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serre
     1. n-f. action of pressing something together; result of this action
           Dans la préparation du Champagne on appelle première serre, deuxième serre, etc., les produits successifs du pressurage .....
     2. n-f. , In the preparation of Champagne we call the first pressing, second pressing, etc., the successive products of pressing (...)
     3. n-f. a tool serving to press one or more objects together
     4. n-f. Press or pinces allowing to press together the two parts of a mould together
     5. n-f. (in the plural) the clutches or talons of a raptor, or of a bird
           Tenir dans ses serres. - To hold in its clutches.
     6. n-f. Closed space in which something (such as vegetables) is conserved
     7. n-f. a greenhouse, hothouse
     8. v. first-person singular present of serrer
     9. v. third-person singular present of serrer
     10. v. second-person singular imperative of serrer
     serrer
          1. v. to tighten (a screw, a knot)
                Doucement ! Ça ne sert à rien de trop serrer cette vis. - Gently! It's no use to tighten this screw too much.
                Ton nœud de cravate n'est pas assez serré. - Your tie's knot isn't tightened enough.
          2. v. to shake (hands)
                J'ai refusé de lui serrer la main. - I refused to shake his/her hand.
          3. v. to squeeze
                Il lui serra le bras si fort qu'elle en garda une trace pendant trois jours. - He squeezed her arm so hard that she had a mark on it for three days.
          4. v. to squeeze
                Ils se sont serrés pour lui faire une place. - They squeezed together to make room for him.
          5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to shake (hands)
                Les jeunes hommes d'affaires se sont serré la main. - The young businessmen shook each other's hands.
          6. v. (slang) to seduce; to flirt with
          7. v. (slang) to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)
tes
     1. det. your (when referring to a plural noun)
           J'aime bien tes voisins. - I like your neighbors.
mains
     1. n. plural of main
     main
          1. n-f. hand
          2. n-f. (soccer) handball
          3. n-f. (poker) hand
et
     1. conj. and
je
     1. pron. I
verserai
     1. v. first-person singular future of verser
     verser
          1. v. to pour
          2. v. to pay, to put money into a fund
          3. v. to overturn (turn over, capsize)
du
     1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the)
           « Eussent » est la troisième personne du pluriel de l'imparfait du subjonctif de « avoir ». - "Eussent" is the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of "avoir.".
     2. contraction. , translation=The bulge gives 9nine liters more than the point which corresponds to that of the diameter of the base indicated by the gauge (...)
     3. art. Forms the partitive article.
           Il mange du pain. - He eats bread. / He eats some bread.
     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)
                Œuvres 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.
                Êtes-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 à 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 boîte 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 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
                Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
                un groupe de cinq à 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 arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
                Il continue de m’embêter. - 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 réduirait 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
     le
          1. art. the (definite article)
                Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
          2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
                L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
          3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
                Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
          4. art. (before units) a, an
                Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
          5. pron. (direct object) him, it
                Où 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.
          6. 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
riz
     1. n-m. rice
dedans
     1. adv. towards the inside; inwardly; internally
     2. n. interior, inside (of an object)
     3. prep. inside, in, within
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