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familier
     1. adj. familiar (known to one)
     2. adj. (linguistics) familiar, informal, colloquial (lexicon)
se
     1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
     2. pron.          (to) himself
     3. pron.          (to) herself
     4. pron.          (to) oneself
     5. pron.          (to) itself
     6. pron.          (to) themselves
     7. pron.          (to) each other
     8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
           Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
dit
     1. Participle. past participle of dire
           Il a dit son nom. - He said his name.
     2. Participle. (in names) Indicating a surname used as a family name.
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of dire
     4. v. third-person singular past historic of dire
           « Je m'appelle Paul, » dit-il. - “My name is Paul,” he said.
     dire
          1. v. to say, to tell
          2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, à, someone
                Ça te dit de regarder un film de science-fiction? - Do you want to watch a science fiction movie? What do you say to watching a science fiction movie?
                Ça vous dit ? - Are you interested in doing this? Are you up for it?
                Il m'a demandé si ça nous dirait de nous joindre à eux plus tard. - He asked me if we'd like to join them later.
                Ça ne me dit trop rien d'y aller. - I don't really want to go there.
          3. v. (informal) to sound familiar +preo, à, someone
                Ça me dit quelque chose. - It rings a bell.
                Ça ne me dit rien. - It doesn't ring a bell.
          4. n-m. saying (that which is said)
          5. n-m. belief, opinion
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.
marquer
     1. v. to mark, mark down (to add a mark or a spot to something)
           Marquer le papier. - To mark down the paper.
     2. v. to mark (to place a mark in something as a reminder)
           Marquer la page dans le livre - Mark a page in a book.
     3. v. to brand (brandish someone's skin with a mark)
           Marquer la peau avec du fer chaud. - To mark/brand one's skin with hot iron.
     4. v. to mark (to feature as a highlight of something)
           Ce projet va marquer l'avenir de la firme. - This project will mark the company's future.
     5. v. to score (e.g. a point or a goal)
           Vous devez marquer trois buts si vous voulez gagner. - You must score three goals if you want to win.
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
approbation
     1. n-f. approval (permission)
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