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title: piscine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «piscine» in the school dictionary: Piscine means to do with fish or like a fish. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# piscine

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**Who acts:** Piscine, it, pond, scientist, vais, I · **What happens:** mean, do, sound, see, be, have · **To what, where:** swimming pool, French word, piscine smell, piscine diseases, French, pool · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«piscine» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [piscine in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piscine.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Piscine means to do with fish or like a fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:piscine:m1:1
# text = Piscine means to do with fish or like a fish.
1	Piscine	piscine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Piscine |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with fish or a fish | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
«Une piscine» means a swimming pool; it sounds like «pee-SEEN» and is a French word, not English.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:piscine:m2:1
# text = «Une piscine» means a swimming pool; it sounds like «pee-SEEN» and is a French word, not English.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Une	une	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	piscine	piscine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
12	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	pee	pee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	SEEN	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	25	advmod	_	_
25	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | une piscine | a swimming pool |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pool=Topic |
| 2 | **sound** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **see** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | a French word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pond had a piscine smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:piscine:x1:1
# text = The pond had a piscine smell.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	piscine	piscine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the pond | a piscine smell |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scientist studied piscine diseases.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:piscine:x2:1
# text = The scientist studied piscine diseases.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	piscine	piscine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	diseases	disease	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | past | the scientist | piscine diseases |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disease=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Je vais à la piscine» means «I'm going to the swimming pool» in French.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:piscine:x3:1
# text = «Je vais à la piscine» means «I'm going to the swimming pool» in French.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Je	Je	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	nsubj	_	_
3	vais	vais	PROPN	FW	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	à	à	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	la	la	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	piscine	piscine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	ccomp	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | vais à la piscine |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I |  |  | French |  | to the swimming pool | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to pool=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In French, «piscine» is the pool, not the fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:piscine:x4:1
# text = In French, «piscine» is the pool, not the fish.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	piscine	piscine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | piscine | the pool and the fish |  | French |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pisces is the star sign with two fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:piscine:x5:1
# text = Pisces is the star sign with two fish.
1	Pisces	Pisces	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pisces | the star sign |  |  |  | with two fish | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The aquarium is a piscine paradise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:piscine:x6:1
# text = The aquarium is a piscine paradise.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aquarium	aquarium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	piscine	piscine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	paradise	paradise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the aquarium | a piscine paradise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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