| 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. | |
| engagé |
| 1. Participle. past participle of engager | |
| engager |
| 1. v. to pledge, commit | |
| 2. v. to hire, sign, snap up | |
| 3. v. to involve | |
| 4. v. to encourage | |
| 5. v. to pawn | |
| 6. v. (military) to enlist | |
| 7. v. to enter into (e.g., a conversation) | |
| dans |
| 1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) | |
| vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty | |
| être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry | |
| avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth | |
| dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic | |
| Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris. | |
| Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water. | |
| mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket | |
| Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes) | |
| Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York. | |
| 3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time) | |
| Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour. | |
| Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days. | |
| 4. prep. (with respect to time) during | |
| dans un temps donné - during a given time | |
| dans ma jeunesse - in my youth | |
| 5. prep. out of, from | |
| boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup | |
| Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge. | |
| 6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of | |
| le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre | |
| 7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les) | |
| dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos | |
| dans les dix euros - about ten euros | |
| 8. n. plural of dan | |
| ces |
| 1. det. plural of ce: these, those | |
| mers |
| 1. n. plural of mer | |
| mer |
| 1. n-f. sea (large body of water) | |
| 2. n-f. (used with the definite article) the ocean (the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface) | |
| orageuses |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of orageux | |
| orageux |
| 1. adj. stormy (weather) | |
| 2. adj. (figuratively) stormy, tumultuous (a situation) | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| ignorées |
| 1. Participle. feminine plural of ignoré | |
| ignorer |
| 1. v. to ignore | |
| 2. v. to be unaware of, to be ignorant of | |
| sa |
| 1. det. (possessive) his, her, its, their, one's | |
| Emma est allée chez sa sœur. - Emma went to her sister's house. | |
| Pierre a perdu sa carte d'identité. - Pierre has lost his identity card. | |
| Sa voiture est blanche. - Their car is white. | |
| perte |
| 1. n-f. loss | |
| 2. n-f. ruin | |
| était |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of être | |
| être |
| 1. v. to be | |
| Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) | |
| Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home. | |
| 3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice) | |
| Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
| 4. n-m. being, creature | |
| 5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
| certaine |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of certain | |
| certain |
| 1. adj. certain, for certain, indubitably | |
| 2. adj. certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article) | |
| un certain nombre de - a certain number of | |
| une certaine femme - a certain woman | |
| 3. adj. certain (sure, positive) (postpositive to the modified noun) | |
| une victoire certaine - a sure victory | |
| Il est certain qu'il viendra. - It is certain that he will arrive. | |
| 4. adj. certain (fixed, determined) | |
| 5. adj. certain (specified, particular) | |
| 6. n-m. certain; certainty | |
| 7. det. certain: a determined but unspecified amount of ; some | |
| Certaines personnes vont aller. - Some people are going. | |
