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sol
1. n-m. soil, earth
2. n-m. ground
3. n-m. floor
4. n-m. (music) sol (the fifth step (G) in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la)
5. n-m. a Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
lequel
1. pron. (relative, following a preposition) which, that, whom
Elle préfère l'homme avec lequel tu sortais. - She prefers the man with whom you were going out.
Il se remet à travailler sur le projet pour lequel il avait déjà passé tellement de temps. - He's starting to work on the project on which he had already spent so much time.
2. pron. (interrogative) which one
Passe-moi le ballon. ― Lequel ? Il y en a trois. - Pass me the ball. — Which one? There are three of them.
nous
1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the first person:
2. pron. (subject pronoun) we.
3. pron. (object pronoun) us, to us.
4. pron. (royal, obsolete) we (as the royal we)
5. n-m. the nous, (divine) reason in philosophy
marchons
1. v. first-person plural present indicative of marcher
2. v. first-person plural imperative of marcher
marcher
1. v. to walk
Il marche au milieu de la rue. - He is walking in the middle of the street
2. v. to travel; to move; to march
3. v. (figurative) to work, to function
Comment ça marche ? - How does it work?
Cet appareil ne marche plus. - This device isn't working anymore.
4. v. to step
Marcher sur le pied de quelqu’un. - To step on the foot of someone
5. v. to cooperate
Je ne marche plus. - I am no longer in.
6. v. to believe
Il marche. - He believes my joke.
Il m'a fait marcher. - He took me for a ride.
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
lequel
1. pron. (relative, following a preposition) which, that, whom
Elle préfère l'homme avec lequel tu sortais. - She prefers the man with whom you were going out.
Il se remet à travailler sur le projet pour lequel il avait déjà passé tellement de temps. - He's starting to work on the project on which he had already spent so much time.
2. pron. (interrogative) which one
Passe-moi le ballon. ― Lequel ? Il y en a trois. - Pass me the ball. — Which one? There are three of them.
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
maisons
1. n. plural of maison
maison
1. n-f. house
2. adj. homemade
une grande tarte maison - a big home-made pie
spécialité maison - speciality of the house
3. adj. (employment) in-house
La compagnie a un département de traduction maison. - The company has an in-house translation department.
4. adj. (colloquial intensifier) first-rate, top-notch
une engueulade maison - a hell of a telling off
sont
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of être
Où est-ce qu'ils sont? - Where are they?
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
construites
1. Participle. feminine plural of construit
construire
1. v. to build
qui
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are.
2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school.
Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well.
3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if
Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do.
produit
1. Participle. past participle of produire
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of produire
3. n-m. product
4. n-m. (cinematography) production
produire
1. v. to produce, to yield
2. v. to happen, take place (of an event)
3. v. to perform (of a singer, etc.)
et
1. conj. and
nourrit
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of nourrir
2. v. third-person singular past historic of nourrir
nourrir
1. v. to feed (provide with nourishment), nourish
2. v. to nurture, to fuel
3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to eat, to feed oneself
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
végétaux
1. adj. masculine plural of végétal
2. n. plural of végétal
végétal
1. n-m. plant
2. adj. (relational) plant

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