| 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... | |
| morceau |
| 1. n-m. piece, slice, bit, morsel | |
| 2. n-m. (music) piece, work | |
| manger le morceau - to fess up, spill the beans | |
| 3. n-m. (Quebec, slang) gun, piece | |
| 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 | |
| écrit |
| 1. Participle. past participle of écrire | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of écrire | |
| 3. adj. written | |
| 4. n-m. writing | |
| écrire |
| 1. v. to write | |
| écrire des lettres à ses amis - to write letters to his/her friends | |
| dans |
| 1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) | |
| vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty | |
| être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry | |
| avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth | |
| dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic | |
| Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris. | |
| Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water. | |
| mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket | |
| Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes) | |
| Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York. | |
| 3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time) | |
| Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour. | |
| Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days. | |
| 4. prep. (with respect to time) during | |
| dans un temps donné - during a given time | |
| dans ma jeunesse - in my youth | |
| 5. prep. out of, from | |
| boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup | |
| Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge. | |
| 6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of | |
| le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre | |
| 7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les) | |
| dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos | |
| dans les dix euros - about ten euros | |
| 8. n. plural of dan | |
| 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) | |
| ton |
| 1. det. (possessive) your | |
| Tu as pensé à prendre ton livre ? - Did you remember to bring your book? | |
| Ton écriture est jolie. - Your writing is pretty. | |
| J'aime beaucoup ton manteau. - I really like your coat. | |
| 2. n-m. tone (sound of a particular frequency) | |
| 3. n-m. (music) tone (interval) | |
| Il y a un ton entre do et ré - Doh and ray are separated by one tone. | |
| 4. n-m. tone (manner of speaking) | |
| Je n'aime pas le ton sur lequel tu me parles! - I don’t like your tone! (I don’t like the way you are talking to me!) | |
| 5. n-m. tone, shade (of colour) | |
| Différents tons de rouge. - Several shades of red. | |
| trop |
| 1. adv. too; too much | |
| La soupe est trop chaude. - The soup is too hot. | |
| J'ai trop mangé. - I have eaten too much. | |
| 2. adv. (colloquial intensifier) very, really, so | |
| Elle est trop belle ! - She is so beautiful! | |
| bas |
| 1. adj. low | |
| 2. adj. bass | |
| 3. adv. low | |
| 4. n-m. socks; stockings; feet | |
| 5. n-m. lower end; bottom (of a thing) | |
| 6. n-m. stocking | |
| 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. | |
| ma |
| 1. det. feminine singular of mon | |
| Ma mère est venue me voir. - My mother came to see me. | |
| voix |
| 1. n-f. (general, music, linguistics) voice | |
| Ta voix suivait ma voix. - Your voice followed my voice. | |
| 2. n-f. (politics) vote | |
