| 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 | |
| garçon |
| 1. n-m. boy | |
| Il a deux garçons et une fille. - He has two boys and a girl. | |
| 2. n-m. (by extension) young man; man | |
| 3. n-m. Generic name of a male employee in some industries | |
| 4. n-m. short for, garçon de café | |
| Garçon, l'addition s'il vous plaît. - Waiter, the bill please. | |
| 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 | |
| fort |
| 1. adj. strong; powerful | |
| Arnie est fort. - Arnie is strong. | |
| hommes forts - strong men | |
| 2. adj. (indtr, en) informal skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects) | |
| Je suis fort en anglais - I am good at English | |
| 3. adj. (indtr, de) who can count on | |
| fort d'une solide expérience - based on solid experience | |
| 4. adv. strongly | |
| 5. adv. much, a lot | |
| 6. adv. (when preceding certain adjectives and adverbs) very (intensifier) | |
| Je lui parle fort souvent. - I speak with her very often. | |
| 7. n-m. a fort | |
