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Vocabulary

to be; to be located; to be situated; to denote time, day, or date; used to form compound tenses and structures, such as the perfect and pluperfect; certain intransitive verbs that indicate movement or a change of state (see the full list); all reflexive verbs; the passive voice

Verb

être

being, thing, creature; being, the state or fact of existence

Noun

être à

to pertain to; to belong to; to be one's

Verb

être d'avis

to be of the opinion that; to think that, to opine that

Preposition

être à cran

to be on edge, to be edgy (to be very tense and irritated)

Verb

être humain

a human being

Noun

être debout

stand (be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)

Verb

être à l'os

to be destitute, to be penniless

Verb

être vivant

living being, living thing (something that lives, as opposed to being inanimate or dead)

Noun

être légion

to be legion, to be numerous, to abound

Verb

être mal vu

to be frowned upon

Verb

être le cas

be the case

Verb

être le pied

to be terrific, to be great (to be very pleasant)

Verb

être à ça de

to be [this] close to (doing something)

Verb

être bien vu

to be the done thing; to have a good reputation; to be well in with someone; to be well thought of; to be popular

Verb

être de mèche

to be in cahoots, to go cahoots

Verb

être du matin

to (like to) get up early, to be used to getting up early, to be an early riser; to be a morning person, to function better in the morning

Verb

être en butte

to be exposed to, be subject to, be the butt of

Verb

être l'éclate

to be a total blast, to be a lot of fun

Verb

être en fonds

to have money, to be in funds

Verb

être question

to be about, to be all about, to be a question of, to be a matter of

Verb

être à l'ouest

to be out to lunch, out of it, not with it, spaced out

Verb

être à la fête

to have a field day

Verb

être moins une

to be a near thing, to be a close call

Verb

être aux anges

to be on cloud nine, to be on top of the world, to be in seventh heaven, to be over the moon

Verb

être du gâteau

to be a piece of cake, to be very easy

Verb

être à la porte

to be locked out (of a building)

Verb

être dos au mur

to have one's back to the wall, to be up against the wall, to be backed into a corner, to have no way out

Verb

être aux prises

to fight, to grapple

Verb

être au plus bas

to have hit rock bottom, to be in the dumps

Verb

être dans le mal

to not be feeling good, to have a thick head

Verb

être dans le gaz

to be half-awake, to be tired

Verb

être grand temps

for it to be high time

Verb

être à la bourre

to be late or rushed

Verb

être de la tarte

to be a piece of cake, to be very easy

Verb

être de la partie

to be included; to be coming, to be in, to be game; to be there, not to be lacking

Verb

être dans la lune

to be lost in reveries; to be away with the fairies; to be daydreaming; to be in another world; to be distracted; to be absent-minded

Verb

être sur la paille

to be ruined, to be penniless

Verb

être sur les nerfs

to be on edge (to be very tense and irritated)

Verb

être sur les dents

to be knackered, to be exhausted; to be on edge

Verb

être un homme mort

to be a dead man, to be as good as dead, to be dead meat

Verb

être sur son départ

to be about to leave, to be on the way out

Verb

être à son avantage

to look good, to look one's best, to appear in one's best light

Verb

être de bon conseil

to give good advice

Verb

être en bons termes

to be on good terms with

Verb

être en bonne odeur

to have a good name

Verb

être au rendez-vous

to be there, to be present

Verb

être juge et partie

to act as judge in an affair in which one has a stake

Verb

être d'intelligence

to be in cahoots

Verb

être du dernier bien

to be very close, to be on the best of terms

Verb

être au fond du trou

to have hit rock bottom, to be in the dumps

Verb

être dans les nuages

to have one's head in the clouds

Verb

être sur les rotules

to be knackered, to be exhausted, to be on one's last legs

Verb

être dans le coaltar

to be very tired, sleepy

Verb

être au septième ciel

to be on cloud nine, to be on top of the world, to be in seventh heaven, to be over the moon

Verb

être aux petits soins

to see to (someone's) every need, to wait on hand and foot

Verb

être dans les transes

to be shaking in one's boots; to be very afraid

Verb

être en mauvais termes

to be on bad terms

Verb

être du pareil au même

same difference, six of one, half a dozen of the other

Verb

être au bout de sa vie

to be exhausted

Verb