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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.
tire
1. v. first-person singular present of tirer
2. v. third-person singular present of tirer
3. v. second-person singular imperative of tirer
4. n-m. (Canada, Louisiana French) tire, tyre (of a car, truck, etc)
tirer
1. v. to draw, drag, pull
2. v. to shoot
3. v. to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)
4. v. to leave a place
5. v. to set free, to deliver
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
là
1. adv. referring to physical place
2. adv. there
Je t'attendrai là. - I'll wait for you there.
3. adv. here; present (used with être)
Je suis (toujours) là. - I'm (still) here.
4. adv. (referring to an abstract destination or goal); there
Je suis presque là. - I'm almost there.
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)
grand
1. adj. big, great, grand
2. adj. tall
Il est grand comment ? - How tall is he ?
3. adj. grown up, big
Quand je serai grande, je veux être astronaute. - When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut.
Il l'a fait tout seul comme un grand garçon. - He did it all on his own like a big boy.
4. adj. (usually capitalized) great, an honorific title
Alexandre le Grand - Alexander the Great
5. adj. great; big fat; an intensifier
un grand tricheur - a big fat cheater
6. adj. extensive, large
7. n-m. grown-up
argument
1. n-m. argument
Quels que soient les arguments que vous avancez, je ne pourrai pas vous croire. - No matter what arguments you propose, I won't be able to believe you.
2. n-m. (grammar) argument of a verb, phrase syntactically connected to a verb (object and subject)
contre
1. prep. against (in physical contact with)
La paille est contre la maison - the straw is against the house
Elle s'appuie contre le mur. - She's pushing against the wall.
2. prep. against (not in favor of)
Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre. - The citizens are for, but the politicians are against.
3. prep. against (having as an opponent)
Ce soir: Lille contre Marseille en direct. - Tonight: Lille against Marseille live.
4. prep. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with)
10% des hommes ont eu plus de cent partenaires sexuels, contre 5% seulement des femmes. - 10 percent of all men have had more than a hundred sexual partners, as opposed to 5 percent of all wome
5. prep. in exchange for
On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit. - These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal.
6. v. first-person singular present of contrer
7. v. third-person singular present of contrer
8. v. second-person singular imperative of contrer
9. n-m. (bridge) double
lui
1. pron. him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject
J'habitais avec lui. - I was living with him.
C'est lui qui a dit cela. - It was him who said that.
Lui, il n'en sait rien. - He doesn't know anything about it.
2. pron. him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object
Je lui ai donné le livre. - I gave the book to him/her.
3. Participle. past participle of luire

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