| 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 | |
| enfin |
| 1. adv. finally; in the end | |
| 2. adv. at last, finally | |
| 3. adv. in fact; indeed | |
| 4. adv. ng, Introduces a contradiction, objection, limitation or correction of what has just been stated. | |
| (parasyn, du moins, néanmoins, plutôt, toutefois) | |
| Il sait ce qu'il doit faire, enfin c'est ce que j'espère. - He knows what he has to do, or so I hope. | |
| 5. interj. at last, finally, about time! | |
| complètement |
| 1. adv. completely | |
| 2. n-m. (rare) completion | |
| terminé |
| 1. Participle. past participle of terminer | |
| terminer |
| 1. v. to end; to finish; to terminate | |
| Le train termine à Rouen. - The train terminates in Rouen. | |
| 2. v. to end, to bring to an end, to finish | |
| Il fallait terminer le match après une explosion. - The game had to be brought to an end after an explosion. | |
