| 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 | |
| raisin |
| 1. n-m. grape | |
| 2. n-m. a size of paper (having such a watermark) | |
| 3. n-m. a bright red lipstick | |
| muscat |
| 1. n-m. muscat (all senses) | |
| 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. | |
| 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' | |
| peau |
| 1. n-f. skin of a person or animal | |
| 2. n-f. hide, fur | |
| 3. n-f. skin (protective outer layer of a plant or fruit) | |
| 4. n-f. pellicule formed on top of certain prepared foods | |
| dure |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of durer | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of durer | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of durer | |
| 4. adj. feminine singular of dur | |
| durer |
| 1. v. to last (for) | |
| Un match de football dure 90 minutes. - A football match lasts 90 minutes. | |
| Elle ne dure guère plus longtemps que les précédentes. | |
| L'expérience étrange a duré quelques secondes après quoi il est parti sans rien dire. | |
| dur |
| 1. adj. hard, tough (difficult to penetrate) | |
| 2. adj. hard (not soft) | |
| 3. adj. hard, tough (not easy, difficult) | |
| 4. adj. harsh (e.g. harsh conditions) | |
| 5. adj. (arts) harsh (of a penstroke) | |
| 6. adv. hard | |
| travailler dur - to work hard | |
| 7. n-m. firmness, solidity | |
| 8. n-m. hard case (tough person) | |
| avoir la peau dure |
| 1. v. (figuratively) to be thick-skinned, to be resilient | |
