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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.
trouvé
     1. Participle. past participle of trouver
     2. adj. found, being to object of a find(ing)
     3. adj. invented, thought-up, imagined
     4. adj. found and somehow taken in, as said of a foundling
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. num. number box, fr
     3. num. one
     4. pron. one, someone
     5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
pauvre
     1. adj. (after a noun) poor (financially deprived)
     2. adj. (after a noun) lacking, scanty
     3. adj. (before a noun) poor, pitiable
     4. adj. (pejorative) (Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.)
           pauvre con - you twat, you moron, you idiot
     5. n-m. poor person; pauper
     6. n-m. person deserving of pity
petit
     1. adj. small
           un petit verre de vin - a small glass of wine
     2. adj. little
           un petit garçon - a little boy
     3. adj. petty
           Certaines personnes sont vraiment petites à propos des plus petites choses. - Some people are really petty about the smallest things.
     4. n-m. small one (anything that is small)
     5. n-m. little one (anything that is little)
     6. n-m. little one; child (of humans or other animals)
     7. n-m. the young (of a species)
           Le petit du lapin s'appelle le "lapereau".
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)
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
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'
cour
     1. n-f. courtyard, yard
     2. n-f. court (of law)
     3. n-f. (royal) court
     4. n-f. following (of a celebrity etc.)
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