Franska | Engelska |
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nous pronoun | us(objective case of "we") |
nous nom {m} | nous(reason in philosophy) |
nous avons un problème phrase | Houston, we have a problem◼◼◼(used to report that a (major) problem has occurred) |
nous de majesté nom | royal we◼◼◼(plural "we" used by a sovereign) |
nous demandant si l'autobus serait en retard cette fois. verbe | would(indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) |
nous-même pronoun | ourself◼◼◼(reflexive of editorial or royal we) |
nous-mêmes pronoun | ourselvespronoun |
nous n'acceptons pas les cartes de crédit phrase | sorry, we don't accept credit cards◼◼◼phrase |
nous étions habituellement assis à côté du trou sur le lac gelé et nous pêchions pendant des heures. verbe | would(indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) |
[from a group of people] apportez-nous la carte phrase | could I see the menu, please(said to ask for a menu) |
[of the month] du mois) sommes-nous ? phrase | what day is it today(what day is it today? (current day of the week or of the month)) |
blague entre nous nom {f} | inside joke◼◼◼(joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people) |
bon retour parmi nous phrase | welcome back◼◼◼phrase |
burnous nom {m} | burnoose [burnooses]◼◼◼(a thick hooded cloak) |
Dieu nous en préserve interjection | God forbid◼◼◼(Don't let it be) |
entre nous preposition | between you and me◼◼◼(in confidence) |
entre nous soit dit preposition | between you and me◼◼◼(in confidence) |
jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare adverbe | till death do us part◼◼◼(phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment) |
l'avenir nous le dira phrase | time will tell◼◼◼(results of an action cannot be known beforehand) |
la fin du monde tel que nous le connaissons nom | TEOTWAWKI((acronym) The end of the world as we know it) |
on a toute la nuit devant nous (we have the whole night ahead of us) phrase | the night is young◼◼◼(it's not very late) |
où allons-nous ? phrase | where are we going◼◼◼(where are we going?) |
où sommes-nous ? phrase | where are we◼◼◼phrase |
Use the conditional tense; We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Nous aurions plus chaud si vous n'aviez pas ouvert la fenêtre ! verbe | would(indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) |
without si and with the present tense; Shall we go out later? - Si nous sortions plus tard? or Sortons plus tard? verbe | shall(in questions to suggest a possible future action) |
wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Nous étions assis sur le banc verbe | would(indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) |
à nous pronoun | us◼◼◼(objective case of "we") |
à nous interjection | help◼◼◻(cry of distress) |