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lorsque
1. conj. when (at a time when)
Lorsque j'étais jeune, mon meilleur ami était mon chat. - When I was young, my best friend was my cat.
on
1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here
2. pron. (personal, informal) we
On s’est amusés. - We had fun.
parle
1. v. first-person singular present of parler
2. v. third-person singular present of parler
3. v. second-person singular imperative of parler
parler
1. v. to speak, talk
Il a commencé à parler à l’âge de quatre ans. - He began to speak at the age of four.
Ils ont parlé plusieurs heures avant d’aller se coucher. - They spoke several hours before going to sleep.
2. v. to be able to communicate in a language; to speak
Elle parle couramment français. - She speaks French fluently
3. v. (heraldry) to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name
Armes parlantes.
4. v. takes a reflexive pronoun
se parler à soi-même - to talk to oneself
5. n-m. parlance
6. n-m. vernacular, dialect
parler
1. v. to speak, talk
Il a commencé à parler à l’âge de quatre ans. - He began to speak at the age of four.
Ils ont parlé plusieurs heures avant d’aller se coucher. - They spoke several hours before going to sleep.
2. v. to be able to communicate in a language; to speak
Elle parle couramment français. - She speaks French fluently
3. v. (heraldry) to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name
Armes parlantes.
4. v. takes a reflexive pronoun
se parler à soi-même - to talk to oneself
5. n-m. parlance
6. n-m. vernacular, dialect
en
1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
Il est allé en France. - He went to France.
3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
aller en bus - go by bus
partir en voiture - leave by car
4. prep. as
Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend.
habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas
5. prep. at (used to describe an ability)
fort en histoire - good at history
6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition)
une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork
7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
en 1993 - in 1993
en janvier - in January
en septembre 2001 - in September 2001
8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while
9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something
C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion.
10. prep. in (used to describe color)
une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white
11. prep. in (used to describe feelings)
en détresse - in distress
12. prep. in (as part of something)
en équipe - on a team
13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.))
Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)!
Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them).
Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them).
Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them).
Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there?
Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it.
14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
public
1. adj. public (various meanings)
2. adj. (relational) of the people as a whole; public datedef, from 1238
l'intérêt public - the public interest
le bien public - the public good
La voix publique est pour lui. - The public voice is for him.
3. adj. public; seen or known by everyone (datedef, from 1330)
C'est une nouvelle qui est déjà publique. - It's already public news.
4. adj. public; representing the state on behalf of the community (datedef, from 1390)
pouvoirs publics - public powers
notaire public - public notary
5. adj. public; open to all (datedef, from 1538)
lieu public - public place
fille publique - public girl
6. n-m. public (people in general) (datedef, from 1320)
7. n-m. audience (datedef, from 1671)
Il devait plaire à son public. - He had to please his audience.
en public
1. adv. in public
il
1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
Il est parti. - He left.
2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
Il pleut. - It’s raining.
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
bon
1. adj. good
(parasyn, bien)
2. adj. right, correct, appropriate
(parasyn, exact)
le bon usage - the correct usage
être dans la bonne direction - to be going the right way, to be heading the right way
Choisissez la bonne réponse. - Choose the correct response.
3. adj. (slang) sexy, hot, smoking hot
Cette meuf est fin bonne ! - That chick is fine as hell!
4. n-m. voucher, ticket, coupon
5. interj. well; OK
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
observer
1. v. to observe, watch
2. v. to note, notice
3. v. to keep, maintain
des
1. art. plural of un
2. art. plural of une
3. art. plural of du
4. art. plural of de la
5. art. plural of de l'
6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some)
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
les
1. art. plural of le: the
2. art. plural of la: the
3. pron. plural of le: them
4. pron. plural of la: them
de l'
1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic?
temps
1. n-m. time (in general)
je n'ai pas le temps de faire ça - I haven't got (the) time to do that
il faut encore du temps - I need more time
Il est temps de commencer. - it's time to commence
2. n-m. weather
le temps n'est pas bon ici - the weather is no good here
quel temps fait-il ? - how's the weather?
3. n-m. (grammar) tense
un temps composé - a compound tense
un temps simple - a simple tense
changez le temps du verbe - change the tense of the verb
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.
certains
1. adj. plural of certain
2. pron. plural of certain: some, some people
certain
1. adj. certain, for certain, indubitably
2. adj. certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article)
un certain nombre de - a certain number of
une certaine femme - a certain woman
3. adj. certain (sure, positive) (postpositive to the modified noun)
une victoire certaine - a sure victory
Il est certain qu'il viendra. - It is certain that he will arrive.
4. adj. certain (fixed, determined)
5. adj. certain (specified, particular)
6. n-m. certain; certainty
7. det. certain: a determined but unspecified amount of ; some
Certaines personnes vont aller. - Some people are going.
mots
1. n. plural of mot
mot
1. n-m. word
2. n-m. note, (short) message
3. n-m. answer to an enigma
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.
certaines
1. adj. feminine plural of certain
Certaines filles veulent me toucher, mais c'est rare.
Certain girls want to touch me, but it is quite rare.
certain
1. adj. certain, for certain, indubitably
2. adj. certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article)
un certain nombre de - a certain number of
une certaine femme - a certain woman
3. adj. certain (sure, positive) (postpositive to the modified noun)
une victoire certaine - a sure victory
Il est certain qu'il viendra. - It is certain that he will arrive.
4. adj. certain (fixed, determined)
5. adj. certain (specified, particular)
6. n-m. certain; certainty
7. det. certain: a determined but unspecified amount of ; some
Certaines personnes vont aller. - Some people are going.
phrases
1. n. plural of phrase
2. v. second-person singular present of phraser
phraser
1. v. to phrase
2. v. (music) to phrase

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