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1 seem

seem [si:m]

intransitive verb

a. sembler

• he seems honest il semble honnête il a l'air honnête

• further strikes seem unlikely il semble peu probable qu'il y ait de nouvelles grèves

• she makes it seem so simple! avec elle tout paraît si simple !

• I seem to have heard that before il me semble avoir déjà entendu cela

• he seemed nice enough il avait l'air plutôt gentil

• I can't seem to do it je n'arrive pas à le faire

• how did she seem to you? comment l'as-tu trouvée ?

• how does it seem to you? qu'en penses-tu ?

• it all seems like a dream now ce n'est déjà plus qu'un souvenir

b. (impers vb) sembler

• I've checked and it seems she's right j'ai vérifié et il semble qu'elle ait raison

• it seems there's a strike apparemment, il y a une grève

• it seems to me that... il me semble que...

• they're getting married? -- yes, so it seems ils vont se marier ? -- oui, il paraît

• it seems not il paraît que non

• I did what seemed best j'ai fait pour le mieux

• it seems ages since we last met j'ai l'impression que ça fait des siècles (inf) que nous ne nous sommes pas vus

• there seems to be a mistake in this translation je crois qu'il y a une erreur dans cette traduction

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[siːm]
intransitive verb

1) ( give impression) sembler; ( less formal) avoir l'air

he seems to be looking for... — on dirait qu'il cherche...

it would seem so/not — on dirait que oui/non

the whole house seemed to shake — on aurait dit que toute la maison tremblait

things are not always what they seem — les apparences sont souvent trompeuses

how does she seem today? — comment va-t-elle aujourd'hui?

2) ( have impression)

it seems to me that — il me semble que (+ indic)

it seems as if ou as though — il semble que (+ subj)

I seem to have offended him — j'ai l'impression que je l'ai vexé

I seem to have forgotten my money — je crois que j'ai oublié mon argent

it seems hours since we left — on dirait qu'il y a des heures que nous sommes partis

it seemed like a good idea at the time — cela avait l'air d'une bonne idée

3) ( expressing criticism)

he seems to think that... — il a l'air de croire que...

they don't seem to realize that... — ils n'ont pas l'air de se rendre compte que...

what seems to be the problem? — quel est le problème?

4) ( despite trying)

he can't seem to do — on dirait qu'il n'arrive pas à faire

I just can't seem to do — je n'arrive pas à faire

English-French dictionary > seem
2 say

say [seɪ]

(preterite, past participle said)

1. transitive verb

   a. dire ; [+ poem] réciter

• as I said yesterday comme je l'ai dit hier

• to say yes/no to an invitation accepter/refuser une invitation

• your father said no ton père a dit non

• nothing was said about it on n'en a pas parlé

• say after me... répétez après moi...

• could you say that again? tu peux répéter ?

• he always has a lot to say for himself il a toujours quelque chose à dire

• just say the word and I'll go vous n'avez qu'un mot à dire pour que je parte

• it's easier said than done! c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire !

• when all's said and done au bout du compte

• "yes" she said « oui » dit-elle

• "10 o'clock" he said to himself « 10 heures » se dit-il

• it says in the rules (that) il est dit dans le règlement (que)

• it is said that... on dit que...

• he got home at 6 so he says il dit être rentré à 6 heures

• he said to wait here il a dit d'attendre ici

► to say nothing of sans parler de

   b. (expressing opinions) dire

• he doesn't care what people say il se moque du qu'en-dira-t-on

• I say he should do it je suis d'avis qu'il le fasse

• what would you say is the population of Paris? à votre avis, combien y a-t-il d'habitants à Paris ?

• I would say she was 50 je lui donnerais 50 ans

• he hadn't a good word to say for her il n'a rien trouvé à dire en sa faveur

• I'll say this for him, he's honest au moins, on peut dire qu'il est honnête

• that's saying a lot ce n'est pas peu dire

• he's cleverer than his brother but that isn't saying much il est plus intelligent que son frère, mais ça n'est pas difficile

• there's something to be said for it ce n'est pas une mauvaise idée

• there's something to be said for waiting on aurait peut-être intérêt à attendre

   c. ( = indicate) that doesn't say much for his intelligence cela en dit long (ironique) sur son intelligence

• it says a lot for his courage that he stayed le fait qu'il soit resté en dit long sur son courage

   d. ( = imagine) say you won £10,000, what would you spend it on? imaginons que tu gagnes 10 000 livres, à quoi les dépenserais-tu ?

• say for argument's sake that... disons à titre d'exemple que...

   e. ( = admit) dire, reconnaître

• I must say it's a tempting offer je dois reconnaître que c'est tentant

   f. (proposals) shall we say £5/Tuesday? disons 5 livres/mardi ?

• what would you say to a round of golf? si on faisait une partie de golf ?

   g. [dial, thermometer] indiquer

• my watch says 10 o'clock ma montre indique 10 heures

   h. (emphatic) you can say that again! (inf) c'est le cas de le dire !

• enough said! (inf) je vois ce que tu veux dire !

• let's say no more about it! n'en parlons plus !

• it goes without saying that... il va sans dire que...

• didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit, n'est-ce pas ?

2. intransitive verb

dire

• so to say pour ainsi dire

• that is to say c'est-à-dire

• you don't say! (inf) sans blague ! (inf)

• say, what time is it? (inf) (US) dites, quelle heure est-il ?

• if there were, say, 500 people s'il y avait, mettons, 500 personnes

• as they say comme on dit

• it seems rather rude, I must say cela ne me paraît guère poli, je l'avoue

• it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire

3. noun

• to have one's say ( = say one's piece) dire ce qu'on a à dire

• to have no say in the matter ne pas avoir voix au chapitre

• to have a say in selecting... avoir son mot à dire dans la sélection de...

• to have the final say décider en dernier ressort

4. compounds

► say-so (inf) noun

• on his say-so parce qu'il le dit

• it's his say-so c'est à lui de dire

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[seɪ] 1.
noun

to have one's say — dire ce qu'on a à dire (on sur)

to have a say/no say in something — avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur quelque chose

to have no say in the matter — ne pas avoir voix au chapitre

to have a say in appointing somebody — avoir son mot à dire sur la nomination de quelqu'un

they want more ou a bigger say — ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire

to have the most ou biggest say — avoir le plus de poids
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp said)

1) [person] dire [words, prayer, hello, no] (to à)

‘hello,’ he said — ‘bonjour,’ dit-il

say after me... — répète après moi...

to say one's piece — dire ce qu'on a à dire

to say (that) — dire que

she says he's ill — elle dit qu'il est malade

how nice of you to say so — merci, c'est gentil

didn't I say so? — je l'avais bien dit!

if ou though I do say so myself! — je ne devrais pas le dire, mais...!

so they say — ( agreeing) il paraît

or so they say — ( doubtful) du moins c'est ce qu'on dit

or so he says — du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend

so to say — pour ainsi dire

as you say... — comme tu le dis...

as they say — comme on dit

I don't care what anyone says — je me moque du qu'en-dira-t-on

people ou they say she's very rich —

she is said to be very rich — on dit qu'elle est très riche

to say something on a subject — parler d'un sujet

she'll have something to say about that! — elle aura certainement quelque chose à dire là-dessus!

to say something to oneself — se dire quelque chose

what do you say to that? — qu'est-ce que tu en dis?

what do you say to the argument that...? — que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel...?

what would you say to a little walk? — qu'est-ce que tu dirais d'une petite promenade?

what (do you) say we eat now? — (colloq) et si on mangeait maintenant?

that's for the committee to say — c'est au comité de décider

it's not for me to say — ce n'est pas à moi de le dire

you said it! — (colloq) tu l'as dit!

you can say that again! — (colloq) ça, tu peux le dire! (colloq)

I should say it is/they were! — et comment! (colloq)

well said! — bien dit!

say no more — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris! (colloq)

let's say no more about it — n'en parlons plus

enough said — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris (colloq)

there's no more to be said — il n'y a rien à ajouter

it goes without saying that — il va sans dire que

don't say I didn't warn you! — tu ne pourras pas dire que je ne t'avais pas prévenu!

don't say it's raining again! — ne me dis pas qu'il recommence à pleuvoir!

you might just as well say education is useless — autant dire que l'instruction est inutile

that is to say — c'est-à-dire

that's not to say that — cela ne veut pas dire que

he was displeased, not to say furious — il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux

I'll say this for her... — je dois dire à sa décharge que...

I must say (that) — je dois dire que

to have a lot to say for oneself — être bavard

what have you got to say for yourself? — ( reprimand) qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse?; ( jocular greeting) qu'est-ce que tu deviens?

that's saying a lot — (colloq) ce n'est pas peu dire

2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] exprimer; [sign, clock, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer; [gesture, signal] signifier

it says on the radio/in the rules that — la radio/le règlement dit que

it says here that — il est dit ici que

3) ( guess) dire

how high would you say it is? — à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur?

I'd say it was a bargain — à mon avis c'est une bonne affaire

I'd say she was about 25 — je lui donnerais environ 25 ans

4) ( assume)

to say (that) — supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj)

let's say there are 20 — mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp said)

1)

stop when I say — arrête quand je te le dirai

he wouldn't say — il n'a pas voulu le dire

you don't say! — iron sans blague!, pas possible!

says you! — (colloq) ( taunting) que tu dis! (colloq)

says who? — (colloq)

who says? — (colloq) ( sceptical) ah oui?; (on whose authority?) et sur les ordres de qui?

2) (dated) GB

I say! — ( listen) écoute, dis donc
4.
adverb disons, mettons

say, £50 for petrol — disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence
5.
exclamation US dis-donc!

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it doesn't say much for their marriage — cela en dit long sur leur mariage

it says a lot for somebody/something — c'est tout à l'honneur de quelqu'un/quelque chose

that says it all — c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaires

there's a lot to be said for that method — cette méthode est très intéressante à bien des égards

there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet — il y a intérêt à se taire

when all is said and done — tout compte fait, en fin de compte

English-French dictionary > say
3 judge

1. verb
1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) juger

2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) être juge (à)

3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) juger, apprécier

4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) juger
2. noun
1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juge

2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juge

3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) connaisseur/-euse

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- judgement
- judgment - judging from / to judge from - pass judgement on - pass judgement

English-French dictionary > judge

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