comme

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See also: commé and cómme

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French comme, from Old French come, from Late Latin quōmodo et.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

comme

  1. as (in the role of, by way of)
    Je travaille comme artiste.
    I work as an artist.
    Qu'est-ce que vous avez comme vin ?
    What (kind of) wine do you have?
    (literally, “What do you have as wine?”)
    Il y a que ça comme eau dans une noix de coco ?!
    This is all the water you get in a coconut?!
    (literally, “There is only this (= this is all you get) as water in a coconut?!”)
    • 2011, Christian Depover, Thierry Karsenti, Enseigner avec les technologies: Favoriser les apprentissages, développer des compétences, PUQ, →ISBN:
      La baladodiffusion est ainsi utilisée comme outil à potentiel cognitif, parce qu'elle permet, relativement facilement, de diffuser un contenu audio ou vidéo qui peut, par la suite, être écouté ou vu à tout moment par l'apprenant. Par ailleurs, les responsables du projet rappellent que les étudiants l'utilisent également pour écouter des balados de chroniques audio comme celles de The New England Journal of Medicine, une des plus importantes revues en médecine au monde.
      Therefore, podcasting is used as a tool with cognitive potential, because it allows for the relatively easy distribution of audio or video content, which can subsequently be listened to or watched at any moment by the learner. Furthermore, the project managers remark that the students also use it to listen to audio podcast series, such as those of the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the most important medical journals in the world.
  2. like, as
    Tu parles comme un fou. ― You're talking like a crazy person.
    J'agis comme il faut. ― I do as I must.
  3. such as
    des philosophes comme Descartes, Spinoza ou Kant ― philosophers such as Descartes, Spinoza, or Kant
  4. how
    Comme tu es belle ce soir ! ― How beautiful you are tonight!
  5. because, as, since
    Synonyms: puisque, car
    Comme j'étais malade, il est venu me voir. ― As I was ill, he came to see me.
    • 2018, Zaz, Plume:
      J'entends les rires sur mon passage ; il paraît que je suis trop fragile. Mais comme les critiques glissent sur le plumage, être une plume rend les choses plus faciles.
      I hear the laughter as I pass; it seems that I'm too fragile. But since criticism is like water off a duck's back, being a feather makes things easier.

Particle

comme

  1. (colloquial, Canada) like

Usage notes

Comme is used in similes in the same way that as or like is in English, for example laid comme un pou, dormir comme un bébé. For more similes, see Category:French similes

Derived terms

References

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French come.

Conjunction

comme

  1. as, like
    • 1609, André Rivet, Sommaire et abrégé des controverses de notre temps touchant la religion, page 208:
      L'Eglise est comme un grand fleuve
      The church is like a large river

Descendants

  • French: comme

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French come, from Late Latin quōmodo et.

Conjunction

comme (Guernsey)

  1. like, as
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 523:
      Jaune coume q'zette.
      As yellow as a daffodil.
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