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... | |
terrain |
1. n-m. ground, landscape | |
2. n-m. field (as in soccer field) | |
Un nouveau terrain de football a été aménagé l'an dernier. - A new soccer field was build last year. | |
3. n-m. lot, plot, parcel | |
se |
1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun. | |
2. pron. (to) himself | |
3. pron. (to) herself | |
4. pron. (to) oneself | |
5. pron. (to) itself | |
6. pron. (to) themselves | |
7. pron. (to) each other | |
8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.) | |
Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves. | |
resserre |
1. v. first-person singular present of resserrer | |
2. v. third-person singular present of resserrer | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of resserrer | |
resserrer |
1. v. to retighten (knot, belt, screw, etc.) | |
2. v. to tighten (link, knot) | |
Plus l'animal bougeait et plus la corde se resserait autour de son cou. | |
3. v. to become stricter (discipline) | |
Depuis le dernier conseil de classe, la discipline s'est resserrée. | |
4. v. to narrow (road, gap) | |
L'écart entre les coureurs se resserre. | |