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veuillez
     1. v. second-person plural imperative of vouloir
           Veuillez patienter, s'il vous plaît. - Please wait. / Would you wait, please. / Be so kind as to wait, please.
           Veuillez libérer les portes immédiatement. - Please stand clear of the doors immediately.
     vouloir
          1. v. to want, wish, desire
                Je veux voir le soleil. - I want to see the sun.
                Hitler voulait la guerre, mais beaucoup n'en étaient pas conscients. - Hitler wanted war, but many were not aware of it.
          2. v. to see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem
          3. n-m. will
ne
     1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
     2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
     3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-
     4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative
           Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think.
pas
     1. n-m. step, pace, footstep
     2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass
           Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover
     3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)
     4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.
           Je ne sais pas. - I don't know
           Ma grande sœur n'habite pas avec nous. - My big sister doesn't live with us.
           J’veux pas travailler. - I don't wanna work.
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
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