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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)
poire
1. n-f. pear
2. n-f. (colloquial) mug, sucker, soft touch
3. n-f. (informal) mush, face
en pleine poire - straight in the face
se payer la poire de quelqu'un - to pull someone's leg
4. n-f. a bulb, usually pear-shaped, used to collect gases or liquids, such as that of a dropper
5. n-f. pear brandy
6. n-f. a pull cord switch with a pear-shaped knob
7. n-f. (butchery) a beef cut
poirer
1. v. (slang) to nab, take by surprise
molle
1. adj. feminine singular of mou
mou
1. adj. soft, pliable
2. adj. (informal) pansy, spineless
3. n-m. lungs, lights (of a slaughtered animal)
quelque
1. det. some (singular)
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)
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.
manque
1. n-m. lack, absence
le manque d'amour maternel - the lack of maternal love
2. n-m. stress due to drug withdrawal
3. v. first-person singular present of manquer
4. v. third-person singular present of manquer
5. v. second-person singular imperative of manquer
6. n-f. only used in, à la manque
manquer
1. v. (indirect transitive, ;, object marked with preposition de) to lack, to be lacking in
Je manque de temps. - I don't have enough time.
2. v. (Used as English uses to miss (to feel a sadness caused by the absence of something, distance from a place, and longing to reunite therewith) more lite
Tu me manques. - You are missed by me./You are lacking to me.
3. v. to be missing or lacking to
La sottise ne manque pas là. - There is no lack of stupidity here.
4. v. to miss out
5. v. * 1996, Noir Désir, (lang, À ton étoile)
6. v. *: quote, fr
7. v. , Ça m'a manqué, tout ça, quand tu sauvais la face à bien d'autres que moi.
8. v. , I missed out on that, all of that, when you were saving face for many more than me.
9. v. to miss, to fail
J'ai manqué mon train. - I missed my train.
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
volonté
1. n-f. wish, will
Contre sa volonté. (Against one's will.)
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
caractère
1. n-m. character, demeanour, personality
2. n-m. character (written symbol)
de caractère
1. adj. (of a person, a building or a foodstuff) distinguished, full of character
un fromage de caractère - a cheese with a lot of character
un vin de caractère
une maison de caractère - a character house, a charming house
un homme de caractère

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