| 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... | |
| poète |
| 1. n. poet | |
| 2. n. (figuratively) daydreamer | |
| 3. n. (figuratively) wordsmith | |
| comique |
| 1. adj. comic | |
| 2. n-m. comedy | |
| 3. n-m. clown (person who acts silly) | |
| saisit |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of saisir | |
| 2. v. third-person singular past historic of saisir | |
| saisir |
| 1. v. to take hold of; to grab | |
| 2. v. to seize, to take (an illegal product), to capture | |
| 3. v. to grasp mentally; understand | |
| 4. v. (computing) to capture (screen or data) | |
| 5. v. (computing) to type (something) into a computer; to input | |
| 6. v. (accounting) to record (something) in an account, ledger, etc. | |
| 7. v. (law) to vest a court with a case; to refer a matter to a court | |
| parfaitement |
| 1. adv. perfectly | |
| les |
| 1. art. plural of le: the | |
| 2. art. plural of la: the | |
| 3. pron. plural of le: them | |
| 4. pron. plural of la: them | |
| ridicules |
| 1. adj. plural of ridicule | |
| ridicule |
| 1. adj. ridiculous (all meanings) | |
