| 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) | |
| tel |
| 1. adj. such | |
| 2. prep. like, as | |
| Il fond sur elle tel un oiseau de proie. - He swoops down on her like a bird of prey. | |
| 3. prep. such as | |
| Ottawa compte aussi de charmantes tables, tel le Fraser Café. - Ottawa is also home to some enchanting restaurants, such as the Fraser Café. | |
| 4. pron. one (impersonal pronoun) | |
| un tel |
| 1. pron. so-and-so | |
| rêve |
| 1. n-m. dream | |
| 2. n-m. , Tu peux cracher même rire et tu le dois à ton étoile, à Marcos, à la joie, à la beauté des rêves, à la mélancolie, à l'espoir qui nous tient (...) | |
| 3. n-m. , You can even spit out a laugh and you owe it to your star, to Marcos, to joy, to the beauty of dreams, to sadness, to the hope that we hold (...) | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of rêver | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of rêver | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of rêver | |
| rêver |
| 1. v. to dream | |
| a |
| 1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A | |
| 2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she | |
| C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute. | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir | |
| Elle a un chat. - She has a cat. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| quoi |
| 1. pron. (interrogative, ;, for things) what | |
| 2. pron. (after a preposition) | |
| De quoi parle-t-il ? - What is he talking about? | |
| À quoi penses-tu ? - What are you thinking about? | |
| À quoi cela sert-il ? - What is this used for? | |
| Avec quoi cela se mange-t-il ? - What is this supposed to be eaten with? | |
| En vue de quoi fais-tu cela ? - What are you doing this for? | |
| 3. pron. (attributive, or direct object, ;, colloquial) | |
| C'est quoi ? (attributive) - What is this/that? (noncolloquial French: qu') (noncolloquial French: qu') | |
| Il dit quoi ? (direct object) - What does he say? (noncolloquial French: que) (noncolloquial French: que) | |
| 4. pron. (relative, ;, for things) what, (that) which | |
| 5. pron. (direct object) | |
| Je sais quoi faire. - I know what to do. | |
| Je ne sais pas quoi faire. - I don't know what to do. (more formal French: Je ne sais que faire.) (more formal French: Je ne sais que f | |
| 6. pron. (after a preposition) | |
| Laisse-moi te montrer ce sur quoi je travaille en ce moment. - ...that on which I am working... | |
| Et voilà à quoi nous avons passé notre temps. - And that's what we've spent our time on. | |
| Ils ont perdu beaucoup d'argent, en conséquence de quoi ils ont dû fermer le magasin. - They've lost a lot of money, in consequence of which they | |
| 7. pron. after de and before an infinitive verb | |
| 8. pron. enough (of something specific) | |
| Il y avait de quoi remplir trois boîtes. - There was enough to fill three boxes. | |
| 9. pron. nothing | |
| Il n'y a pas de quoi en faire tout un plat ! - There's nothing to make a big thing out of! | |
| Merci !—Il n'y a pas de quoi me remercier. - There is nothing to thank me for. | |
| 10. pron. (before a subjunctive verb) whatever | |
| 11. pron. (direct object) | |
| Quoi que je fasse, rien ne changera. - Whatever I may do, nothing will change. | |
| 12. pron. (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
| Quoi qu'il arrive, je serai là. - Whatever may happen, I will be there. | |
| 13. adv. (colloquial) you know, like, y'know | |
| Alors, ce mec m'a dit de te donner son porte-monnaie, quoi. - So, this guy, like, told me to give you his wallet. | |
| 14. Phrase. what? say again? | |
| de quoi |
| 1. interj. what was that | |
| De quoi?! | |
| 2. Phrase. What is necessary to | |
| J'ai de quoi acheter une voiture. - I have enough (money) to buy a car. | |
| 3. Phrase. (Quebec, informal) something | |
| Y'a-tu de quoi à manger? - Is there something to eat? | |
| séduire |
| 1. v. to seduce | |
| 2. v. to lure | |
