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1 will

will [wɪl]

1. modal verb

   a. (future)

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► When will or 'll is used to form the future, it is often translated by the future tense.

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• he will speak il parlera

• you'll regret it some day tu le regretteras un jour

• we will come too nous viendrons (nous) aussi

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► In the following examples the main verb is future, the other is present: in French both verbs must be in the future tense.

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• what will he do when he finds out? qu'est-ce qu'il fera lorsqu'il s'en apercevra ?

• we'll do all we can nous ferons tout ce que nous pourrons

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► When will or 'll indicates the more immediate future, aller + verb is used.

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• I'll give you a hand with that je vais te donner un coup de main avec ça

• he will be here shortly il va bientôt arriver

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► When will or won't is used in short replies, no verb is used in French.

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• will he come too? -- yes he will est-ce qu'il viendra aussi ? -- oui

• I'll go with you -- oh no you won't! je vais vous accompagner -- non, certainement pas !

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► When won't is used in question tags, eg won't it, won't you the translation is often n'est-ce pas.

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• you will come to see us, won't you? vous viendrez nous voir, n'est-ce pas ?

• that'll be okay, won't it? ça ira, n'est-ce pas ?

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► When future meaning is made clear by words like tomorrow, or next week, the present tense can also be used in French.

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• he'll be here tomorrow il arrive or il arrivera demain

• I'll phone you tonight je t'appelle or je t'appellerai ce soir

   b. (future perfect)

► will have + past participle

• the holiday will have done him good les vacances lui auront fait du bien

• he will have left by now il sera déjà parti à l'heure qu'il est

   c. (habitual actions)

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► When will indicates that something commonly happens, the present is used in French.

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• he will sit for hours doing nothing il reste assis pendant des heures à ne rien faire

• the car will do 150km/h cette voiture fait du 150 km/h

• thieves will often keep a stolen picture for years les voleurs gardent souvent un tableau volé pendant des années

   d. (requests, orders)

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► The present tense of vouloir is often used.

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• will you be quiet! veux-tu (bien) te taire !

• will you please sit down! voulez-vous vous asseoir, s'il vous plaît !

• will you help me? -- yes I will tu veux m'aider ? -- oui, je veux bien

• will you promise to be careful? tu me promets de faire attention ?

► won't ( = refuse(s) to)

the window won't open la fenêtre ne veut pas s'ouvrir

• she won't let me drive the car elle ne veut pas me laisser conduire la voiture

• will you promise? -- no I won't tu me le promets ? -- non

   e. (invitations, offers) will you have a cup of coffee? voulez-vous prendre un café ?

• will you join us for a drink? voulez-vous prendre un verre avec nous ?

• won't you come with us? vous ne voulez pas venir (avec nous) ?

• I'll help you if you like je vais vous aider si vous voulez

   f. ( = must) that will be the taxi ça doit être le taxi

• she'll be about forty elle doit avoir quarante ans environ

• you'll be thinking I'm crazy tu dois penser que je suis fou

2. willed transitive verb

preterite, past participle

   a. ( = urge by willpower) he was willing her to look at him il l'adjurait intérieurement de le regarder

   b. ( = bequeath) to will sth to sb léguer qch à qn

3. noun

   a. ( = determination) volonté f

• he has a will of his own il sait ce qu'il veut

• he has a strong will il a beaucoup de volonté

• the will to live la volonté de survivre

• to do sth against sb's will faire qch contre la volonté de qn (PROV) where there's a will there's a way(PROV) vouloir c'est pouvoir

► at will

• an employer who can sack you at will un employeur qui peut vous licencier comme il le veut

• I can speed up and slow down at will je peux accélérer et ralentir comme je veux

   b. ( = document) testament m

• to make a will faire son testament

• he left it to me in his will il me l'a légué par testament

• the last will and testament of... les dernières volontés de...

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I 1. [wɪl, əl]
modal auxiliary

1) ( to express the future)

she'll help you — elle t'aidera; ( in the near future) elle va t'aider

must I phone him or will you? — est-ce que je dois lui téléphoner ou est-ce que tu vas le faire?

I've said I'll repay you and I will — j'ai dit que je te rembourserai et je le ferai

2) (expressing consent, willingness)

‘will you help me?’ - ‘yes, I will’ — ‘est-ce que tu m'aideras?’ - ‘oui, bien sûr’

he won't cooperate — il ne veut pas coopérer

‘have a chocolate’ - ‘thank you, I will’ — ‘prends un chocolat’ - ‘volontiers, merci’

I will not be talked to like that — je n'accepte pas qu'on me parle sur ce ton

I won't have it said of me that I'm mean — il ne sera pas dit que je suis mesquin

will you or won't you? — c'est oui ou c'est non?

do what ou as you will — fais ce que tu veux

will do! — (colloq) d'accord!

3) (in commands, requests)

will you pass the salt, please? — est-ce que tu peux me passer le sel, s'il te plaît?

‘I can give the speech’ - ‘you will not!’ — ‘je peux faire le discours’ - ‘pas question!’

‘I'll do it’ - ‘no you won't’ — ‘je vais le faire’ - ‘il n'en est pas question’

will you please listen to me! — est-ce que tu vas m'écouter!

wait a minute will you! — attends un peu!

4) (in offers, invitations)

will you marry me? — est-ce que tu veux m'épouser?

you'll have another cake, won't you? — vous prendrez bien un autre gâteau?

5) ( expressing custom or habit)

they will usually ask for a deposit — ils demandent généralement une caution

any teacher will tell you that... — n'importe quel professeur te dira que...

these things will happen — ce sont des choses qui arrivent; ( in exasperation)

she will keep repeating the same old jokes — elle n'arrête pas de répéter les mêmes blagues

6) ( expressing conjecture or assumption)

that will be my sister — ça doit être ma sœur

they won't be aware of what has happened — ils ne doivent pas savoir ce qui s'est passé

that will have been last month — ça devait être le mois dernier

you'll have gathered that — vous aurez compris que

7) ( expressing ability or capacity to do)

the lift will hold 12 — l'ascenseur peut transporter 12 personnes

that jug won't hold a litre — ce pichet ne contient pas un litre

this chicken won't feed six — ce poulet n'est pas assez gros pour six personnes

the car won't start — la voiture ne veut pas démarrer
2.
transitive verb

1) ( urge)

to will somebody's death — souhaiter ardemment la mort de quelqu'un

to will somebody to do — supplier mentalement quelqu'un de faire

to will somebody to live — prier pour que quelqu'un vive

2) (wish, desire) vouloir

3) Law léguer
3.
reflexive verb

he willed himself to stand up — au prix d'un effort surhumain il a réussi à se lever
II 1. [wɪl]
noun

1) volonté f ( to do de faire)

to have a strong/weak will — avoir beaucoup/peu de volonté

to have a will of one's own — faire ce qu'on a envie de faire

strength of will — force de caractère

against my will — contre mon gré

to do something with a will — faire quelque chose de bon cœur

to lose the will to live — ne plus avoir envie de vivre

2) Law testament m

the last will and testament of — les dernières volontés de

to leave somebody something in one's will — léguer quelque chose à quelqu'un
2.
at will adverbial phrase [select, take] à volonté

you can change it at will — tu peux le changer quand tu veux

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where there's a will there's a way — Prov quand on veut on peut Prov

English-French dictionary > will

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