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pour
     1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun)
           J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you.
     2. prep. for (in support of)
           Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him?
     3. prep. for (as a consequence for)
           Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes.
     4. prep. for (an intended destination)
           Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London.
     5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive)
           Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back.
     6. prep. for, to (according to)
           Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic.
parler
     1. v. to speak, talk
           Il a commencé à parler à l’âge de quatre ans. - He began to speak at the age of four.
           Ils ont parlé plusieurs heures avant d’aller se coucher. - They spoke several hours before going to sleep.
     2. v. to be able to communicate in a language; to speak
           Elle parle couramment français. - She speaks French fluently
     3. v. (heraldry) to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name
           Armes parlantes.
     4. v. takes a reflexive pronoun
           se parler à soi-même - to talk to oneself
     5. n-m. parlance
     6. n-m. vernacular, dialect
honnêtement
     1. adv. honestly (in an honest way)
pour
     1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun)
           J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you.
     2. prep. for (in support of)
           Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him?
     3. prep. for (as a consequence for)
           Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes.
     4. prep. for (an intended destination)
           Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London.
     5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive)
           Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back.
     6. prep. for, to (according to)
           Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic.
dire
     1. v. to say, to tell
     2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, à, someone
           Ça te dit de regarder un film de science-fiction? - Do you want to watch a science fiction movie? What do you say to watching a science fiction movie?
           Ça vous dit ? - Are you interested in doing this? Are you up for it?
           Il m'a demandé si ça nous dirait de nous joindre à eux plus tard. - He asked me if we'd like to join them later.
           Ça ne me dit trop rien d'y aller. - I don't really want to go there.
     3. v. (informal) to sound familiar +preo, à, someone
           Ça me dit quelque chose. - It rings a bell.
           Ça ne me dit rien. - It doesn't ring a bell.
     4. n-m. saying (that which is said)
     5. n-m. belief, opinion
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'
vérité
     1. n-f. truth
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