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voudriez
1. v. second-person plural conditional of vouloir
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
vous
1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the second person:
2. pron. (subject pronoun) you (all).
Vous allez - You (all) go.
3. pron. (direct object pronoun) you (all).
Je vous adore. - I love you (all).
4. pron. you, to you (indirect object pronoun):
Je vous donnerai mon adresse. - I will give you my address / I will give my address to you.
5. pron. (formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:
Monsieur, je ne peux pas vous le dire - Sir, I cannot tell you.
Le
1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese
2. art. the (definite article)
Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
5. art. (before units) a, an
Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
6. pron. (direct object) him, it
Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him.
Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car.
7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English
Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too
tenir
1. v. to have; to hold
2. v. to keep
3. v. to take (e.g., take into account, take into consideration); to consider; to account for; to reflect
Peut-être devons-nous tenir compte de plusieurs problèmes. - Maybe we should take several issues into account.
4. v. to stay; to hold
5. v. to hold on
Elle descend en se tenant aux racines. - She comes down using the roots for handles (holding on to the roots).
6. v. to hold oneself, to be standing
Il se tenait dans le coin. - He stood in the corner.
7. v. to behave
Tiens-toi bien. - Behave yourself.
8. v. to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition
Tiens-toi droit! - Keep yourself straight!
Elle se tient immobile sur la corde raide. - She stays still on the tightrope.
9. v. (indtr, à) to be attached to something, to be fond of something, to hold something dear; to wish to
10. v. to hang out
pour
1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun)
J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you.
2. prep. for (in support of)
Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him?
3. prep. for (as a consequence for)
Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes.
4. prep. for (an intended destination)
Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London.
5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive)
Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back.
6. prep. for, to (according to)
Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic.
moi
1. pron. me (first-person singular direct object pronoun)
2. pron. to me (first-person singular indirect object pronoun)
3. n-m. ego
si
1. conj. if, whether
Je me demande si elle sera seule. - I wonder if she'll be alone.
Je veux savoir si tu viendras ou non. - I want to know if you're coming or not.
2. conj. if (assuming that)
Si j'avais ses pouvoirs, je créerais un monde où le mal n'existe pas. - If I had his power, I'd create a world where evil didn't exist.
Si tu n'avais pas appelé, je serais morte. - If you hadn't called, I'd be dead.
3. conj. even if
4. conj. although, while
5. interj. yes (used to contradict a negative statement)
Tu ne m’aimes pas, n’est-ce pas ? — Si ! - You don’t like me, do you? — Yes, I do!
Moi, je n'ai rien fait ! — Si ! - I didn't do anything! — Yes, you did!
6. adv. so, such (intensifier)
J’étais si fatigué ces jours-ci que je n’avais pas le courage de vous écrire. - I was so tired those days that I didn't have the energy to write to you.
Cela n'aurait pas été une si bonne idée. - That wouldn't have been such a good idea.
7. adv. (si + adjective/adverb + que ...) however (to whatever extent or degree)
Si bavard qu'il soit, il ne dit rien de stupide. - However talkative he may be, he doesn't say anything stupid.
8. n-m. (music) si, the note 'B'
il
1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
Il est parti. - He left.
2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
Il pleut. - It’s raining.
vous
1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the second person:
2. pron. (subject pronoun) you (all).
Vous allez - You (all) go.
3. pron. (direct object pronoun) you (all).
Je vous adore. - I love you (all).
4. pron. you, to you (indirect object pronoun):
Je vous donnerai mon adresse. - I will give you my address / I will give my address to you.
5. pron. (formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:
Monsieur, je ne peux pas vous le dire - Sir, I cannot tell you.
plaît
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of plaire
plaire
1. v. to please, to appeal to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of subject and object)
Cet homme me plaît - That man appeals to me.
Cette robe me plaît. - I like this dress.
2. v. to enjoy (oneself)
Je me suis plu à Paris. - I liked it in Paris.

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