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| je |
| 1. pron. I |
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| ne |
| 1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) |
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| 2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) |
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| 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- |
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| 4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative |
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| Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. |
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| parle |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of parler |
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| 2. v. third-person singular present of parler |
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| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of parler |
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| parler |
| 1. v. to speak, talk |
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| Il a commencé à parler à l’âge de quatre ans. - He began to speak at the age of four. |
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| Ils ont parlé plusieurs heures avant d’aller se coucher. - They spoke several hours before going to sleep. |
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| 2. v. to be able to communicate in a language; to speak |
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| Elle parle couramment français. - She speaks French fluently |
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| pas |
| 1. n-m. step, pace, footstep |
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| 2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass |
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| Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover |
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| 3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) |
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| 4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. |
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| Allemand |
| 1. n-m. German person |
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| 2. n-m. German (The German language) |
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| L’allemand est une langue germanique. - German is a Germanic language. |
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| Mon stagiaire parle un allemand impeccable. - My trainee speaks perfect German. |
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| Parlez-vous allemand ? - Do you speak German? |
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