| 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. | |
| te |
| 1. pron. (direct object) you | |
| Il te cite souvent. - He often quotes you. | |
| 2. pron. (indirect object) you | |
| Il te donne le livre. - He gives you the book. | |
| 3. pron. yourself | |
| Tu te souviens d'elle. - You remind yourself of her. | |
| Coupe |
| 1. Proper noun. (astronomy) Crater (a constellation) | |
| 2. n-f. goblet, cup | |
| 3. n-f. (sports) cup (award; prize) | |
| 4. n-f. cut | |
| 5. n-f. (style) haircut | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of couper | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present of couper | |
| 8. v. second-person singular imperative of couper | |
| couper |
| 1. v. to cut, cut up, to chop, to sever | |
| 2. v. to cut, to clip, to trim | |
| J'ai besoin de me faire couper les cheveux. - I need to get my hair cut. | |
| 3. v. to cut off, to keep out | |
| 4. v. to dilute (with water) | |
| 5. v. to crack | |
| 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 | |
| doigt |
| 1. n-m. finger | |
| 2. n-m. toe | |
| Je vais me tremper les doigts de pied. - I'll dip my toes in the water. | |
| 3. n-m. finger (measurement of a beverage) | |
| deux doigts de whiskey - two fingers of whiskey | |
