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quel
     1. det. which
           Quel mec a volé mon pantalon? - Which guy stole my pants?
           Des psychologues ont essayé d'analyser quels traits physiques étaient considérés 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?
goût
     1. n-m. taste, flavour
           C'est un goût subtil. - It's a subtle taste.
     2. n-m. taste, discrimination
           Ils ont le même goût musical. - They have the same taste in music.
           Nous avons des activités pour tous les goûts. - We have activities for all tastes.
     3. n-m. taste (sense)
           La langue est l'organe du goût. - The tongue is the organ of taste.
     4. n-m. appetite
           Le malade ne trouvait goût à rien. - The patient didn't find an appetite for anything.
     5. n-m. smell, scent, odor
           Ce tabac a un goût de pourri. - This tobacco has a rotten smell.
cela
     1. pron. that
     2. v. third-person singular past historic of celer
a
     1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A
     2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she
           C'te fille-là, 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 parlé. - 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, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
                J'ai à 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. Où 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 ajouté.
             "This is an honour for me and for my country", he added.
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