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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)
vaisseau
     1. n-m. ship, vessel
     2. n-m. vessel (i.e. blood vessel)
qui
     1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
           Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
           Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are.
     2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
           La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
           Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
           J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
           Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
           Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school.
           Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well.
     3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if
           Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do.
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.
péri
     1. n-f. peri
     2. Participle. past participle of périr
     périr
          1. v. (formal) to perish
corps
     1. n-m. (mathematics) field (in abstract algebra)
     2. n-m. (military) corps
et
     1. conj. and
biens
     1. n. plural of bien
     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
corps et biens
     1. adv. (nautical, of a shipwreck) completely, utterly
           couler corps et biens, sombrer corps et biens - to go down with all hands
           périr corps et biens
           un navire perdu corps et biens - a ship lost with all hands
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