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tous
     1. pron. all
           Ils étaient tous là. - They were all there.
     2. pron. everybody
           Tous étaient là. - Everybody was there.
     3. adj. masculine plural of tout
           Je me brosse les dents tous les jours. - I brush my teeth all the days.
     tout
          1. adv. all
          2. det. all
          3. n-m. whole, entirety, total
                le tout
          4. pron. everything
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
jours
     1. n. plural of jour
     jour
          1. n-m. day
          2. n-m. daylight, light
          3. n-m. opening, aperture
tous les jours
     1. Phrase. daily (every day)
je
     1. pron. I
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
faisais
     1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of faire
     2. v. second-person singular imperfect indicative of faire
     faire
          1. v. to do
                faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up.
                Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing?
                Fais pas ça. - Don't do that.
          2. v. to make
                faire une erreur - to make a mistake.
                faire un voyage - to take a trip
          3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
                "Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said.
                Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow".
          4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something)
                Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh.
                La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry.
          5. v. to act like (something)
                Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
          6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations)
                Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside.
                Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years.
                Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result.
                Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman.
          7. v. to do, to make (oneself)
                Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails.
          8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action)
                se faire piquer - to be stung
                Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed.
                Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut?
          9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature
          10. v. to become used to, to get used to
                Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it.
          11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with)
          12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
                L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers.
                Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves.
          13. v. to become, to get
jouer
     1. v. to play (engage in games or play) (+preo, à)
           jouer selon les règles - to play by the rules
           Est-ce que tu voudrais jouer à un jeu avec moi ? - Would you like to play a game with me?
     2. v. to play (produce music from a musical instrument) (+preo, de)
           Il n'y a pas de doute que tous nos élèves jouent du piano avec compétence, mais Delphine est la seule qui comprenne d'intuition l'essence sous-jacente de ce qu'on joue. Il y en a toujours dans
     3. v. to play (a role)
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.
mon
     1. det. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender)
           J'ai perdu mon chapeau. - I lost my hat.
           La décision a été prise pendant mon absence. - The decision was taken in my absence.
     2. det. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".)
mouchoir
     1. n-m. handkerchief
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