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prendre
     1. v. to take
           prends ma main - take my hand
     2. v. to eat; to drink
           elle prend un café - she is drinking a coffee
     3. v. to get; to buy
           Je vais prendre le plat du jour. - I'll get the dish of the day.
     4. v. to rob; to deprive
           prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un
     5. v. to make
           prendre une décision - to make a decision
           prendre des mesures draconiennes - to take draconian measures
     6. v. to catch, to work, to start
           le feu ne prend pas - the fire won't start
           la sauce ne prend pas - the sauce isn't thickening
           ma mayonnaise ne prend pas - my mayonnaise isn't setting
           ça ne prend pas avec moi - that won't wash with me
     7. v. to get (something) caught (in), to jam
           je me suis pris la main dans la porte - I caught my hand in the door
           je me suis pris la porte dans la figure
     8. v. indtr, à
           Qu'est-ce qui t'a pris ? Qu'est-ce qui t'est passé par la tête ? - What were you thinking? What got into you? What came over you?
           Qu'est-ce qui lui a pris ? Quelle mouche l'a piqué ? - What was he thinking? What got into him?
           bien lui en prit
           mal lui en prit
     9. v. to start having a negative feeling towards someone
           prendre en aversion
           prendre en grippe
           prendre en dégoût
     10. v. (followed by a partitive, in various idiomatic expressions) to gain
           prendre de la vitesse - to gain speed
           prendre du galon - to gain a promotion
           prendre de l'avance - to gain ground
           prendre du retard - to fall behind schedule, to run late, to drop behind
           prendre de la hauteur - to gain some perspective
           prendre du recul - to take a step back
           prendre de la bouteille - to gain experience
           en prendre de la graine - to take away a lesson
           prendre du poids - to gain weight
           prendre de la masse - to build muscle
           prendre de la brioche, prendre du bide, prendre du ventre - to get a paunch
           prendre du bouchon
           prendre de l'élan - to gain momentum
           prendre de l'âge
           prendre de la valeur - to gain value
           prendre de l'importance
     11. v. (colloquial ; impersonal) to take (a certain amount of time)
           Ça va me prendre au moins deux heures pour le mettre à jour.
     12. v. (colloquial ; impersonal ; by extension) to take (a certain number or amount of)
           Pour finir dans deux heures, ça prend trois personnes. - To finish in two hours, it'll take three people.
     13. v. (impersonal) to come over (to arise in and gain some control over one's thoughts and/or actions)
           il prend quelque chose à quelqu'un - something comes over someone
           Il lui prend une fantaisie de mettre le feu à la maison.
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
ombre
     1. n-f. shade, shadow
     2. n-f. darkness
     3. n-f. ghost
     4. v. first-person singular present of ombrer
     5. v. third-person singular present of ombrer
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of ombrer
     7. n-m. (Ichthyology) a fish of Osteichthyes of the freshwater family Salmonidae, of the genus Thymallus
     ombrer
          1. v. to shade (put into the shade)
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.
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
corps
     1. n-m. (mathematics) field (in abstract algebra)
     2. n-m. (military) corps
prendre
     1. v. to take
           prends ma main - take my hand
     2. v. to eat; to drink
           elle prend un café - she is drinking a coffee
     3. v. to get; to buy
           Je vais prendre le plat du jour. - I'll get the dish of the day.
     4. v. to rob; to deprive
           prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un
     5. v. to make
           prendre une décision - to make a decision
           prendre des mesures draconiennes - to take draconian measures
     6. v. to catch, to work, to start
           le feu ne prend pas - the fire won't start
           la sauce ne prend pas - the sauce isn't thickening
           ma mayonnaise ne prend pas - my mayonnaise isn't setting
           ça ne prend pas avec moi - that won't wash with me
     7. v. to get (something) caught (in), to jam
           je me suis pris la main dans la porte - I caught my hand in the door
           je me suis pris la porte dans la figure
     8. v. indtr, à
           Qu'est-ce qui t'a pris ? Qu'est-ce qui t'est passé par la tête ? - What were you thinking? What got into you? What came over you?
           Qu'est-ce qui lui a pris ? Quelle mouche l'a piqué ? - What was he thinking? What got into him?
           bien lui en prit
           mal lui en prit
     9. v. to start having a negative feeling towards someone
           prendre en aversion
           prendre en grippe
           prendre en dégoût
     10. v. (followed by a partitive, in various idiomatic expressions) to gain
           prendre de la vitesse - to gain speed
           prendre du galon - to gain a promotion
           prendre de l'avance - to gain ground
           prendre du retard - to fall behind schedule, to run late, to drop behind
           prendre de la hauteur - to gain some perspective
           prendre du recul - to take a step back
           prendre de la bouteille - to gain experience
           en prendre de la graine - to take away a lesson
           prendre du poids - to gain weight
           prendre de la masse - to build muscle
           prendre de la brioche, prendre du bide, prendre du ventre - to get a paunch
           prendre du bouchon
           prendre de l'élan - to gain momentum
           prendre de l'âge
           prendre de la valeur - to gain value
           prendre de l'importance
     11. v. (colloquial ; impersonal) to take (a certain amount of time)
           Ça va me prendre au moins deux heures pour le mettre à jour.
     12. v. (colloquial ; impersonal ; by extension) to take (a certain number or amount of)
           Pour finir dans deux heures, ça prend trois personnes. - To finish in two hours, it'll take three people.
     13. v. (impersonal) to come over (to arise in and gain some control over one's thoughts and/or actions)
           il prend quelque chose à quelqu'un - something comes over someone
           Il lui prend une fantaisie de mettre le feu à la maison.
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
apparence
     1. n-f. appearance
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.
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'
réalité
     1. n-f. reality
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