| 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 | |
| navire |
| 1. n-m. ship | |
| a |
| 1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A | |
| 2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she | |
| C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute. | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir | |
| Elle a un chat. - She has a cat. | |
| avoir |
| 1. n-m. asset, possession | |
| 2. v. to have (to own; to possess) | |
| J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs) | |
| J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke. | |
| Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me? | |
| 4. v. to have (a condition) | |
| J'ai faim. - I have hunger. | |
| J'ai soif. - I have thirst. | |
| J'ai froid. - I have cold. | |
| J'ai chaud. - I have hot. | |
| J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits. | |
| J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold. | |
| J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS. | |
| J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever. | |
| 5. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
| Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years. | |
| 6. v. to have (to trick) | |
| Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had. | |
| 7. v. to have (to participate in an experience) | |
| avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations | |
| 8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive | |
| J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you. | |
| touché |
| 1. Participle. past participle of toucher | |
| toucher |
| 1. n-m. the act of touching (see below) | |
| 2. n-m. a way of touching | |
| 3. n-m. the sense of touch, tactility | |
| 4. v. to touch (physically) | |
| Ne me touche pas! - Don't touch me! | |
| 5. v. to affect | |
| La maladie touche actuellement 2 millions de personnes. - The disease currently affects 2 million people. | |
| 6. v. To try, to try out | |
| Je n'ai jamais touché au tabac. - I've never tried tobacco. | |
| 7. v. Short for toucher sa bille. To be skillful | |
| Ce mec est un ancien critique d'art. Je peux te dire qu'il touche en peinture! - This guy is a former art critic. Believe me, he knows a thing or two about painting! | |
| 8. v. to receive, to get | |
| contre |
| 1. prep. against (in physical contact with) | |
| La paille est contre la maison - the straw is against the house | |
| Elle s'appuie contre le mur. - She's pushing against the wall. | |
| 2. prep. against (not in favor of) | |
| Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre. - The citizens are for, but the politicians are against. | |
| 3. prep. against (having as an opponent) | |
| Ce soir: Lille contre Marseille en direct. - Tonight: Lille against Marseille live. | |
| 4. prep. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with) | |
| 10% des hommes ont eu plus de cent partenaires sexuels, contre 5% seulement des femmes. - 10 percent of all men have had more than a hundred sexual partners, as opposed to 5 percent of all wome | |
| 5. prep. in exchange for | |
| On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit. - These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal. | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of contrer | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present of contrer | |
| 8. v. second-person singular imperative of contrer | |
| 9. n-m. (bridge) double | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. num. number box, fr | |
| 3. num. one | |
| 4. pron. one, someone | |
| 5. n-m. one (the number or figure) | |
| rocher |
| 1. n-m. rock (mass of projecting rock) | |
