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/ɪt/ /ət/ /ɘt/

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noun

Ça, celui-ci

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

Examples :

"The factory treated the new worker like an it, ignoring their questions and concerns. "

L'usine a traité le nouvel employé comme un objet, ignorant ses questions et ses préoccupations.

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noun

Le chat, celui qui poursuit

The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

Examples :

"In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…"

Dans le prochain jeu, Adam et Tom seront le chat…

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noun

Le jeu de la tague

The game of tag.

Examples :

"My brother loves to play it after school. "

Mon frère adore jouer à la tague après l'école.

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noun

Attrait sexuel, charme

Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.

Examples :

"My sister's confidence and the way she carried herself had a certain it that made everyone notice her. "

La confiance de ma sœur et sa façon de se comporter avaient un certain charme qui attirait tous les regards.

appearance quality style character person sex essential

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noun

Le sexe, l'acte sexuel

Sexual activity.

Examples :

"caught them doing it"

Je les ai surpris en train de faire l'amour.

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noun

Ça, force vitale

A biological force that inhabits living beings, according to the vitalist approach of Georg Groddeck.

Examples :

"The vitalist idea of "it" suggests a driving force within a student, pushing them to succeed in school. "

L'idée vitaliste de « ça » suggère une force motrice chez un étudiant, le poussant à réussir à l'école.

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adjective

Branché, à la mode

Most fashionable.

Examples :

"That new phone is very it; everyone at school wants one. "

Ce nouveau téléphone est très branché ; tout le monde à l'école en veut un.

style appearance essential

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pronoun

Il, elle

The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.

Examples :

"I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today."

J'ai entendu le bruit du bus scolaire - il était en avance aujourd'hui.

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pronoun

Il, elle

A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.

Examples :

"She took the baby and held it in her arms."

Elle a pris le bébé et l'a tenu dans ses bras.

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pronoun

C'est, lui, elle

Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.

Examples :

"Is it her?"

Est-ce elle ?

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pronoun

Il, ça

The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)

Examples :

"It is nearly 10 o’clock."

Il est presque 10 heures.

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pronoun

Il, elle

The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.

Examples :

"It's raining cats and dogs outside. "

Il pleut des cordes dehors.

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pronoun

Il, elle

The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a .

Examples :

"He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that)"

Il a fait en sorte que tout le monde vote pour lui.

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pronoun

Fin, le bout

All or the end; something after which there is no more.

Examples :

"Are there more students in this class, or is this it?"

Y a-t-il plus d'élèves dans cette classe, ou est-ce la fin ?

time outcome essential

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pronoun

Il, elle, iel

A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male.

Examples :

"My friend, who is transgender, said it was a difficult day at school. "

Mon ami·e, qui est transgenre, a dit que c'était une journée difficile à l'école.

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pronoun

Ce qui

Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun: That which; what.

Examples :

"The new math problem was difficult; it stumped everyone in the class. "

Le nouveau problème de maths était difficile ; ce qui a déconcerté tout le monde dans la classe.

language grammar essential

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proper noun

L'Italie

A large peninsula in Southern Europe protruding into the Mediterranean Sea and shaped like a boot. The mountain range of Apennines runs across it from north to south. Occupied almost entirely by Italy.

Examples :

"My geography teacher said Italy's boot shape is called "the Italian Peninsula," and it is a very large peninsula in Southern Europe. "

Mon professeur de géographie a dit que la forme de botte de l'Italie s'appelle « la péninsule italienne », et c'est une très grande péninsule en Europe du Sud.

geography nation place world continent essential

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proper noun

Italie

A country in southern Europe. Official name: Italian Republic.

Examples :

"My cousin is studying in Italy. "

Mon cousin étudie en Italie.

nation geography place essential

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proper noun

Italien

Abbreviation of Italian. (language)

Examples :

"My Italian grandmother speaks fluent Italian, but I only know a few basic words like "buongiorno" and "grazie." "

Ma grand-mère italienne parle couramment italien, mais je ne connais que quelques mots de base comme « buongiorno » et « grazie ».

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