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ouvrir
     1. v. to open
     2. v. to begin, to initiate
           À peine arrivé, il a ouvert les hostilités. - He initiated hostilities almost as soon as he arrived.
     3. v. to open (of a door or a flower)
     4. v. to open, to begin
           La séquence s'ouvre sur une scène de nuit. - The sequence opens with a night scene.
     5. v. to turn on, to switch on, to put on (of a device or an appliance)
     6. v. to open it or the door, to answer it or the door, to get it
           On sonne à la porte. Je vais ouvrir. - There's someone at the door; I'll open/answer/get it.
           Sophie, ouvre-moi, je voudrais te parler ! - Sophie, open the door; I want to talk to you!
           Allez, arrête tes bêtises et va ouvrir à Patrick ; il doit avoir froid dehors. - Stop being silly and open the door for Patrick; he must be cold outside.
     7. v. to cut something open, to gash something (of a part of one's body)
           Le gardien de but a plongé pour rattraper le ballon, s'est cogné contre le poteau et s'est ouvert l'arcade sourcilière. - The goalkeeper dived to catch the ball, banged himself on the goalpost
     8. v. to open onto, to lead into (+ sur)
           Cette porte s'ouvre sur le jardin. - This door opens onto the garden.
     9. v. to open onto, to overlook, to look onto (of a door or a window) (+ sur)
           La porte ouvre sur la rue. - The door opens onto the street.
     10. v. to open up to, to be open to, to be exposed to, to get a feel for (+ à)
           Sa fille s'est ouverte à la musique sur le piano familial. - The girl got a feel for music playing her family's piano.
     11. v. to open up to, to confide in (+ à)
     12. v. to make, to create, to open up (e.g., a path)
fermer
     1. v. to shut
     2. v. to close
     3. v. to do up (of clothing)
     4. v. to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance)
     5. v. to shut down, to discontinue, to axe (of a service)
     6. v. to harden (of someone's face)
     7. v. to put someone off something, to turn someone off something
           Ce professeur l'a fermé au sujet des mathématiques. - That teacher turned him off maths.
     8. v. to mark the border of
           Les Vosges ferment l'Alsace à l'ouest. - The Vosges mountains mark the western border of the Alsace.
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
classe
     1. n-f. class, type, group
     2. n-f. (military) "Une classe de conscrits" refers to all the recruits conscripted in a particular year, similar to the idea of a cohort. In the plural, "classes" refers to a period of military training
     3. n-f. (object-oriented programming) class
     classer
          1. v. to classify
          2. v. to file
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'
créer
     1. v. to create
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'
supprimer
     1. v. to delete
     2. v. to suppress
     3. v. to remove, to take out
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