| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| fut |
| 1. n-f. fr-post-1990, fût | |
| 2. v. third-person singular past historic 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 | |
| levé |
| 1. Participle. past participle of lever | |
| lever |
| 1. v. to raise, lift | |
| 2. v. to rise, stand up | |
| 3. v. (of celestial bodies) To rise, come up | |
| Le Soleil se lève à l'est et se couche à l'ouest. - The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West. | |
| 4. v. to get up (out of bed) | |
| Je me lève, je me lave. - I get up, I wash. | |
| 5. v. to clear, lift | |
| 6. n-m. the act of getting up in the morning | |
| 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' | |
| scène |
| 1. n-f. scene, stage | |
| était |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect 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 | |
| sombre |
| 1. adj. dark | |
| 2. adj. (pejorative) right, damn, bloody | |
| un sombre crétin - a prize idiot, a complete idiot, an unspeakable imbecile | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of sombrer | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of sombrer | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of sombrer | |
| sombrer |
| 1. v. to sink | |
| 2. v. to sink (+dans; into) | |
| sombrer dans l'alcoolisme - sink into the pit of alcoholism | |
| 3. v. (figuratively, intransitive) to whittle away (disappear) | |
