What does ceux in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word ceux in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ceux in French.
The word ceux in French means the ones, these, they, those, that lot, those very ones, be the kind of person who, the early bird catches the worm. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word ceux
the onespronom (pluriel de celui) (pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.") Je n'aime pas tes dessins, je préfère ceux de Paul. I don't like your drawings; I prefer the ones by Paul. |
thesepronom (ces personnes-ci, ces objets-ci) (pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.") Quels pulls préférez-vous : ceux-ci ou ceux-là ? |
theypronom (désigne ce dont on vient de parler) (pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.") Mes cousins m'ont beaucoup aidé. En effet, ceux-ci m'ont prêté de l'argent quand je n'avais plus rien. |
thosepronom (ces personnes-ci, ces objets-ci) (pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.") Quels pulls préférez-vous : ceux-ci ou ceux-là ? Ceux-là ne viennent jamais, ceux-ci toujours. |
that lotpronom (péjoratif (des personnes précises) (pejorative) (pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.") Ceux-là, il faut toujours qu'ils se fassent remarquer ! |
those very onespronom (les personnes qui) Ce sont ceux-là même qui étaient pour ce projet qui le critiquent maintenant ! |
be the kind of person wholocution verbale (faire partie de ceux qui) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
the early bird catches the worm(il ne faut pas tarder à agir) (figurative) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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