personne |
1. n-f. person | |
2. pron. (with ne) no one, nobody | |
Il n'y a personne ici. - There is nobody here. | |
Qui l'a lu? Personne. - Who has read it? No one. | |
Il n'a parlé avec personne. - He spoke to nobody. | |
Personne ne parle avec lui. - No one speaks with him. | |
3. pron. anyone | |
Il le sait mieux que personne. - He knows it better than anyone. | |
qui |
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom | |
Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen? | |
Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are. | |
2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that | |
La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well. | |
Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot. | |
J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet. | |
Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken. | |
Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school. | |
Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well. | |
3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if | |
Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do. | |
dirige |
1. v. first-person singular present of diriger | |
2. v. third-person singular present of diriger | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of diriger | |
diriger |
1. v. to run; to direct (be the director of) | |
Il dirige son entreprise avec passion. - He runs his business with passion. | |
2. v. to supervise; to oversee | |
3. v. to steer (vehicles) | |
Il sait bien diriger le bateau. - He knows how to steer the boat. | |
4. v. to aim, to direct | |
Dirigez vos armes à l'ennemi. - Aim your weapons at the enemy. | |
5. v. (cinematography) to direct (a film) | |
6. v. to go towards; to head (for) | |
Le camion se dirige vers la falaise. - The truck is heading for the cliff. | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. num. number box, fr | |
3. num. one | |
4. pron. one, someone | |
5. n-m. one (the number or figure) | |
établissement |
1. n-m. establishment | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. num. number box, fr | |
3. num. one | |
4. pron. one, someone | |
5. n-m. one (the number or figure) | |
service |
1. n-m. service | |
Cet employé a obtenu sa retraite après trente années de service. - This employee retired after thirty years of service. | |
être d'un bon service - to be of good service | |
2. n-m. (tennis) service | |
3. n-m. (Switzerland, in the plural) cutlery | |
4. n-m. set (collection of objects) | |
5. interj. (Switzerland) you're welcome | |
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