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. | |
reconnaît |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of reconnaître | |
reconnaître |
1. v. to recognize | |
2. v. to recognise (something or someone that one has encountered before) | |
3. v. to admit | |
facilement |
1. adv. easily | |
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' | |
touche |
1. n-f. touch | |
2. n-f. key (on keyboard), button | |
3. n-f. fingerboard | |
4. n-f. (sports) touch | |
5. v. first-person singular present of toucher | |
6. v. third-person singular present of toucher | |
7. v. second-person singular imperative of toucher | |
toucher |
1. n-m. the act of touching (see below) | |
2. n-m. a way of touching | |
3. n-m. the sense of touch, tactility | |
4. v. to touch (physically) | |
Ne me touche pas! - Don't touch me! | |
5. v. to affect | |
La maladie touche actuellement 2 millions de personnes. - The disease currently affects 2 million people. | |
6. v. To try, to try out | |
Je n'ai jamais touché au tabac. - I've never tried tobacco. | |
7. v. Short for toucher sa bille. To be skillful | |
Ce mec est un ancien critique d'art. Je peux te dire qu'il touche en peinture! - This guy is a former art critic. Believe me, he knows a thing or two about painting! | |
8. v. to receive, to get | |
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 | |
tel |
1. adj. such | |
2. prep. like, as | |
Il fond sur elle tel un oiseau de proie. - He swoops down on her like a bird of prey. | |
3. prep. such as | |
Ottawa compte aussi de charmantes tables, tel le Fraser Café. - Ottawa is also home to some enchanting restaurants, such as the Fraser Café. | |
4. pron. one (impersonal pronoun) | |
Maître |
1. n. a title given to lawyers and notaries public in France, Belgium, and Canada | |
2. n-m. master | |
3. n-m. leader | |
4. n-m. teacher (in a primary school) | |