Cela

that, it

s ə . l a → cela
pronoun · 3rd-person singular Rare #39,737
that, it Usually refers to something previously mentioned; less common in everyday speech than ça.
FR: Cela me fait plaisir.
EN: That makes me happy.
Forms of cela

Vous êtes Cela.

You are That.

"Cela n'est ni ne peut amener rien de bon."

This neither does nor can bring about anything good.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

«Cela me va, cela me va !» se dit Passepartout.

“That suits me, that suits me!” Passepartout said to himself.

"Cela a été une nuit."

It was a night.

— La dolce vita (1960)

"Cela ne regarde que vous."

That's none of your business.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

"Cela doit avoir une fin !"

This has to end!

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

"Cela fait-il un livre ?"

Does this make a book?

— Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (2007)

“Cela fut, est, et restera la vérité."

That was, is, and will remain the truth.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

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