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The meaning of the French word "lit" and how you use it

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lit
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) bed
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Ce lit est petit .
This bed is small.
Je dors dans un lit .
I sleep in a bed.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Part 2 of 2
Papa ours , une fois dans la chambre , avança vers son lit :
Daddy Bear, once in the room, moved towards his bed:
Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Part 2 of 2
Quelqu'un s' est couché également sur mon lit !
Someone has lain on my bed too!
Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Part 2 of 2
Il y a quelqu'un sur mon lit !
There's someone on my bed!
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lit
(v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) read[s]
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Il lit un livre .
He's reading a book.
Elle lit le journal tous les jours .
She reads the newspaper everyday.
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Irregular Verbs I 4
Est-ce que Thomas lit ?
Does Thomas read?
Do You Have to Be Stingy to Get Rich?
C' est surtout ce qu' on lit d'ailleurs dans la presse .
That's especially what we read for that matter in the press.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand on the Sixth Extinction
Et on le lit un peu comme ... on est dans un déni complet .
And we kind of read it as... we're in complete denial.
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faire...lit
(v.) (Infinitive) to make [the] bed
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N' oublie pas de faire ton lit .
Don't forget to make your bed.
Une bonne journée commence par faire le lit .
A good day starts by making the bed.
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Signs of Intelligence
Alors la prochaine fois que ta mère te reproche de ne pas faire ton lit ,
So the next time that your mother tells you off for not making your bed,
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manger
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) food (lit. [things] to eat)
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Y a -t- il à manger ?
Is there food?
Je prépare à manger .
I'm making food.
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What to Do with a Kid Who Won't Go to Bed?
et que on rentre tard , il faut faire préparé le bain , faire un manger , enfin des tas de contraintes pour l' enfant .
and we come home late, you have to get the bath prepared, make food, well loads of pressures for the child.
Mouk Goes to the Market - Part 4 of 4
C' est rigolo , hein . Quand il s' agit de manger , Chavapa a toujours plein d' idées .
It's funny, huh. When it's about food, Chavapa always has lots of ideas.
Online Banks and Buying a House
On compte préparer à manger ?
Are we planning to make something to eat?
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me...suis...levé
(pronominal v.) (masc.) (sing.) (Passé composé) (je) got up; stood up (lit. "got myself up")
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Je me suis levé tôt ce matin .
I got up early this morning.
Je me suis levé pour écrire au tableau .
I stood up to write on the board.
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My Day - Le Passé Composé
Je me suis levé et j' ai déjeuné
I got up and I had breakfast
Cheating Doesn't Pay
Je me suis levé . J' étais grand , tout le monde s' en fichait .
I stood up. I was tall, no-one cared.
"We Took the Time" - Grand Corps Malade, Ben Mazué and Gaël Faye
Hier , j' ai éteint très tard , aujourd'hui je me suis levé tôt
Yesterday, I switched off late, today I got up early
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