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 | |
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je |
1. pron. I | |
suis |
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of être | |
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of suivre | |
3. v. second-person singular present indicative of suivre | |
suivre |
1. v. to follow (literal sense) | |
Je t'invite à me suivre. - I invite you to follow me. | |
2. v. to follow; to get (figurative sense; to understand what someone is saying) | |
Il nous faut travailler dur. Tu me suis ? - We have to work hard. Do you get me? | |
3. v. to take (a course or a class) | |
Ma sœur suit un cours d'italien. - My sister is taking an Italian course. | |
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 | |
gris |
1. adj. grey, gray | |
2. adj. (colloquial) drunk, tipsy | |
3. n-m. gray | |