ci-gît in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ci-gît in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Translations for ci-gît in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.here [Brit hɪə, Am hɪr] ADV When here is used to indicate the location of an object/point etc close to the speaker, it is generally translated by ici: come and sit here = viens t'asseoir ici.
When the location is not so clearly defined, is the usual translation: he's not here at the moment = il n'est pas là pour l'instant.
Remember that voici is used to translate here is when the speaker is drawing attention to an object/a place/a person etc physically close to him or her.
For examples and particular usages, see entry below.

1. here (indicating place):

ci-gît

II.here [Brit hɪə, Am hɪr] INTERJ inf

III.here [Brit hɪə, Am hɪr]

See also here and now

I.lie [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] N

II.lie <pres part lying; pret, pp lied> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB trans

2. lie < pres part lying; prét lay; pp lain; also for senses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8>:

ci-gît John Brown

3. lie (be situated) (gen):

lie MATH point:

See also wait, land

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.land [Brit land, Am lænd] N

ci-gît in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ci-gît in the French»English Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

French
Le même verbe est employé dans la formule « ci-gît » (ici repose).
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Supposée être inscrite sur le tombeau lui-même, une épitaphe peut commencer par ci-gît ou par la formule plus moderne ici repose ou par leur pluriel ci-gisent et ici reposent.
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