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1 glad
glad [glæd]( = pleased) to be glad (about sth) être content (de qch)• to be glad to do sth ( = happy) être content de faire qch ; ( = willing) se faire un plaisir de faire qch• glad to know you! très heureux de faire votre connaissance !* * *[glæd]2) ( cheering)••in one's glad rags — (colloq) sur son trente-et-un (colloq)
I'll be glad to see the back ou last of them — (colloq) je serai content de les voir partir
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2 many
beaucoup de, de nombreux;∎ many people beaucoup de ou bien des gens;∎ many years bien des années, de nombreuses années;∎ many times souvent, bien des fois;∎ she had cards from all her many admirers elle a reçu des cartes de ses nombreux admirateurs;∎ take as many books as you like prenez autant de livres ou tous les livres que vous voudrez;∎ they admitted as many people as they could ils ont laissé entrer autant de gens que possible;∎ we visited six cities in as many days nous avons visité six villes en autant de jours;∎ how many…? combien de…?;∎ how many students came? combien d'étudiants sont venus?;∎ so many people tant de gens;∎ there are only so many ways you can cook chicken il n'y a pas une infinité de façons de préparer le poulet;∎ too many people trop de gens;∎ we met a good many times on s'est vus bien des fois;∎ I've received a great many applications j'ai reçu de très nombreuses ou un grand nombre de candidatures2 pronounbeaucoup;∎ many of the audience were children il y avait de nombreux enfants ou beaucoup d'enfants dans l'assistance;∎ many of them beaucoup d'entre eux;∎ many's the time bien des fois;∎ many's the holiday I spent there j'y ai passé bien des vacances;∎ they admitted as many as they could ils ont laissé entrer autant de gens que possible;∎ as many again encore autant;∎ twice/three times as many deux/trois fois plus;∎ as many as 8,000 students enrolled jusqu'à ou près de 8000 étudiants se sont inscrits;∎ how many? combien?;∎ how many were there? combien étaient-ils?;∎ we can only fit in so many nous n'avons de place que pour un certain nombre de personnes;∎ don't give me too many ne m'en donne pas trop;∎ a good many un bon nombre;∎ a great many un grand nombre∎ many a time bien des fois;∎ literary many a time and oft maintes et maintes fois;∎ many a child would be glad of it bien des enfants s'en contenteraient∎ the many who loved her tous ceux qui l'aimaient;∎ the sacrifices made by the few for the many les sacrifices faits par la minorité pour la masse -
3 many
A quantif beaucoup de, un grand nombre de ; many people/cars beaucoup de gens/voitures, un grand nombre de gens/voitures ; many times de nombreuses fois, bien des fois ; for many years pendant de nombreuses années ; in many ways à bien des égards ; his many friends ses nombreux amis ; the many advantages of city life les nombreux avantages de la vie citadine ; how many people/times? combien de gens/fois? ; too many people/times trop de gens/fois ; a great many people énormément de gens, un très grand nombre de gens ; for a great many years pendant de nombreuses années ; a good many people/times pas mal ○ de gens/de fois ; like so many other women, she… comme tant d'autres femmes, elle… ; I have as many books as you (do) j'ai autant de livres que toi ; five exams in as many days cinq examens en autant de jours ; many a man would be glad of such an opportunity plus d'un homme se réjouirait d'une telle occasion ; I spent many a night there j'y ai passé de nombreuses nuits ; I've been there many a time, many's the time I've been there j'y suis allé maintes fois.B pron beaucoup ; not many pas beaucoup ; too many trop ; how many? combien? ; as many as you like autant que tu veux ; I didn't know there were so many je ne savais pas qu'il y en avait autant ; we don't need many more il ne nous en faut pas beaucoup plus ; many of them were killed beaucoup d'entre eux ont été tués ; there were too many of them ils étaient trop nombreux ; a good many of the houses were damaged un bon nombre des maisons ont été endommagées ; one/two too many un/deux de trop ; you've set one place too many tu as mis un couvert de trop.C n the many ( the masses) la foule, les masses fpl ; to sacrifice the interests of the few in favour of the many sacrifier les intérêts d'une minorité en faveur du plus grand nombre ; the many who loved her les nombreuses personnes qui l'ont aimée.to have had one too many ○ avoir bu un coup de trop ○. -
4 many
many [ˈmenɪ]• many happy returns! bon anniversaire !• how many? combien ?• how many people? combien de personnes ?• there were so many (that...) il y en avait tant (que...)► too many* * *['menɪ] 1.(comparative more; superlative most) quantifier beaucoup de, un grand nombre demany times — de nombreuses fois, bien des fois
how many people/times? — combien de personnes/fois?
2.many a man would be glad of such an opportunity — plus d'un homme se réjouirait d'une telle occasion
pronoun beaucoupto have had one too many — (colloq) avoir bu un coup de trop (colloq)
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