"cela" meaning in French

See cela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /sə.la/ Audio: Fr-cela.ogg
Etymology: By surface analysis, ce + là. See also -là. Etymology templates: {{surf|fr|ce|là}} By surface analysis, ce + là Head templates: {{fr-pron|mf}} cela m or f
  1. that Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: ça [informal] Derived forms: c’est cela, cela étant, comment cela
    Sense id: en-cela-fr-pron-jn~AI2r0

Verb

IPA: /sə.la/ Audio: Fr-cela.ogg
Etymology: By surface analysis, ce + là. See also -là. Etymology templates: {{surf|fr|ce|là}} By surface analysis, ce + là Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} cela
  1. third-person singular past historic of celer Tags: form-of, historic, past, singular, third-person Form of: celer
    Sense id: en-cela-fr-verb-0lEsU~m3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French pronouns, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 0 11 0 14 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 10 10 12 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 17 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 11 0 15 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 11 10 12 1 4 4 4 4 1 1 18 2

Alternative forms

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