ce
French → English
(demonstrative determiner) This/that: used to point out a specific thing or person, often followed by -ci (this) or -là (that) to indicate proximity.
Ces jours-ci, on ne le voit pas beaucoup.
(English) These days, we don't see him much.
Durant ces années-là, je voyageais en Europe.
(English) During those years, I was traveling in Europe.
(relative pronoun) What/which: used in expressions like 'ce que', 'ce qui' to refer back to an idea or action mentioned earlier.
Les hirondelles s’envolent, ce qui montre que l’hiver n’est pas loin.
(English) The swallows are flying away, which shows that winter is not far off.
C’est exactement ce dont j’avais besoin.
(English) That's exactly what I needed.
(focus pronoun) It: used to introduce a definition, redefinition, or to emphasize the most important new information in a sentence.
Le temps, c’est de l’argent.
(English) Time is money.
Ce n’est point à la liberté politique que je veux renoncer ; c’est la liberté civile que je réclame.
(English) It is not political freedom I wish to renounce; it is civil freedom I am demanding.
Entry ID: fr:en:ce · Source: refined · Type: functionword