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".) | |
ordinateur |
1. n-m. (computing) a computer, a computing device. | |
Il a un ordinateur. - He has a computer. | |
Elle est à l’ordinateur. - She is at the computer. | |
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. | |
marche |
1. n-f. march (formal, rhythmic way of walking) | |
2. n-f. march (song in the genre of music written for marching) | |
3. n-f. walk (distance walked) | |
4. n-f. movement (of a vehicle) | |
5. n-f. functioning | |
6. n-f. step (step of a stair) | |
7. n-f. marches (region near a border) | |
8. v. first-person singular present of marcher | |
9. v. third-person singular present of marcher | |
10. v. second-person singular imperative of marcher | |
marcher |
1. v. to walk | |
Il marche au milieu de la rue. - He is walking in the middle of the street | |
2. v. to travel; to move; to march | |
3. v. (figurative) to work, to function | |
Comment ça marche ? - How does it work? | |
Cet appareil ne marche plus. - This device isn't working anymore. | |
4. v. to step | |
Marcher sur le pied de quelqu’un. - To step on the foot of someone | |
5. v. to cooperate | |
Je ne marche plus. - I am no longer in. | |
6. v. to believe | |
Il marche. - He believes my joke. | |
Il m'a fait marcher. - He took me for a ride. | |
plus |
1. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives) | |
Ton voisin est plus moche que mon frère. - Your neighbour is uglier than my brother. | |
Le tien est beaucoup plus grand que le mien. - Yours is much bigger than mine. | |
Elle est plus belle que sa cousine. - She is more beautiful than her cousin. | |
Elles sont toutes plus entêtées les unes que les autres. - They are each more stubborn than the last. | |
2. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adverbs) | |
Elle le fait plus rapidement que lui. - She does it more quickly than he does. | |
plus vite ! - faster! | |
3. adv. (after a verb) more, -er (indicating a higher degree or quantity) | |
Je travaille plus en ce moment. - I am working more at the moment. | |
Je veux faire plus. - I want to do more. | |
4. adv. more (indicating a greater quantity) (+preo, noun) | |
Elle a plus de chocolat. - She has more chocolate. | |
Plus de la moitié reste. - More than half is left. | |
5. adv. more (supplementary, preceded by de) | |
Une heure de plus et il serait mort. - One more hour and he would be dead. | |
Un kilo de plus, s'il vous plaît. - One more kilo, please. | |
6. adv. (preceded by a definite article) the most, -est (used to form superlatives of adjectives and adverbs) | |
la plus grande - the biggest | |
le plus difficile - the most difficult | |
7. adv. (usually with the negative particle ne, see usage notes below) no longer, not ... any more | |
Tu n'existes plus. - You no longer exist. / You don't exist any more. | |
Il n'y a plus de travail. - There is no more work. | |
8. adv. (elliptically, introducing each clause) the more ..., the more ... | |
Plus je vois, plus je veux. - The more I see, the more I want. | |
9. adv. (similarly, used with other comparatives) the more ..., the ... | |
Plus j'écoute, moins je comprends. - The more I listen, the less I understand. | |
10. n-m. plus, the symbol + | |
11. v. singular past historic of plaire | |
12. Participle. masculine plural of plu | |
je |
1. pron. I | |
dois |
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of devoir | |
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of devoir | |
devoir |
1. n-m. duty | |
manquer à son devoir, manquer à tous ses devoirs - to fail in one's duty, duties | |
Il est de mon devoir de protéger le roi. - It is my duty to protect the king. | |
2. n-m. exercise, assignment (set for homework) | |
3. v. must, to have to, should (as a requirement) | |
Les auteurs d'un dictionnaire doivent déterminer au départ les catégories de mots à retenir, en fonction des limites imposées par l'éditeur et du public visé. - The authors of a dictionary have | |
4. v. (present) must | |
5. v. (conditional) should | |
6. v. must, to do or have with certainty | |
7. v. to owe (money, obligation and etc) | |
8. v. (literary, intransitive, in imperfect subjunctive, with inversion of subject) (even) though it be necessary (+ infinitive) | |
9. v. to have a duty to | |
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 | |
envoyer |
1. v. to send | |
2. v. to gulp down with relish | |
chez |
1. prep. to, at, in or into the home, office, etc. of | |
2. prep. , translation=I go into where the two of you live, because it was my place, when it was our place (...) | |
3. prep. , lit=I enter your place, as it was my place, (etc.) | |
chez moi - at my house | |
chez lui - at his house | |
chez Françoise - at Françoise’s | |
chez le dentiste - at the dentist | |
chez l'avocat - at the lawyer's office | |
4. prep. by extension, to, at or in the country of | |
une spécialité bien de chez nous - a true specialty of our country | |
rentrer chez soi - to return to one's country | |
5. prep. in; among (a group of things or people of the same type) | |
Cette maladie se voit souvent chez les chiens. - This illness is often seen among dogs. | |
le TDAH chez l'adulte - ADHD in adults | |
6. prep. in the work of (an author or artist) | |
C'est un thème très important chez Baudelaire. - That is a very important theme in Baudelaire's work. | |
le symbolisme des couleurs chez Picasso - color symbolism in Picasso's work | |
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 | |
réparateur |
1. n-m. (agent noun of réparer); repairer | |
2. adj. restorative | |
un sommeil réparateur - restorative sleep, refreshing sleep, restful sleep | |