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c'était
     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...
     était
          1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of être
     être
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home.
          3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
                Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. num. number box, fr
     3. num. one
     4. pron. one, someone
     5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
mec
     1. n-m. (slang) guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend
           Quel mec a volé mon pantalon? - Which guy stole my pants?
     2. n-m. (obsolete, slang) pimp
mince
     1. adj. thin, slim, slender
     2. interj. drat!, darn!
     3. interj. wow!, blimey!
     mincer
          1. v. chop into fine pieces
brun
     1. adj. brown (the color)
     2. n-m. brown (the color)
     3. n-m. brown-haired person
beau
     1. adj. handsome, fine, attractive
     2. adj. nice
     3. adj. fair (weather)
           Il fait beau. - It is nice out.
     4. n-m. (Louisiana French) boyfriend
     5. adv. in vain
           J'ai beau trimer - No matter how hard I try / Try as I might
élancé
     1. Participle. past participle of élancer
     2. adj. slender
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