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/hi/ /heɪː/

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noun

Celui qui doit toucher

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

Examples :

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

Les enfants qui jouaient à chat ont choisi celui qui devait toucher.

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noun

Le joueur qui attrape les autres

The player attempting to catch the others in this game.

Examples :

"He is the tagger in our game of tag. "

Il est le joueur qui attrape dans notre partie de chat perché.

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noun

Un homme

Examples :

"Is your cat a he or a she?"

Votre chat est-il un homme ou une femme ?

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pronoun

Il

(personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.

Examples :

"He went to school today. "

Il est allé à l'école aujourd'hui.

person human grammar essential

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pronoun

Il

(personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant.

Examples :

"The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna?"

Le règlement stipule clairement que « si un étudiant est pris en train de tricher, il sera renvoyé », et vous avez été pris en train de tricher, n'est-ce pas, Anna ?

person human language grammar essential

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pronoun

Il

(personal) An animal whose gender is unknown.

Examples :

"The lost kitten, still very young, was brought to the shelter. He was thin and scared. "

Le chaton perdu, encore très jeune, a été amené au refuge. Il était maigre et effrayé.

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pronoun

Il

A genderless object regarded as masculine, such as certain stars (e.g. Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter) or certain ships.

Examples :

"He, the Sun, is a powerful star. "

Lui, le Soleil, est une étoile puissante.

grammar astronomy nautical mythology literature essential

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noun

Le nom de la cinquième lettre de nombreux alphabets sémitiques

The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Examples :

"The teacher wrote the letter "he" on the board, explaining its shape in the Phoenician alphabet. "

Le professeur a écrit la lettre « he » sur le tableau, expliquant sa forme dans l'alphabet phénicien.

language writing word linguistics history essential

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noun

Le nom de la première lettre de l'abjad sud-arabique ancien

The name of the first letter of the Old South Arabian abjad.

Examples :

"The teacher wrote the letter "he" on the board, explaining that it was the first letter of the Old South Arabian alphabet. "

Le professeur a écrit la lettre « he » sur le tableau, expliquant qu'il s'agissait de la première lettre de l'alphabet sud-arabe ancien.

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interjection

Haha, héhé

(usually reduplicated) An expression of laughter.

Examples :

""He, he!" exclaimed Amelia, giggling at the silly mistake her brother made. "

« Haha, héhé ! » s'exclama Amelia, gloussant devant la bêtise de son frère.

language communication sound entertainment emotion essential