a
( weak form [ə], strong form [eɪ], before vowelan
weak form [æn], strong form [ən])determiner
| 1. | [before countable nouns]
un (f
une)
a book un livre I can't see a thing je ne vois rien [before professions] she's a doctor elle est médecin have you seen a doctor? as-tu vu un médecin? |
| 3. | [before terms of quantity, amount]
a few weeks/months quelques semaines/mois a lot of money beaucoup d'argent |
| 4. | [before periods of time]
un (f
une)
I'm going for a week/month/year je pars (pour) une semaine/un mois/un an |
| 5. | [before days, months, festivals]
un (f
une)
it was an exceptionally cold March ce fut un mois de mars particulièrement froid |
| 6. | [in generalizations]
a cheetah can outrun a lion le guépard court plus vite que le lion |
| 7. | [before uncountable nouns]
a wide knowledge of the subject une connaissance approfondie du sujet |
| 8. | [before verbal nouns]
there's been a general falling off in sales il y a eu une chute des ventes |
| 9. | [before personal names]
a Miss Jones was asking for you une certaine Miss Jones vous a demandé [before names of artists] it's a genuine Matisse c'est un Matisse authentique |
| 10. | [after half, rather, such, what]
half a glass of wine un demi-verre de vin she's rather an interesting person c'est quelqu'un d'assez intéressant what a lovely dress! quelle jolie robe! |
| 11. | [after as, how, so, too + adj]
that's too big a slice for me cette tranche est trop grosse pour moi she's as nice a girl as you could wish to meet c'est la fille la plus gentille du monde |
Cette application iPhone/iPad offre :