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ni
     1. conj. neither; nor
     2. conj. , t=(...) accidental or intercurrent constitutions are neither less important nor easier to explain.
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
gorge
     1. n-f. throat
     2. n-f. breast
     3. n-f. gorge
     4. v. first-person singular present of gorger
     5. v. third-person singular present of gorger
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of gorger
     gorger
          1. v. to gorge oneself (eat greedily)
ni
     1. conj. neither; nor
     2. conj. , t=(...) accidental or intercurrent constitutions are neither less important nor easier to explain.
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
poitrine
     1. n-f. (anatomy) chest, thorax, torso
           bomber la poitrine - to puff up one's chest
           Il a la poitrine velue. - He has a hairy chest.
     2. n-f. breast, bosom
     3. n-f. (butchery) breast (of poultry, as meat)
           une poitrine de veau - a breast of veal
           une poitrine de mouton - a breast of mutton
           Du bœuf dans la poitrine. - Beef in the brisket.
     4. v. first-person singular of poitriner
     5. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of poitriner
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of poitriner
     7. v. third-person singular present indicative of poitriner
     8. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of poitriner
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.
portaient
     1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of porter
     porter
          1. v. to carry
          2. v. to support, to bear
          3. v. to wear
          4. v. (indtr, sur) to be about, to concern
                Sur quoi portait la question ? - What was the question concerning?
          5. v. to feel, to carry one's self
                Je me porte mieux. - I am feeling better.
                Il se porte bien. - He's in good health.
          6. n-m. porter (beer)
aucune
     1. det. feminine singular of aucun
           Il n'a aucune raison de se retirer. - He has no reason to pull out.
     2. pron. feminine singular of aucun
     aucun
          1. det. (with ne) no, none, not any
                Il n'a aucun désir de construire des temples. - He has no desire to build temples.
          2. pron. (with ne) none, no-one
                Aucun d'entre eux n'a été capable de répondre. - No one among them could give an answer.
                Aucun de ses amis ne sait où il est. - None of his friends knows where he is.
trace
     1. n-f. trace
     2. n-f. track
     3. n-f. (mathematics) trace
     4. v. first-person singular present of tracer
     5. v. third-person singular present of tracer
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of tracer
     tracer
          1. v. to draw or plot (a diagram), to trace out
          2. v. to rule (a line)
          3. v. (informal) to buck up, hurry up
de
     1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
           Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
     2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
           Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
           Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
           le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
     3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
           Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
           Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
           Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
           C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
           Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
     4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
           5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
     5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
           Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
           Un chien de garde - A guarddog
           Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
           Un stade de football - A football stadium
     6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
           De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
     7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
           J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
           Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
           Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
     8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
           Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
     9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
           Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
           Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
     10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
           Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
violence
     1. n-f. violence
     2. n-f. act of violence
ni
     1. conj. neither; nor
     2. conj. , t=(...) accidental or intercurrent constitutions are neither less important nor easier to explain.
aucune
     1. det. feminine singular of aucun
           Il n'a aucune raison de se retirer. - He has no reason to pull out.
     2. pron. feminine singular of aucun
     aucun
          1. det. (with ne) no, none, not any
                Il n'a aucun désir de construire des temples. - He has no desire to build temples.
          2. pron. (with ne) none, no-one
                Aucun d'entre eux n'a été capable de répondre. - No one among them could give an answer.
                Aucun de ses amis ne sait où il est. - None of his friends knows where he is.
blessure
     1. n-f. wound
     2. n-f. injury
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