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autre
     1. adj. other
           Donnez-moi un autre exemple. - Give me another example.
     2. adj. another
guitare
     1. n-f. guitar
c'est
     1. contraction. it is (used to define the preceding word)
           Le temps, c'est de l'argent. - Time is money.
     2. contraction. it is (used to introduce a focus)
     3. contraction. this is
     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...
     est
          1. adj. east
          2. n-m. east
          3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être
     être
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré 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 être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
même
     1. adv. (used before the article) even
           Même les rois doivent mourir. - Even kings must die
           On ne peut même pas en faire une. - We cannot even make one
           J'veux même pas savoir. - I don't even want to know.
     2. adj. (used before the noun) same
           Je l'ai acheté le même jour - I bought it the same day
     3. adj. (used after the noun) very
           Ah, la personne même que je voulais voir! - Ah, the very person I wanted to see!
guitare
     1. n-f. guitar
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