| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| pinces |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of pincer | |
| 2. n. plural of pince | |
| pincer |
| 1. v. to pinch (skin) | |
| 2. v. (informal) to pinch (to arrest) | |
| 3. v. (music) to pluck (a stringed instrument) | |
| pince |
| 1. n-f. pincer, claw | |
| 2. n-f. pliers | |
| 3. n-f. tongs | |
| 4. n-f. crowbar | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present of pincer | |
| 6. v. third-person singular present of pincer | |
| 7. v. second-person singular imperative of pincer | |
| sont |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of être | |
| Où est-ce qu'ils sont? - Where are they? | |
| 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 | |
| Usées |
| 1. Participle. feminine plural of Usé | |
| 2. Participle. feminine plural of usé | |
| user |
| 1. v. to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind down, run in | |
| Trois kilomètres à pied, ça use les souliers. - Three kilometers on foot wears out the shoes. | |
| 2. v. to use (used with de) | |
| Ne m'obligez pas à user de la force. - Don't make me use force. | |
| c'est |
| 1. contraction. it is (used to define the preceding word) | |
| Le temps, c'est de l'argent. - Time is money. | |
| 2. contraction. it is (used to introduce a focus) | |
| 3. contraction. this is | |
| ce |
| 1. det. this, that | |
| 2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below) | |
| C'est beau ! - It is beautiful! | |
| est-ce que...? - is it that...? | |
| ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of | |
| C'eût été avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but... | |
| C'eût été dommage... - It would have been a pity... | |
| 3. pron. (subject of être, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that | |
| C'est un/une célébrité. - He/she is a celebrity. | |
| Ce sont des célébrités. - These are celebrities. | |
| Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people. | |
| ce semble - it seems | |
| ce peuvent être... - these may be... | |
| 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 | |
| signe |
| 1. n-m. sign (indicator; indication; mathematical polarity) | |
| en signe de reconnaissance - as a sign of gratitude | |
| en signe d'affection - as a sign of affection | |
| 2. n-m. gesture | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of signer | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of signer | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of signer | |
| signer |
| 1. v. to sign (put a signature on) | |
| 2. v. to sign (communicate using sign language) | |
| que |
| 1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause) | |
| Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well. | |
| 2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction. | |
| Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside. | |
| 3. conj. when, no sooner | |
| Il était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police. | |
| 4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.) | |
| 5. conj. introduces a comparison | |
| 6. conj. (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than | |
| Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father. | |
| 7. conj. (comparisons of equality) as | |
| Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you. | |
| 8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but | |
| Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit. | |
| 9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections) | |
| Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is! | |
| Mais que t'es drôle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are. | |
| 10. pron. (tlb, interrogative) | |
| 11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.) | |
| Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting? | |
| Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done? | |
| 12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.) | |
| Qu'est-il arrivé ? - What happened? | |
| Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit? | |
| Que sommes-nous ? - What are we? | |
| 13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.) | |
| C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well. | |
| Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me. | |
| 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' | |
| bête |
| 1. n-f. beast, animal | |
| 2. n-f. (pejorative) fool | |
| Je pense qu'il est une bête ! - I think that he is a fool! | |
| 3. adj. (offensive) Not very bright and lacking in judgement; stupid; inept | |
| 4. adj. Which could have been easily averted; silly | |
| 5. adj. (Canada, informal) Having a bad character or in a bad mood; showing great displeasure in interacting with people; ill-tempered | |
| 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 | |
| vieille |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of vieux | |
| vieux |
| 1. adj. old | |
| 2. n-m. old person | |
| 3. n-m. (slang) parents (when in the plural), father | |
| mes vieux - my mom and dad | |
| 4. n-m. old chap | |
| – Je ne veux pas t'empêcher de travailler, vieux. Je vois que tu es très occupé. | |
