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une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
fois
1. n-f. time (an instance or repetition of something happening)
J'y vais deux fois par mois. - I go there twice a month.
Je lui ai parlé pour la première fois il y a des années. - I talked to him for the first time a few years ago.
2. n-f. (arithmetic) times, multiplied by
3. n. plural of foi
foi
1. n-f. faith
2. n-f. (heraldry) a depiction of a handshake
une fois
1. adv. (literally) once, one time
Le clocher sonne une fois par heure. - The bell strikes once an hour.
2. conj. once, as soon as
3. conj. (With que, introducing a full clause in the perfect aspect.)
Une fois qu'elle l'aura vu, elle le comprendra. - Once she sees it, she'll understand it.
4. conj. (Introducing a reduced passive-voice clause consisting only of a subject plus a past participle phrase.)
Une fois le déjeuner fini, vous pourrez remonter. - Once dinner is finished, you can go up.
5. conj. (Introducing a reduced perfect-aspect clause consisting only of a subject plus a past participle phrase (provided that the verb is one that forms the p
Une fois les professeurs arrivés, les élèves expliquèrent tout. - Once the teachers had arrived, the students explained everything.
6. conj. (Introducing a reduced clause in either of the above senses, consisting only a past participle phrase, its subject being implied.)
Une fois sortie de cette maison, elle se sentit libérée. - Once she was out of that house, she felt liberated.
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
plus
1. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives)
Ton voisin est plus moche que mon frère. - Your neighbour is uglier than my brother.
Le tien est beaucoup plus grand que le mien. - Yours is much bigger than mine.
Elle est plus belle que sa cousine. - She is more beautiful than her cousin.
Elles sont toutes plus entêtées les unes que les autres. - They are each more stubborn than the last.
2. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adverbs)
Elle le fait plus rapidement que lui. - She does it more quickly than he does.
plus vite ! - faster!
3. adv. (after a verb) more, -er (indicating a higher degree or quantity)
Je travaille plus en ce moment. - I am working more at the moment.
Je veux faire plus. - I want to do more.
4. adv. more (indicating a greater quantity) (+preo, noun)
Elle a plus de chocolat. - She has more chocolate.
Plus de la moitié reste. - More than half is left.
5. adv. more (supplementary, preceded by de)
Une heure de plus et il serait mort. - One more hour and he would be dead.
Un kilo de plus, s'il vous plaît. - One more kilo, please.
6. adv. (preceded by a definite article) the most, -est (used to form superlatives of adjectives and adverbs)
la plus grande - the biggest
le plus difficile - the most difficult
7. adv. (usually with the negative particle ne, see usage notes below) no longer, not ... any more
Tu n'existes plus. - You no longer exist. / You don't exist any more.
Il n'y a plus de travail. - There is no more work.
8. adv. (elliptically, introducing each clause) the more ..., the more ...
Plus je vois, plus je veux. - The more I see, the more I want.
9. adv. (similarly, used with other comparatives) the more ..., the ...
Plus j'écoute, moins je comprends. - The more I listen, the less I understand.
10. n-m. plus, the symbol +
11. v. singular past historic of plaire
12. Participle. masculine plural of plu
encore
1. adv. still
Êtes-vous encore là? - Are you still there?
2. adv. more
Voulez-vous encore du pain ? - Would you like more bread?
Tu en veux encore? - Do you want some more?
3. adv. again
Écris-le encore une fois! - Write it once again!
4. adv. (after the adverb pas) yet, not yet
Je n'ai pas encore fini. - I haven't finished yet.
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
fois
1. n-f. time (an instance or repetition of something happening)
J'y vais deux fois par mois. - I go there twice a month.
Je lui ai parlé pour la première fois il y a des années. - I talked to him for the first time a few years ago.
2. n-f. (arithmetic) times, multiplied by
3. n. plural of foi
foi
1. n-f. faith
2. n-f. (heraldry) a depiction of a handshake
encore une fois
1. adv. once again, once more
une fois
1. adv. (literally) once, one time
Le clocher sonne une fois par heure. - The bell strikes once an hour.
2. conj. once, as soon as
3. conj. (With que, introducing a full clause in the perfect aspect.)
Une fois qu'elle l'aura vu, elle le comprendra. - Once she sees it, she'll understand it.
4. conj. (Introducing a reduced passive-voice clause consisting only of a subject plus a past participle phrase.)
Une fois le déjeuner fini, vous pourrez remonter. - Once dinner is finished, you can go up.
5. conj. (Introducing a reduced perfect-aspect clause consisting only of a subject plus a past participle phrase (provided that the verb is one that forms the p
Une fois les professeurs arrivés, les élèves expliquèrent tout. - Once the teachers had arrived, the students explained everything.
6. conj. (Introducing a reduced clause in either of the above senses, consisting only a past participle phrase, its subject being implied.)
Une fois sortie de cette maison, elle se sentit libérée. - Once she was out of that house, she felt liberated.

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