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

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table
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) table
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Le sac est sur la table .
The bag is on the table.
J' achète une table pour l' appartement .
I am buying a table for the apartment.
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Mouk Goes to the Market - Part 4 of 4
Vous nous raconterez tout ça quand on sera à table .
You'll tell us all about that when we're at the table.
Romantic DIY Ideas for Valentine's Day
Maintenant c' est à vous de décorer votre table comme bon vous semble
Now it's up to you to decorate your table as you please
Household Tasks
Débarrasser la table
To clear the table
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à table
(interj.) time to eat; come to the table
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À table , les enfants !
Time to eat, kids!
À table , s' il te plaît .
Come to the table, please.
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Mother and Daughter: No Signal!
À table !
Time to eat!
Mother and Daughter: Divided Apartment
« range ta chambre » et « à table ».
"tidy your room" and "come to the table."
Making Halloween Soup
À table ! À table !
To the table! To the table!
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taper...du...poing...sur...la...table
(expression) (Infinitive) to put ones foot down; to lay down the law This expression literally means "to hit your fist on the table" but can be used more figuratively.
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Je ne veux pas taper du poing sur la table .
I don't want to put my foot down.
Elle n' est pas du genre à taper du poing sur la table .
She isn't the sort to lay down the law.
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vas...passer...à...table
(expression) (Futur proche) (tu) are going to sit down to eat
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Tu vas passer à table dans deux minutes .
You are going to sit down to eat in two minutes.
Tu ne vas pas passer à table ?
Are you not going to sit down to eat?
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The Solution to War!
Tu vas passer à table , sale fils de chienne .
Sit down to eat, dirty son of a b***h.
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à table
(adv.) at the [dinner] table; around the table
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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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Nous passons à table .
We're moving to the table.
Toute la famille était réunie à table .
The whole family was gathered around the table.
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The Phenomenon of "Bobos"!
L' autre jour , le ton est violemment monté à table ,
The other day, the mood violently escalated at the table,
The Phenomenon of "Bobos"!
Pourtant , il me semblait que ce jour -là , à table ,
However, it seemed to me that day, at the table,
Meeting the In-Laws - Shrek 2
Non , non , pas à table ! Les bêtes à l' étable !
No, no, not at the table! Animals in the barn!
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