| expression |
| 1. n-f. expression | |
| 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. | |
| exprime |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of exprimer | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of exprimer | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of exprimer | |
| exprimer |
| 1. v. to express | |
| 2. v. to express oneself | |
| Je me suis mal exprimé. - I misspoke. | |
| Il lui est parfois difficile de s'exprimer clairement à cause de sa forme particulière d'intelligence. - It's sometimes difficult for him to express himself clearly because of his peculiar form | |
| Guardiola préfère les vestiaires et le terrain pour s'exprimer. - Guardiola prefers to express himself in the dressing room and on the pitch. | |
| 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' | |
| surprise |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of surpris | |
| Je t’ai surprise en flagrant délit. - I caught you in the act. | |
| 2. adj. feminine singular of surpris | |
| 3. n-f. surprise (something unexpected) | |
| surpris |
| 1. adj. surprised | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of surprendre | |
| 3. Participle. masculine plural of surpri | |
| ou |
| 1. conj. or | |
| 2. conj. either...or | |
| Ou il est fou ou il est bête. - Either he's mad or he's stupid. | |
| 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 | |
| émotion |
| 1. n-f. emotion | |
