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être
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 humain
a human being
Noun
être légion
to be legion, to be numerous, to abound
Verb
être mal vu
to be frowned upon
Verb
être à l'os
to be destitute, to be penniless
Verb
être à cran
to be on edge, to be edgy (to be very tense and irritated)
Verb
être le cas
be the case
Verb
être debout
stand (be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
Verb
être d'avis
to be of the opinion that; to think that, to opine that
Preposition
être vivant
living being, living thing (something that lives, as opposed to being inanimate or dead)
Noun
être à ça de
to be [this] close to (doing something)
Verb
être le pied
to be terrific, to be great (to be very pleasant)
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 en butte
to be exposed to, be subject to, be the butt of
Verb
être en fonds
to have money, to be in funds
Verb
être l'éclate
to be a total blast, to be a lot of fun
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 question
to be about, to be all about, to be a question of, to be a matter of
Verb
être de mèche
to be in cahoots, to go cahoots
Verb
être du gâteau
to be a piece of cake, to be very easy
Verb
être à la fête
to have a field day
Verb
être à l'ouest
to be out to lunch, out of it, not with it, spaced out
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 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 à la porte
to be locked out (of a building)
Verb
être aux prises
to fight, to grapple
Verb
être grand temps
for it to be high time
Verb
être dans le gaz
to be half-awake, to be tired
Verb
être dans le mal
to not be feeling good, to have a thick head
Verb
être au plus bas
to have hit rock bottom, to be in the dumps
Verb
être de la tarte
to be a piece of cake, to be very easy
Verb
être à la bourre
to be late or rushed
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 les nerfs
to be on edge (to be very tense and irritated)
Verb
être un homme mort
to be a dead man, to be as good as dead, to be dead meat
Verb
être sur les dents
to be knackered, to be exhausted; to be on edge
Verb
être sur la paille
to be ruined, to be penniless
Verb
être sur son départ
to be about to leave, to be on the way out
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être à son avantage
to look good, to look one's best, to appear in one's best light
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être de bon conseil
to give good advice
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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 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 du dernier bien
to be very close, to be on the best of terms
Verb
être dans le coaltar
to be very tired, sleepy
Verb
être dans les transes
to be shaking in one's boots; to be very afraid
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 au bout de sa vie
to be exhausted
Verb
être en mauvaise odeur
to have an ill name
Verb
être du pareil au même
same difference, six of one, half a dozen of the other
Verb