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y letter. a letter in the French alphabet ; after x and before z ;
y pron. there (at a place) ;
y pron. there ; thither (to there) ;
y pron. Used as a pronoun to replace à followed by an indirect object ;
y pron. With verbs: see Appendix:French verbs followed by à for verbs which use this structure ;
y pron. With adjectives. Only used with handful of adjectives (the most usual being y compris ; which is a special case) ; mainly in legal language ;
y pron. He: alternative form of il ;
y pron. They: alternative form of ils ;
y pron. They: alternative form of elles ;
y aller v. to leave ; to depart ;
y aller v. to go about something ; to proceed in a certain manner ;
y avoir vt. there be ;
y avoir anguille sous roche v. for there to be something fishy and suspicious going on ; for there to be something in the wind ; in the offing ;
y avoir de l'eau dans le gaz v. for there to be trouble brewing ; for there to be tension in the air ;
y avoir péril en la demeure v. for there to be danger in delay ;
y compris prep. including (being part of the group or topic just mentioned) ;
y gagner au change v. alternative form of gagner au change ;
y laisser des plumes v. not to come out of it unscathed ; to come out of it battered and bruised ;
y mettre du sien phrase. to do one's bit ; to show some goodwill ; to demonstrate some willingness ;
y passer v. to kick the bucket ;
 
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