| pendant |
| 1. adj. hanging | |
| 2. n-m. stone that dangles on earrings | |
| 3. n-m. match, counterpart | |
| 4. prep. during, throughout, for the duration of | |
| 5. Participle. present participle of pendre | |
| pendre |
| 1. v. to hang | |
| 2. v. to sag, droop | |
| 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... | |
| temps |
| 1. n-m. time (in general) | |
| je n'ai pas le temps de faire ça - I haven't got (the) time to do that | |
| il faut encore du temps - I need more time | |
| Il est temps de commencer. - it's time to commence | |
| 2. n-m. weather | |
| le temps n'est pas bon ici - the weather is no good here | |
| quel temps fait-il ? - how's the weather? | |
| 3. n-m. (grammar) tense | |
| un temps composé - a compound tense | |
| un temps simple - a simple tense | |
| changez le temps du verbe - change the tense of the verb | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| avais |
| 1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of avoir | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperfect indicative of avoir | |
| gardé |
| 1. Participle. past participle of garder | |
| garder |
| 1. v. to keep; to retain; to store; to save | |
| garder les yeux ouverts - to keep eyes open | |
| Elle a le droit de garder secrètes la plupart de ses caractéristiques. - She has the right to keep most of her characteristics secret. | |
| 2. v. to guard | |
| Ils gardent le bâtiment. - They guard the building. | |
| 3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be careful (de faire not to do) | |
| il se garde de dire n'importe quoi. - He is careful not to say anything. | |
| ma |
| 1. det. feminine singular of mon | |
| Ma mère est venue me voir. - My mother came to see me. | |
| place |
| 1. n-f. place, square, plaza, piazza | |
| 2. n-f. place, space, room | |
| 3. n-f. place, seat | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of placer | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of placer | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of placer | |
| placer |
| 1. v. to place (to put in a specific location) | |
| 2. v. to seat (to put an object into a place where it will rest) | |
| 3. v. to place (to earn a given spot in a competition) | |
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| du |
| 1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the) | |
| « Eussent » est la troisième personne du pluriel de l'imparfait du subjonctif de « avoir ». - "Eussent" is the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of "avoir.". | |
| 2. contraction. , translation=The bulge gives 9nine liters more than the point which corresponds to that of the diameter of the base indicated by the gauge (...) | |
| 3. art. Forms the partitive article. | |
| Il mange du pain. - He eats bread. / He eats some bread. | |
| 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 | |
| le |
| 1. art. the (definite article) | |
| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. | |
| 2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. | |
| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. | |
| 3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. | |
| Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
| 4. art. (before units) a, an | |
| Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
| 5. 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. | |
| 6. 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 | |
| auprès de |
| 1. prep. near to, by, close to | |
| 2. prep. compared to, in comparison to | |
| 3. prep. to (directed at) | |
| 4. prep. In the opinion/spirit of | |
| feu |
| 1. n-m. fire | |
| As-tu remarqué que tes cheveux sont en feu ? - Have you noticed that your hair is on fire? | |
| 2. n-m. (cigarette) lighter | |
| 3. n-m. traffic light | |
| 4. adj. deceased, the late | |
| Elle était la sœur de feu Jean Dupont - She was the sister of the late Jean Dupont | |
| car |
| 1. conj. as, since, because, for | |
| J’ai ouvert mon parapluie car il pleuvait. - I opened my umbrella because it was raining. | |
| 2. n-m. a single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus, a coach | |
| Les élèves vont à l’école en car. - The pupils go to school by coach. | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| avais |
| 1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of avoir | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperfect indicative of avoir | |
| toujours |
| 1. adv. always | |
| Il est toujours en retard. - He is always late. | |
| Parfois, peut-être même souvent, mais certainement pas toujours - Sometimes, maybe even often, but certainly not always | |
| 2. adv. still | |
| 3. adv. , A man who you might think came straight out of the Renaissance, and who was assassinated in 1975, for reasons which still haven't been elucidated. | |
| Je suis toujours là. - I'm still here. | |
| Elle n'est toujours pas revenue. - She still hasn't come back. | |
| très |
| 1. adv. very | |
| froid |
| 1. adj. cold (temperature) | |
| 2. n-m. (diseases) cold, chill | |
| 3. n-m. (of a relationship) distance, strain | |
