on |
1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual) | |
On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here | |
2. pron. (personal, informal) we | |
On s’est amusés. - We had fun. | |
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. | |
peut |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of pouvoir | |
pouvoir |
1. v. can, to be able to | |
Je peux venir ce soir. - I can come this evening. | |
2. v. may | |
désastre qui peut nous frapper - disaster which may strike us | |
3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be | |
Il se peut que je sois malade. - (literally) It could be that I'm ill / (more naturally) I may be ill. / I could be ill. | |
4. n-m. (or un) power | |
prendre le pouvoir - to take power, to seize power | |
5. n-m. authority | |
6. n-m. (legal) power of attorney | |
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. | |
juger |
1. v. (legal) to judge, to try | |
2. v. (in general) to judge, to deem | |
Ne savez-vous pas que nous jugerons les anges? - Do you not know that we will judge angels? | |
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) | |
Livre |
1. Proper noun. synonym of Bible | |
2. n-m. book | |
3. n-f. pound (unit of weight) | |
4. n-f. (Europe, informal) metrical pound, half a kilogramme, 500 g | |
5. n-f. (North America) imperial pound ≈ 454 g | |
6. n-f. (historical) various values between 300 and 600 g | |
7. n-f. pound (unit of currency) | |
8. n-f. (Louisiana) grade (level) | |
9. v. first-person singular present of livrer | |
10. v. third-person singular present of livrer | |
11. v. second-person singular imperative of livrer | |
livrer |
1. v. to deliver (a package, merchandise etc.) | |
2. v. to hand over, deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.) | |
3. v. to betray | |
4. v. to give away (a secret etc.); to confide, reveal, drop (a hint) | |
5. v. abandon oneself, give oneself over + à (object) = to | |
6. v. to practise (a sport); be engaged in (a job, research); set up (an enquiry) + à (object) = to | |
sur |
1. prep. on, upon | |
2. prep. on top of | |
3. prep. from on top of | |
4. prep. above | |
5. prep. out of | |
sept sur dix - seven out of ten | |
6. prep. in the case of | |
7. prep. about, concerning | |
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place) | |
sur Paris - in Paris | |
9. adj. sour | |
sa |
1. det. (possessive) his, her, its, their, one's | |
Emma est allée chez sa sœur. - Emma went to her sister's house. | |
Pierre a perdu sa carte d'identité. - Pierre has lost his identity card. | |
Sa voiture est blanche. - Their car is white. | |
couverture |
1. n-f. blanket | |
2. n-f. coverage | |
3. n-f. cover, covering | |