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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)
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
spectacle
     1. n-m. a show, a spectacle, a performance, a concert
           Ils ont estimé qu'il est divertissant et qu'il se démarque nettement du spectacle actuel. - They thought it was entertaining and that there was a clear difference between it and the current sho
     2. n-m. a sight, a showing, a display
           Devant un tel spectacle ils se jetèrent à genoux pleurant les morts de leurs compatriotes. - They went down on their knees crying for the deaths of their fellow countrymen at this atrocious sig
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.
touché
     1. Participle. past participle 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
son
     1. n-m. sound
           Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.)
     2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
           Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat.
           Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat.
           J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend.
           La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence.
     3. n-m. bran
           Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran.
Cœur
     1. Proper noun. surname, French
     2. n-m. (anatomy) heart
     3. n-m. (geometry) heart, heart shape
     4. n-m. heart (love)
     5. n-m. (card games) hearts (the suit)
     6. n-m. (physics) the core of a nuclear reactor
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