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Sentence

Les enfants se conduisent mal.

Translation

The children are behaving badly.



Analysis


les
     1. art. plural of le: the
     2. art. plural of la: the
     3. pron. plural of le: them
     4. pron. plural of la: them
enfants
     1. n. plural of enfant
     enfant
          1. n. child (someone who is not yet an adult)
          2. n. child (offspring of any age)
          3. n. son, native (of a place)
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.)
conduisent
     1. v. third-person plural present of conduire
     conduire
          1. v. to drive (a vehicle)
          2. v. to lead, to conduct
          3. v. to behave, to conduct oneself
mal
     1. n-m. (as in the phrase: avoir du mal) trouble, difficulty
     2. n-m. pain
     3. n-m. evil
     4. n-m. damage, harm
     5. adv. badly
     6. adj. (in set phrases and limited constructions) bad




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