| sa |
| 1. det. (possessive) his, her, its, their, one's | |
| Emma est allée chez sa sœur. - Emma went to her sister's house. | |
| Pierre a perdu sa carte d'identité. - Pierre has lost his identity card. | |
| Sa voiture est blanche. - Their car is white. | |
| jupe |
| 1. n-f. skirt | |
| fendue |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of fendu | |
| fendre |
| 1. v. to split, to chop (wood), to crack | |
| 2. v. to shoulder (one's way through a crowd) | |
| 3. v. (figurative) to break (someone's heart) | |
| 4. v. to break | |
| 5. v. to crack, to split | |
| 6. v. to manage, to come up with | |
| 7. v. to lunge | |
| ne |
| 1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) | |
| 2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) | |
| 3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- | |
| 4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative | |
| Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. | |
| était |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative 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 | |
| guère |
| 1. adv. (with ne) hardly, barely | |
| Je ne comprends guère le français. - I hardly understand French. | |
| Je ne vais guère mieux. - I’m not much better. | |
| Pour me réchauffer, il n’y a guère qu’un pot de thé. - ...there's hardly anything but a pot of tea. | |
| décente |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of décent | |
| décent |
| 1. adj. decent (sufficiently clothed) | |
| 2. adj. decent (fair, good enough) | |
