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121 WHO
who [hu:]• who's there? qui est là ?• who are you? qui êtes-vous ?• who has the book? (qui est-ce) qui a le livre ?• who does he think he is? il se prend pour qui ?• who came with you? (qui est-ce) qui est venu avec vous ?• who(m) did you see? qui avez-vous vu ?• who(m) did you speak to? à qui avez-vous parlé ?• who's the book by? le livre est de qui ?• who is he to tell me...? (indignantly) de quel droit est-ce qu'il me dit... ?* * *noun (abrév = World Health Organization) OMS f -
122 whoever
whoever [hu:ˈevər]a. ( = anyone that) quiconque• whoever told you that? qui donc vous a dit ça ?• whoever did you give it to? vous l'avez donné à qui ?* * *[huː'evə(r)]1) ( the one that)whoever wins the election will have to deal with the problem — celui ou celle qui gagnera les élections devra faire face au problème
2) ( anyone that) quiwhoever saw the accident should contact the police — quiconque a assisté à l'accident devrait contacter la police
3) ( all who) tous ceux qui4) ( no matter who)come out whoever you are — qui que vous soyez, sortez de là
5) ( who on earth) qui -
123 whom
whom [hu:m]• whom did you see? qui avez-vous vu ?• when was the photo taken and by whom? quand est-ce que la photo a été prise et par qui ?b. (relative pronoun) my aunt, whom I love dearly ma tante, que j'aime tendrement• my daughters, both of whom are married mes filles, qui sont toutes les deux mariées* * *[huːm]Note: In questions, qui on its own requires inversion of the verb: whom do you wish to see? = qui voulez-vous voir? but qui followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: qui est-ce que vous voulez voir?1) ( interrogative) qui (est-ce que); ( after prepositions) quiwhom did she meet? — qui a-t-elle rencontré?, qui est-ce qu'elle a rencontré?
2) ( relative) que; ( after prepositions) quithe person to whom/of whom I spoke — la personne à qui/de qui or dont j'ai parlé
...four of whom are young and all of whom are single —...dont quatre sont jeunes et qui sont tous célibataires
Kirsten and Matthew, both of whom had ridden before — Kirsten et Matthew, qui avaient déjà fait du cheval tous les deux
she pointed to the boys, one of whom was laughing — elle a indiqué le groupe de garçons dont un riait
3) ( whoever) qui -
124 whose
whose [hu:z]• whose is this? à qui est ceci ?• whose is this hat? à qui est ce chapeau ?• whose hat is this? à qui est ce chapeau ?• whose son are you? vous êtes le fils de qui ?• whose book is missing? à qui est le livre qui manque ?• whose fault is it? c'est la faute de qui ?* * *[huːz] 1.pronoun à qui2.whose did you take? — tu as pris celui/celle etc de qui?
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125 worse
worse [wɜ:s]1. adjective• I'm bad at English, but worse at maths je suis mauvais en anglais et pire en maths• things could be worse! ça pourrait être pire !• and, what's worse,... et, qui pis est...• and, to make matters worse, he... et pour ne rien arranger, il...• to be the worse for drink ( = drunk) être ivre• you're worse than he is! tu es pire que lui !d. ( = more harmful) smoking is worse for you than cholesterol le tabac est plus mauvais pour la santé que le cholestérol2. adverba. (in quality, behaviour) [sing, play] plus mal• and, worse,... et, qui pis est,...• now I'm worse off than before maintenant, je suis moins bien loti qu'avantb. ( = more intensely) it hurts worse than ever ça fait plus mal que jamais3. nounpire m* * *[wɜːs] 1.1) (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant) pireto get worse — [pressure, noise] augmenter; [conditions, weather] empirer
‘you missed the bus’ - ‘yes worse luck!’ — ‘tu as raté le bus’ - ‘oui pas de veine (colloq)!’
2) (more serious, severe) pire ( than que)and what is worse, she doesn't care — et le pire, c'est que ça lui est égal
to get worse (and worse) — [illness, conflict] s'aggraver; [patient] aller de plus en plus mal
to be made worse — être aggravé (by par)
you'll only make things ou it worse! — tu ne feras qu'empirer les choses!
and to make matters worse, he lied — et pour ne rien arranger, il a menti
3) ( of lower standard) pire ( than que)4) (more unwell, unhappy)to feel worse — ( more ill) se sentir plus malade; ( more unhappy) aller moins bien
5) ( more inappropriate)he couldn't have chosen a worse place to meet — il n'aurait pas pu choisir un lieu de rendez-vous moins approprié
2. 3.the decision couldn't have come at a worse time — la décision n'aurait pas pu arriver à un moment plus inopportun
1) (more unsatisfactorily, incompetently) moins bien ( than que)2) (more seriously, severely) [cough, bleed, vomit] plus -
126 attempt
[ə'tempt] 1. verb(to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) tenter, s'attaquer à2. noun1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) tentative2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) attentat -
127 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) attraper2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) arriver à temps pour (prendre)3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) surprendre4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) attraper5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) (se) prendre6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) flanquer un coup7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) comprendre8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) prendre (feu)2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) arrêt (au vol)2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) loquet, serrure, fermoir3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) prise4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) attrape•- catching- catchy - catch-phrase - catch-word - catch someone's eye - catch on - catch out - catch up -
128 however
1) (in spite of that: It would be nice if we had more money. However, I suppose we'll manage with what we have.) cependant2) ((also how ever) in what way; by what means: However did you get here?; However did you do that?) comment, de quelle manière3) (to no matter what extent: However hard I try, I still can't do it.) de quelque manière que; avoir beau
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