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afterthought n pensée f après coup ; our youngest was an afterthought notre dernier enfant est arrivé sur le tard ; as an afterthought après coup, en y repensant ; almost as an afterthought comme en y repensant. -
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afterthought ['ɑ:ftəθɔ:t]pensée f après coup;∎ I had an afterthought j'ai pensé après coup;∎ I only mentioned it as an afterthought j'en ai seulement parlé après coup, quand l'idée m'est venue;∎ the west wing was added as an afterthought l'aile ouest a été ajoutée après coupUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > afterthought
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afterthought [ˈα:ftəθɔ:t]* * *['ɑːftəθɔːt], US ['æf-]noun pensée f après coupas an afterthought — après coup, en y repensant
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idée/pensée venue après coup [esprit d'escalier]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > afterthought
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1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) après2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) après3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) derrière4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) après5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) après6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) (dix heures quinze)2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) après3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) après (que)- afterthought - afterwards - after all - be after
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