| ils |
| 1. pron. they (male or mixed group) |
| 2. pron. (Quebec, informal) they (female) |
| étaient |
| 1. v. third-person plural imperfect 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 |
| tous |
| 1. pron. all |
| 2. pron. everybody |
| 3. adj. masculine plural of tout |
| tout |
| 1. adv. all |
| 2. det. all |
| 3. n-m. whole, entirety, total |
| 4. pron. everything |
| là |
| 1. adv. referring to physical place |
| 2. adv. there |
| 3. adv. here; present (used with être) |
| 4. adv. (referring to an abstract destination or goal); there |
