ce

A. adj

• 1 this; that ce crayon(-ci) = this pencil ce livre(-là) = that book cette nuit = tonight; = last night un de ces jours = one of these days Definition of this in the British & World English dictionary Definition of this in the US English dictionary Translate this | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 (fam) cet entretien, ça s'est bien passé? = how did the interview go?

• 3et pour ces dames? = what are the ladies having?

• 4elle a eu cette chance que la corde a tenu = she was lucky in that the rope held

• 5cette arrogance! = what arrogance! j'ai un de ces rhumes! = I've got an awful cold!

B. pron

• qui est-ce? = who's that?; = who is it? ce faisant = in so doing c'est tout dire = that says it all fais ce que tu veux = do what you like c'est ce à quoi il a fait allusion = that's what he was alluding to il a fait faillite, ce qui n'est pas surprenant = he's gone bankrupt, which is hardly surprising il tient à ce que vous veniez = he's very keen that you should come ce que c'est grand! = it's so big!