it I in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for it I in the English»French Dictionary

it's me, it's I

c'est moi

‘who wrote it?’—‘I did’

‘qui l'a écrit?’—‘moi’

keep it, I won't miss it

garde-le, je n'en aurai pas besoin

he did it, I suggest, because…

je pense qu'il l'a fait parce que…

Translations for it I in the French»English Dictionary

‘c'est confidentiel’—‘j'entends bien’

‘it's confidential’—‘I quite understand’

ah! voilà! (je comprends)

oh! that's it!, I see!

‘tu en as besoin?’—‘que oui!’

‘do you need it’—‘indeed I do!’

je te promets qu'il le regrettera

he'll regret it, I guarantee you

je n'ai pas pu résister, j'ai acheté un nouveau chapeau

I couldn't resist (it), I bought a new hat

la chance a voulu que je le croise

as luck would have it, I bumped into him

Translations for it I in the English»French Dictionary

I¹, i [Brit ʌɪ, Am aɪ] N

1. I (letter):

I

I, i m

Phrases:

I abrév écrite

île f

to dot the i's and cross the t's

mettre les points sur les i

I² [Brit ʌɪ, Am aɪ]

I PRON I is almost always translated by je which becomes j' before a vowel or mute h: I closed the door = j'ai fermé la porte. The emphatic form is moi.
For exceptions and particular uses see below.:

I

je, j'

I live in London

j'habite à Londres

here I am

me voici

there I am

me voilà

I didn't take it

ce n'est pas moi qui l'ai pris

he's a student but I'm not

il est étudiant mais moi pas

I who…

moi qui…

I who have seen

moi qui ai vu

he and I went to the cinema

lui et moi sommes allés au cinéma

i.e.

i.e. → that is

i.e.

c-à-d

IT N abrév

IT → information technology

See also information technology

information technology, IT N

information technology

informatique f

it [Brit ɪt, Am ɪt] PRON

1. it (in questions):

who is it?

qui est-ce?

who is it?

qui c'est? inf

it's me

c'est moi

where is it?

où est-il/elle?

where is it?

où est-ce que c'est?

where is it?

c'est où? inf

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

what is it?

c'est quoi? inf

what is it? (what's happening?)

qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what is it? (what is the matter?)

qu'est-ce qu'il y a?

how was it?

comment cela s'est-il passé?

how was it?

ça s'est passé comment? inf

2. it GAMES:

you're it!

c'est toi le chat!

I didn't have it in me to refuse

je n'ai pas eu le cœur de refuser

he's just not got it in him to do any better

il ne peut vraiment pas faire mieux

the best/worst of it is that …

ce qu'il y a de mieux/de pire la-dedans c'est que …

that's it! (in triumph)

voilà!, ça y est!

that's it! (in anger)

ça suffit!

we've had it now inf!

on est fichu! inf

the cooker's had it inf!

la cuisinière est fichue! inf

I've had it (with this job)

j'en ai ras le bol (de ce travail) inf

to have it in for sb inf

en vouloir à qn

to be with it inf

être branché inf

to be with it inf

être dans le vent

it's [Brit ɪts, Am ɪts]

it's → it is, → it has

it I in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for it I in the English»French Dictionary

it's [or I have it] in my possession

c'est en ma possession

it's true, I promise you

c'est vrai, je t'assure

it's time I was off

il est temps que je m'en aille subj

he doesn't do it like I do

il ne le fait pas comme moi

I agree that it's expensive, it's expensive, I agree

c'est cher, je suis d'accord

it's the least I can do

c'est la moindre des choses

I make it 5000

je trouve 5000

I saw it coming

je m'y attendais

Translations for it I in the French»English Dictionary

arrête, je ne te crois pas!

stop it, I don't believe you!

c'est la moindre des choses

it's the least I could do

Translations for it I in the English»French Dictionary

I, i [aɪ] <-'s> N

I

I m

I

i m

I as in India

i comme Irma

I pers pron (1st person sing)

I

je

I

j' + vowel

she and I

elle et moi

I/O N

I/O comput abbreviation of input/output

I/O

E/S f

i.e. [ˌaɪ·ˈi]

i.e. abbreviation of id est

i.e.

c-à-d.

it's [ɪts]

it's = it is, be

See also be

I.be <was, been> [bi] VB intr + adj or n

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's American/a dentist

il est Américain/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues fpl se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? – I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? – je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on welfare

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50¢

ce livre fait 50 cents

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? – he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? – il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/il y a du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

Phrases:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi] VB aux

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-il possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] to +infin , ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin , ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...

I.it [ɪt] dem pron

it

ce

it

c' + vowel

who was it?

qui était-ce?

it is ...

c'est ...

it is ...

ça est ... Belg

it all

tout cela

it's Paul who did that

c'est Paul qui a fait ça

II.it [ɪt] pers pron

it

il(elle)

your pen/card? it is on my desk

ton stylo/ta carte? il/elle est sur mon bureau

III.it [ɪt] impers pron

it

il

what time is it?

quelle heure est-il?

it's cold, it's snowing

il fait froid, il neige

it's 10 miles to the town

il y a 10 miles jusqu'à la ville

it seems that ...

il semble que ...

it is said that ...

on dit que ...

IV.it [ɪt] objective pron

1. it (direct object):

it

le(la)

it

l' + vowel

your card? I took it?

ta carte? je l'ai prise

I can do it

je peux le/la faire

2. it (indirect object):

it

lui

give it something to eat

donne-lui à manger

3. it (prepositional object):

I heard about it

j'en ai entendu parler

I'm afraid of it

j'en ai peur

I'm just coming back from it

j'en reviens

I went to it

j'y suis allé

I fell into it

j'y suis tombé

think of it

pensez-y

put the glass on/beside it

mets le verre dessus/à côté

4. it (non-specific object):

it

en

to have it in for sb

en avoir après qn

Phrases:

that's it!

ça y est!

that's it! (in anger)

ça suffit!

this is it!

nous y sommes!

IT [ˌaɪ·ˈti] N

IT comput abbreviation of Information Technology

IT

informatique f