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oui
     1. adv. yes
     2. interj. yes
je
     1. pron. I
Le
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese
     2. art. the (definite article)
           Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
     3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
           L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
     4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
           Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     5. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     6. pron. (direct object) him, it
           Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him.
           Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car.
     7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English
           Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too
répète
     1. v. first-person singular present of répéter
     2. v. third-person singular present of répéter
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of répéter
     répéter
          1. v. to repeat
          2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to repeat oneself
          3. v. to rehearse, practice
tout
     1. adv. all
     2. det. all
     3. n-m. whole, entirety, total
           le tout
     4. pron. everything
tient
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tenir
     tenir
          1. v. to have; to hold
          2. v. to keep
          3. v. to take (e.g., take into account, take into consideration); to consider; to account for; to reflect
                Peut-être devons-nous tenir compte de plusieurs problèmes. - Maybe we should take several issues into account.
          4. v. to stay; to hold
          5. v. to hold on
                Elle descend en se tenant aux racines. - She comes down using the roots for handles (holding on to the roots).
          6. v. to hold oneself, to be standing
                Il se tenait dans le coin. - He stood in the corner.
          7. v. to behave
                Tiens-toi bien. - Behave yourself.
          8. v. to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition
                Tiens-toi droit! - Keep yourself straight!
                Elle se tient immobile sur la corde raide. - She stays still on the tightrope.
          9. v. (indtr, à) to be attached to something, to be fond of something, to hold something dear; to wish to
          10. v. to hang out
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
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...
vaisseau
     1. n-m. ship, vessel
     2. n-m. vessel (i.e. blood vessel)
même
     1. adv. (used before the article) even
           Même les rois doivent mourir. - Even kings must die
           On ne peut même pas en faire une. - We cannot even make one
           J'veux même pas savoir. - I don't even want to know.
     2. adj. (used before the noun) same
           Je l'ai acheté le même jour - I bought it the same day
     3. adj. (used after the noun) very
           Ah, la personne même que je voulais voir! - Ah, the very person I wanted to see!
notre
     1. det. (possessive) our
           C'est notre maison. - It's our house.
           Notre Père, qui es aux cieux... - Our Father, who art in Heaven...
vie
     1. n-f. life, the state of organisms (organic beings) prior to death
     2. n-f. life, period in which one is alive, between birth and death
     3. n-f. biography, life
     4. n-f. life, lifeforms
           L’apparition de la vie sur Terre - The appearance of life on Earth
     5. n-f. cost of living
           La vie a drôlement augmenté depuis quelque temps : il ne me reste plus grand-chose quand j’ai payé tous les impôts.
     6. n-f. attn, frWikt has even more senses than this
     7. n-f. (Switzerland, Jura) way, path (road, railway, etc)
matérielle
     1. adj. feminine singular of matériel
     matériel
          1. n-m. equipment, supplies
          2. n-m. hardware
          3. adj. material
et
     1. conj. and
morale
     1. n-f. ethics, morality
     2. adj. feminine singular of moral
     moral
          1. n-m. morale, optimism
          2. adj. moral
nos
     1. det. plural of notre; our
           Nos enfants nous rendent souvent visite. - Our children visit us often.
     notre Our
vertus
     1. n. plural of vertu
     vertu
          1. n-f. virtue
et
     1. conj. and
nos
     1. det. plural of notre; our
           Nos enfants nous rendent souvent visite. - Our children visit us often.
     notre Our
vices
     1. n. plural of vice
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