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qui |
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom | |
Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen? | |
Je ne sais pas qui vous ĂȘtes. - I don't know who you are. | |
2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that | |
La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well. | |
Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot. | |
Jâaime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet. | |
Un homme Ă qui jâai parlĂ©. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken. | |
Si lugubre que fĂ»t lâappartement, câĂ©tait un paradis pour qui revenait du lycĂ©e. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school. | |
Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well. | |
3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if | |
Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do. | |
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 | |
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'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 ĂȘtre, 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 ĂȘtre... - these may be... | |
papier |
1. n-m. paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets) | |
2. n-m. paper (official documents) | |
3. n-m. article, piece (in a newspaper) | |
4. n-m. (plural) paperwork | |
ci |
1. adv. here | |
2. adv. this | |
cet homme-ci - this man | |
Ces choses-ci - these things | |
Je préfÚre ce gùteau-ci à celui-là . - I prefer this cake to that one. | |