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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.
paie
     1. n-f. pay, salary
     2. v. first-person singular present of payer
     3. v. third-person singular present of payer
     4. v. second-person singular imperative of payer
     payer
          1. v. to pay (for)
                payer une amende - pay a fine
                payer un service - pay for a service
          2. v. to pay (someone)
                payer la caissière - pay the cashier
                Il m'a payé 3 euros. - He paid me 3 euros.
          3. v. to buy (something)
                Nous payons les courses. - We're buying the groceries.
          4. v. pay for (suffer the consequences of something)
                Tu vas payer pour ce que tu as fait à ma sœur. - You're going to pay for what you did to my sister.
          5. v. to pay off (to be fruitful)
                Mes efforts ont payé. - My efforts paid off.
ce
     1. det. this, that
     2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below)
           C'est beau ! - It is beautiful!
           est-ce que...? - is it that...?
           ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of
           C'eût été avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
           C'eût été dommage... - It would have been a pity...
     3. pron. (subject of être, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
           C'est un/une célébrité. - He/she is a celebrity.
           Ce sont des célébrités. - These are celebrities.
           Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
           ce semble - it seems
           ce peuvent être... - these may be...
copiste
     1. n. copyist, transcriber
           un moine copiste - a copyist monk
     2. n. amanuensis
tant
     1. adv. so much
     2. adv. so many
     3. adv. (in coordination with que) both ... and
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'
page
     1. n-f. page (of a book, etc.)
     2. n-f. page, web page
     3. n-m. page, page boy
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