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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)
chasseur
     1. n-m. a hunter
           Un chasseur sachant chasser doit savoir chasser sans son chien.
     2. n-m. a fighter plane
     3. n-m. a servant or attendant
     4. n-m. a la façon chasseur, a style of cooking in which meat is cooked with a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine
jeta
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of jeter
     jeter
          1. v. to throw
          2. v. to throw away, to discard
          3. v. (card games) to throw away, discard
          4. v. (indtr, .reflexive) to throw oneself (into, out of, etc.)
                coi, L'Amazone se jette dans l'Océan Atlantique.
          5. v. The Amazon throws herself into the Atlantic Ocean.
          6. v. (indtr, sur, .reflexive) to rush oneself onto something or someone
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)
Cri
     1. n-m. a male Cree; masculine of Crie
     2. n-m. cry; shout; scream
           Tu entends le cri du loup ? - Can you hear the wolf's cry?
     3. n-m. Cree (language)
     4. adj. (relational) Cree
rauque
     1. adj. hoarse, raspy (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice)
           voix rauque - raspy voice
     2. v. first-person singular present of rauquer
     3. v. third-person singular present of rauquer
     4. v. second-person singular imperative of rauquer
     rauquer
dont
     1. pron. of/from whom/which, whose
           Vous rappelez-vous ce dont je vous ai parlé ? - Do you remember that of which we spoke?
           Il n’est rien dont je sois encore certain. - There is nothing of which I am still certain.
           Quel est le pays dont provient cette marchandise suspecte ? - What is the country from which the suspicious merchandise comes?
           J’ai décidé d’abandonner l’affaire dont je vous ai entretenu il y a quelques jours. - I decided to abandon the matter of which we have been speaking for a few days.
           La maladie dont il est mort porte un nom imprononçable. - The disease of which he died has an unpronounceable name.
           Les pays dont nous n’avons point de connaissance sont les destinations privilégiées des grands aventuriers. - The countries of which we have little knowledge are the privileged destinations of
           Ces étoiles — dont le nom m’échappe — sont les plus brillantes de la voûte céleste. - These stars, whose names escape me, are the brightest in the skies.
           Le Québec est une province du Canada dont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise. - Quebec is a province of Canada whose borders correspond to the Quebecois nation.
     2. pron. (sometimes) by which
           Le coup dont il fut frappé. - The blow by which he was struck.
     3. pron. Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations.
           Il a eu dix enfants, dont neuf filles. - He had ten children, nine of them girls.
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'
signification
     1. n-f. meaning; definition; signification
fut
     1. n-f. fr-post-1990, fût
     2. v. third-person singular past historic of être
     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
bien
     1. adj. good, all right, great
     2. adj. good looking, nice
     3. adv. well
           Ça va bien ? - It goes well?
           Il joue vraiment bien au football. - He plays soccer really well.
     4. adv. indeed; so
           Bien, on peut partir maintenant ? - So, can we leave now?
     5. adv. (followed by de, des, or du) a lot (of)
           Macy Gray a traversé bien des épreuves. - Macy Gray got through a lot of ordeals.
     6. adv. very; really
           C'est bien aimable à vous. - it's very considerate of you.
           C'est bien beau, mais... - It's all very well, but...
           Je te trouve bien silencieux aujourd'hui. - You seem very quiet today.
           Il est bien moche, ce type. Ce type est vraiment moche. - That guy is really ugly.
     7. adv. (in comparisons) much (more, less, better, etc.)
           Jérémie est bien plus fort que moi. - Jérémie is much stronger than me.
           bien meilleur que ... - much better than ..., much better than ...
     8. n-m. good as opposed to evil
     9. n-m. a commodity, a good
     10. n-m. a possession
comprise
     1. Participle. feminine singular of compris
     comprendre
          1. v. to understand, comprehend
                J'ai compris maintenant. - I understand now. (lit. I have understood now.)
                Il est trop intelligent pour ne pas comprendre ce que vous lui avez dit.
                Est-ce que vous avez bien compris ? - Did you understand?
                „Est-ce que tu comprends ce qu'il dit ?” „Je ne comprends même pas ce que je dis moi.” - "Do you understand what he's saying?" "I don't even understand what I'm saying.".
          2. v. to comprise, include
          3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, reciprocal) to know each other well or intimately
                Quoique leurs goûts fussent différents, ces deux amis se comprenaient à merveille.
          4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be comprehensible or conceivable
par
     1. prep. through
           par la fenêtre - through the window
           aller par le parc - go through the park
     2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction))
           voyager par train - travel by train
           par surprise - by surprise
           le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates.
     3. prep. over (used to express direction)
           Viens par ici ! - Come over here!
     4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement)
           voir par devant - see from the back
           le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap
     5. prep. around, round (inside of)
           par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema
     6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)
           par terre - on the ground
     7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)
           par un beau jour - on a nice day
           par un soir - in one evening
     8. prep. in
           marcher par deux - walk in twos
     9. prep. per, a, an
           trois fois par semaine - three times a week
     10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something)
           par pure colère - out of pure anger
           par tristesse - out of sadness
     11. prep. for
     12. n-m. (golf) par
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
cocher
     1. n-m. stagecoach driver
     2. v. to tick; to tick off (to place a tick symbol on, e.g. a form)
     3. v. to cross (to place a cross symbol on, e.g. a form)
car
     1. conj. as, since, because, for
           J’ai ouvert mon parapluie car il pleuvait. - I opened my umbrella because it was raining.
     2. n-m. a single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus, a coach
           Les élèves vont à l’école en car. - The pupils go to school by coach.
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'
Voiture
     1. Proper noun. Voiture: ellipsis of astroïde Voiture
     2. n-f. car (motorized vehicle)
     3. n-f. (historical) car (wheeled vehicle usually pulled by a horse)
     4. n-f. car (wagon)
     voiturer
          1. v. to transport
          2. v. to drive, chauffeur (transport by vehicle)
fila
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of filer
     filer
          1. v. to spin (a web)
          2. v. to thread through (a crowd)
          3. v. to spin a thread (of syrup, or syrup-like substances)
          4. v. to leave, to get going, to scram, to slip through
          5. v. to pass, to hand, to give
                Tu pourrais me filer le sel, s'il-te-plaît ? - Can you gimme the salt, please?
          6. v. (nautical, transitive) to ease a line
          7. v. (police) to tail, track
          8. v. to season and thicken gumbo with filé powder
comme
     1. conj. as
           Je travaille comme artiste. - I work as an artist.
     2. conj. like
           J'agis comme il faut. - I act like I must.
     3. conj. how
           Comme tu es belle ce soir ! - How beautiful you are tonight!
     4. conj. because, as, since
           Comme j'étais malade, il est venu me voir. - As I was ill, he came to see me.
     5. part. (colloquial Canada) like
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
Flèche
     1. Proper noun. (astronomy) Sagitta, a constellation
     2. n-f. (archery, symbol) arrow (projectile or symbol)
     3. n-f. (architectural element) spire
     4. n-f. jib
     5. n-f. pointer, needle
     6. n-f. (fencing) fleche
     7. n-f. (informal, figuratively) bright spark, quick study
     8. v. first-person singular present of flécher
     9. v. third-person singular present of flécher
     10. v. second-person singular imperative of flécher
     flécher
          1. v. to mark with arrows
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