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".) | |
beau |
1. adj. handsome, fine, attractive | |
2. adj. nice | |
3. adj. fair (weather) | |
Il fait beau. - It is nice out. | |
4. n-m. (Louisiana French) boyfriend | |
5. adv. in vain | |
J'ai beau trimer - No matter how hard I try / Try as I might | |
Père |
1. Proper noun. (Christianity) Father, person of the Holy Trinity | |
2. Proper noun. (Christianity) Father, (title for priests) | |
3. n-m. father (parent) | |
4. n-m. father (clergyman) | |
5. n-m. Sr. (senior) (postnomial title used to indicate a father that shares the same name as the son) | |
occupe |
1. v. first-person singular present of occuper | |
2. v. third-person singular present of occuper | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of occuper | |
occuper |
1. v. to occupy, to take up | |
2. v. to employ | |
3. v. to be busy, to keep oneself busy | |
4. v. to take care of, to tend to, to deal with someone | |
Moi, je m'occupe des clients. - Me, I'll take care of the clients. | |
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) | |
poste |
1. n-f. post office | |
2. n-f. mail, postal service/system | |
3. n-m. job, post | |
4. n-m. position (in sport, or observation post) | |
5. n-m. slang police station (ellipsis of poste de police,), nick | |
6. n-m. a receiver, an electronic device | |
7. n-m. (colloquial) radio (ellipsis of poste de radio,) | |
8. n-m. (colloquial) TV, TV set (ellipsis of poste de télévision,) | |
9. n-m. (telephone) extension | |
10. n-m. stretch, stint (at work) | |
11. v. first-person singular present of poster | |
12. v. third-person singular present of poster | |
13. v. second-person singular imperative of poster | |
poster |
1. v. to post, (put in the) mail | |
2. v. to post | |
3. n-m. poster (A billboard to be posted on a public or private place) | |
important |
1. adj. important | |
Il est important de se brosser les dents. - It is important to brush your teeth. | |
2. adj. large, considerable, significant | |
Une partie importante des votes - A significant number of the votes | |
Une tempête de neige est un phénomène météorologique produit par une dépression météorologique hivernale importante. - A snowstorm is a meteorological phenomenon produced by a large winter depr | |
3. Participle. present participle of importer | |
importer |
1. v. to import | |
2. v. (indtr, à) to matter, to be relevant, important (to someone) | |
En quoi cela m'importe-t-il ? | |
Que vous importe ? | |
Il m'importe peu de savoir s'il a réussi. | |
Ses résultats importaient peu à ses parents. | |