| procéder |
| 1. v. proceed | |
| 2. v. behave | |
| selon |
| 1. prep. according to; whichever applies; depending on | |
| Selon plusieurs témoins, il est parti tout de suite. - According to several witnesses, he left right away. | |
| Les enfants sont séparés en plusieurs groupes, selon leur âge. - The children are separated into several groups, according to their age. | |
| Les études psychologiques ont essayé d'évaluer les critères selon lesquels on juge de la beauté d'une personne, et plus précisément, sur ce qui rendait un individu « attractif ». - Psychologica | |
| 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 | |
| règles |
| 1. n. plural of règle | |
| régler |
| 1. v. to sort out, to settle (a problem, a bill) | |
| On va régler le problème tout de suite. - We will sort out that problem immediately. | |
| 2. v. to set, to adjust | |
| Régler le réveil pour 8 heures. - Set the alarm for 8 o'clock. | |
| 3. v. to regulate | |
| 4. v. to rule; to put lines on | |
| Régler le papier. | |
| règle |
| 1. n-f. rule, regulation | |
| 2. n-f. rule, period of ruling | |
| La règle du Roi Henry - King Henry's rule. | |
| 3. n-f. ruler (for measuring length) | |
| 4. n-f. (in plural) period, menstruation | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present of régler | |
| 6. v. third-person singular present of régler | |
| 7. v. second-person singular imperative of régler | |
| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) | |
| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) | |
| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. | |
| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) | |
| aller en bus - go by bus | |
| partir en voiture - leave by car | |
| 4. prep. as | |
| Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend. | |
| habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas | |
| 5. prep. at (used to describe an ability) | |
| fort en histoire - good at history | |
| 6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition) | |
| une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair | |
| une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork | |
| 7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years)) | |
| en 1993 - in 1993 | |
| en janvier - in January | |
| en septembre 2001 - in September 2001 | |
| 8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while | |
| 9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something | |
| C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion. | |
| 10. prep. in (used to describe color) | |
| une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white | |
| 11. prep. in (used to describe feelings) | |
| en détresse - in distress | |
| 12. prep. in (as part of something) | |
| en équipe - on a team | |
| 13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.)) | |
| Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)! | |
| Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them). | |
| Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them). | |
| Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them). | |
| Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there? | |
| Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it. | |
| 14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici. | |
| Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there). | |
| Règle |
| 1. Proper noun. Norma (constellation) | |
| 2. n-f. rule, regulation | |
| 3. n-f. rule, period of ruling | |
| La règle du Roi Henry - King Henry's rule. | |
| 4. n-f. ruler (for measuring length) | |
| 5. n-f. (in plural) period, menstruation | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of régler | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present of régler | |
| 8. v. second-person singular imperative of régler | |
| régler |
| 1. v. to sort out, to settle (a problem, a bill) | |
| On va régler le problème tout de suite. - We will sort out that problem immediately. | |
| 2. v. to set, to adjust | |
| Régler le réveil pour 8 heures. - Set the alarm for 8 o'clock. | |
| 3. v. to regulate | |
| 4. v. to rule; to put lines on | |
| Régler le papier. | |
| en règle |
| 1. adj. valid, in order (in compliance with the law or the rules) | |
| Vos papiers ne sont pas en règle. - Your papers are not in order. | |
