In French, one of the most versatile and important expression is "c'est". One of its many translation is "it is".
How to express "it is" in French
Look at these examples:
Attention, c'est chaud !Watch out, it's hot!
C'est très ennuyeux !It's very boring.
C'est bleu.It's blue.
Note that to describe things in general in French, you can use :
c'est (it is/this is/that is) + a simple adjective (describing word)
See also Standalone adjectives after c'est are always masculine
and more advanced "C'est" vs "Il/Elle est" to say it is/she is/he is in French
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