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... | |
Maître |
1. n. a title given to lawyers and notaries public in France, Belgium, and Canada | |
2. n-m. master | |
3. n-m. leader | |
4. n-m. teacher (in a primary school) | |
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 | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. num. number box, fr | |
3. num. one | |
4. pron. one, someone | |
5. n-m. one (the number or figure) | |
Père |
1. Proper noun. (Christianity) Father, person of the Holy Trinity | |
2. Proper noun. (Christianity) Father, (title for priests) | |
3. n-m. father (parent) | |
4. n-m. father (clergyman) | |
5. n-m. Sr. (senior) (postnomial title used to indicate a father that shares the same name as the son) | |
pour |
1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun) | |
J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you. | |
2. prep. for (in support of) | |
Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him? | |
3. prep. for (as a consequence for) | |
Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes. | |
4. prep. for (an intended destination) | |
Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London. | |
5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive) | |
Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back. | |
6. prep. for, to (according to) | |
Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic. | |
ses |
1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun) | |
Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house. | |
Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys. | |
Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents. | |
élèves |
1. v. second-person singular present of élever | |
2. n. plural of élève | |
élever |
1. v. to raise | |
2. v. to bring up | |
3. v. to elevate, to enhance | |
4. v. to be heard, to rise | |
5. v. to rise, to soar | |
élève |
1. n. (masculine, referring to a boy) schoolboy, pupil, student | |
2. n. (masculine, referring to a child of unspecified sex) schoolchild, pupil, student | |
3. n. (feminine) schoolgirl, pupil, student | |
4. v. first-person singular present of élever | |
5. v. third-person singular present of élever | |
6. v. second-person singular imperative of élever | |