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qualifie
     1. v. first-person singular present of qualifier
     2. v. third-person singular present of qualifier
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of qualifier
     qualifier
          1. v. to qualify (of a sports team, etc.)
          2. v. to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
                Notre équipe s'est qualifiée pour les quarts de finale. - Our team qualified for the quarter-finals.
          3. v. (indtr, ditr=1) to call someone something, to label someone
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. num. number box, fr
     3. num. one
     4. pron. one, someone
     5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
officier
     1. v. to officiate
     2. n-m. officer
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.
attend
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of attendre
     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?
son
     1. n-m. sound
           Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.)
     2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
           Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat.
           Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat.
           J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend.
           La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence.
     3. n-m. bran
           Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran.
Tour
     1. Proper noun. (by ellipsis) the Eiffel Tower
     2. Proper noun. (cycling, by ellipsis) the Tour de France
     3. n-f. tower
           La tour de Pise est penchée. - The Tower of Pisa is leaning.
     4. n-f. (chess) rook
     5. n-f. apartment building
     6. n-m. turn, circumference
     7. n-m. go, turn
     8. n-m. walk, stroll
     9. n-m. round, stage (of a competition)
     10. n-m. trick (e.g. magic trick, card trick)
     11. n-m. ride
     12. n-m. lathe
     13. n-m. potter’s wheel
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.
avoir
     1. n-m. asset, possession
     2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
           J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
     3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
           J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
           Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
     4. v. to have (a condition)
           J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
           J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
           J'ai froid. - I have cold.
           J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
           J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
           J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
           J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
           J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
     5. v. to have (a measure or age)
           Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
     6. v. to have (to trick)
           Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
     7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
           avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
     8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
           J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. num. number box, fr
     3. num. one
     4. pron. one, someone
     5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
commandement
     1. n-m. command, order
           Il a fait cela par votre commandement. - He did this by your order.
     2. n-m. (metonymy) authority, power to command, to give orders; command
           poste de commandement - command post
           centre de commandement - command center
           commandement des forces interarmées - Joint Forces Command
     3. n-m. (metonymy) commander
     4. n-m. (religion) commandment; rule or law imposed by a superior power
           les Dix Commandements - the Ten Commandments
actif
     1. adj. active
     2. adj. (grammar) active
           la voix active - the active voice
     3. n-m. (accounting) asset
     4. n-m. (grammar) active
     5. n-m. (LGBT, slang) top
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