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... | |
pilote |
1. n-m. pilot (controller of aircraft) | |
Le pilote a réussi à quitter son avion juste avant le crash. | |
2. n-m. pilot (controller of vessel) | |
3. n-m. driver (computing) | |
4. n-m. pilot (miniature prototype) | |
5. n-m. pilot (sample episode of a television series) | |
6. v. first-person singular present of piloter | |
7. v. third-person singular present of piloter | |
8. v. second-person singular imperative of piloter | |
piloter |
1. v. to pilot (control an aircraft) | |
2. v. to pilot (control a vessel) | |
3. v. to drive (control a vehicle) | |
de |
1. prep. of (expresses belonging) | |
Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. | |
2. prep. of (used to express property or association) | |
Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works | |
Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. | |
le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor | |
3. prep. from (used to indicate origin) | |
Elle vient de France. - She comes from France. | |
Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland? | |
Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain. | |
C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France. | |
Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux. | |
4. prep. of (indicates an amount) | |
5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples. | |
Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
Une portion de frites - A portion of fries | |
5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word | |
Un jus de pomme - Apple juice | |
Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub | |
Un chien de garde - A guarddog | |
Une voiture de sport - A sportscar | |
Un stade de football - A football stadium | |
6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range) | |
De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free. | |
Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon. | |
un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people | |
7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive | |
J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking. | |
Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me. | |
Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come. | |
Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come. | |
8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change) | |
Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%. | |
9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives. | |
Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children. | |
Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples. | |
10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object. | |
Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother. | |
Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat. | |
Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems. | |
11. n-f. abbreviation of dame | |
ligne |
1. n-f. line | |
2. n-f. route, course, service, line | |
3. n-f. cable | |
4. n-f. (computing) row (in a table) | |
5. n-f. (body shape) figure | |
ligner |
1. v. to line, make a line (mark with a line) | |
2. v. to line (add lines to a surface) | |
3. v. (nautical, rare) to fold up (a sail) | |
4. v. (fishing) to fish with a line | |
assure |
1. v. first-person singular present of assurer | |
2. v. third-person singular present of assurer | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of assurer | |
assurer |
1. v. to assure, to ensure, to make sure | |
2. v. to do; to take care of; to carry out; to be in charge of | |
Des bénévoles assurent le nettoyage des lieux. - Volunteers take care of the cleaning of the premises. | |
3. v. to insure, to give insurance to | |
4. v. (climbing) to belay | |
la |
1. art. the (definite article) | |
2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
liaison |
1. n-f. link, bond | |
2. n-f. friendship | |
3. n-f. liaison (romantic encounter) | |
4. n-f. liaison (communication) | |
5. n-f. (linguistics) liaison (phonological phenomenon) | |
6. n-f. (chemistry) bond | |
Paris |
1. Proper noun. Paris (the capital and largest city of France) | |
Paris est beaucoup moins bruyant en été - Paris is much less noisy in summer | |
Paris est vraiment belle la nuit - Paris is really beautiful at night | |
2. Proper noun. surname, common | |
3. n. plural of pari | |
pari |
1. n-m. wager, bet | |
2. n-m. gamble, risk | |
pékin |
1. n-m. (textiles) Pekin (type of patterned silk) | |