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nous
1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the first person:
2. pron. (subject pronoun) we.
3. pron. (object pronoun) us, to us.
4. pron. (royal, obsolete) we (as the royal we)
5. n-m. the nous, (divine) reason in philosophy
avons
1. v. first-person plural present indicative of avoir
avoir
1. n-m. asset, possession
2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
4. v. to have (a condition)
J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
J'ai froid. - I have cold.
J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
5. v. to have (a measure or age)
Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
6. v. to have (to trick)
Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
parlé
1. Participle. past participle of parler
2. adj. colloquial
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of parler
4. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of parler
parler
1. v. to speak, talk
Il a commencé à parler à l’âge de quatre ans. - He began to speak at the age of four.
Ils ont parlé plusieurs heures avant d’aller se coucher. - They spoke several hours before going to sleep.
2. v. to be able to communicate in a language; to speak
Elle parle couramment français. - She speaks French fluently
3. v. (heraldry) to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name
Armes parlantes.
4. v. takes a reflexive pronoun
se parler à soi-même - to talk to oneself
5. n-m. parlance
6. n-m. vernacular, dialect
Amour
1. Proper noun. , emptying into the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Tartary, where the mouth of the river faces the northern end of the island of Sakhalin
2. Proper noun. its administrative centre is Blagoveshchensk
3. n. love
pendant
1. adj. hanging
2. n-m. stone that dangles on earrings
3. n-m. match, counterpart
4. prep. during, throughout, for the duration of
5. Participle. present participle of pendre
pendre
1. v. to hang
2. v. to sag, droop
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
heure
1. n-f. hour, time
C'est l'heure de partir. - It's time to leave.
2. n-f. o'clock
et
1. conj. and
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
aller
1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to
Je vais au magasin. - I'm going to the store.
On y va. - Let's go.
2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à)
aller à l'école - to attend school
3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense)
Il allait visiter sa famille. - He was going to visit his family.
Je vais aller au magasin. - I will go to the store.
4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
J'espère que tu vas bien. - I hope you are well.
Tout ira bien - All will be well.
5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.)
6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone)
Cette robe te va bien ! - That dress suits you well!
7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à)
aller au four - to be ovenproof
aller au micro-ondes - to be microwave safe
aller au lave-vaisselle - to be dishwasher proof
8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away
aller et retour - round trip
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'
voir
1. v. to see (visually)
Je vois ma mère là-bas. - I see my mother over there.
On ne voit pas souvent de la neige par ici. - One doesn't often see snow around here.
2. v. to see (to understand)
Tu vois que tu avais tort ? - Do you see that you were wrong?
3. v. to see (to visit, to go and see)
4. adv. (Louisiana French) please (used to mark the imperative)
Viens voir ici. - Come here please.
après
1. prep. after, later than in time.
On mange après avoir bu. - We eat after we drink.
après la fête - after the party
2. prep. after, coming for, trying to get (someone).
3. adv. afterwards
On va au cinéma après. - We'll go to the cinema afterwards.
4. adv. (Louisiana French) (Indicates the continuous aspect)
demain
1. adv. tomorrow
Demain c'est dimanche. - Tomorrow is Sunday.
samedi
1. n-m. Saturday

Dictionary entries from Wiktionary