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. | |
bois |
1. n-m. wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree) | |
2. n-m. wood (wood of a particular species of tree) | |
3. n-m. wood, woodland (forested or wooded area) | |
4. n-m. antler (branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs) | |
5. n-m. (music) woodwind instrument, woodwind | |
6. v. singular present indicative of boire | |
7. v. second-person singular present imperative of boire | |
boire |
1. v. to drink | |
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. | |
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 | |
estomac |
1. n-m. stomach | |
vide |
1. adj. empty | |
2. adj. devoid | |
3. adj. blank (page, tape) | |
4. adj. vacant; unfurnished (apartment) | |
5. n-m. (empty) space | |
6. n-m. vacuum, void | |
L'appel du vide. - Call of the void. | |
7. n-m. emptiness | |
8. n-m. gap | |
9. v. first-person singular present of vider | |
10. v. third-person singular present of vider | |
11. v. second-person singular imperative of vider | |
vider |
1. v. to empty, to empty out | |
Il faut vider la poubelle. - It is necessary to empty the bin. | |
2. v. to gut (e.g. a fish) | |
Il a vidé le poisson lui-même. - He gutted the fish himself. | |