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... | |
chanteur |
1. adj. (singing) that sings | |
2. n-m. (singing) (male) singer | |
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 | |
il |
1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject) | |
Il est parti. - He left. | |
2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects) | |
Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it? | |
3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it | |
Il pleut. - It’s raining. | |
populaire |
1. adj. (relational) people's; working-class | |
tribunal populaire - people's court | |
assemblée populaire - people's assembly, popular assembly | |
2. adj. popular (liked by many people) | |
3. adj. (linguistics) colloquial | |
4. n-m. populace, the people | |
parmi |
1. prep. among, amongst | |
2. prep. amid, amidst | |
tes |
1. det. your (when referring to a plural noun) | |
J'aime bien tes voisins. - I like your neighbors. | |
amis |
1. n. plural of ami | |
ami |
1. n-m. friend (one who is affectionately attached to another) | |
Nous devons toujours être aux côtés de nos parents et de nos amis. - We must always stand by our family and our friends. | |