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plaque
1. n-f. sheet, plate (of metal)
2. n-f. slab (of marble)
3. n-f. (medicine) plaque (bacteria on teeth)
plaque muqueuse, dentaire
4. n-f. plaque, slab (ornamental)
5. n-f. (casino) chip
6. n-f. (electrics, photography) plate
7. n-f. (geology) plate (especially a tectonic plate)
8. n-f. slab, bar (of e.g. chocolate)
9. n-f. (slang) 10,000 francs
10. n-f. burner; ring (element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking)
11. v. first-person singular present of plaquer
12. v. third-person singular present of plaquer
13. v. second-person singular imperative of plaquer
plaquer
1. v. to plate (to cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material)
2. v. (rugby) to tackle
3. v. (martial arts) to grapple
4. v. (colloquial) to leave someone, to break up with someone; to ditch, to dump, to jilt someone
Elle a plaqué son copain.
She left her boyfriend.
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
petite
1. adj. feminine singular of petit
petit
1. adj. small
un petit verre de vin - a small glass of wine
2. adj. little
un petit garçon - a little boy
3. adj. petty
Certaines personnes sont vraiment petites à propos des plus petites choses. - Some people are really petty about the smallest things.
4. n-m. small one (anything that is small)
5. n-m. little one (anything that is little)
6. n-m. little one; child (of humans or other animals)
7. n-m. the young (of a species)
Le petit du lapin s'appelle le "lapereau".
dimension
1. n-f. dimension
présentant
1. Participle. present participle of présenter
présenter
1. v. to present, to introduce
2. v. to show, to present
3. v. to look
Il présente bien. - He looks good.
4. v. to appear, to be present (before someone)
5. v. to arise, to surface, to present itself
6. v. (indtr, à) to be a candidate for
se présenter à un examen - to take an exam
se présenter à une élection - to stand for an election/to run for an election
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
surface
1. n-f. surface
plane
1. adj. feminine singular of plan
2. v. first-person singular present of planer
3. v. third-person singular present of planer
4. v. second-person singular imperative of planer
planer
1. v. to glide, to hover
2. v. to be entranced, to be mesmerized
3. v. (slang) to be high
4. v. (slang) to be going well; to run smoothly
plan
1. n-m. map (schematic maps of streets, subways, etc.)
un plan du métro
2. n-m. plane (flat surface)
un plan incliné
3. n-m. (geometry) plane
4. n-m. (cinema) shot
5. n-m. plan
Quels sont tes plans pour cet été ?
6. n-m. (slang) a small case inserted in the rectum in order to hide one's valuables from a full-body search
7. adj. planar
et
1. conj. and
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
faible
1. adj. weak
2. adj. lacking endurance
3. adj. low, small (amount, degree, percentage)
4. n-m. weakness, soft spot (for someone/something)
J'ai un faible pour Schubert. - I have a weakness for Schubert.
épaisseur
1. n-f. thickness
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
laquelle
1. pron. feminine singular of lequel
on
1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here
2. pron. (personal, informal) we
On s’est amusés. - We had fun.
peut
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of pouvoir
pouvoir
1. v. can, to be able to
Je peux venir ce soir. - I can come this evening.
2. v. may
désastre qui peut nous frapper - disaster which may strike us
3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be
Il se peut que je sois malade. - (literally) It could be that I'm ill / (more naturally) I may be ill. / I could be ill.
4. n-m. (or un) power
prendre le pouvoir - to take power, to seize power
5. n-m. authority
6. n-m. (legal) power of attorney
tracer
1. v. to draw or plot (a diagram), to trace out
2. v. to rule (a line)
3. v. (informal) to buck up, hurry up
ou
1. conj. or
2. conj. either...or
Ou il est fou ou il est bête. - Either he's mad or he's stupid.
graver
1. v. to engrave
2. v. to carve (wood)
3. v. to burn (data, onto a CD, DVD, etc.)
des
1. art. plural of un
2. art. plural of une
3. art. plural of du
4. art. plural of de la
5. art. plural of de l'
6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some)
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
les
1. art. plural of le: the
2. art. plural of la: the
3. pron. plural of le: them
4. pron. plural of la: them
de l'
1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic?
signes
1. n. plural of signe
2. v. second-person singular present of signer
signer
1. v. to sign (put a signature on)
2. v. to sign (communicate using sign language)
signe
1. n-m. sign (indicator; indication; mathematical polarity)
en signe de reconnaissance - as a sign of gratitude
en signe d'affection - as a sign of affection
2. n-m. gesture
3. v. first-person singular present of signer
4. v. third-person singular present of signer
5. v. second-person singular imperative of signer

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