| 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... | |
| cheval |
| 1. n-m. horse | |
| 2. n-m. horsepower | |
| 3. n-m. (slang) tall and slim woman, beautiful woman (only in the feminine form, jument) | |
| 4. n-m. (slang) horse, H (narcotic) | |
| pousse |
| 1. n-f. (transport) clipping of pousse-pousse, t=rickshaw | |
| 2. n-f. growth (act of growing of plants etc.) | |
| 3. n-f. sprout, shoot | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of pousser | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of pousser | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of pousser | |
| pousser |
| 1. v. to push | |
| 2. v. to urge on, encourage | |
| pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose | |
| pousser à | |
| 3. v. to grow | |
| L'arbre pousse vite. - The tree is growing quickly. | |
| 4. v. to spring up, to sprout | |
| Les Starbucks poussent comme des champignons ici. - The Starbucks are springing up like mushrooms here. | |
| 5. v. to utter (a cry) | |
| 6. v. to move aside | |
| beaucoup |
| 1. adv. much, very much, a lot | |
| Merci beaucoup! - Thank you very much! | |
| Je mange beaucoup. - I eat a lot. | |
