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que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
           Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well.
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
           Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
           Il Ă©tait Ă  peine parti qu’elle a tĂ©lĂ©phonĂ© Ă  la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police.
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
                   Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father.
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
                   Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you.
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
           Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit.
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
           Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is!
           Mais que t'es drĂ´le, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are.
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
           Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting?
           Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done?
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
           Qu'est-il arrivĂ© ? - What happened?
           Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit?
           Que sommes-nous ? - What are we?
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
           C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyĂ©e. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
a
     1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A
     2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she
           C'te fille-lĂ , a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute.
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir
           Elle a un chat. - She has a cat.
     avoir
          1. n-m. asset, possession
          2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
                J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
                J'ai parlĂ©. - I have spoken, I spoke.
                Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
          4. v. to have (a condition)
                J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
                J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
                J'ai froid. - I have cold.
                J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
                J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
                J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
                J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
                J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
          5. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
          6. v. to have (to trick)
                Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
          7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
                avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
          8. v. (indtr, Ă ) to have (to), must +preo, Ă , infinitive
                J'ai Ă  vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
t
     1. contraction. text messaging, internet slang Informal spelling of t'es
           t ou? - wya?
           t pas chez toi? - ur not home?
           t vrmt nul! - u rly suck!
il
     1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
           Il est parti. - He left.
     2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
           Je cherche mon livre. OĂą est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
     3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
           Il pleut. - It’s raining.
a-t-il
     1. v. The interrogative form of avoir in the third-person singular masculine.
           A-t-il l'heure?
             Does he have the time?
     2. v. A form of avoir (when used as a past auxiliary verb) in the third-person singular masculine, used after reporting direct speech.
           "C'est un honneur pour moi et pour mon pays", a-t-il ajoutĂ©.
             "This is an honour for me and for my country", he added.
que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
           Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well.
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
           Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
           Il Ă©tait Ă  peine parti qu’elle a tĂ©lĂ©phonĂ© Ă  la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police.
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
                   Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father.
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
                   Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you.
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
           Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit.
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
           Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is!
           Mais que t'es drĂ´le, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are.
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
           Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting?
           Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done?
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
           Qu'est-il arrivĂ© ? - What happened?
           Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit?
           Que sommes-nous ? - What are we?
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
           C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyĂ©e. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
est
     1. adj. east
     2. n-m. east
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of ĂŞtre
     ĂŞtre
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez ĂŞtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                Après ĂŞtre allĂ© au yoga, je suis rentrĂ© chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home.
          3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
                Il peut ĂŞtre battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
ce
     1. det. this, that
     2. pron. (subject of ĂŞtre, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below)
           C'est beau ! - It is beautiful!
           est-ce que...? - is it that...?
           ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of
           C'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
           C'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© dommage... - It would have been a pity...
     3. pron. (subject of ĂŞtre, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
           C'est un/une cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©. - He/she is a celebrity.
           Ce sont des cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©s. - These are celebrities.
           Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
           ce semble - it seems
           ce peuvent ĂŞtre... - these may be...
qui
     1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
           Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
           Je ne sais pas qui vous ĂŞtes. - I don't know who you are.
     2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
           La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
           Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
           J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
           Un homme Ă  qui j’ai parlĂ©. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
           Si lugubre que fĂ»t l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycĂ©e. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school.
           Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well.
     3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if
           Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do.
ce qui
     1. pron. (nominative, relative) what (that which; those which; the thing that)
           Ce qui est vrai, c'est que je l'adorais. - What's true is that I loved him.
           C'est quoi, ce qui a occasionnĂ© ça ? - What is it that caused this?
     2. pron. (nominative, interrogative) what (in indirect questions, subject)
           Je ne sais pas ce qui y est Ă©crit. - I don't know what it says lit. is written.
           Savez-vous ce qui arrive ? - Do you know what happens?
qu'est-ce qui
     1. pron. what (used as an interrogative for a subject)
           Qu'est-ce qui t'a frappĂ© ? - What hit you?
           Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? - What's going on?
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 cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     5. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomètres Ă  l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     6. pron. (direct object) him, it
           OĂą 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
tient
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tenir
     tenir
          1. v. to have; to hold
          2. v. to keep
          3. v. to take (e.g., take into account, take into consideration); to consider; to account for; to reflect
                Peut-ĂŞtre devons-nous tenir compte de plusieurs problèmes. - Maybe we should take several issues into account.
          4. v. to stay; to hold
          5. v. to hold on
                Elle descend en se tenant aux racines. - She comes down using the roots for handles (holding on to the roots).
          6. v. to hold oneself, to be standing
                Il se tenait dans le coin. - He stood in the corner.
          7. v. to behave
                Tiens-toi bien. - Behave yourself.
          8. v. to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition
                Tiens-toi droit! - Keep yourself straight!
                Elle se tient immobile sur la corde raide. - She stays still on the tightrope.
          9. v. (indtr, Ă ) to be attached to something, to be fond of something, to hold something dear; to wish to
          10. v. to hang out
quel
     1. det. which
           Quel mec a volĂ© mon pantalon? - Which guy stole my pants?
           Des psychologues ont essayĂ© d'analyser quels traits physiques Ă©taient considĂ©rĂ©s comme attirants. - Psychologists have tried to analyse which physical traits are considered attractive
     2. det. (exclamative) what
           Quelle catastrophe! - What a catastrophe!
     3. pron. (interrogative) what
           Quel est son nom? - What is his name?
sujet
     1. adj. subject
           sujet Ă  - subject to
     2. n-m. subject (in a monarchy)
     3. n-m. (grammar) subject
     4. n-m. subject (topic, theme)
     5. n-m. cause, reason
     6. n-m. exam paper (on which the questions or tasks of an examination are written)
quelle
     1. adj. feminine singular of quel:
     2. adj.          which?
                    C'est quelle femme ?
                   : Which woman is it?
     3. adj.          (exclamation) What a ...!
     4. pron. feminine singular of quel
raison
     1. n-f. reason (cause)
     2. n-f. reason (mental faculties)
     3. n-f. (mathematics) common difference (of an arithmetic series)
     4. n-f. (mathematics) common ratio (of a geometric series)
a
     1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A
     2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she
           C'te fille-lĂ , a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute.
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir
           Elle a un chat. - She has a cat.
     avoir
          1. n-m. asset, possession
          2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
                J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
                J'ai parlĂ©. - I have spoken, I spoke.
                Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
          4. v. to have (a condition)
                J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
                J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
                J'ai froid. - I have cold.
                J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
                J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
                J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
                J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
                J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
          5. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
          6. v. to have (to trick)
                Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
          7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
                avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
          8. v. (indtr, Ă ) to have (to), must +preo, Ă , infinitive
                J'ai Ă  vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
t
     1. contraction. text messaging, internet slang Informal spelling of t'es
           t ou? - wya?
           t pas chez toi? - ur not home?
           t vrmt nul! - u rly suck!
il
     1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
           Il est parti. - He left.
     2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
           Je cherche mon livre. OĂą est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
     3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
           Il pleut. - It’s raining.
a-t-il
     1. v. The interrogative form of avoir in the third-person singular masculine.
           A-t-il l'heure?
             Does he have the time?
     2. v. A form of avoir (when used as a past auxiliary verb) in the third-person singular masculine, used after reporting direct speech.
           "C'est un honneur pour moi et pour mon pays", a-t-il ajoutĂ©.
             "This is an honour for me and for my country", he added.
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)
           Ĺ’uvres 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.
           ĂŠtes-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 Ă  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 boĂ®te 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 Ă  11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures Ă  midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq Ă  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 arrĂŞtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embĂŞter. - 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 rĂ©duirait 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
agir
     1. v. to act
           Il faut agir pour lutter contre la pauvretĂ©. - We must act in order to fight poverty.
     2. v. to act, to do (something)
           Il n’agit pas comme il devrait. - He’s not doing as he should.
     3. v. to act, behave
           Vous agissez en enfants. - You’re acting like children.
           Il agit comme un fou. - He’s acting like a madman.
     4. v. to act on
     5. v. (legal, followed by contre) prosecute, sue
     6. v. (impersonal, reflexive, followed by de) to be, be all about, be a question of
           Dans le livre il s’agit d’une femme perdue. - The book is about a lost woman.
           Il s’agit de vous en tirer honorablement. - It’s all about you getting out of there honorably.
           Dans la vie; il s’agit de faire son devoir. - Life is all about doing your duty.
           Il s’agissait de choisir entre les ducs. - It was about choosing between the two dukes.
ainsi
     1. adv. in this way, thus
je
     1. pron. I
sais
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of savoir
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of savoir
     savoir
          1. v. to know (something)
                Savais-tu qu'il parle si bien l'anglais? - Did you know that he speaks English so well?
                Comment savait-il que j'Ă©tais lĂ ? - How did he know that I was there?
                Il est difficile de savoir si elle ment. - It's difficult to know if she's lying.
                Il tire cette approche en inventant une situation initiale, dans laquelle on interrogerait les individus sur la forme qu'ils voudraient d'une sociĂ©tĂ© sans qu'ils sachent quelle place ils y aura
                Difficile Ă  savoir (expression; compare Difficile Ă  dire, voir, faire)
          2. v. to know how (to do something)
                Savez-vous nager? - Do you know how to swim?
          3. v. to be able to, to be apt to (especially in the negative or interrogative conditional; used in the positive in Belgium)
                Il ne saurait tarder que... - It cannot/will not be long before...
          4. v. to find out
                Nous devons savoir pourquoi il a fait ça. - We have to find out why he did this.
          5. n-m. knowledge
ce
     1. det. this, that
     2. pron. (subject of ĂŞtre, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below)
           C'est beau ! - It is beautiful!
           est-ce que...? - is it that...?
           ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of
           C'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
           C'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© dommage... - It would have been a pity...
     3. pron. (subject of ĂŞtre, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
           C'est un/une cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©. - He/she is a celebrity.
           Ce sont des cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©s. - These are celebrities.
           Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
           ce semble - it seems
           ce peuvent ĂŞtre... - these may be...
qui
     1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
           Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
           Je ne sais pas qui vous ĂŞtes. - I don't know who you are.
     2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
           La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
           Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
           J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
           Un homme Ă  qui j’ai parlĂ©. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
           Si lugubre que fĂ»t l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycĂ©e. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school.
           Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well.
     3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if
           Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do.
ce qui
     1. pron. (nominative, relative) what (that which; those which; the thing that)
           Ce qui est vrai, c'est que je l'adorais. - What's true is that I loved him.
           C'est quoi, ce qui a occasionnĂ© ça ? - What is it that caused this?
     2. pron. (nominative, interrogative) what (in indirect questions, subject)
           Je ne sais pas ce qui y est Ă©crit. - I don't know what it says lit. is written.
           Savez-vous ce qui arrive ? - Do you know what happens?
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 cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     5. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomètres Ă  l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     6. pron. (direct object) him, it
           OĂą 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
tient
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tenir
     tenir
          1. v. to have; to hold
          2. v. to keep
          3. v. to take (e.g., take into account, take into consideration); to consider; to account for; to reflect
                Peut-ĂŞtre devons-nous tenir compte de plusieurs problèmes. - Maybe we should take several issues into account.
          4. v. to stay; to hold
          5. v. to hold on
                Elle descend en se tenant aux racines. - She comes down using the roots for handles (holding on to the roots).
          6. v. to hold oneself, to be standing
                Il se tenait dans le coin. - He stood in the corner.
          7. v. to behave
                Tiens-toi bien. - Behave yourself.
          8. v. to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition
                Tiens-toi droit! - Keep yourself straight!
                Elle se tient immobile sur la corde raide. - She stays still on the tightrope.
          9. v. (indtr, Ă ) to be attached to something, to be fond of something, to hold something dear; to wish to
          10. v. to hang out
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