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qui
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - 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 à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - 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.
clignote
1. v. first-person singular present of clignoter
2. v. third-person singular present of clignoter
3. v. second-person singular imperative of clignoter
clignoter
1. v. to blink
2. v. to indicate (flash the lights on a vehicle)
qui
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - 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 à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - 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.
se
1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
2. pron. (to) himself
3. pron. (to) herself
4. pron. (to) oneself
5. pron. (to) itself
6. pron. (to) themselves
7. pron. (to) each other
8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
ouvre
1. v. first-person singular present of ouvrir
2. v. third-person singular present of ouvrir
3. v. second-person singular imperative of ouvrir
4. v. first-person singular present of ouvrer
5. v. third-person singular present of ouvrer
6. v. second-person singular imperative of ouvrer
ouvrer
1. v. to work
ouvrir
1. v. to open
2. v. to begin, to initiate
À peine arrivé, il a ouvert les hostilités. - He initiated hostilities almost as soon as he arrived.
3. v. to open (of a door or a flower)
4. v. to open, to begin
La séquence s'ouvre sur une scène de nuit. - The sequence opens with a night scene.
5. v. to turn on, to switch on, to put on (of a device or an appliance)
6. v. to open it or the door, to answer it or the door, to get it
On sonne à la porte. Je vais ouvrir. - There's someone at the door; I'll open/answer/get it.
Sophie, ouvre-moi, je voudrais te parler ! - Sophie, open the door; I want to talk to you!
Allez, arrête tes bêtises et va ouvrir à Patrick ; il doit avoir froid dehors. - Stop being silly and open the door for Patrick; he must be cold outside.
7. v. to cut something open, to gash something (of a part of one's body)
Le gardien de but a plongé pour rattraper le ballon, s'est cogné contre le poteau et s'est ouvert l'arcade sourcilière. - The goalkeeper dived to catch the ball, banged himself on the goalpost
8. v. to open onto, to lead into (+ sur)
Cette porte s'ouvre sur le jardin. - This door opens onto the garden.
9. v. to open onto, to overlook, to look onto (of a door or a window) (+ sur)
La porte ouvre sur la rue. - The door opens onto the street.
10. v. to open up to, to be open to, to be exposed to, to get a feel for (+ à)
Sa fille s'est ouverte à la musique sur le piano familial. - The girl got a feel for music playing her family's piano.
11. v. to open up to, to confide in (+ à)
12. v. to make, to create, to open up (e.g., a path)
et
1. conj. and
se
1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
2. pron. (to) himself
3. pron. (to) herself
4. pron. (to) oneself
5. pron. (to) itself
6. pron. (to) themselves
7. pron. (to) each other
8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
ferme
1. adj. firm
2. n-f. (carpentry) roof truss
3. v. first-person singular present of fermer
4. v. third-person singular present of fermer
5. v. second-person singular imperative of fermer
6. n-f. farm
fermer
1. v. to shut
2. v. to close
3. v. to do up (of clothing)
4. v. to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance)
5. v. to shut down, to discontinue, to axe (of a service)
6. v. to harden (of someone's face)
7. v. to put someone off something, to turn someone off something
Ce professeur l'a fermé au sujet des mathématiques. - That teacher turned him off maths.
8. v. to mark the border of
Les Vosges ferment l'Alsace à l'ouest. - The Vosges mountains mark the western border of the Alsace.
alternativement
1. adv. alternatively
2. adv. in turn

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