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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'
tu
     1. pron. you (singular); thou
     2. Participle. past participle of taire
     3. part. (Quebec, informal) (question marker)
           C'est-tu possible ? - Is it possible?
     taire
          1. v. to quieten, to shut up, to silence
                Faites taire vos enfants ! - Shut your children up!
          2. v. to shut up (one's self), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking
                Tais-toi! - Be quiet!/Shut up!
          3. v. To keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say
                Je l'ai entendu de quelqu'un dont je préfère taire le nom. - I heard it from someone whose name I'd rather keep to myself.
connais
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of connaître
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of connaître
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of connaître
     connaître
          1. v. to know (of), to be familiar with (a person, place, fact, event)
          2. v. to know, to experience (glory, hunger, problems etc.)
          3. v. to know (sexually)
          4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be knowledgeable (en about)
                C'est toi qui t'y connais! - It is you who knows!
          5. v. (law, somewhat, archaic) to hear or examine judicially; to judge or decide judicially
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'
réponse
     1. n-f. response, answer, reply (a communication)
           attendre une réponse - to wait for a response
           renvoyer une réponse brève
           recevoir une réponse déconcertante
           J'attends toujours une réponse à la question que je vous ai posée depuis trois jours.
           J'essaie de rédiger une réponse à sa lettre, mais je trouve à peine les mots.
     2. n-f. response, reaction (biological or organic process effected by an foreign agent)
           une réponse allergique - an allergic reaction
           réponses réflexes - reflexes
           réponse immunitaire - immune response
           réponse motrice - motor response
     3. n-f. retort, comeback
tiens
     1. interj. (used to show uncertainty); like, you know
     2. interj. used to show surprise
     3. interj. used to show emphasis
     4. interj. (said when giving something to someone); here
     5. v. first-person singular present indicative of tenir
     6. v. second-person singular present indicative of tenir
     7. v. second-person singular imperative of tenir
     tenir
          1. v. to have; to hold
          2. v. to keep
          3. v. to take (e.g., take into account, take into consideration); to consider; to account for; to reflect
                Peut-être devons-nous tenir compte de plusieurs problèmes. - Maybe we should take several issues into account.
          4. v. to stay; to hold
          5. v. to hold on
                Elle descend en se tenant aux racines. - She comes down using the roots for handles (holding on to the roots).
          6. v. to hold oneself, to be standing
                Il se tenait dans le coin. - He stood in the corner.
          7. v. to behave
                Tiens-toi bien. - Behave yourself.
          8. v. to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition
                Tiens-toi droit! - Keep yourself straight!
                Elle se tient immobile sur la corde raide. - She stays still on the tightrope.
          9. v. (indtr, à) to be attached to something, to be fond of something, to hold something dear; to wish to
          10. v. to hang out
     fr
ça
     1. pron. (informal) that
           J'aimerais ça. - I'd like that.
     2. pron. (informal) this
           Je veux ça. - I want this.
     3. pron. it
           Ça va. - It's okay.
     4. pron. (non-gloss, used to indicate actions happening generally without specifying an agent, like on but with a greater suggestion of mass, generalized, unattributable, or confused action); people
           Partout ça criait, ça hurlait, ça se battait. - There was shouting, screaming, fighting everywhere.
     5. pron. (Louisiana French) they
     6. n-m. (psychoanalysis) id
mort
     1. Participle. past participle of mourir
     2. adj. dead
           Le roi est mort. - The king is dead.
     3. n-m. dead person
     4. n-f. death
     mourir
          1. v. to die; to be dying
          2. v. (figuratively, with "de") to be dying (of)
                Je meurs de faim - I'm dying of hunger
          3. v. to be dying
garder
     1. v. to keep; to retain; to store; to save
           garder les yeux ouverts - to keep eyes open
           Elle a le droit de garder secrètes la plupart de ses caractéristiques. - She has the right to keep most of her characteristics secret.
     2. v. to guard
           Ils gardent le bâtiment. - They guard the building.
     3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be careful (de faire not to do)
           il se garde de dire n'importe quoi. - He is careful not to say anything.
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
secret
     1. adj. secret
     2. n-m. secret
     3. n-m. secrecy
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