Q
qu'
,
see
que
.
quai
,
m.
quay.
qualité
,
f.
quality, rank, capacity;
en sa -- d'étourdi
, by virtue of his giddiness or frivolity.
quand
,
conj.
when, if, even if.
quant (à)
,
adv.
as for, as to.
quantité
,
f.
quantity.
quarantaine
,
f.
quarantine, about forty.
quarante
,
card.
forty.
quarante-cinq
,
card.
forty-five.
quarante-deux
,
card.
forty-two.
quarante-sept
,
card.
forty-seven.
quart
,
m.
quarter;
moins le --
, a quarter to.
quartier
,
m.
quarter, quarters, section, block (of stone, etc.);
Quartier Latin
, Latin Quarter (on the left bank of the Seine in Paris, in it are the University
(Sorbonne) and the principal schools of Paris).
quasi
,
adv.
almost.
quasiment
,
adv.
almost, as it were, a sort of.
quatorze
,
card.
fourteen.
quatre
,
card.
four;
-- à --
, four (steps, etc.) at a time.
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
,
card.
ninety-nine.
quatre-vingts
,
card.
eighty.
quatrième
,
ord.
fourth.
que
,
conj. and adv.
that, in order that, than, as, whether, why, how, but (after a negative), let,
see that (used also to avoid repetition of a conjunction, then takes the meaning of the first
conjunction);
ne ... --
, only, but, except, what;
c'est --
, introductory phrase, often better left
untranslated, sometimes = it is because, that is, but.
que
,
rel. pr.
whom, which, what, ever;
ce --
, what, etc.;
ce -- c'est -- de
, that is what it is to;
je
ne sais --
, some or other;
qu'est-ce -- (c'est --) cela?
, what is that?;
ce -- de
, how much;
ce -- c'est que d'habiter
, what a life one leads in.
que
,
int. pr.
what?;
qu'est-ce --(qui)?
, what?
quel, -le
,
adj. pr. (rel. or int.)
what, which, of what kind, who;
-- qu'il soit
, whoever he may be.
quelconque
,
indef. adj. pr.
whatever, whatsoever;
un ... --
, some ... or other.
quelque
,
indef. adj. pr.
some, a few (
pl.
);
-- ... que
, however;
-- chose de brun
, something
dark.
quelquefois
,
adv.
sometimes.
quelqu'un, -une, (quelques-uns, -unes
,
pl.) indef. pr.
someone, somebody.
querelle
,
f.
quarrel.
quereller
,
v.
to quarrel;
se --
, quarrel.
quérir
,
v.
to look for, fetch (used only in infinitive after aller, venir and envoyer).
question
,
f.
question.
questionner
,
v.
to question.
quétou
,
m.
a dialectic word, translate: good-for-nothing pig (used in central France).
queue
,
f.
tail.
queuter
,
v.
to cue, strike two billiard balls at once.
qui
,
rel. pr.
who, which, what, whoever;
ce --
, who, which, what, etc.;
-- ... --
, one ... another;
de --
, whose, etc.
qui
,
int. pr.
who?, which?, what?
quinzaine
,
f.
about fifteen, fortnight.
quinze
,
card.
fifteen;
-- jours
, two weeks.
quitte
,
adj.
quit, quits, free;
il n'aurait pas été si facilement -- avec
, he would not have got
off so easily with.
quitter
,
v.
to quit, leave, lay aside, take off, let go;
ne pas -- des yeux
, not to take the eyes
off.
quoi
,
int. and rel. pr.
what, which;
de --
, wherewith, means, the wherewithal;
-- que
, whatever;
je ne sais -- (de)
, I don't know what, something;
à -- bon?
, what is the good of it?;
-- qu'il en
soit (de)
, whatever may be, however it may be;
sur --
, whereupon;
-- que ce soit
, anything
whatsoever;
comme --
, how.
quoique
,
conj.
although.