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malgré
     1. prep. despite, in spite of
     2. prep. (with a pronoun) against (one's) will, despite (one's) protest
tous
     1. pron. all
           Ils étaient tous là. - They were all there.
     2. pron. everybody
           Tous étaient là. - Everybody was there.
     3. adj. masculine plural of tout
           Je me brosse les dents tous les jours. - I brush my teeth all the days.
     tout
          1. adv. all
          2. det. all
          3. n-m. whole, entirety, total
                le tout
          4. pron. everything
Mes
     1. n. abbreviation of maîtres, Maîtres
     2. det. my (when referring to a plural noun)
           Mes clés sont dans ma poche. - My keys are in my pocket.
     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".)
efforts
     1. n. plural of effort
     effort
          1. n-m. effort
                Ils n'ont pas fait le moindre effort pour être polis avec lui. - They have not made the slightest effort to be polite with them.
je
     1. pron. I
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.
pourrai
     1. v. first-person singular future of pouvoir
     pouvoir
          1. v. can, to be able to
                Je peux venir ce soir. - I can come this evening.
          2. v. may
                désastre qui peut nous frapper - disaster which may strike us
          3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be
                Il se peut que je sois malade. - (literally) It could be that I'm ill / (more naturally) I may be ill. / I could be ill.
          4. n-m. (or un) power
                prendre le pouvoir - to take power, to seize power
          5. n-m. authority
          6. n-m. (legal) power of attorney
pas
     1. n-m. step, pace, footstep
     2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass
           Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover
     3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)
     4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.
           Je ne sais pas. - I don't know
           Ma grande sœur n'habite pas avec nous. - My big sister doesn't live with us.
           J’veux pas travailler. - I don't wanna work.
rendre
     1. v. to give back; to return, to restore
     2. v. to render
     3. v. to give
           rendre un avis favorable. - To give a favorable opinion.
           rendre sa décision. - To make a decision.
     4. v. to make
           Tu me rends malade. - You make me ill.
     5. v. to pay (a visit)
           L'amour vient rendre visite à mon âme. - Love comes to pay a visit to my soul.
     6. v. to make one's way (to a place), to get oneself (into a place) (with dans)
     7. v. (indtr, chez, .reflexive) to call on (someone)
     8. v. to surrender, to give in, to give oneself up to
           Après trois longues heures d'attente, le voleur s'est finalement rendu. - After three long hours of waiting, the thief finally surrendered.
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
rapport
     1. n-m. ratio
     2. n-m. report
           rapport de stage - internship report, training period report
     3. n-m. relationship
vendredi
     1. n-m. Friday
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