| figuré |
| 1. adj. figurative | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of figurer | |
| ce |
| 1. det. this, that | |
| 2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below) | |
| C'est beau ! - It is beautiful! | |
| est-ce que...? - is it that...? | |
| ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of | |
| C'eût été avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but... | |
| C'eût été dommage... - It would have been a pity... | |
| 3. pron. (subject of être, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that | |
| C'est un/une célébrité. - He/she is a celebrity. | |
| Ce sont des célébrités. - These are celebrities. | |
| Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people. | |
| ce semble - it seems | |
| ce peuvent être... - these may be... | |
| qui |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom | |
| Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen? | |
| Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are. | |
| 2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that | |
| La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well. | |
| Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot. | |
| J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet. | |
| Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken. | |
| Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school. | |
| Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well. | |
| 3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if | |
| Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do. | |
| ce qui |
| 1. pron. (nominative, relative) what (that which; those which; the thing that) | |
| Ce qui est vrai, c'est que je l'adorais. - What's true is that I loved him. | |
| C'est quoi, ce qui a occasionné ça ? - What is it that caused this? | |
| 2. pron. (nominative, interrogative) what (in indirect questions, subject) | |
| Je ne sais pas ce qui y est écrit. - I don't know what it says lit. is written. | |
| Savez-vous ce qui arrive ? - Do you know what happens? | |
| fortifie |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of fortifier | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of fortifier | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of fortifier | |
| fortifier |
| 1. v. to fortify (make stronger) | |
