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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
Soleil
1. Proper noun. the Sun
Le Soleil se lève à l'est et se couche à l'ouest. - The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
2. n-m. sun (star)
Il fait soleil. - It is sunny.
Regarder le soleil fait mal aux yeux. - Looking at the sun hurts the eyes.
ne
1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-
4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative
Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think.
se
1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
2. pron. (to) himself
3. pron. (to) herself
4. pron. (to) oneself
5. pron. (to) itself
6. pron. (to) themselves
7. pron. (to) each other
8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
couche
1. n-f. (literary) bed (place for sleeping)
partager sa couche avec quelqu'un
2. n-f. nappy/diaper
3. n-f. coat (of paint)
4. n-f. layer (of soil, snow etc.)
5. n-f. (chiefly in the plural) childbirth
6. n-f. (chemistry) shell
7. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of coucher
8. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of coucher
9. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of coucher
10. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of coucher
11. v. second-person singular imperative of coucher
coucher
1. v. to lay, to lay down
2. v. to put to bed, to put up (a lodger)
3. v. to go to bed
4. v. (of celestial objects) to set
Quand le Soleil se couche-t-il ce soir ? - When does the sun set?
Le Soleil se lève à l'est et se couche à l'ouest. - The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Les deux cercles polaires sont les parallèles des régions polaires au-delà desquels il existe au moins une journée où le Soleil ne se lève pas en hiver, et ne se couche pas en été. - The two po
5. v. to lodge, to beat down (wheat)
6. v. to layer (branches)
7. v. to slant (writing)
8. v. to aim at
9. v. to sleep
10. v. to sleep with (+ avec, t=with)
11. v. to spend the night
12. v. to lodge
13. v. to pack off to bed
14. n-m. going to bed
15. n-m. bedding
16. n-m. room and board
17. n-m. setting (sun)
coucher de soleil — sunset, sundown
jamais
1. adv. (ne ... jamais) never
Je ne l’ai jamais vue. - I’ve never seen her.
2. adv. ever
Es-tu jamais allé en France ? - Have you ever been to France?
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
mon
1. det. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender)
J'ai perdu mon chapeau. - I lost my hat.
La décision a été prise pendant mon absence. - The decision was taken in my absence.
2. det. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".)
empire
1. n-m. empire
2. n-m. influence, authority, dominion
3. v. first-person singular present of empirer
4. v. third-person singular present of empirer
5. v. second-person singular imperative of empirer
empirer
1. v. to worsen

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