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c'est ça |
1. adv. (Confirmation of a question): that's right; that's the one |
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— Comment il s'appelle déjà ? Paul ? —C'est ça. - — What was his name again? Paul?— That's right.appelle déjà ? Paul ? —C'est ça., — What was his name again? Paul?— That's right. |
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2. adv. Ironic negation of a statement, by antiphrasis. |
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— Je suis sûr que ça te plaira !— Oui, c'est ça… - — I'm sure you'll like it! — Yes, I'm sure.est ça…, — I'm sure you'll like it! — Yes, I'm sure. |
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French > French |
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c'est ça |
1. loc. Confirmation d'une question posée. |
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— Comment il s'appelle déjà… Paul ? |
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2. loc. (Ironique) Négation d'une affirmation, par antiphrase. |
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— Je suis sûr que ça te plaira ! |
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Analysis |
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c'est |
1. contraction. it is (used to define the preceding word) |
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Le temps, c'est de l'argent. - Time is money. |
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2. contraction. it is (used to introduce a focus) |
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3. contraction. this is |
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ce |
1. det. this, that |
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2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below) |
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C'est beau ! - It is beautiful! |
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est-ce que...? - is it that...? |
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ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of |
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est |
1. adj. east |
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2. n-m. east |
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3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être |
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être |
1. v. to be |
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Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer. |
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2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) |
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Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home. |
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3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice) |
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ça |
1. pron. (informal) that |
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J'aimerais ça. - I'd like that. |
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2. pron. (informal) this |
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Je veux ça. - I want this. |
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3. pron. it |
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