| définit |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of définir | |
| 2. v. third-person singular past historic of définir | |
| définir |
| 1. v. to define | |
| une |
| 1. num. feminine singular of un | |
| 2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
| 3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
| limite |
| 1. n-f. limit | |
| 2. adj. (colloquial) edgy | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of limiter | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of limiter | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of limiter | |
| limiter |
| 1. v. to mark, to limit (to show a physical limit or boundary) | |
| 2. v. to limit (to state a limit for) | |
| minimum |
| 1. n-m. minimum | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| peut |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of pouvoir | |
| pouvoir |
| 1. v. can, to be able to | |
| Je peux venir ce soir. - I can come this evening. | |
| 2. v. may | |
| désastre qui peut nous frapper - disaster which may strike us | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be | |
| Il se peut que je sois malade. - (literally) It could be that I'm ill / (more naturally) I may be ill. / I could be ill. | |
| 4. n-m. (or un) power | |
| prendre le pouvoir - to take power, to seize power | |
| 5. n-m. authority | |
| 6. n-m. (legal) power of attorney | |
| être |
| 1. v. to be | |
| Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) | |
| Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home. | |
| 3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice) | |
| Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
| 4. n-m. being, creature | |
| 5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
| peut être |
| 1. adv. misspelling of peut-être | |
| moins |
| 1. adv. comparative of peu; less, fewer | |
| Faites moins de bruit. - Make less noise. | |
| J'ai dû attendre moins de dix minutes. - I had to wait less than ten minutes. | |
| De moins en moins de personnes peuvent se permettre de passer des vacances à l'étranger. - Fewer and fewer people can afford to spend holidays abroad. | |
| 2. adv. (with numbers) minus; negative | |
| moins cinq - minus five | |
| 3. adv. preceded by a definite article superlative of peu; the least | |
| C'est lui qui gagne le moins (d'argent) dans sa famille. - He earns the least money in his family. | |
| C'était la chose la moins surprenante. - It was the least surprising thing. | |
| 4. n-m. the minus sign | |
| 5. prep. minus | |
| Cinq moins deux font trois - Five minus two makes three. | |
