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1 (specifying, identifying etc) le/la/l'/les ; two chapters of the book deux chapitres du livre ; I met them at the supermarket je les ai rencontrés au supermarché ;2 ( best etc) she's THE violinist of the century c'est LA violoniste du siècle, c'est la plus grande violoniste du siècle ; the book of the year le meilleur livre de l'année ; THE French restaurant le meilleur restaurant français ; THE way of losing weight la façon la plus efficace de perdre des kilos ; do you mean THE William Blake? tu veux dire LE William Blake? ;3 ( with family names) the Hapsburgs/the Buntings les Habsbourg/les Bunting ;5 ( enough) he hadn' t the courage to refuse il n'a pas eu le courage de refuser ; we don't have the money for a holiday nous n'avons pas les moyens de partir en vacances ; can you spare the time to help me? est-ce que tu as du temps pour m'aider? ;6 ( with era) the fifties les années cinquante ;7 ( with adj) the impossible l'impossible ; she buys only the best elle n'achète que ce qu'il y a de mieux ;8 ( with adj forming group) the French les Français ; the wounded les blessés ; the handicapped les handicapés ;9 ( with comparative adj) the news made her all the sadder la nouvelle n'a fait que la rendre triste ; ⇒ all, better, more, none, wise, worse etc ;10 ( in double comparatives) the more I learn the less I understand plus j'apprends moins je comprends ; the longer I do it the more difficult it becomes plus je le fais plus ça devient difficile ; the sooner the better le plus tôt sera le mieux ; the longer he waits the harder it will be plus il attendra plus ce sera difficile ;11 ( with superlatives) the fastest train le train le plus rapide ; the prettiest house in the village la maison la plus jolie du village.
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