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... | |
qui |
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom | |
Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen? | |
Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are. | |
2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that | |
La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well. | |
Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot. | |
J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet. | |
Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken. | |
Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school. | |
Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well. | |
3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if | |
Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do. | |
ce qui |
1. pron. (nominative, relative) what (that which; those which; the thing that) | |
Ce qui est vrai, c'est que je l'adorais. - What's true is that I loved him. | |
C'est quoi, ce qui a occasionné ça ? - What is it that caused this? | |
2. pron. (nominative, interrogative) what (in indirect questions, subject) | |
Je ne sais pas ce qui y est écrit. - I don't know what it says lit. is written. | |
Savez-vous ce qui arrive ? - Do you know what happens? | |
éclaire |
1. n-f. botany synonym of chélidoine, , celandine | |
2. n-f. botany synonym of renoncule ficaire, , lesser celandine | |
3. v. first-person singular present of éclairer | |
4. v. third-person singular present of éclairer | |
5. v. second-person singular imperative of éclairer | |
éclairer |
1. v. to light up; to brighten | |
Le soleil éclaire la terre. - The sun lights up the Earth. | |
2. v. (figuratively) to shed light on; to enlighten | |
3. v. to scout | |
et |
1. conj. and | |
qui |
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom | |
Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen? | |
Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are. | |
2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that | |
La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well. | |
Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot. | |
J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet. | |
Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken. | |
Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school. | |
Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well. | |
3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if | |
Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do. | |
rend |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of rendre | |
rendre |
1. v. to give back; to return, to restore | |
2. v. to render | |
3. v. to give | |
rendre un avis favorable. - To give a favorable opinion. | |
rendre sa décision. - To make a decision. | |
4. v. to make | |
Tu me rends malade. - You make me ill. | |
5. v. to pay (a visit) | |
L'amour vient rendre visite à mon âme. - Love comes to pay a visit to my soul. | |
6. v. to make one's way (to a place), to get oneself (into a place) (with dans) | |
7. v. (indtr, chez, .reflexive) to call on (someone) | |
8. v. to surrender, to give in, to give oneself up to | |
Après trois longues heures d'attente, le voleur s'est finalement rendu. - After three long hours of waiting, the thief finally surrendered. | |
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 | |
objets |
1. n. plural of objet | |
objet |
1. n-m. (perceptible) thing, object | |
2. n-m. in particuliar crafted or manufactured thing | |
3. n-m. aim, goal | |
4. n-m. mental representation, what is thought | |
5. n-m. source or target of feeling | |
6. n-m. (grammar) object | |
7. n-m. (object-oriented) object | |
8. n-m. (letters and emails) subject line | |
visibles |
1. adj. plural of visible | |
visible |
1. adj. visible | |