that Signification, définition

Signification de that en français

• 0 indicates sb or sth which is farther away than others -- ce (before a consonant) / cet (before a vowel) … (là) [ masculine ]

  • Do you like this one or that one? Préfères-tu celui-ci ou celui-là ?

  • Those are nice. Ceux-là sont jolis.

  • Who’s that girl? Qui est cette fille ?

• 1 indicates sb or sth which has already been mentioned -- ce (before a consonant) / cet (before a vowel) [ masculine ]

  • At that moment, there was a loud bang. A cet instant, il y eut une forte détonation.

  • I never sent that card. Je n’ai jamais envoyé cette carte.

• 2 indicates sb or sth which is farther away than others -- cela / ça

  • That’s a beautiful car. C’est une voiture magnifique.

  • I liked the big one better than those. Je préfère le grand à ceux-là.

  • Who’s that, over there? Qui est-ce, là-bas ?

• 3 indicates sth which has already been mentioned -- celui/celle-là [ masculine-feminine ]

  • Try again. That’s better. Essaie à nouveau. Celui-là est mieux.

  • The first Indiana Jones – now that was a good movie. Le premier Indiana Jones ; celui-là était un bon film.

• 4 used to give extra information about a noun or pronoun -- qui

  • the dog that bit me le chien qui m’a mordu

  • the vacation that we took together les vacances que nous avons prises ensemble

• 5 indicates sb is doing sth well or correctly -- c’est ça

  • That’s it – now push with the other foot. C’est ça ; maintenant pousse avec ton autre pied.

  • Just two more paragraphs to write, and that’s it. Plus que deux paragraphes à rédiger et ça y est.

  • That’s it! I’m leaving. Ça suffit ! Je m’en vais.

  • That’s it! I know what’s wrong. C’est bien ça ! Je sais ce qui ne va pas.

  • Are you embarrassed? Is that it? Est-ce que tu es embarrassé ? C’est ça ?

• 6 indicates you refuse to do or say more -- un point c’est tout

  • You will not go out tonight, and that’s that. Tu ne sortiras pas ce soir, un point c’est tout.

• 7 used to add information or description after some verbs, adjectives, and nouns -- que

  • The police believe that she has been kidnapped. Les policiers pensent qu’elle a été enlevée.

  • It seems strange that he didn’t call. Ça paraît bizarre qu’il n’ait pas appelé.

  • That’s the TV that Dad wanted to buy. C’est la télévision que Papa voulait acheter.

• 8 emphasizes adjectives -- si

  • I didn’t know he was that tall. Je ne savais pas qu’il était si grand.

  • people who are that unlucky les gens qui sont tellement malchanceux / qui ont tellement peu de chance

  • He’s not all that good-looking. Il n’est vraiment pas si bien physiquement.

• 9 used to show sb with your hands how big sth is -- comme ça

  • It was about that long and that wide. Il faisait à peu près ça de long et ça de large.

• 10 used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc -- ce/cet/cette, ces (là)

  • Don’t take this book – take that one

  • At that time, I was living in Italy

  • When are you going to return those books?

• 11 used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc -- ce, cela, ça, celui/celle, ceux/celles (-là)

  • What is that you’ve got in your hand?

  • Who is that?

  • That is the Prime Minister

  • Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.

• 12 used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others -- qui, que

  • Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?

  • Who is the man (that) you were talking to?

• 13 (often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc -- que

  • I know (that) you didn’t do it

  • I was surprised (that) he had gone.

• 14 used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc -- dire que, si seulement

  • That I should be accused of murder!

  • Oh, that I were with her now!

• 15 so; to such an extent -- (aus)si

  • I didn’t realize she was that ill.