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par
1. prep. through
par la fenêtre - through the window
aller par le parc - go through the park
2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction))
voyager par train - travel by train
par surprise - by surprise
le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates.
3. prep. over (used to express direction)
Viens par ici ! - Come over here!
4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement)
voir par devant - see from the back
le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap
5. prep. around, round (inside of)
par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema
6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)
par terre - on the ground
7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)
par un beau jour - on a nice day
par un soir - in one evening
8. prep. in
marcher par deux - walk in twos
9. prep. per, a, an
trois fois par semaine - three times a week
10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something)
par pure colère - out of pure anger
par tristesse - out of sadness
11. prep. for
12. n-m. (golf) par
régulation
1. n-f. regulation
thermostatique
1. adj. thermostatic
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'
chaudière
1. n-f. boiler
2. n-f. cauldron (large pot)
3. n-f. (Quebec) bucket
se
1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
2. pron. (to) himself
3. pron. (to) herself
4. pron. (to) oneself
5. pron. (to) itself
6. pron. (to) themselves
7. pron. (to) each other
8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
déclenche
1. v. first-person singular present of déclencher
2. v. third-person singular present of déclencher
3. v. second-person singular imperative of déclencher
déclencher
1. v. to trigger, to spark, to set off
2. v. to set off (a device)
3. v. to take off the latch
4. v. to be under way, to start happening
seulement
1. adv. only
si
1. conj. if, whether
Je me demande si elle sera seule. - I wonder if she'll be alone.
Je veux savoir si tu viendras ou non. - I want to know if you're coming or not.
2. conj. if (assuming that)
Si j'avais ses pouvoirs, je créerais un monde où le mal n'existe pas. - If I had his power, I'd create a world where evil didn't exist.
Si tu n'avais pas appelé, je serais morte. - If you hadn't called, I'd be dead.
3. conj. even if
4. conj. although, while
5. interj. yes (used to contradict a negative statement)
Tu ne m’aimes pas, n’est-ce pas ? — Si ! - You don’t like me, do you? — Yes, I do!
Moi, je n'ai rien fait ! — Si ! - I didn't do anything! — Yes, you did!
6. adv. so, such (intensifier)
J’étais si fatigué ces jours-ci que je n’avais pas le courage de vous écrire. - I was so tired those days that I didn't have the energy to write to you.
Cela n'aurait pas été une si bonne idée. - That wouldn't have been such a good idea.
7. adv. (si + adjective/adverb + que ...) however (to whatever extent or degree)
Si bavard qu'il soit, il ne dit rien de stupide. - However talkative he may be, he doesn't say anything stupid.
8. n-m. (music) si, the note 'B'
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'
chaleur
1. n-f. (temperature) heat
Il craint la chaleur. - He fears the heat
2. n-f. heat (a state of sexual aggression)
Les lapins sont en chaleur. - The rabbits are in heat.
solaire
1. adj. (astronomy, relational) solar (relative to the sun)
est
1. adj. east
2. n-m. east
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être
être
1. v. to be
Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home.
3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
4. n-m. being, creature
5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
insuffisante
1. adj. feminine singular of insuffisant
insuffisant
1. adj. insufficient, not enough
néanmoins
1. adv. however
2. adv. (conjunctive) nevertheless, nonetheless
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
eau
1. n-f. water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas and oceans
Il buvait un verre d’eau fraîche. - He drank a cool glass of water.
L’eau de mer et l’eau de rivière n’ont pas la même teneur en sel et n’abritent donc pas les mêmes poissons. - Sea water and river water do not have the same salt content and thus do not harbor
2. n-f. In particular, rain
Si le vent dure, nous aurons de l’eau. - If the wind persists, we will have rain.
3. n-f. (chemistry) the chemical compound with molecular formula H2O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam
L’eau se durcit par le froid et se vaporise par la chaleur. - Water hardens with cold and vaporises with heat.
4. n-f. Natural liquid quantities or expanses
Le soir, ils se baignaient dans les eaux du lac Titicaca. - In the evening, they bathed in the waters of Lake Titicaca.
5. n-f. Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal
Les vésicatoires font des ampoules pleines d’eau. - Vesicants make blisters full of fluid.
L’eau m'en vint à la bouche. - That made my mouth water.
Il s’est échauffé à courir, il est tout en eau. - He warmed up to run. He's all sweaty.
caloporteuse
1. adj. feminine singular of caloporteur
est
1. adj. east
2. n-m. east
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être
être
1. v. to be
Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home.
3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
4. n-m. being, creature
5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
préchauffée
1. Participle. feminine singular of préchauffé
préchauffer
1. v. to preheat
et
1. conj. and
réduit
1. Participle. past participle of réduire
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of réduire
3. n-m. a cubbyhole
4. n-m. a recess, a nook
réduire
1. v. to reduce
2. v. to cut (prices); to shorten (text); to reduce, scale down (pictures etc.)
3. v. (indtr, à) to reduce (someone) to
Je les ai réduits en esclavage. I reduced them to slavery.
4. v. (indtr, en) to reduce (something) to
La maison fut réduite en cendres. The house was reduced to ashes.
5. v. (medicine) to reduce, set
6. v. (chemistry, cooking) to reduce
7. v. (military) to capture (place), quell (opposition etc.)
8. v. (indtr, à, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to amount to, to come down to
Les copules, qui se réduisent au rôle de lien syntaxique entre sujet et attribut en estompant leur sémantique propre, sont souvent des verbes d'état. -
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
augmentation
1. n-f. an increase, a raise
2. n-f. a pay raise
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
température
1. n-f. temperature
température corporelle - body temperature
température ambiante - room temperature
nécessaire
1. adj. necessary
Il est nécessaire qu'on fasse l'amour. - It is necessary that we make love.
2. n-m. kit

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