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tremper
1. v. to soak, to drench, to wet
2. v. to dip, to dunk
3. v. to temper (metal), to harden
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'
soupe
1. n-f. soup
La soupe est trop chaude. - The soup is too hot.
2. v. first-person singular present of souper
3. v. third-person singular present of souper
4. v. second-person singular imperative of souper
souper
1. n-m. (Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, Louisiana French) dinner (the main evening meal)
Veuillez m'excuser, je serai en retard pour le souper. - Excuse me, I'll be late for dinner.
2. n-m. (France) a light meal eaten at night, after the main evening meal
3. v. to dine
J'ai hâte d'aller souper! - I can't wait to dine!
verser
1. v. to pour
2. v. to pay, to put money into a fund
3. v. to overturn (turn over, capsize)
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
bouillon
1. n-m. broth (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled)
2. n-m. bubble rising from a boiling liquid
3. n-m. gulp of liquid which escapes forcefully
4. n-m. flesh rising on a fold
5. n-m. risen fold of cloth
6. n-m. unsold copies of a publication
7. n-m. simple restaurant, which originally served only bouillon
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
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
tranches
1. v. second-person singular present of trancher
2. n. plural of tranche
trancher
1. v. to slice, to cut into slices
2. v. to complete, conclude
Il a tranché ses jours. - He has concluded his days on earth.
3. v. to decide, to settle, to address
4. v. to rule, make a ruling, come to a decision
5. v. to behave or comport oneself (as if one were)
Le comte trancha du grand seigneur. - The count comported himself as if he were God Almighty.
6. v. to contrast (with), stand out (against)
7. v. to stand out (in)
tranche
1. n-f. slice
2. n-f. milling on a coin
3. n-f. period
4. v. first-person singular present of trancher
5. v. third-person singular present of trancher
6. v. second-person singular imperative of trancher
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
pain
1. n-m. bread
2. n-m. piece of bread
3. n-m. food
4. n-m. bread-and-butter needs, basic sustenance; breadwinner
5. n-m. (informal) punch (a hit with the fist)
6. n-m. a block (of ice, of salt, of soap …) with the shape and size of bread
7. n-m. (slang) (music) mistake during a performance (false note, forgot an intro, wrong solo, …)

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