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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
rideau
1. n-m. curtain (woven fabric to cover, e.g., windows)
2. n-m. blind (cover for windows)
3. n-m. (figuratively) curtain, veil (something keeping another in secret)
va
1. v. third-person singular present indicative active of aller
2. v. second-person singular imperative of aller
3. v. third-person singular present indicative active of vader
4. v. second-person singular imperative of vader
aller
1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to
Je vais au magasin. - I'm going to the store.
On y va. - Let's go.
2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à)
aller à l'école - to attend school
3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense)
Il allait visiter sa famille. - He was going to visit his family.
Je vais aller au magasin. - I will go to the store.
4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
J'espère que tu vas bien. - I hope you are well.
Tout ira bien - All will be well.
5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.)
6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone)
Cette robe te va bien ! - That dress suits you well!
7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à)
aller au four - to be ovenproof
aller au micro-ondes - to be microwave safe
aller au lave-vaisselle - to be dishwasher proof
8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away
aller et retour - round trip
tomber
1. v. to fall
Un tamis placé à l'intérieur du dispositif empêchera les choses de tomber dans le tube. - A screen placed inside the device will keep things from falling into the tube.
2. v. to come down
Laisse la pluie tomber sur nous et recouvre le pays de cette eau qui donne la vie. - Let the rains come down upon us and cover the land with life-giving water.
3. v. (indtr, sur) to bump into, to come across; to be received by (when making a telephone call)
J'ai téléphoné à Robert mais je suis tombé sur Marie. - I phoned Robert but I got Marie.
4. v. (in idioms) to become, to get
tomber amoureux - to fall in love
tomber malade - to fall ill, to get sick
tomber enceinte - to fall pregnant, to get pregnant
entre
1. prep. between
2. prep. among
3. v. first-person singular present of entrer
4. v. third-person singular present of entrer
5. v. second-person singular imperative of entrer
entrer
1. v. to enter
Entrer dans la salle. - Enter the room.
vous
1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the second person:
2. pron. (subject pronoun) you (all).
Vous allez - You (all) go.
3. pron. (direct object pronoun) you (all).
Je vous adore. - I love you (all).
4. pron. you, to you (indirect object pronoun):
Je vous donnerai mon adresse. - I will give you my address / I will give my address to you.
5. pron. (formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:
Monsieur, je ne peux pas vous le dire - Sir, I cannot tell you.
et
1. conj. and
Le
1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese
2. art. the (definite article)
Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
5. art. (before units) a, an
Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
6. 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.
7. 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
décor
1. n-m. decor, decoration
2. n-m. (theatre) set, location
3. n-m. scenery, backdrop
rouler dans le décor - to drive one's vehicle into something off the road
de
1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
Un chien de garde - A guarddog
Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
Un stade de football - A football stadium
6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
Le
1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese
2. art. the (definite article)
Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
5. art. (before units) a, an
Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
6. 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.
7. 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
de le
1. art. (Louisiana French) Alternative form of du, "of the", some
univers
1. n-m. universe

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