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c'est
     1. contraction. it is (used to define the preceding word)
           Le temps, c'est de l'argent. - Time is money.
     2. contraction. it is (used to introduce a focus)
     3. contraction. this is
     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...
     est
          1. adj. east
          2. n-m. east
          3. v. third-person singular present 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
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
Maison
     1. Proper noun. surname, eq=Maison
     2. n-f. house
     3. adj. homemade
           une grande tarte maison - a big home-made pie
           spécialité maison - speciality of the house
     4. adj. (employment) in-house
           La compagnie a un département de traduction maison. - The company has an in-house translation department.
     5. adj. (colloquial intensifier) first-rate, top-notch
           une engueulade maison - a hell of a telling off
que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
           Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well.
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
           Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
           Il était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police.
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
                   Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father.
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
                   Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you.
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
           Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit.
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
           Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is!
           Mais que t'es drôle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are.
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
           Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting?
           Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done?
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
           Qu'est-il arrivé ? - What happened?
           Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit?
           Que sommes-nous ? - What are we?
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
           C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
il
     1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
           Il est parti. - He left.
     2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
           Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
     3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
           Il pleut. - It’s raining.
voulait
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of vouloir
     vouloir
          1. v. to want, wish, desire
                Je veux voir le soleil. - I want to see the sun.
                Hitler voulait la guerre, mais beaucoup n'en étaient pas conscients. - Hitler wanted war, but many were not aware of it.
          2. v. to see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem
          3. n-m. will
dire
     1. v. to say, to tell
     2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, à, someone
           Ça te dit de regarder un film de science-fiction? - Do you want to watch a science fiction movie? What do you say to watching a science fiction movie?
           Ça vous dit ? - Are you interested in doing this? Are you up for it?
           Il m'a demandé si ça nous dirait de nous joindre à eux plus tard. - He asked me if we'd like to join them later.
           Ça ne me dit trop rien d'y aller. - I don't really want to go there.
     3. v. (informal) to sound familiar +preo, à, someone
           Ça me dit quelque chose. - It rings a bell.
           Ça ne me dit rien. - It doesn't ring a bell.
     4. n-m. saying (that which is said)
     5. n-m. belief, opinion
vouloir dire
     1. v. to mean; to signify
           Que veut dire cette locution ? - What does this locution mean?
           Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? - What does that mean?
           Ça ne veut rien dire. - It doesn't mean anything; It doesn't prove anything
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