| parfois |
| 1. adv. sometimes | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| regarde |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of regarder | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of regarder | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of regarder | |
| regarder |
| 1. v. to look at | |
| Tu regardes quoi ? - What are you looking at? | |
| 2. v. to watch | |
| Je regarde un film à la TV si ça t'intéresse. - I'm watching a film on TV if you're interested. | |
| 3. v. to face | |
| 4. v. to concern (be associated with) | |
| une |
| 1. num. feminine singular of un | |
| 2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
| 3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
| forêt |
| 1. n-f. forest | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| entre |
| 1. prep. between | |
| 2. prep. among | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of entrer | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of entrer | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of entrer | |
| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) | |
| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) | |
| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. | |
| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) | |
| aller en bus - go by bus | |
| partir en voiture - leave by car | |
| 4. prep. as | |
| Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend. | |
| habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas | |
| 5. prep. at (used to describe an ability) | |
| fort en histoire - good at history | |
| 6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition) | |
| une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair | |
| une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork | |
| 7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years)) | |
| en 1993 - in 1993 | |
| en janvier - in January | |
| en septembre 2001 - in September 2001 | |
| 8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while | |
| 9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something | |
| C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion. | |
| 10. prep. in (used to describe color) | |
| une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white | |
| 11. prep. in (used to describe feelings) | |
| en détresse - in distress | |
| 12. prep. in (as part of something) | |
| en équipe - on a team | |
| 13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.)) | |
| Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)! | |
| Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them). | |
| Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them). | |
| Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them). | |
| Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there? | |
| Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it. | |
| 14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici. | |
| Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there). | |
| transe |
| 1. n-f. (usually in the plural) apprehension, dread, fright, fear | |
| 2. n-f. entrancement, mesmerization | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| ne |
| 1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) | |
| 2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) | |
| 3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- | |
| 4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative | |
| Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. | |
| 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 | |
| remarque |
| 1. n-f. remark (comment, something said) | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of remarquer | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present of remarquer | |
| 4. v. second-person singular imperative of remarquer | |
| remarquer |
| 1. v. to observe | |
| 2. v. to point out, remark upon | |
| 3. v. to notice | |
| 4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to attract attention | |
| 5. v. (Louisiana French) to announce | |
| pas |
| 1. n-m. step, pace, footstep | |
| 2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass | |
| Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover | |
| 3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) | |
| 4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. | |
| Je ne sais pas. - I don't know | |
| Ma grande sœur n'habite pas avec nous. - My big sister doesn't live with us. | |
| J’veux pas travailler. - I don't wanna work. | |
| avant |
| 1. adv. beforehand; earlier | |
| Je l'avais fait avant. - I had done it beforehand. | |
| 2. prep. before (in time) | |
| Elle est arrivé un jour avant moi. - She arrived one day before me. | |
| Il faut se laver avant de manger. - You must wash before eating. | |
| Tais-toi avant que je ne te tue. - Shut up before I kill you. | |
| 3. prep. before (in space), in front of, ahead of | |
| 4. n-m. front | |
| l'avant d'une voiture - The front of a car. | |
| 5. n-m. (sports) forward | |
| plusieurs |
| 1. adj. several, many, a lot | |
| minutes |
| 1. n. plural of minute | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present of minuter | |
| minuter |
| 1. v. to time | |
| 2. v. to take minutes (of a meeting) | |
| minute |
| 1. n-f. minute (etymology 1, time unit, all same senses) | |
| 2. interj. wait a sec! | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of minuter | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of minuter | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of minuter | |
