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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 ĂȘtre, 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'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
                C'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© dommage... - It would have been a pity...
          3. pron. (subject of ĂȘtre, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
                C'est un/une cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©. - He/she is a celebrity.
                Ce sont des cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©s. - These are celebrities.
                Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
                ce semble - it seems
                ce peuvent ĂȘtre... - these may be...
     est
          1. adj. east
          2. n-m. east
          3. v. third-person singular present indicative of ĂȘtre
     ĂȘtre
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez ĂȘtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                AprĂšs ĂȘtre allĂ© au yoga, je suis rentrĂ© 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 ĂȘtre 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)
roc
     1. n-m. rock
     2. n-m. (dated, chess) rook
Š
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 ĂȘtre, 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'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
                C'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© dommage... - It would have been a pity...
          3. pron. (subject of ĂȘtre, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
                C'est un/une cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©. - He/she is a celebrity.
                Ce sont des cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©s. - These are celebrities.
                Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
                ce semble - it seems
                ce peuvent ĂȘtre... - these may be...
     est
          1. adj. east
          2. n-m. east
          3. v. third-person singular present indicative of ĂȘtre
     ĂȘtre
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez ĂȘtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                AprĂšs ĂȘtre allĂ© au yoga, je suis rentrĂ© 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 ĂȘtre 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)
pic
     1. n-m. woodpecker
     2. n-m. pick (tool)
     3. n-m. peak, summit
Š
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 ĂȘtre, 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'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
                C'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© dommage... - It would have been a pity...
          3. pron. (subject of ĂȘtre, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
                C'est un/une cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©. - He/she is a celebrity.
                Ce sont des cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©s. - These are celebrities.
                Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
                ce semble - it seems
                ce peuvent ĂȘtre... - these may be...
     est
          1. adj. east
          2. n-m. east
          3. v. third-person singular present indicative of ĂȘtre
     ĂȘtre
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez ĂȘtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                AprĂšs ĂȘtre allĂ© au yoga, je suis rentrĂ© 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 ĂȘtre 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)
cap‰
Š
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 Ă©tait Ă  peine parti qu’elle a tĂ©lĂ©phonĂ© Ă  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 pĂšre. - 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 drĂŽle, 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 arrivĂ© ? - 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 trĂšs bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyĂ©e. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
dis
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of dire
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of dire
     3. v. first-person singular past historic of dire
     4. v. second-person singular past historic of dire
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of dire
     dire
          1. v. to say, to tell
          2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, Ă , someone
                Ă‡a 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?
                Ă‡a vous dit ? - Are you interested in doing this? Are you up for it?
                Il m'a demandĂ© si ça nous dirait de nous joindre Ă  eux plus tard. - He asked me if we'd like to join them later.
                Ă‡a ne me dit trop rien d'y aller. - I don't really want to go there.
          3. v. (informal) to sound familiar +preo, Ă , someone
                Ă‡a me dit quelque chose. - It rings a bell.
                Ă‡a ne me dit rien. - It doesn't ring a bell.
          4. n-m. saying (that which is said)
          5. n-m. belief, opinion
je
     1. pron. I
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 ĂȘtre, 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'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
                C'eĂ»t Ă©tĂ© dommage... - It would have been a pity...
          3. pron. (subject of ĂȘtre, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
                C'est un/une cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©. - He/she is a celebrity.
                Ce sont des cĂ©lĂ©britĂ©s. - These are celebrities.
                Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
                ce semble - it seems
                ce peuvent ĂȘtre... - these may be...
     est
          1. adj. east
          2. n-m. east
          3. v. third-person singular present indicative of ĂȘtre
     ĂȘtre
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez ĂȘtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                AprĂšs ĂȘtre allĂ© au yoga, je suis rentrĂ© 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 ĂȘtre 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)
Cap
     1. Proper noun. only used in, Le Cap, , Cape Town
     2. n-m. (landforms) cape
     3. n-m. (nautical) heading
     4. n-m. (figuratively) goal, direction, course
           cap stratĂ©gique - strategic course
     5. n-m. (Quebec, geography) cap (summit of a mountain)
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