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especially as it's so late

  • 1 especially

    especially [ɪsˈpe∫əlɪ]
       a. ( = particularly) surtout
    why me especially? pourquoi moi en particulier ?
       b. ( = expressly) spécialement
       c. ( = more than usual) particulièrement
    is she pretty? -- not especially elle est jolie ? -- pas particulièrement
    * * *
    [ɪ'speʃəlɪ]
    1) ( above all) surtout, en particulier
    2) ( on purpose) exprès, spécialement
    3) ( unusually) particulièrement

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  • 2 late

    [leit] 1. adjective
    1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) en retard
    2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) tard
    3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) le/la regretté(e)
    4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) ancien
    2. adverb
    1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) en retard
    2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) tard
    - lately - later on - of late

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  • 3 at all hours

    (at irregular times, especially late at night: He comes home at all hours.) à toute/n'importe quelle heure

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  • 4 connection

    [-ʃən]
    1) (something that connects or is connected: a faulty electrical connection.) connexion
    2) ((a) state of being connected or related: My connection with their family is very slight; I wish to talk to you in connection with my daughter's career.) rapports
    3) (a useful person whom one can contact, especially in business: his connections in the clothing trade.) relation
    4) (a train, bus etc to which one changes from another in the course of a journey: As the local train was late, I missed the connection to London.) correspondance

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  • 5 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avare
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) méchant
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) méchant
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) misérable
    - meanness - meanie II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) moyen
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) moyen
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) milieu
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) vouloir dire
    2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) avoir l'intention
    2. adjective
    ((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) éloquent
    - meaningless - be meant to - mean well

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  • 6 present

    I ['preznt] adjective
    1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) présent
    2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) actuel
    3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) présent
    - the present - at present - for the present II [pri'zent] verb
    1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) offrir (à)
    2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) présenter (à)
    3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) présenter
    4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) présenter
    5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) se présenter
    - presentable - presentation - present arms III ['preznt] noun
    (a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) cadeau

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  • 7 prompt

    I [prompt] adjective
    (acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) prompt, ponctuel
    - promptness - at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb
    1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) pousser à
    2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) souffler

    English-French dictionary > prompt

  • 8 roll up

    1) (to form into a roll: to roll up the carpet; He rolled up his sleeves.) rouler; retrousser
    2) (to arrive: John rolled up ten minutes late.) arriver
    3) ((especially shouted to a crowd at a fair etc) to come near: Roll up! Roll up! Come and see the bearded lady!) approchez!

    English-French dictionary > roll up

  • 9 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) courir
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) marcher, rouler
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) couler
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) marcher, fonctionner
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) diriger
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) courir
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) assurer le service
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) tenir l'affiche
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) avoir
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) déteindre
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) conduire
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passer
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) devenir
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) course
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) promenade
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) période
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) échelle
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) entière disposition
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) poulailler
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)
    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) d'affilée
    - runaway - rundown - runner-up - runway - in - out of the running - on the run - run across - run after - run aground - run along - run away - run down - run for - run for it - run in - run into - run its course - run off - run out - run over - run a temperature - run through - run to - run up - run wild

    English-French dictionary > run

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