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mort
     1. Participle. past participle of mourir
     2. adj. dead
           Le roi est mort. - The king is dead.
     3. n-m. dead person
     4. n-f. death
     mourir
          1. v. to die; to be dying
          2. v. (figuratively, with "de") to be dying (of)
                Je meurs de faim - I'm dying of hunger
          3. v. to be dying
noyé
     1. Participle. past participle of noyer
     noyer
          1. n-m. walnut (tree)
          2. v. to drown; to drown oneself
                Elle s'est noyée dans l'océan. - She drowned in the ocean.
          3. v. to drown
                J'ai noyé mon chien dans le fleuve. - I drowned my dog in the river.
          4. v. to dilute; to water down
                Il faut noyer le vin avec de l'eau. - You must water down the wine.
dans
     1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
           vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty
           être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry
           avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth
           dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic
           Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris.
           Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water.
           mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket
           Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris.
     2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
           Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York.
     3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time)
           Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour.
           Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days.
     4. prep. (with respect to time) during
           dans un temps donné - during a given time
           dans ma jeunesse - in my youth
     5. prep. out of, from
           boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup
           Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge.
     6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of
           le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre
     7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les)
           dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos
           dans les dix euros - about ten euros
     8. n. plural of dan
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
garage
     1. n-m. garage
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
chat
     1. n-m. cat (feline)
     2. n-m. (male) cat, tom, tomcat
     3. n-m. tag, tig (children’s game)
     4. n-m. (Internet) chat (online discussion)
perdu
     1. Participle. past participle of perdre
     2. adj. lost
     perdre
          1. v. to lose (be unable to find)
                J'ai perdu les clés, mais un de mes amis les a trouvées. - I lost my keys, but one of my friends found them.
          2. v. to lose (not win)
          3. v. to get lost
                Ils se sont perdus dans la forêt dense. - They got lost in the dense forest.
qui
     1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
           Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
           Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are.
     2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
           La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
           Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
           J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
           Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
           Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school.
           Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well.
     3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if
           Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do.
était
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect 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
venu
     1. Participle. past participle of venir
     venir
          1. v. to come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker)
                Viens vivre avec moi en France. - Come live with me in France.
     1. adv. referring to physical place
     2. adv.          there
                   Je t'attendrai là. - I'll wait for you there.
     3. adv.          here; present (used with être)
                   Je suis (toujours) là. - I'm (still) here.
     4. adv. (referring to an abstract destination or goal); there
           Je suis presque là. - I'm almost there.
chercher
     1. v. to look for, to seek
           Je cherche du boulot. - I'm looking for some work.
     2. v. to look (to do something)
           Chercher à expliquer ce phénomène. - Look to explain this phenomenon.
     3. v. to mess with someone, ask for trouble
           Tu me cherches ou quoi ?
     4. v. to pick up, to go and get
     5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun reflexive) to get to know oneself
     6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun reciprocal) to seek for each other
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
nouvelle
     1. adj. feminine singular of nouveau
           Jérôme a acheté sa nouvelle voiture hier. - Jerome bought his new car yesterday.
     2. n-f. news, a piece of information
           J'ai appris la nouvelle hier soir. - I heard the news yesterday evening.
     3. n-f. novella, short story
     nouveau
          1. adj. new, novel
          2. n-m. new person, new thing
Maison
     1. Proper noun. surname, eq=Maison
     2. n-f. house
     3. adj. homemade
           une grande tarte maison - a big home-made pie
           spécialité maison - speciality of the house
     4. adj. (employment) in-house
           La compagnie a un département de traduction maison. - The company has an in-house translation department.
     5. adj. (colloquial intensifier) first-rate, top-notch
           une engueulade maison - a hell of a telling off
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