| si |
| 1. conj. if, whether | |
| Je me demande si elle sera seule. - I wonder if she'll be alone. | |
| Je veux savoir si tu viendras ou non. - I want to know if you're coming or not. | |
| 2. conj. if (assuming that) | |
| Si j'avais ses pouvoirs, je créerais un monde où le mal n'existe pas. - If I had his power, I'd create a world where evil didn't exist. | |
| Si tu n'avais pas appelé, je serais morte. - If you hadn't called, I'd be dead. | |
| 3. conj. even if | |
| 4. conj. although, while | |
| 5. interj. yes (used to contradict a negative statement) | |
| Tu ne m’aimes pas, n’est-ce pas ? — Si ! - You don’t like me, do you? — Yes, I do! | |
| Moi, je n'ai rien fait ! — Si ! - I didn't do anything! — Yes, you did! | |
| 6. adv. so, such (intensifier) | |
| J’étais si fatigué ces jours-ci que je n’avais pas le courage de vous écrire. - I was so tired those days that I didn't have the energy to write to you. | |
| Cela n'aurait pas été une si bonne idée. - That wouldn't have been such a good idea. | |
| 7. adv. (si + adjective/adverb + que ...) however (to whatever extent or degree) | |
| Si bavard qu'il soit, il ne dit rien de stupide. - However talkative he may be, he doesn't say anything stupid. | |
| 8. n-m. (music) si, the note 'B' | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| manque |
| 1. n-m. lack, absence | |
| le manque d'amour maternel - the lack of maternal love | |
| 2. n-m. stress due to drug withdrawal | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of manquer | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of manquer | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of manquer | |
| 6. n-f. only used in, à la manque | |
| manquer |
| 1. v. (indirect transitive, ;, object marked with preposition de) to lack, to be lacking in | |
| Je manque de temps. - I don't have enough time. | |
| 2. v. (Used as English uses to miss (to feel a sadness caused by the absence of something, distance from a place, and longing to reunite therewith) more lite | |
| Tu me manques. - You are missed by me./You are lacking to me. | |
| 3. v. to be missing or lacking to | |
| La sottise ne manque pas là. - There is no lack of stupidity here. | |
| 4. v. to miss out | |
| 5. v. * 1996, Noir Désir, (lang, À ton étoile) | |
| 6. v. *: quote, fr | |
| 7. v. , Ça m'a manqué, tout ça, quand tu sauvais la face à bien d'autres que moi. | |
| 8. v. , I missed out on that, all of that, when you were saving face for many more than me. | |
| 9. v. to miss, to fail | |
| J'ai manqué mon train. - I missed my train. | |
| Le |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese | |
| 2. art. the (definite article) | |
| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. | |
| 3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. | |
| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. | |
| 4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. | |
| Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
| 5. art. (before units) a, an | |
| Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
| 6. 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. | |
| 7. 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 | |
| train |
| 1. n-m. train (rail mounted vehicle) | |
| 2. n-m. pace | |
| 3. n-m. (Louisiana French) noise | |
| je |
| 1. pron. I | |
| monterai |
| 1. v. first-person singular future of monter | |
| monter |
| 1. v. to go up, to climb (go to a higher position) | |
| 2. v. to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs | |
| 3. v. to get on, get in (a vehicle) | |
| 4. v. to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.)) | |
| 5. v. to stage, put on (a show) | |
| 6. v. to ride (a horse) | |
| 7. v. to mount (a horse) | |
| 8. v. to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position) | |
| J'ai monté les valises. - I brought up the cases. | |
| 9. v. to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.) | |
| 10. v. to raise (increase the level, price etc.) | |
| 11. v. to put up (a tent) | |
| Thomas décide de monter son camp pour la nuit. - Thomas decides to set up camp for the night. | |
| 12. v. to assemble (put together) | |
| Une seule personne suffit pour monter le kit étagère atelier. - One person can assemble the shelving kit by themselves. | |
| 13. v. to string (an instrument) | |
| 14. v. (cinematography) to edit | |
| dans |
| 1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) | |
| vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty | |
| être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry | |
| avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth | |
| dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic | |
| Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris. | |
| Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water. | |
| mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket | |
| Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes) | |
| Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York. | |
| 3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time) | |
| Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour. | |
| Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days. | |
| 4. prep. (with respect to time) during | |
| dans un temps donné - during a given time | |
| dans ma jeunesse - in my youth | |
| 5. prep. out of, from | |
| boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup | |
| Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge. | |
| 6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of | |
| le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre | |
| 7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les) | |
| dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos | |
| dans les dix euros - about ten euros | |
| 8. n. plural of dan | |
| Le |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese | |
| 2. art. the (definite article) | |
| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. | |
| 3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. | |
| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. | |
| 4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. | |
| Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
| 5. art. (before units) a, an | |
| Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
| 6. 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. | |
| 7. 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 | |
| bus |
| 1. n. bus | |
| 2. v. first-person singular past historic of boire | |
| 3. v. second-person singular past historic of boire | |
| 4. Participle. masculine plural of bu | |
| boire |
| 1. v. to drink | |
