Mot du Jour: Sourd (Deaf)

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sourd, ~e /suʀ/ , /suʀd/

I.adjective
1.deaf;
~ à deaf to [pleas];
2.[noise] dull;
[voice] muffled;
3.[pain] dull;
4.[consonant] voiceless, surd.
II.noun, masculine, feminine deaf person;
les ~s the deaf.

IDIOMS:
faire la ~e oreille to turn a deaf ear;
comme un ~ [shout] at the top of one's voice;
comme un ~ like one possessed;
ce n'est pas tombé dans l'oreille d'un ~ it didn't go unheard.

Mot du Jour: Profond (Deep)

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profond, ~e /pʀɔfɔ̃/ , /ɔ̃d/

1. adjective
   1. deep;
      peu ~ shallow;
   2. [boredom] acute;
      [sigh] heavy;
      [feeling, sleep, colour] deep;
   3. [change, ignorance] profound;
   4. [mind, remark] profound;
      [gaze] penetrating;
   5. la France ~e provincial France;
      l'Amérique ~e small-town America.

2. adverb deeply, deep down.

Mot du Jour: Ensemble (Together)

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ensemble /ɑ̃sɑ̃bl/

1. adverb
   1. together;
   2. at the same time.

2. masculine noun
   1. group;
      un ~ de personnes a group of people;
      une vue d'~ an overall view;
      plan d'~ d'une ville general plan of a town;
      dans l'~ by and large;
      dans l'~ de throughout;
      dans son or leur ~ as a whole;
   2. (of luggage, measures) set;
   3. unity, cohesion;
      former un bel ~ to form a harmonious whole;
   4. (of gestures) coordination;
      (of sounds) unison;
      un mouvement d'~ a coordinated movement;
   5. (in mathematics) set;
   6. Mus ensemble;
   7. (of offices) complex;
      ~ hôtelier hotel complex;
      ~ industriel industrial estate GB or park US;
   8. (set of clothes) outfit;
      suit.

Mot du Jour: Paresseux/esse (lazy)

paresseux: adj. Lazy
noun. Sloth (animal)