| prêter |
| 1. v. (indtr, à, ditr=1) to lend | |
| J'ai prêté ma télévision à Paul. - I lent my television to Paul. | |
| 2. v. (indtr, à, ditr=1) to attribute | |
| Elle lui prête des qualités qu'il n'a pas. - She attributes qualities to him that he lacks. | |
| 3. v. (indtr, à, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to lend itself to | |
| 4. v. (indtr, à, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to go along with | |
| Il ne voulait pas se prêter à leurs manœuvres. - He didn't want to go along (or have anything to do) with their schemes. | |
| 5. v. (Louisiana French) to borrow | |
| serment |
| 1. n-m. oath, pledge | |
| prêter serment |
| 1. v. to take an oath | |
| devant |
| 1. prep. confronted with, faced with | |
| 2. prep. in front of, before | |
| 3. prep. outside | |
| 4. n-m. front | |
| 5. Participle. present participle of devoir | |
| devoir |
| 1. n-m. duty | |
| manquer à son devoir, manquer à tous ses devoirs - to fail in one's duty, duties | |
| Il est de mon devoir de protéger le roi. - It is my duty to protect the king. | |
| 2. n-m. exercise, assignment (set for homework) | |
| 3. v. must, to have to, should (as a requirement) | |
| Les auteurs d'un dictionnaire doivent déterminer au départ les catégories de mots à retenir, en fonction des limites imposées par l'éditeur et du public visé. - The authors of a dictionary have | |
| 4. v. (present) must | |
| 5. v. (conditional) should | |
| 6. v. must, to do or have with certainty | |
| 7. v. to owe (money, obligation and etc) | |
| 8. v. (literary, intransitive, in imperfect subjunctive, with inversion of subject) (even) though it be necessary (+ infinitive) | |
| 9. v. to have a duty to | |
| 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' | |
| cour |
| 1. n-f. courtyard, yard | |
| 2. n-f. court (of law) | |
| 3. n-f. (royal) court | |
| 4. n-f. following (of a celebrity etc.) | |
