fill
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. remplir
Marie filled all the bottles with fresh water before dinner.Marie a rempli toutes les bouteilles d'eau fraîche avant le dîner.
b. boucher (hole)
We need to fill the holes in the wall before listing the house.Nous devons boucher les trous dans le mur avant de mettre la maison en vente.
c. plomber (tooth)
The dentist filled my tooth during my appointment today.La dentiste m’a plombé la dent pendant mon rendez-vous aujourd’hui.
d. garnir (culinary)
We filled the cakes with strawberries and buttercream.Nous avons garni les gâteaux de fraises et de crème au beurre.
e. farcir (culinary)
Grandma always fills the chicken with herbs, garlic, and butter.Mamie farcit toujours le poulet avec des herbes, de l'ail et du beurre.
a. remplir
The boxes completely filled the car.Les cartons remplissaient complètement la voiture.
a. occuper
I fill what little free time I have with exercise.J'occupe le peu de temps libre dont je dispose avec de l'exercise.
a. honorer
The company promised to fill the order by the end of the week.La société s'est engagée à honorer la commande d'ici la fin de la semaine.
a. pourvoir
I'm sorry; we already filled that position in the company.Je suis désolé, nous avons déjà pourvu ce poste dans l’entreprise.
a. occuper
Rhonda will fill the director position, starting May 1.Rhonda occupera le poste de directrice à compter du premier mai.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. se remplir
Our eyes filled with tears when we heard the good news.Nos yeux se sont remplis de larmes quand nous avons appris la bonne nouvelle.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. assez (adverb)
I think the kids have had their fill of candy for today.Je crois que les enfants ont eu assez de bonbons pour aujourd'hui.
b. à sa faim (adverb phrase)
During the war, many people couldn't eat their fill.Pendant la guerre, beaucoup de gens ne pouvaient pas manger à leur faim.
c. la dose
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
I babysat all weekend. I've had my fill of cartoons.J’ai fait du baby-sitting tout le week-end. J’ai eu ma dose de dessins animés.
a. le remblai
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
We're going to need several truckloads of fill to level the jobsite.Il va nous falloir plusieurs camions de remblai pour niveler le chantier.
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