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quand
     1. conj. when
           Appelez-moi quand vous arriverez chez vous - Call me when you get home
     2. adv. when
           Quand est-il mort ? - When did he die?
           Je ne sais pas quand est-ce qu'il est mort. - I don't know when it was that he died.
           Quand est-ce que vous voulez partir ? - When do you want to leave?
je
     1. pron. I
pense
     1. v. first-person singular present of penser
     2. v. third-person singular present of penser
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of penser
     penser
          1. v. to think, reflect, concentrate one's mind on something
                Penser tout haut. - Think aloud, speak one's mind freely.
          2. v. to estimate, imagine, believe
                Vous n'en êtes pas où vous pensez. - You are not where you think you are.
                Il y a, je pense, dix kilomètres de chez vous chez moi. - It is ten kilometres, I estimate, from your place to my place.
                J'irai vous voir demain, je pense. - I will see you tomorrow, I suppose.
                La chose n'est pas si facile qu'on le pense. - The thing is not as simple as one might believe.
                Je ne pensais pas que vous vous méprendriez sur le sens de mes paroles. - I didn't imagine you would be mistaken on the sense of my words.
          3. v. (originally with a que sentence) to be of the opinion that, believe
                Je pensais qu'il était de vos amis. - I thought he was a friend.
                Je veux être d'accord avec toi, mais je ne pense pas que nous ayons besoin de son aide. - I want to agree with you, but I don't think we need his help.
                Je pense comme vous. - I agree with your view.
                Il ne dit rien qu'il ne pense. - He doesn't say anything he doesn't believe.
                Dites librement ce que vous pensez. - Cavalierly state your opinion.
                J'espère qu'il ne pense pas ce qu'il dit. - I hope he doesn't believe what he is saying.
                Faites-moi connaître votre façon de penser. - Tell me how you think about it.
                Pensez-vous ? - Do you really believe that? (1935, punning at the dialogue partner's missing belief in his own statement)
          4. v. to be absorbed by a worry or depressing thoughts
          5. v. to conceive a project
          6. v. (with de + object) to evoke the image or remembrance of someone in one's mind
                Penser d'aucun.
          7. v. (with à + object) to attach one's thinking to someone, especially lovingly
                Pensez à moi. - Think of me.
                Il ne pense qu'à celle qu'il aime. - He only thinks but of his beloved.
          8. v. (with infinitive) to believe being or doing something
                Il pense être plus habile que les autres. - He believes being smarter than others.
                Il ne pensait pas être observé. - He didn't think he was being observed.
                J'ai pensé mourir. - I thought I was going to die.
          9. v. (with mal or bien + de + object) to think well or badly, to have a high or low opinion of someone
                C'est un homme qui pense toujours mal des autres. - It's a man who always thinks badly of others.
                Je ne pense de cette affaire ni bien ni mal. - I don't think neither well nor badly of this affair.
                Que pensez-vous de cet homme ? - What do you think about this man?
          10. v. (with de + infinitive) to try or prepare to do something
                Penser de faire qqc.
          11. v. to reflect on something
                Soi penser qqc.
          12. v. (with à + object) to bear, keep something in mind, to consider something
                Le mal vient sans qu'on y pense. - Evil comes without one thinking of it.
                Faire ou dire une chose sans penser à mal. - Do or say something without meaning to harm.
                À quoi pensez-vous ? - What are you thinking?
          13. v. (with infinitive) to intend to do, aim at doing something
                Je pensais aller vous voir. - I fancied paying you a visit.
                Que pensez-vous faire ? - What do you intend to do?
          14. v. to have something in one's mind (c. 1220 in Barlaam et Josaphat, ed. C. Appel, 5623)
                C'est un homme qui ne dit jamais ce qu'il pense. - That's a man who never says what he thinks.
                Il pense beaucoup de choses qu'il ne dit pas. - He thinks a lot of things he doesn't say.
          15. v. (with à + infinitive) to intend to do, aim at doing something
                À quoi pensez-vous de vous conduire ainsi ? - What are you aiming at by behaving like this?
                Je suis trop de vos amis pour avoir pensé à vous nuire. - I am too much your friend to think of harming you.
                Je pensais à aller vous voir hier. - I considered to visit you yesterday.
          16. v. (with mal, obsolete) to intend to do something bad
                Penser mal.
          17. v. (with à + object) to take care of
                Il nous a reçus admirablement, il a pensé à tout. - He has welcomed us admirably, he has thought of everything.
          18. v. (with bien, in politics, religion, moral) to have opinions in accordance with the agreed principles
                Bien penser.
          19. v. (with adverb or adverbial expression) to have a certain intellectual tendency, preference or property
                Penser finement, noblement, singulièrement, hardiment. - To think finely, nobly, in a singular way, boldly.
                Penser avec justesse. - To think with accuracy.
                Penser juste. - To think in the right way.
debedeux
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 était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à 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 drôle, 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 arrivé ? - 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 envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
je
     1. pron. I
renaudais
     renauder
          1. v. to protest loudly
          2. v. to become angry
          3. v. to show reluctance, or to refuse to do something
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.
venir
     1. v. to come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker)
           Viens vivre avec moi en France. - Come live with me in France.
     1. adv. referring to physical place
     2. adv.          there
                   Je t'attendrai là. - I'll wait for you there.
     3. adv.          here; present (used with être)
                   Je suis (toujours) là. - I'm (still) here.
     4. adv. (referring to an abstract destination or goal); there
           Je suis presque là. - I'm almost there.
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).
Paradis
     1. Proper noun. Paradise (Heaven)
     2. n-m. paradise (somewhere perfect)
     3. n-m. (religion) Heaven
     4. n-m. gods (The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium)
fallait
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of falloir
     falloir
          1. v. (impersonal) to need, have to, to be necessary (that)
                Il faut que j'y aille - I need to go.
                Faut que j'y aille. - Got to go.
                Il ne faut pas que tu dises ça. - You don’t have to say that.
                Il a tout ce qu'il te faut. - He has everything that you need.
          2. v. to take (time)
          3. v. to be missing
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 était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à 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 drôle, 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 arrivé ? - 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 envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
je
     1. pron. I
sois
     1. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of être
     2. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of être
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of être
     être
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré 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 être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
Pomme
     1. Proper noun. (rare) given name, female
     2. Proper noun. ====Notes====
     3. Proper noun. In France in , Pomme was the 2745th most popular given name, with 99 people.
     4. n-f. apple (fruit)
           manger une pomme - eat an apple
           la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l’arbre - the apple never falls far from the tree
     5. n-f. any of several objects of approximately the same shape and size
     6. n-f. the faucet or nozzle of a watering can or showerhead
           la pomme d’arrosoir - the nozzle of a watering can
     7. n-f. (architecture) a decorative motif in the shape of an apple
     8. n-f. (botany) the fruit part of several vegetables, such as the heart of a cabbage or lettuce
           pomme épineuse - jimsonweed
     9. n-f. (colloquial) the head or face
     10. n-f. (colloquial) ninny, nitwit, idiot
           C’est la reine des pommes ! - She's the queen of nutters!
     11. n-f. (by ellipsis) potato (ng, from pomme de terre)
     12. n-f. (figuratively) crown, prize, especially in regards to beauty (ng, from the association with the Judgment of Paris)
           Elle mérite la pomme. - She's a real beaut.
     13. n-f. (Canada, pejorative, offensive) an Amerindian person considered to have assimilated into White society
     14. v. first-person singular present of pommer
     15. v. second-person singular present imperative of pommer
     16. v. third-person singular present of pommer
     pommer
          1. v. (of vegetables, especially cabbage and lettuce) to develop a fruit
et
     1. conj. and
racorni
     1. Participle. past participle of racornir
     racornir
          1. v. to harden
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