(a) on, upon (frm, poetic); on top of, on the top of; (with movement) on to, onto; ~ la table on the table; ~ le tableau on the board; ~ la route on the road; ~ son chemin on his way

(b) (fig: humorous) ~ ce, il faut que j'y aille on which note, I'll have to leave

(c) over, on; avoir de l'influence ~ qn to have an influence over (or) on sb

(d) on, about a subject

(e) in, round, around, across a place; qu'est-ce qu'il y a à faire ~ Metz? what is there to do around Metz?; je l'ai cherché ~ Paris I looked for him across Paris; ça tu trouves pas ~ Chartres you won't find that in Chartres

(f) (with time expressions) at, around; arriver ~ les 5 heures to come at around 5; ça se fait ~ une année it's done over the course of a year; être ~ le point de faire qch to be about to do sth

(g) (indicating means) off; vivre ~ ses économies to live off one's savings; copier ~ qn to copy off sb; chanter qch ~ l'air de 'Frère Jacques' to sing sth to the tune of 'Frère Jacques'

(h) on, by ; obtenir qch ~ présentation d'un passeport valable to obtain sth on presentation of a valid passport; faire qch ~ la recommandation de qn to do sth on sb's recommendation

(i) out of; over; 5 ~ 10 personnes 5 out of 10 people; 9 fois ~ 10 9 times out of 10; un jour ~ deux/trois/quatre every other/third/fourth day; un vendredi ~ trois every third Friday

(j) by; la pièce fait 10 mètres ~ 15 the room measures 10 metres by 15 (metres)

(k) (Telecomms: with name of network) on; je suis ~ Bougytel/Orange I'm on Bougytel/Orange; vous êtes ~ quel réseau? what network are you on?

(a) (rare) sour

(a) sure, certain (de, of); safe place; reliable, trustworthy friend, sound judgement, safe means, steady hand, eye; peu ~ unsafe place; unreliable, untrustworthy person, unsafe means