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title: gauche — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gauche» in the school dictionary: Awkward and clumsy in how you behave with other people, saying or doing slightly wrong things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gauche

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**Who acts:** you, gauche, He, his, It, her · **What happens:** behave, say, do, mean, leave, feel · **To what, where:** wrong things, French, first dance, much dress cost, people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«gauche» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [gauche in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gauche.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Awkward and clumsy in how you behave with other people, saying or doing slightly wrong things.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauche:m1:1
# text = Awkward and clumsy in how you behave with other people, saying or doing slightly wrong things.
1	Awkward	awkward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	clumsy	clumsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	behave	behave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	appos	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	conj	_	_
15	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behave** | present | you |  |  |  |  | with other people | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | gerund |  | wrong things |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«gauche» means «left» in French: à gauche = to the left.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauche:m2:1
# text = «gauche» means «left» in French: à gauche = to the left.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	gauche	gauche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	à	à	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	gauche	gauche	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
13	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	16	punct	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	left	left	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | gauche |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in French *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in french=Result |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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He felt gauche and shy at his first dance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauche:x1:1
# text = He felt gauche and shy at his first dance.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gauche	gauche	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | He |  |  | his first dance |  | gauche *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **dance** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom dance «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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It was a bit gauche to ask how much her dress cost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauche:x2:1
# text = It was a bit gauche to ask how much her dress cost.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	gauche	gauche	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; gauche *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive |  | her much dress cost |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cost=Recipient |
| 3 | **cost** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom cost «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In French, «gauche» means left and «droite» means right.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauche:x3:1
# text = In French, «gauche» means left and «droite» means right.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	gauche	gauche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	droite	droite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | gauche |  |  | French |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** *not said to happen* | participle | gauche *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present | droite |  |  |  |  | right *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tournez à gauche! — Turn left!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauche:x4:1
# text = Tournez à gauche! — Turn left!
1	Tournez	Tournez	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	à	à	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	gauche	gauche	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	left	left	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | infinitive | Tournez à gauche |  |  |  |  | left *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her gauche manners made people smile kindly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauche:x5:1
# text = Her gauche manners made people smile kindly.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	gauche	gauche	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	smile	smile	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Her gauche manners | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smile** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | kindly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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