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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'
par
1. prep. through
par la fenêtre - through the window
aller par le parc - go through the park
2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction))
voyager par train - travel by train
par surprise - by surprise
le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates.
3. prep. over (used to express direction)
Viens par ici ! - Come over here!
4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement)
voir par devant - see from the back
le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap
5. prep. around, round (inside of)
par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema
6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)
par terre - on the ground
7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)
par un beau jour - on a nice day
par un soir - in one evening
8. prep. in
marcher par deux - walk in twos
9. prep. per, a, an
trois fois par semaine - three times a week
10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something)
par pure colère - out of pure anger
par tristesse - out of sadness
11. prep. for
12. n-m. (golf) par
malheur
1. n-m. sadness, unhappiness
J’étais tellement déçue qu’il ait plu le jour de notre mariage ! C’était vraiment un malheur. - I was so disappointed that it rained on our wedding day! It was truly a sad moment.
2. n-m. misfortune
Il y a eu beaucoup de malheurs dans ma vie. Ça craint mais j'en ai beaucoup appris. - There have been a lot of misfortunes in my life. It sucks but I've learned a lot from them.
par malheur
1. adv. by mischance, unluckily, unfortunately
et si, par malheur, ... - and if, God forbid, ...
les
1. art. plural of le: the
2. art. plural of la: the
3. pron. plural of le: them
4. pron. plural of la: them
crues
1. n. plural of crue
2. adj. feminine plural of cru
3. Participle. feminine plural of cru
crue
1. n-f. flood
(synonyms, inondation)
2. n-f. (obsolete) growth
3. adj. feminine singular of cru
4. Participle. feminine singular of cru
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. 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
de le
1. art. (Louisiana French) Alternative form of du, "of the", some
Ourthe
1. Proper noun. surname, from=Occitan
coïncidaient
1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of coïncider
coïncider
1. v. to coincide
avec
1. prep. (accompaniment) with
Je suis revenu avec lui. - I have returned with him.
Voudriez-vous y aller avec moi ? - Would you like to come with me?
Ils m'ont dit qu'ils étaient avec toi. - They told me that they were with you.
2. prep. (manner, instrument) with
Je l'ai fait avec plaisir. - I did it with pleasure.
3. adv. (informal) too, also
Il en est vraiment content. —Bien, moi avec. - He's really happy about it. —Well, me too.
celles
1. pron. feminine plural of celui: those: those
Je veux te montrer mes photos... celles que j'ai prises pendant mes vacances. - I want to show you my photos... the ones I took during my vacation.
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
la
1. art. the (definite article)
2. pron. her, it (direct object)
Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
de la
1. art. of the
2. art. some; the feminine partitive article
Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? - Would you like some jam?
J'ai mangé de la tarte - I ate some pie.
Meuse
(mero, Bar-le-Duc)
des
1. art. plural of un
2. art. plural of une
3. art. plural of du
4. art. plural of de la
5. art. plural of de l'
6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some)
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
les
1. art. plural of le: the
2. art. plural of la: the
3. pron. plural of le: them
4. pron. plural of la: them
de l'
1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic?
inondations
1. n. plural of inondation
inondation
1. n-f. flood (overflow of water)
2. n-f. flood, inundation (a large influx of e.g. people)
catastrophiques
1. adj. plural of catastrophique
catastrophique
1. adj. catastrophic
affectaient
1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of affecter
affecter
1. v. to feign, affect (an emotion, etc.)
2. v. to allocate (something), assign (someone) (à)
3. v. to affect, influence
toute
1. adv. feminine singular of tout
2. det. feminine singular of tout
tout
1. adv. all
2. det. all
3. n-m. whole, entirety, total
le tout
4. pron. everything
la
1. art. the (definite article)
2. pron. her, it (direct object)
Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
Vallée
1. Proper noun. surname, from=landforms, xlit=Vallee
2. n-f. (geography) valley
en
1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
Il est allé en France. - He went to France.
3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
aller en bus - go by bus
partir en voiture - leave by car
4. prep. as
Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend.
habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas
5. prep. at (used to describe an ability)
fort en histoire - good at history
6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition)
une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork
7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
en 1993 - in 1993
en janvier - in January
en septembre 2001 - in September 2001
8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while
9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something
C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion.
10. prep. in (used to describe color)
une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white
11. prep. in (used to describe feelings)
en détresse - in distress
12. prep. in (as part of something)
en équipe - on a team
13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.))
Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)!
Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them).
Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them).
Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them).
Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there?
Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it.
14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
aval
1. n-m. downstream area, lower reaches (of river)
2. n-m. approval, endorsement
en aval
1. adv. downstream, downhill (lower than, on a river or a hill)
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
Liège
(mero, Amay, Amel, Ans, Anthisnes, Aubel, Awans, Aywaille, Baelen, Bassenge, Berloz, Beyne-Heusay, Blegny, Braives, Büllingen, Burdinne, Burg-Reuland, Bütgenbach, Chaudfontaine, Clavier, Combla
(mero, Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Rocourt, Sclessin, Wandre)
1. n-m. cork (substance)
liéger

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