English translation of 'le'
Word forms: le, la, l’ devant un nom commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet, plural les
definite article
1. the
le livre the book
la pomme the apple
l’arbre the tree
l’actrice the actress
l’herbe the grass
l’hélicoptère the helicopter
les étudiants the students
les étudiantes the students
2. (devant un nom non comptable)
l’amour love
le courage courage
la jeunesse youth
Je déteste la violence. I hate violence.
3. (devant une partie du corps)
se casser la jambe to break one’s leg
se laver le visage to wash one’s face
Évitez de vous laver le visage avec du savon. Avoid washing your face with soap.
levez la main put your hand up
avoir les yeux gris to have grey eyes
avoir le nez rouge to have a red nose
4. (moment, date)
le matin in the morning
le soir in the evening
le jeudi (d’habitude) on Thursdays; (= ce jeudi-là) on Thursday
Nous venons le 3 décembre. We’re coming on 3 December.
Il est arrivé le douze mai. He arrived on 12 May.
5.
10 euros le mètre 10 euros a metre
10 euros le kilo 10 euros a kilo
6. (fraction)
le tiers de a third of
le quart de a quarter of
pronoun
1.
(masculin) him
(féminin) her
(pluriel) them
Je le vois. I can see him.
Je la vois. I can see her.
Je les vois. I can see them.
Daniel est un vieil ami : je le connais depuis plus de vingt ans. Daniel is an old friend: I’ve known him for over 20 years.
C’est une femme intelligente : je l’admire beaucoup. She’s an intelligent woman: I admire her very much.
La chatte miaule, je vais la nourrir. The cat’s miaowing, I’ll go and feed her.
Je les envie. I envy them.
2. (chose, abstraction, animal dont on ignore le sexe)
(singulier) it
(pluriel) them
C’est une bonne émission : je la regarde toutes les semaines. It’s a good programme: I watch it every week.
Où est mon stylo ? Je ne le trouve plus. Where’s my pen? I can’t find it.
« Où est le fromage ? » - - « Je l’ai mis au frigo. » “Where’s the cheese?” - - “I’ve put it in the fridge.”
Un lézard ! Je vais le prendre en photo. A lizard! I’ll take a photo of it.
Tes lunettes ? Je les vois. Your glasses? I can see them.
Je ne le savais pas. I didn’t know.
Il était riche et ne l’est plus. He was once rich but no longer is.
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Ces différentes informations sont entrées dans le logiciel, qui permet des analyses pour les prévisions des années suivantes.Le Nouvel Observateur (2002)
Comme le vendredi 26 juillet, les départs comme les retours engendreront un trafic très difficile et des tensions.Le Nouvel Observateur (2002)
Je ne réussis pas à les voir aussi souvent que je le souhaiterais, malheureusement.Marie Claire
L'Auvergne, c'est le Cantal, c'est Vic-sur-Cère, c'est chez elle.Mademoiselle s'il vous plaît
L'Aveyron, c'est le Rouergue, c'est Rodez, c'est chez lui.Mademoiselle s'il vous plaît
Toujours selon le texte, ces centres ne seront pas physiquement fermés.Le Nouvel Observateur (2002)
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British English: the
/ðə, ðiː/ DETERMINER
referring to a specific person or thing You use the before a noun when it is clear which person or thing you are talking about.
It's always hard to think about the future.
- American English: the
- Arabic: ال...
- Brazilian Portuguese: o/os
- Chinese: 这
- Croatian: taj
- Czech: ten
- Danish: den
- Dutch: de
- European Spanish: el
- Finnish: NO TRANSLATION
- French: le
- German: der
- Greek: ο
- Italian: il
- Japanese: その
- Korean: 그
- Norwegian: den
- Polish: rodzajnik określony, nie tłumaczy się na język polski
- European Portuguese: o/os
- Romanian: -ul
- Russian: этот
- Latin American Spanish: el
- Swedish: den
- Thai: คำนำหน้านามชี้เฉพาะ
- Turkish: no translation
- Ukrainian: означений артикль
- Vietnamese: đó
British English: the /ðə, ðiː/ DETERMINER
with singular noun referring to things of that type generally You use the before a noun to talk about things of that type in general.
The computer has developed very quickly in recent years.
- American English: the
- Arabic: ...ال
- Brazilian Portuguese: o, os
- Chinese: 用于名词前表示代指同一类事物
- Croatian: taj
- Czech: to
- Danish: dennone needed in Danish
- Dutch: de (het)
- European Spanish: el
- Finnish: määräinen artikkeli
- French: le
- German: der
- Greek: το
- Italian: il, lo, la, i, gli, le
- Japanese: 一般的な物について話すときに使われる
- Korean: 일반적인 것
- Norwegian: den
- Polish: rodzajnik określony, nie tłumaczy się na język polski
- European Portuguese: o
- Romanian: -ul
- Russian: (определенный артикль)
- Latin American Spanish: el
- Swedish: den
- Thai: สิ่งนั้น
- Turkish: n/a
- Ukrainian: означений артикль
- Vietnamese: này
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