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mettre
1. v. to put; to place
2. v. to put on
3. v. to set (to lay a table)
4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to start (+ à) (something / doing something), to get around to doing something
à
1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː.
2. prep. to (destination)
aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris.
3. prep. to (until)
Le spectacle sera de 18h à 21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
Tournez à gauche ! - Turn to the left!
Ne tournez pas encore à droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
L'école est à gauche. - The school is on the left.
5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
à dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
Je pars à cinq heures précises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
à la maison - at home
à l'hôtel - at the hotel
au comptoir du bar - at the bar
au bois - in the woods
J'habite à un demi-kilomètre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
La maison qui a été détruite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'à trois kilomètres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.à trois kilomètres d
7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
au voleur ! - stop thief!
à l'assassin ! - murderer!
au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
à moi ! - help!
à l'aide ! - help!
au secours ! - help!
au feu ! - fire!
aux armes ! - to arms!
à l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
à l'abordage ! - on board!
au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
8. prep. from (origin)
Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
Je l'ai eu à la bibliothèque. - I got it from the library.
Voilà la femme à laquelle j'ai acheté mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
9. prep. of (belonging to)
C'est un ami à moi. - This is a friend of mine.
Cette voiture est à John. - This is John's car.
le chien à Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
à plus tard - see you later
à bientôt - see you soon
Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
moulin à poivre - pepper mill
sac à dos - backpack
boite à musique - music box
13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
l'équipe à battre - the team to beat
Il n'y a jamais grand-chose à faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
Là où tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent à faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
Il reste deux tâches à finir. - There are two things left to finish.
Il y a de la bière à boire. - There's some beer to drink.
14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
un animal à quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
une femme au visage pâle - a pale-faced woman
un homme à longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
une chemise à manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
15. prep. by
peu à peu - bit by bit
petit à petit - little by little
minute à minute - minute by minute
jour à jour - day by day
un à un - one by one
16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
six à sept personnes - six or seven people
de vingt à trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
tous les cinq à six ans - every five or six years
17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
mettre le feu à - to set fire to
clouer le bec à - to shut (someone) up
donner la chasse à - to give chase to
18. prep. with
un
1. art. an, a
2. num. number box, fr
3. num. one
4. pron. one, someone
5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
dogue
1. n-m. mastiff
doguer
un
1. art. an, a
2. num. number box, fr
3. num. one
4. pron. one, someone
5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
collier
1. n-m. a necklace, string-shaped jewel worn around the neck
2. n-m. collar (e.g. of a dog)
3. n-m. collar (on animals, colored fur around the neck)
garni
1. Participle. past participle of garnir
2. adj. garnished (with vegetables etc)
garnir
1. v. to furnish (a building, a room)
2. v. (military, dated) to arm
3. v. to decorate, to pretty, to garnish
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
clous
1. n. plural of clou
clou
1. n-m. nail (metal pin)
2. n-m. clove (of garlic)
3. n-m. (figurative) highlight, climax
4. n-m. (usually in the des clous) not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky
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
pointes
1. n. plural of pointe
2. v. second-person singular present of pointer
pointer
1. v. to point to/at
2. v. (by extension) to indicate, to show, to point out
3. v. (arriving) to clock in (US), clock on (UK), to punch in (US); (leaving) to clock out (US), clock off (UK), to punch out (US) (to enter or leave a workplace by punching a time card)
4. v. (informal, takes a reflexive pronoun) to show up, turn up
On doit se pointer à quelle heure? - What time do we have to show up?
5. n-m. pointer (dog)
pointe
1. n-f. point
2. v. singular present of pointer
3. v. second-person singular imperative of pointer
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
clous
1. n. plural of clou
clou
1. n-m. nail (metal pin)
2. n-m. clove (of garlic)
3. n-m. (figurative) highlight, climax
4. n-m. (usually in the des clous) not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky
pour
1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun)
J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you.
2. prep. for (in support of)
Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him?
3. prep. for (as a consequence for)
Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes.
4. prep. for (an intended destination)
Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London.
5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive)
Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back.
6. prep. for, to (according to)
Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic.
lui
1. pron. him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject
J'habitais avec lui. - I was living with him.
C'est lui qui a dit cela. - It was him who said that.
Lui, il n'en sait rien. - He doesn't know anything about it.
2. pron. him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object
Je lui ai donné le livre. - I gave the book to him/her.
3. Participle. past participle of luire
servir
1. v. to serve (to help in a shop; to bring a meal to someone)
Je suis allée en France avec ma mère l'année dernière et le serveur nous a servi des escargots! - I went to France last year with my mother and the waiter served us escargots!
On vous a servie, madame? - Have you been helped, madam?
2. v. to be used for
3. v. (indtr, à) to be useful for someone, to be of use, come in handy
4. v. (sports) to serve (start a point with service)
5. v. (sports) to set up (pass to, in order to give a scoring chance)
6. v. to help oneself, to serve oneself
7. v. (indtr, .reflexive) to use, make use of
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
défense
1. n-f. defence (action of defending or protecting from attack, danger or injury, or any means for that purpose)
2. n-f. (legal) defence
3. n-f. (sports) defence
4. n-f. prohibition (often on signs informing onlookers that an activity is forbidden)
défense de fumer - no smoking
défense de stationner - no parking
5. n-f. (nautical) fender
6. n-f. tusk (of animal)
contre
1. prep. against (in physical contact with)
La paille est contre la maison - the straw is against the house
Elle s'appuie contre le mur. - She's pushing against the wall.
2. prep. against (not in favor of)
Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre. - The citizens are for, but the politicians are against.
3. prep. against (having as an opponent)
Ce soir: Lille contre Marseille en direct. - Tonight: Lille against Marseille live.
4. prep. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with)
10% des hommes ont eu plus de cent partenaires sexuels, contre 5% seulement des femmes. - 10 percent of all men have had more than a hundred sexual partners, as opposed to 5 percent of all wome
5. prep. in exchange for
On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit. - These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal.
6. v. first-person singular present of contrer
7. v. third-person singular present of contrer
8. v. second-person singular imperative of contrer
9. n-m. (bridge) double
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
Loup
1. Proper noun. given name, male, from=Latin
2. n-m. wolf
un jeune loup - a young gun
3. n-m. bass (fish)
4. n-m. mask, eyemask
5. n-m. flaw

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