cependant

• Adv

  meanwhile

• Conj

ne

1. not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
2. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
3. Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-called "pleonastic" or "expletive" ne.
4. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative

se

1. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
2. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
3. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
4. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
5. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
6. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
7. The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.

débattait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of débattre

contre

• Prep

  1. against (in physical contact with)
  2. against (not in favor of)
  3. against (having as an opponent)
  4. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with)
  5. in exchange for

• Verb
• Noun

le

• Article

  1. the (definite article)
  2. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
  3. Used before the names of most countries, many subnational regions, and other geographical names including names of lakes and streets; not translated into English in most cases.
  4. the; my, your, etc.
  5. a, an, per
  6. on

• Pron

chien

• Noun

  1. dog
  2. cock, hammer (of a firearm)

• Adj

pas

• Noun

  1. step, pace, footstep
  2. strait, pass
  3. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)

• Adv