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"This is not who she wants to talk to"
Ce n'est pas ____ elle veut parler.
In a related question, it was pointed out that we can say
J'ai oublié à qui elle veut parler.
In the case with the verb être, however, I don't think this would work. Do we have to use ce à qui?
I see two ways. Indeed, one uses celui/celle à qui, like you mention :
Ce n'est pas - la personne à qui - elle veut parler.
This is not - the person to whom - she wants to talk to.
and :
Ce n'est pas - à lui/elle - qu'elle - veut parler.
It is not - to this person - that she - wants to talk to.
Both mean approximately the same, with slight nuances.
In this case I would say the following even though it is not a very nice way to say it.
Ce n'est pas à elle qu' elle veut parler.
Which litterally means
It is not to her she wants to talk to.
