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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...
chasseur
     1. n-m. a hunter
           Un chasseur sachant chasser doit savoir chasser sans son chien.
     2. n-m. a fighter plane
     3. n-m. a servant or attendant
     4. n-m. a la façon chasseur, a style of cooking in which meat is cooked with a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine
a
     1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A
     2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she
           C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute.
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir
           Elle a un chat. - She has a cat.
     avoir
          1. n-m. asset, possession
          2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
                J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
                J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
                Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
          4. v. to have (a condition)
                J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
                J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
                J'ai froid. - I have cold.
                J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
                J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
                J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
                J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
                J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
          5. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
          6. v. to have (to trick)
                Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
          7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
                avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
          8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
                J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
tué
     1. Participle. past participle of tuer
     tuer
          1. v. (usually transitive) to kill
                Fumer tue. - Smoking kills.
                Il les a tués! Il a tué tous! - He killed them! He killed everyone!
deux
     1. num. two
belles
     1. adj. feminine plural of beau
     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
pièces
     1. n. plural of pièce
     pièce
          1. n-f. room (in a house, etc)
          2. n-f. piece
          3. n-f. (money) coin
          4. n-f. play (in a theatre)
          5. n-f. (heraldry) ordinary
          6. n-f. (legal) document, paper
          7. n-f. patch
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