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perfectionner
     1. v. to perfect; to make perfect
     2. v. to refine, hone, improve
son
     1. n-m. sound
           Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.)
     2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
           Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat.
           Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat.
           J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend.
           La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence.
     3. n-m. bran
           Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran.
goût
     1. n-m. taste, flavour
           C'est un goût subtil. - It's a subtle taste.
     2. n-m. taste, discrimination
           Ils ont le même goût musical. - They have the same taste in music.
           Nous avons des activités pour tous les goûts. - We have activities for all tastes.
     3. n-m. taste (sense)
           La langue est l'organe du goût. - The tongue is the organ of taste.
     4. n-m. appetite
           Le malade ne trouvait goût à rien. - The patient didn't find an appetite for anything.
     5. n-m. smell, scent, odor
           Ce tabac a un goût de pourri. - This tobacco has a rotten smell.
son
     1. n-m. sound
           Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.)
     2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
           Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat.
           Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat.
           J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend.
           La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence.
     3. n-m. bran
           Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran.
style
     1. n-m. style (manner of doing something)
     2. n-m. (botany) style (of a flower)
     3. n-m. fashion, trend, style
     4. n-m. (colloquial) style (personal comportment)
     5. n-m. flair
     6. n-m. (art) style; method characteristic of an artist; artistic manner or characteristic by which an artistic movement may be defined
     7. n-m. gnomon, style (needle of a sundial)
     8. n-m. (dated, historical) stylus, style (implement for writing on tablets)
     9. n-m. complement of jargon particular to a field; style (manner of writing specific to a field or discipline)
     10. n-m. sort, type; category of things
     styler
          1. v. to style; to dress
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
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
étude
     1. n-f. study
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
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
travail
     1. n-m. work; labor
           un travail bien fait - work done well, a job well done
           On se met au travail. - Let's get to work.
           Remettez-vous au travail. - Do get to work.
           Il se plonge dans le travail. - He dives into work.
           Pour la majorité des femmes, le travail commence par des contractions utérine. - For most women, labor begins with uterine contractions.
     2. n-m. job
     3. n-m. workplace
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
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'
lecture
     1. n-f. reading (act or process of reading, interpretation, material read, and some other senses)
           redonner à quelqu'un le goût de la lecture - to rekindle the love of reading
     2. n-f. playback (the replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images)
           appareil de lecture - playback device
     3. n-f. play (an instance of watching or listening to digital media)
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