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A ○ n the usual la même chose que d'habitude ; ‘what did he say?’-‘oh, the usual’ ‘qu'est-ce qu'il a dit?’-‘oh, toujours la même chose’ ; your usual, sir? ( in bar) comme d'habitude, monsieur?B adj [attitude, behaviour, form, procedure, problem, route, place, time] habituel/-elle ; [word, term] usuel/-elle ; available at the usual price disponible au prix habituel ; roast beef with all the usual trimmings un rôti de bœuf avec la garniture traditionnelle ; it is usual for sb to do c'est normal pour qn de faire ; they left earlier than was usual for them ils sont partis plus tôt que d'habitude ; it is usual to do, the usual practice is to do il est d'usage de faire ; they did/said all the usual things ils ont fait/dit tout ce qu'il est d'usage de faire/dire ; she was her usual cheerful self elle était gaie, comme d'habitude ; as usual comme d'habitude ; ‘business as usual’ ‘la vente continue’ ; it was business as usual at the school on travaillait comme d'habitude à l'école ; as usual with such accidents comme toujours dans ces accidents ; as is usual at this time of year/at these events comme il est d'usage à cette époque de l'année/dans ces occasions ; more/less than usual plus/moins que d'habitude ; he is better prepared/less awkward than usual il est mieux préparé/moins mal à l'aise que d'habitude ; as usual with Max, everything has to be perfect! comme d'habitude avec Max, tout doit être parfait!
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