| malgré |
| 1. prep. despite, in spite of | |
| 2. prep. (with a pronoun) against (one's) will, despite (one's) protest | |
| 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' | |
| sécheresse |
| 1. n-f. dryness | |
| Le seul point commun à tous les déserts de la planète est leur extrême sécheresse, plus précisément leur aridité traduite par la faiblesse et la rareté des précipitations. | |
| 2. n-f. drought | |
| 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... | |
| gazon |
| 1. n-m. lawn | |
| 2. n-m. turf; grass | |
| 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 | |
| encore |
| 1. adv. still | |
| Êtes-vous encore là? - Are you still there? | |
| 2. adv. more | |
| Voulez-vous encore du pain ? - Would you like more bread? | |
| Tu en veux encore? - Do you want some more? | |
| 3. adv. again | |
| Écris-le encore une fois! - Write it once again! | |
| 4. adv. (after the adverb pas) yet, not yet | |
| Je n'ai pas encore fini. - I haven't finished yet. | |
| vert |
| 1. n-m. green | |
| 2. adj. green | |
