la

• Article

  the (definite article)

• Pron
• Noun

décoration

1. decoration
2. decoration (honor, medal)

du

• Contraction

  Contraction of de + le (“of the”)

• Article

et

and

air

1. air (gases of the atmosphere)
2. tune, aria
3. appearance
4. air (pretension)

grave

• Adj

  1. serious
  2. solemn
  3. low-pitched
  4. back

• Adv
• Verb

en

• Prep

  1. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
  2. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
  3. by (used to indicate means)
  4. as
  5. at (used to describe an ability)
  6. of, made of (used to describe composition)
  7. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
  8. while
  9. by, in (describing a way of getting something)
  10. in (used to describe color)
  11. in (used to describe feelings)
  12. in (as part of something)

• Pron

imposèrent

third-person plural past historic of imposer