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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.
faudra
1. v. third-person singular future indicative of falloir
falloir
1. v. (impersonal) to need, have to, to be necessary (that)
Il faut que j'y aille - I need to go.
Faut que j'y aille. - Got to go.
Il ne faut pas que tu dises ça. - You don’t have to say that.
Il a tout ce qu'il te faut. - He has everything that you need.
2. v. to take (time)
3. v. to be missing
attendre
1. v. to wait for, to await
Je l'attends. - I'm waiting for her/him.
J’attends mon cousin à la gare. - I'm waiting for my cousin at the station.
2. v. to expect
On attendait mieux de toi. - We expected better from you.
3. v. to expect
Je m'attendais à pire. - I expected worse.
Il s'attend à ce que tu viennes ce soir. - He expects you to come tonight.
Pourquoi est-ce que je me suis attendu à ce que vous ayez la gentillesse de me laisser tranquille ? - Why did I expect you to be nice enough to leave me in peace?
4. v. (Louisiana French) Alternative form of entendre, to hear
Quand t'étais petit, t'attendais le français à la Messe ou a l'église? - When you were little, would you hear French at Mass or at church?
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
résultat
1. n-m. outcome; result
2. n-m. (finance) bottom line
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
la
1. art. the (definite article)
2. pron. her, it (direct object)
Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
de la
1. art. of the
2. art. some; the feminine partitive article
Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? - Would you like some jam?
J'ai mangé de la tarte - I ate some pie.
finale
1. adj. feminine singular of final
2. n-f. a final
3. n-f. a finale
final
1. adj. final (last)
2. adj. (linguistics, grammar) expressing purpose
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
la
1. art. the (definite article)
2. pron. her, it (direct object)
Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
de la
1. art. of the
2. art. some; the feminine partitive article
Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? - Would you like some jam?
J'ai mangé de la tarte - I ate some pie.
Coupe
1. Proper noun. (astronomy) Crater (a constellation)
2. n-f. goblet, cup
3. n-f. (sports) cup (award; prize)
4. n-f. cut
5. n-f. (style) haircut
6. v. first-person singular present of couper
7. v. third-person singular present of couper
8. v. second-person singular imperative of couper
couper
1. v. to cut, cut up, to chop, to sever
2. v. to cut, to clip, to trim
J'ai besoin de me faire couper les cheveux. - I need to get my hair cut.
3. v. to cut off, to keep out
4. v. to dilute (with water)
5. v. to crack
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
France
1. Proper noun. France (a country in Western Europe)
2. Proper noun. given name, female
3. Proper noun. surname, French
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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.
savoir
1. v. to know (something)
Savais-tu qu'il parle si bien l'anglais? - Did you know that he speaks English so well?
Comment savait-il que j'étais là? - How did he know that I was there?
Il est difficile de savoir si elle ment. - It's difficult to know if she's lying.
Il tire cette approche en inventant une situation initiale, dans laquelle on interrogerait les individus sur la forme qu'ils voudraient d'une société sans qu'ils sachent quelle place ils y aura
Difficile à savoir (expression; compare Difficile à dire, voir, faire)
2. v. to know how (to do something)
Savez-vous nager? - Do you know how to swim?
3. v. to be able to, to be apt to (especially in the negative or interrogative conditional; used in the positive in Belgium)
Il ne saurait tarder que... - It cannot/will not be long before...
4. v. to find out
Nous devons savoir pourquoi il a fait ça. - We have to find out why he did this.
5. n-m. knowledge
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'
les
1. art. plural of le: the
2. art. plural of la: the
3. pron. plural of le: them
4. pron. plural of la: them
verts
1. n. plural of vert
2. adj. masculine plural of vert
vert
1. n-m. green
2. adj. green
joueront
1. v. third-person plural future of jouer
jouer
1. v. to play (engage in games or play) (+preo, à)
jouer selon les règles - to play by the rules
Est-ce que tu voudrais jouer à un jeu avec moi ? - Would you like to play a game with me?
2. v. to play (produce music from a musical instrument) (+preo, de)
Il n'y a pas de doute que tous nos élèves jouent du piano avec compétence, mais Delphine est la seule qui comprenne d'intuition l'essence sous-jacente de ce qu'on joue. Il y en a toujours dans
3. v. to play (a role)
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
Europe
1. Proper noun. Europe
2. Proper noun. Europa, a moon of Jupiter
la
1. art. the (definite article)
2. pron. her, it (direct object)
Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
saison
1. n-f. season (one of the four parts of the year in temperate regions: winter, spring, summer and autumn)
2. n-f. season (a certain time of the year, when something in particular happens)
La saison de ski - The skiing season
La saison des fraises - Strawberry season
3. n-f. (sports) season (the time of the year when teams compete)
prochaine
1. adj. feminine singular of prochain
prochain
1. adj. upcoming
2. adj. nearby
3. adj. next
la prochaine fois, la fois prochaine - the next time
à la prochaine occasion - at the next opportunity
4. n-m. (literary) fellow man, fellow human being, neighbour

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