| 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. | |
| as |
| 1. n-m. ace (card of value 1) | |
| 2. n-m. ace (expert or pilot) | |
| 3. n-m. as (Roman coin) | |
| 4. v. second-person singular present indicative of avoir | |
| Tu as un chien. - You have a dog. | |
| avoir |
| 1. n-m. asset, possession | |
| 2. v. to have (to own; to possess) | |
| J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs) | |
| J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke. | |
| Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me? | |
| 4. v. to have (a condition) | |
| J'ai faim. - I have hunger. | |
| J'ai soif. - I have thirst. | |
| J'ai froid. - I have cold. | |
| J'ai chaud. - I have hot. | |
| J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits. | |
| J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold. | |
| J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS. | |
| J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever. | |
| 5. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
| Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years. | |
| 6. v. to have (to trick) | |
| Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had. | |
| 7. v. to have (to participate in an experience) | |
| avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations | |
| 8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive | |
| J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you. | |
| entendu |
| 1. Participle. past participle of entendre | |
| 2. adj. understood | |
| 3. adj. heard | |
| 4. adj. accepted, decided following a discussion | |
| entendre |
| 1. v. to hear | |
| 2. v. to be able to hear | |
| 3. v. (literary) to listen to | |
| 4. v. (formal) to mean | |
| Qu'entendez-vous par là ? - What do you mean by that?entendez-vous par là ?, What do you mean by that? | |
| Qu'entendait-il par « attristé par la tranquilité » ? - What does he mean by "saddened by the tranquility"?entendait-il par « attristé par la tranquilité » ?, What does he mean by "saddened by | |
| 5. v. to agree with each other | |
| 6. v. to have good relations with; to get on; to get along | |
| Je m'entends bien avec elle. - I get along well with her.entends bien avec elle., I get along well with her. | |
| Si seulement mes enfants s’entendaient ! - If only my kids got along! | |
| 7. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be good or competent at something | |
| s'y entendre en (...) - to be good at ... | |
| 8. v. (rare) to desire; to wish; to intend | |
| comme je l’entends - as I wish | |
| J'entends bien régler cette question une bonne fois pour toutes. - I fully intend to solve this issue once and for all.entends bien régler cette question une bonne fois pour toutes., I fully in | |
| 9. v. (dated) to demand | |
| 10. v. (dated) to know | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. num. number box, fr | |
| 3. num. one | |
| 4. pron. one, someone | |
| 5. n-m. one (the number or figure) | |
| bruit |
| 1. n-m. a noise | |
| 2. n-m. a rumor or report | |
| bruire |
| 1. v. to make a low noise | |
| 2. v. to rustle | |
| 3. v. to rattle | |
| 4. v. to roar | |
| derrière |
| 1. prep. behind | |
| Va derrière moi. - Go behind me. | |
| 2. prep. at the bottom of, behind (covertly responsible for) | |
| Je me demande qui est derrière tout ça. - I wonder who is at the bottom of all this. | |
| 3. adv. behind | |
| Il était loin derrière. - He was far behind. | |
| 4. n-m. rear of an object | |
| 5. n-m. bottom, bum, backside | |
| toi |
| 1. pron. you (informal second-person singular personal pronoun) | |
| J'ai besoin de toi. - I need you | |
| Et toi, ça va comment ? - And you, how are you? | |
| Souviens-toi de ce qui est vraiment important. - Remember what is really important. | |
| Attends, tu m'as dit qu'il y a dans cette maison plus de deux-cents livres. Est-ce qu'ils sont tous à toi ? - Wait, you told me that there are more than two hundred books in this house. Are the | |
| Toi, t'es quelque chose de différent. - You are something different. | |
