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 | |
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... | |
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' | |
clé |
1. n-f. key (device for unlocking) | |
2. n-f. (figurative) key (essential attribute) | |
La différence est la clé de l'existence. - Difference is the key to existence. | |
3. n-f. wrench, spanner | |
que |
1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause) | |
Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well. | |
2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction. | |
Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside. | |
3. conj. when, no sooner | |
Il était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police. | |
4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.) | |
5. conj. introduces a comparison | |
6. conj. (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than | |
Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father. | |
7. conj. (comparisons of equality) as | |
Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you. | |
8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but | |
Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit. | |
9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections) | |
Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is! | |
Mais que t'es drôle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are. | |
10. pron. (tlb, interrogative) | |
11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.) | |
Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting? | |
Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done? | |
12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.) | |
Qu'est-il arrivé ? - What happened? | |
Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit? | |
Que sommes-nous ? - What are we? | |
13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.) | |
C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well. | |
Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me. | |
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. | |
oncle |
1. n-m. uncle | |
Mon père et mon oncle sont jumeaux. - My father and my uncle are twins. | |
cherche |
1. v. first-person singular present of chercher | |
2. v. third-person singular present of chercher | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of chercher | |
chercher |
1. v. to look for, to seek | |
Je cherche du boulot. - I'm looking for some work. | |
2. v. to look (to do something) | |
Chercher à expliquer ce phénomène. - Look to explain this phenomenon. | |
3. v. to mess with someone, ask for trouble | |
Tu me cherches ou quoi ? | |
4. v. to pick up, to go and get | |
5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun reflexive) to get to know oneself | |
6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun reciprocal) to seek for each other | |