| 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) |
| 3. pron. (subject of être, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that |
| chat |
| 1. n-m. cat (feline) |
| 2. n-m. (male) cat, tom, tomcat |
| 3. n-m. tag, tig (children’s game) |
| 4. n-m. (Internet) chat (online discussion) |
| est |
| 1. adj. east |
| 2. n-m. east |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être |
| être |
| 1. v. to be |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) |
| 3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice) |
| 4. n-m. being, creature |
| 5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence |
| noir |
| 1. adj. black in colour |
| 2. adj. dark |
| 3. adj. drunk; inebriated |
| 4. adj. black, of black ethnicity |
| 5. n-m. a black person |
| 6. n-m. a person whose hair is dark |
| 7. n-m. dark; darkness |
