"C'est ma meilleure amie."

Translation: She is my best friend.

[jdcronin]

so are the phrases "C'est ma meilleure amie" and "elle est ma meilleure amie" pretty much interchangeable? I'm a little confused as to the difference. aidez-moi!

[la.coccinelle]

If there's a modifier before the noun - like un, une, etc. - you use c'est instead of il/elle est.

[Jaceyuan]

"meilleure"=better, why is it "best" here ?

[alleigh25]

In both French and Spanish (and some other languages, I assume), instead of having separate words for "better" and "best," the difference is made clear by context. If it has the word "the" in front of it, it means best.

[VEddie]

It can mean both, just depends in the context.

[QueenOfNeckbeard]

I'm assuming it's because "better friend" sounds weird in most context