that

that
that [ðæt, ðət]
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1. demonstrative adjective
2. demonstrative pronoun
3. relative pronoun
4. conjunction
5. adverb
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(plural those)
1. demonstrative adjective
   a. (unstressed) ce ; (masculine before vowel and silent "h") cet, cette f ces mfpl
• that noise ce bruit
• that man cet homme
• that idea cette idée
• those books ces livres
• those houses ces maisons
• what about that £20 I lent you? et ces 20 livres que je t'ai prêtées ?
   b. (stressed, or as opposed to this, these) ce ...-là, cet ...-là cette ...-là, ces ...-là
• I mean THAT book c'est de ce livre-là que je parle
• I like that photo better than this one je préfère cette photo-là à celle-ci
• but that Saturday ... mais ce samedi-là ...
► that one, those ones celui-là m celle-là f ceux-là mpl celles-là fpl
• which video do you want? -- that one quelle vidéo veux-tu ? -- celle-là
• of all his records, I like that one best de tous ses disques, c'est celui-là que je préfère
• the only blankets we have are those ones there les seules couvertures que nous ayons sont celles-là
• there's little to choose between this model and that one il n'y a pas grande différence entre ce modèle-ci et l'autre► that much
• I can't carry that much je ne peux pas porter tout ça
2. demonstrative pronoun
   a. (singular) ( = that thing, event, statement, person) cela, ça ce
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ça is commoner and less formal than cela; ce is used as a pronoun only as the subject of être.
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• what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?
• do you like that? vous aimez cela ?
• that's enough! ça suffit !
• that's fine! c'est parfait !
• that's what they've been told c'est ce qu'on leur a dit
• that is (to say) ... c'est-à-dire ...
• who's that? qui est-ce ? ; (on phone) qui est à l'appareil ?
• is that you Paul? c'est toi Paul ?
• that's the boy I told you about c'est le garçon dont je t'ai parlé
► that which ( = what) (subject of clause) ce qui ; (object of clause) ce que
• this is the opposite of that which the government claims to have done c'est le contraire de ce que le gouvernement prétend avoir fait
   b. ( = that one, those ones) celui-là m, celle-là f ceux-là mpl, celles-là fpl
• a recession like that une récession comme celle-là
• a recession like that of 1973-74 une récession comme celle de 1973-74
• those over there ceux-là (or celles-là) là-bas
• are those our seats? est-ce que ce sont nos places ?
• those are nice sandals elles sont belles, ces sandales
► that which ( = the one which) celui qui m celle qui f
• the true cost often differs from that which is first projected le coût réel est souvent différent de celui qui était prévu à l'origine► those which ( = the ones which) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl
• those which are here ceux qui sont ici► those who ( = the ones who) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl
• those who came ceux qui sont venus
• there are those who say ... certains disent ...
   c. (set structures)
► at that!
• and there were six of them at that! et en plus ils étaient six !► by that
• what do you mean by that? qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire par là ?► that's it ( = the job's finished) ça y est ; ( = that's what I mean) c'est ça ; ( = that's all) c'est tout ; ( = I've had enough) ça suffit
► that's just it c'est bien le problème
• sorry, I wasn't listening -- that's just it, you never listen! désolé, je n'écoutais pas -- c'est bien le problème, tu n'écoutes jamais !► so that's that alors c'est ça
• so that's that then, you're leaving? alors c'est ça, tu t'en vas ?
• and so that was that et les choses en sont restées là► with that sur ce
• with that she burst into tears en disant cela elle a éclaté en sanglots
3. relative pronoun
   a. (subject of clause) qui ; (object of clause) que
• the man that came to see you l'homme qui est venu vous voir
• the letter that I sent yesterday la lettre que j'ai envoyée hier
   b. ► that ... + preposition lequel m laquelle f lesquels mpl lesquelles fpl
• the pen that she was writing with le stylo avec lequel elle écrivait
• the box that you put it in la boîte dans laquelle vous l'avez mis
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à + lequel, lesquels and lesquelles combine to give auquel, auxquels and auxquelles.
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• the problem that we are faced with le problème auquel nous sommes confrontés
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► When that + preposition refers to people, preposition + qui can also be used.
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• the man that she was dancing with l'homme avec lequel or avec qui elle dansait
• the children that I spoke to les enfants auxquels or à qui j'ai parlé
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dont is used when the French verb takes de.
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• the girl/the book that I told you about la jeune fille/le livre dont je vous ai parlé
4. conjunction
que
• he said that he had seen her il a dit qu'il l'avait vue
• he was speaking so softly that I could hardly hear him il parlait si bas que je l'entendais à peine
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que cannot be omitted in a second clause if it has a different subject.
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• he said that he was very busy and his secretary would deal with it il a dit qu'il était très occupé et que sa secrétaire s'en occuperait
► in that dans la mesure où
• it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free c'est un investissement intéressant dans la mesure où il est exonéré d'impôts► not that non (pas) que
• not that I want to do it non que je veuille le faire
5. adverb
   a. ( = so) si
• it's not that important/bad ce n'est pas si important/mal (que ça)
• I couldn't go that far je ne pourrais pas aller si loin
   b. ( = so very) (inf) tellement
• when I found it I was that relieved! lorsque je l'ai trouvé, je me suis senti tellement soulagé !
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1. [ðæt, ðət]
determiner (pl those) ce/cet/cette/ces

that chair/that man over there — cette chaise/cet homme là-bas

I said that dress! — j'ai dit cette robe-là!

you can't do it that way — tu ne peux pas le faire comme ça

he went that way — il est allé par là

those patients (who are) able to walk — les patients qui sont capables de marcher

that train crash last year — la collision ferroviaire qui a eu lieu l'an dernier

that lazy son of yours — ton paresseux de fils

2. [ðæt]
demonstrative pronoun (pl those)
1) (that one) celui-/celle-/ceux-/celles-là

we prefer this to that — nous préférons celui-ci à celui-là

2) (the thing or person observed or mentioned) cela, ça, ce

what's that? — qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?

who's that? — gen qui est-ce?; (on phone) qui est à l'appareil?

is that John? — c'est John?

who told you that? — qui t'a dit ça?

that's how he did it — c'est comme ça qu'il l'a fait

what did he mean by that? — qu'est-ce qu'il entendait par là?

that's bureaucrats for you! — c'est ça les bureaucrates!

before that, he had always lived in London — avant cela, il avait toujours vécu à Londres

3) (before relative pronoun)

those who... — ceux qui...

3. [ðət]
relative pronoun (subject) qui; (object) que; (with preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles

the woman that won — la femme qui a gagné

the book that I bought — le livre que j'ai acheté

the house that they live in — la maison dans laquelle ils vivent

the man that I received the letter from — l'homme dont j'ai reçu la lettre

the day that she arrived — le jour où elle est arrivée

4. [ðət]
conjunction
1) gen que

he said that he had finished — il a dit qu'il avait fini

it's likely that they are out — il est probable qu'ils sont sortis

2) (expressing wish)

oh that he would come — s'il pouvait venir; (expressing surprise)

that she should treat me so badly! — comment peut-elle me traiter comme ça!

that it should come to this! — comment peut-on en arriver là!

5. [ðæt]
adverb (to the extent shown)

it's about that thick — c'est à peu près épais comme ça

she's that much smaller than me — elle est plus petite que moi de ça

I can't do that much work in one day — je ne peux pas faire autant de travail dans une journée

he can't swim that far — il ne peut pas nager aussi loin

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...and (all) that — ...et tout ça

...and he's very nice at that! — ...et en plus il est très gentil!

I might well go at that! — en fait, je pourrais bien y aller!

at that, he got up and left — en entendant cela, il s'est levé et est parti

with that he got up and left — sur ce il s'est levé et est parti

that is (to say)... — c'est-à-dire...

that's it! — (that's right) c'est ça!; (that's enough) ça suffit!

I don't want to see you again and that's that! — je ne veux pas te revoir point final!

well, that's it then! — il n'y a rien de plus à faire!


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