te, _f._ quality, rank, capacity; en sa -- d'etourdi, by
virtue of his giddiness or frivolity.
quand, _conj._ when, if, even if.
quant (a), _adv._ as for, as to.
quantite, _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; -- a --, four (steps, etc.) at a time.
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf, _card._ ninety-nine.
quatre-vingts, _card._ eighty.
quatrieme, _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.
querir, _v._ to look for, fetch (used only in infinitive after
aller, venir and envoyer).
question, _f._ question.
questionner, _v._ to question.
quetou, _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?,
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