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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)
manque
     1. n-m. lack, absence
           le manque d'amour maternel - the lack of maternal love
     2. n-m. stress due to drug withdrawal
     3. v. first-person singular present of manquer
     4. v. third-person singular present of manquer
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of manquer
     6. n-f. only used in, à la manque
     manquer
          1. v. (indirect transitive, ;, object marked with preposition de) to lack, to be lacking in
                Je manque de temps. - I don't have enough time.
          2. v.          (Used as English uses to miss (to feel a sadness caused by the absence of something, distance from a place, and longing to reunite therewith) more lite
                        Tu me manques. - You are missed by me./You are lacking to me.
          3. v.          to be missing or lacking to
                        La sottise ne manque pas là. - There is no lack of stupidity here.
          4. v.          to miss out
          5. v.         * 1996, Noir Désir, (lang, À ton étoile)
          6. v.         *: quote, fr
          7. v. , Ça m'a manqué, tout ça, quand tu sauvais la face à bien d'autres que moi.
          8. v. , I missed out on that, all of that, when you were saving face for many more than me.
          9. v. to miss, to fail
                J'ai manqué mon train. - I missed my train.
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
touche
     1. n-f. touch
     2. n-f. key (on keyboard), button
     3. n-f. fingerboard
     4. n-f. (sports) touch
     5. v. first-person singular present of toucher
     6. v. third-person singular present of toucher
     7. v. second-person singular imperative of toucher
     toucher
          1. n-m. the act of touching (see below)
          2. n-m. a way of touching
          3. n-m. the sense of touch, tactility
          4. v. to touch (physically)
                Ne me touche pas! - Don't touch me!
          5. v. to affect
                La maladie touche actuellement 2 millions de personnes. - The disease currently affects 2 million people.
          6. v. To try, to try out
                Je n'ai jamais touché au tabac. - I've never tried tobacco.
          7. v. Short for toucher sa bille. To be skillful
                Ce mec est un ancien critique d'art. Je peux te dire qu'il touche en peinture! - This guy is a former art critic. Believe me, he knows a thing or two about painting!
          8. v. to receive, to get
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