c‘est

it is; that is; this is

→ ce
phrase Uncommon #11,168
it is; that is; this is Very common contraction of ce + est. Used to identify, describe, or introduce a person, thing, idea, or situation. In spoken French, it can also appear in questions and emphatic structures like c‘est toi qui...
FR: C‘est mon livre.
EN: It’s my book.

C ‘est bon, Saïd, ramène-toi.

Okay, Saïd, come back.

— La Haine (1995)

Ça, c ‘est de la méthode.

Now that's a method.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est pas pour les enfants, ça.

That's not for children.

— La Haine (1995)

Le plus dur, c ‘est de s'arrêter à temps.

The hardest part is knowing when to stop.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est ça.

That's it.

— La Haine (1995)

Téma, c ‘est David!

Téma, it's David!

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est les pires.

They're the worst.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est un super appart.

It's a great apartment.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est joli.

It's pretty.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est quoi, ça?

What’s that?

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est bon, arrête de flamber.

All right, stop showing off.

— La Haine (1995)

Ouais, c ‘est possible?

Yeah, is that possible?

— La Haine (1995)

Ça, c ‘est la police.

That's the police.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est pas un trou.

It's not a hole.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est Astérix qu a ton argent.

It's Asterix who's got your money.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est l atterrissage.

This is the landing.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est ça, le plus dur.

That’s the hardest part.

— La Haine (1995)

Quoi, c ‘est pas possible?

What, that's not possible?

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est le fil du clignotant.

It's the turn signal wire.

— La Haine (1995)

Mais le problème, c ‘est que, faut se soulager, faut chier.

But the problem is, you have to relieve yourself, you have to shit.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est toi qui as le calibre, non?

You're the one with the right caliber, aren't you?

— La Haine (1995)

Qui c ‘est qu'a raison?

Who is right?

— La Haine (1995)

Se calmer, c ‘est le plus difficile.

Calming down is the hardest part.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est bon.

It's okay.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est quoi l’histoire?

What's the story?

— La Haine (1995)

Il paraît que c ‘est toi qui as mon argent?

It seems that you're the one who has my money?

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est Hercule, la vraie racaille.

That’s Hercules, a real lowlife.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est ma vie qu'est là-dedans.

My whole life is in there.

— La Haine (1995)

Non, c ‘est la mère de Vinz en YZ.

No, that's Vinz's mother in YZ.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est ça, mon problème, c'est ça.

That's it—that's my problem.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est le fil du klaxon.

It's the horn wire.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est tout.

That's all.

— La Haine (1995)

Qui c ‘est qui sait conduire?

Who knows how to drive?

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est fini, quoi.

It's over, you know.

— La Haine (1995)

Tu vois, c ‘est comme ça.

You see, that's how it is.

— La Haine (1995)

C ‘est quoi, cet enculé de sa mère?

What the hell is this motherfucker?

— La Haine (1995)