| 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... | |
| hall |
| 1. n-m. hall | |
| 2. n-m. lobby | |
| peut |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of pouvoir | |
| pouvoir |
| 1. v. can, to be able to | |
| Je peux venir ce soir. - I can come this evening. | |
| 2. v. may | |
| désastre qui peut nous frapper - disaster which may strike us | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be | |
| Il se peut que je sois malade. - (literally) It could be that I'm ill / (more naturally) I may be ill. / I could be ill. | |
| 4. n-m. (or un) power | |
| prendre le pouvoir - to take power, to seize power | |
| 5. n-m. authority | |
| 6. n-m. (legal) power of attorney | |
| contenir |
| 1. v. to contain (To have in) | |
| 2. v. to contain, to hold back (control, e.g. a disease, tears), to keep in check (control something that might hurt you, e.g. emotions) | |
| 3. v. to hold, to take, to seat (To have a capacity of) | |
| 2 |
| 1. prep. (text messaging) Alternative form of de | |
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| personnes |
| 1. n. plural of personne | |
| personne |
| 1. n-f. person | |
| 2. pron. (with ne) no one, nobody | |
| Il n'y a personne ici. - There is nobody here. | |
| Qui l'a lu? Personne. - Who has read it? No one. | |
| Il n'a parlé avec personne. - He spoke to nobody. | |
| Personne ne parle avec lui. - No one speaks with him. | |
| 3. pron. anyone | |
| Il le sait mieux que personne. - He knows it better than anyone. | |
