2. v. third-person singular present indicative of falloir
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of faillir
faillir
1. v. to almost do something
2. v. to fail
3. v. to go bankrupt
falloir
1. v. (impersonal) to need, have to, to be necessary (that)
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vers
1. prep. towards
2. prep. to
Elle a traduit les paroles de sa chanson préférée du français vers l'anglais. - She translated the lyrics of her favorite song from French to English.
3. prep. around, circa (with a date or time)
Pouvez-vous nous attendre jusque vers midi ? - Can you wait for us until about noon?
ver
1. n-m. worm
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hommes
1. n. plural of homme
homme
1. n-m. man (adult male human)
2. n-m. man, Man (species)
3. n-m. man (virile male)
4. n-m. man (employee)
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fit
1. v. third-person singular past historic of faire
faire
1. v. to do
2. v. to make
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peut
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of pouvoir
pouvoir
1. v. can, to be able to
2. v. may
3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be
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trop
1. adv. too; too much
La soupe est trop chaude. - The soup is too hot.
J'ai trop mangé. - I have eaten too much.
2. adv. (colloquial intensifier) very, really, so
Elle est trop belle ! - She is so beautiful!
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contre
1. prep. against (in physical contact with)
La paille est contre la maison - the straw is against the house
Elle s'appuie contre le mur. - She's pushing against the wall.
2. prep. against (not in favor of)
Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre. - The citizens are for, but the politicians are against.
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avaient
1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of avoir
avoir
1. n-m. asset, possession
2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
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tête
1. n-f. head (part of the body)
J'ai mal à la tête - I have a headache
2. n-f. head (leader)
3. n-f. (soccer) header
4. n-f. (colloquial) a bright spark, a quick study
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alors
1. adv. then (at that time)
2. adv. so, hence (as a consequence)
3. interj. (acknowledgement of previous statement) so, well, well then
Alors on reste ici ce soir. - Well then, let's stay here tonight.
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main
1. n-f. hand
2. n-f. (soccer) handball
3. n-f. (poker) hand
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chose
1. n-f. thing
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depuis
1. prep. since
On habite ici depuis l'an 2000. - We've lived here since the year 2000.
2. prep. since, ever since
Depuis son arrivée à la tête du Barça, l'entraîneur catalan a tout gagné. - Ever since he took the helm of Barça, the Catalan coach has won everything.
3. prep. (regarding time) for ~
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car
1. conj. as, since, because, for
J’ai ouvert mon parapluie car il pleuvait. - I opened my umbrella because it was raining.
2. n-m. a single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus, a coach
Les élèves vont à l’école en car. - The pupils go to school by coach.
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jours
1. n. plural of jour
jour
1. n-m. day
2. n-m. daylight, light
3. n-m. opening, aperture
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nos
1. det. plural of notre; our
Nos enfants nous rendent souvent visite. - Our children visit us often.
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avez
1. v. second-person plural present indicative of avoir
avoir
1. n-m. asset, possession
2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
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devant
1. prep. confronted with, faced with
2. prep. in front of, before
3. prep. outside
4. n-m. front
5. Participle. present participle of devoir
devoir
1. n-m. duty
2. n-m. exercise, assignment (set for homework)
3. v. must, to have to, should (as a requirement)
devoir
1. n-m. duty
2. n-m. exercise, assignment (set for homework)
3. v. must, to have to, should (as a requirement)
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porte
1. n-f. door
2. n-f. gate (to a city, at airport)
3. n-f. (figuratively) gateway, means, door
4. v. first-person singular present of porter
5. v. third-person singular present of porter
porter
1. v. to carry
2. v. to support, to bear
3. v. to wear
4. v. (indtr, sur) to be about, to concern
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eût
1. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of avoir
avoir
1. n-m. asset, possession
2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
