| il |
| 1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject) | |
| Il est parti. - He left. | |
| 2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects) | |
| Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it? | |
| 3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it | |
| Il pleut. - It’s raining. | |
| 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 | |
| complètement |
| 1. adv. completely | |
| 2. n-m. (rare) completion | |
| marteau |
| 1. n-m. a hammer used for pounding | |
| 2. n-m. a machine tool that pounds | |
| 3. n-m. a hammer-shaped tool used to hit something, such as a gavel | |
| 4. n-m. a rapper; a door knocker | |
| 5. n-m. (music) a piano or dulcimer hammer | |
| 6. n-m. (anatomy) the malleus | |
| 7. n-m. (athletics) a throwing hammer | |
| 8. n-m. (technical) a hammer with bas relief marks used to create imprints on wood, leather etc. | |
| 9. n-m. (curling) the advantage of throwing the last stone | |
| 10. n-m. (clockmaking) the part of a clock that strikes the bell | |
| 11. adj. (dated, informal) crazy; deranged | |
| 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... | |
| mec |
| 1. n-m. (slang) guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend | |
| Quel mec a volé mon pantalon? - Which guy stole my pants? | |
| 2. n-m. (obsolete, slang) pimp | |
