Be
"Be" in French
aller
(elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar)
avoir
(auxiliary (archaic in English): used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs)
avoir
(used to state the age of a subject in years)
faire
(used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)
faire
(used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality)
venir
(elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar)
être
(auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)
être
(used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent)
être
(used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)
être
(used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)
être
(used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase)
être
(intransitive, non-copulative (usually literary in English): to exist; to have real existence)
être
(to occupy a place)
être
(to occur, take place)
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