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  • 1 think

    A n to have a think about sth GB réfléchir à qch ; I'll have another think and let you know j'y réfléchirai encore et je vous le ferai savoir.
    B vtr ( prét, pp thought)
    1 (hold view, believe) croire (that que) ; I think this is their house je crois que c'est leur maison ; when do you think he will come? quand crois-tu qu'il viendra? ; we'd better be going, don't you think? il vaudrait mieux que nous partions, tu ne crois pas? ; I think so je crois ; I don't think so, I think not sout je ne crois pas ; ‘the wine is free, isn't it?’-‘I don't think so!’ ‘le vin est gratuit, n'est-ce pas?’-‘ça m'étonnerait!’ ; ‘can I stay out till midnight?’-‘no, I think not!’ ‘je peux sortir jusqu'à minuit?’-‘non, sûrement pas!’ ; ‘is he reliable?’-‘I'd like to think so but…’ ‘peut-on lui faire confiance?’-‘j'espère bien mais…’ ; to think it best to do/that penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que (+ subj) ; to think it better to do/that… penser qu'il vaudrait mieux faire/que… (+ subj) ; I think it better to wait, what do you think? je pense qu'il vaudrait mieux attendre, qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; I think it's going to rain j'ai l'impression qu'il va pleuvoir ; what do you think it will cost? combien ça va coûter à ton avis? ; him, a millionnaire? I don't think! iron lui un millionnaire? sans blague! ;
    2 ( imagine) imaginer, croire ; just think! yesterday we were slaving away in the office and today… imagine! hier encore on bossait au bureau et aujourd'hui… ; just think what might happen! imagine ce qui pourrait arriver! ; who'd have thought it! qui l'aurait cru?, qui l'eût cru? hum ; I'd never have thought it! je n'aurais jamais cru ça! ; I never thought you meant it! je ne t'ai jamais pris au sérieux! ; I can't think how/why etc je n'ai aucune idée comment/pourquoi etc ; I can't think who did it/what it's about je n'ai aucune idée qui a pu faire ça/de quoi il s'agit ; I can't think where I've put my keys je ne sais pas du tout où j'ai mis mes clés ; I really don't know what to think je ne sais vraiment pas quoi penser ; who do you think you are? injur pour qui vous prenez-vous? ; what on earth do you think you're doing? mais qu'est-ce que tu fais? ; I thought as much! je m'en doutais! ; six weeks' holiday! that's what you think! six semaines de vacances! tu te fais des idées! ; and to think that I believed him/that I once thought him charming! GB et dire que je le croyais/que je lui trouvais du charme! ;
    3 (have thought, idea) penser (that que ; to do à faire) ; I didn't think to phone/check je n'ai pas pensé à appeler/vérifier ; did you think to bring a corkscrew/to ring him to confirm? as-tu pensé à apporter un tire-bouchon/à l'appeler pour confirmer? ; I think I'll take the car/go for a swim je pense que je vais prendre la voiture/me baigner ; to think beautiful thoughts penser à de belles choses ; to think deep thoughts avoir des pensées profondes ; I was just thinking: suppose we sold the car? je me posais la question: si nous vendions la voiture? ; we're thinking money/sex here c'est de fric /sexe qu'il s'agit ; let's think thin/Green ! pensons minceur/écolo ! ; ‘what a horrible man,’ she thought ‘quel horrible individu,’ s'est-elle dit ; ‘oh do come in!’ (thinks) ‘oh God not him again !’ ‘oh entrez donc!’ (à part) ‘bon dieu encore lui!’ ;
    4 (rate, assess) to think a lot/not much of penser/ne pas penser beaucoup de bien de [person, work] ; what do you think of him/his work? que penses-tu de lui/son œuvre? ;
    5 ( remember) penser (to do à faire) ; to think where/how se rappeler où/comment ; I'm trying to think just where the house was/what her husband's called j'essaie de me rappeler où était la maison/le nom de son mari.
    C vi ( prét, pp thought)
    1 ( engage in thought) gen penser (about, of à) ; ( before acting or speaking) réfléchir (about à) ; animals cannot think les animaux ne pensent pas ; I'll have to think about it il faudra que j'y réfléchisse ; to think constructively penser positivement ; think before you act réfléchis avant d'agir ; what are you thinking about? à quoi penses-tu? ; I was thinking of you je pensais à toi ; let me think a moment laissez-moi réfléchir un instant ; his remarks made us all think ses remarques nous ont tous fait réfléchir ; to think hard bien réfléchir ; to think clearly ou straight avoir les idées claires ; to think for oneself avoir des opinions personnelles ; I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking je m'excuse, je ne sais pas où j'avais la tête ; we are thinking in terms of economics nous voyons les choses du point de vue économique ; let's think: three people at £170 each, plus the plane fare voyons: trois personnes à 170 livres chacune, plus le billet d'avion ; come to think of it… maintenant que j'y pense… ;
    2 ( take into account) to think about ou of sb/sth penser à qn/qch ; I can't think of everything! je ne peux pas penser à tout! ; think of your family/about the future pense à ta famille/à l'avenir ; she only thinks of herself elle ne pense qu'à elle ;
    3 ( consider) to think of sb as considérer qn comme [brother, friend, ally] ; he thinks of himself as an expert il se prend pour un spécialiste ;
    4 ( have in mind) to think of doing envisager de faire ; he's thinking of resigning il envisage de démissionner ; she's thinking of computing as a career elle envisage de faire carrière dans l'informatique ; to think about doing penser à faire ; he's thinking about a career in the Navy il pense faire carri ère dans la marine ; whatever were you thinking of? qu'est-ce qui t'a pris? ;
    5 ( imagine) to think of penser à ; just think of the expense! pense seulement à ce que cela va coûter! ; a million pounds, think of that! un million de livres, t'imagines ! ; and to think of her dying just like that! quand on pense qu'elle est morte, là, comme ça! ;
    6 ( tolerate idea) ( tjrs nég) not to think of doing ne pas penser à faire ; I couldn't think of letting you pay/of making an exception for her il n'est pas question que je te laisse payer/que je fasse une exception pour elle ;
    7 ( remember) to think of se rappeler ; I just can't think of his name je n'arrive pas à me rappeler son nom ; if you think of anything else si autre chose vous vient à l'esprit.
    he thought better of it il est revenu sur sa décision ; to have another think coming GB se tromper lourdement ; to think on one's feet réfléchir vite et bien ; to think well of sb penser du bien de qn.
    think again ( reflect more) se repencher sur la question ; ( change mind) changer d'avis ; if that's what you think, you can think again si c'est ça que tu penses, tu te trompes.
    think ahead bien réfléchir (à l'avance) ; you need to think ahead and plan what you're going to do il faut que tu réfléchisses bien à ce que tu vas faire ; thinking ahead to our retirement,… quand nous serons à la retraite,… ; in tennis it is essential to think ahead au tennis il est essentiel d'anticiper.
    think back se reporter en arrière (to à).
    think out:
    think out [sth], think [sth] out bien réfléchir à ; you must think out what you're going to do il faut que tu réfléchisses bien à ce que tu vas faire ; well/badly thought out bien/mal conçu.
    think over [sth], think [sth] over réfléchir à [proposal] ; I'd like time to think it over j'ai besoin de temps pour y réfléchir.
    think through [sth], think [sth] through bien réfléchir à [proposal, action] ; faire le tour de [problem, question].
    think up:
    think up [sth] inventer [plan] ; what can we think up for her 21st birthday? qu'est-ce qu'on pourrait faire d'original pour ses vingt-et-un ans?

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  • 2 dismiss

    dismiss [dɪs'mɪs]
    (a) (from job → employee) licencier, congédier, renvoyer; (→ magistrate, official) destituer, révoquer, relever de ses fonctions;
    Military to dismiss sb from the army rayer qn des cadres de l'armée
    (b) (not take seriously → proposal, theory, explanation) rejeter; (→ objection, warning, rumours) ne pas tenir compte de, ne pas prendre au sérieux; (→ danger) mépriser; (→ problem) écarter, refuser de considérer;
    you cannot go on dismissing the threats/evidence vous ne pouvez pas continuer à ignorer ces menaces/preuves;
    he dismissed him as a crank il a déclaré que c'était un excentrique à ne pas prendre au sérieux;
    he was long dismissed as a crank on l'a longtemps pris pour un excentrique;
    it has been dismissed as a rumour on a rejeté cette information en n'y voyant qu'une simple rumeur;
    police dismissed the warning as a hoax la police n'a pas tenu compte de l'avertissement et l'a pris pour une mauvaise plaisanterie;
    the incident was dismissed as a mere schoolboy prank on n'a vu dans cet incident qu'une simple farce d'écolier;
    she is dismissed as an intellectual lightweight on la considère comme une non-valeur sur le plan intellectuel
    (c) (send away) congédier; figurative (thought, possibility) écarter; (memory) effacer; (suggestion, idea) rejeter; School (class) laisser partir;
    dismiss him from your thoughts chasse-le de tes pensées;
    you can dismiss that idea from your thoughts! tu peux t'ôter cette idée de la tête!;
    School class dismissed! vous pouvez sortir!;
    Military dismissed! rompez!
    (d) Law (hung jury) dissoudre;
    to dismiss a charge (judge) rendre une ordonnance de non-lieu;
    all charges against her have been dismissed toutes les accusations qui pesaient sur elle ont été levées;
    to dismiss a case classer une affaire;
    the judge dismissed the case le juge a rendu une fin de non-recevoir;
    case dismissed! affaire classée!
    (e) Sport (in cricket → batsman, team) éliminer;
    England were dismissed for 127 l'équipe d'Angleterre a été éliminée avec 127 points
    Military dismiss! rompez (les rangs)!

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  • 3 Usage note : be

    The direct French equivalent of the verb to be in subject + to be + predicate sentences is être:
    I am tired
    = je suis fatigué
    Caroline is French
    = Caroline est française
    the children are in the garden
    = les enfants sont dans le jardin
    It functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.
    Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:
    she’s a doctor
    = elle est médecin
    Claudie is still a student
    = Claudie est toujours étudiante
    This is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:
    he’s a widower
    = il est veuf
    But
    Lyons is a beautiful city
    = Lyon est une belle ville
    For more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.
    For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.
    Grammatical functions
    The passive
    être is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:
    the rabbit was killed by a fox
    = le lapin a été tué par un renard
    the window had been broken
    = la fenêtre avait été cassée
    their books will be sold
    = leurs livres seront vendus
    our doors have been repainted red
    = nos portes ont été repeintes en rouge
    In spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.
    Progressive tenses
    In French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.
    The present
    French uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:
    I am working
    = je travaille
    Ben is reading a book
    = Ben lit un livre
    The future
    French also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:
    we are going to London tomorrow
    = nous allons à Londres demain
    I’m (just) coming!
    = j’arrive!
    I’m (just) going!
    = j’y vais!
    The past
    To express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:
    he wrote to his mother
    = il a écrit à sa mère
    he was writing to his mother
    = il écrivait à sa mère
    However, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:
    ‘what was he doing when you arrived?’
    ‘he was cooking the dinner’
    = ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’
    she was just finishing her essay when …
    = elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …
    The compound past
    Compound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:
    I’ve been looking for you
    = je te cherchais
    For progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.
    Obligation
    When to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:
    she’s to do it at once
    = elle doit le faire tout de suite
    what am I to do?
    = qu’est-ce que je dois faire?
    he was to arrive last Monday
    = il devait arriver lundi dernier
    she was never to see him again
    = elle ne devait plus le revoir.
    In tag questions
    French has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:
    their house is lovely, isn’t it?
    = leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?
    he’s a doctor, isn’t he?
    = il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?
    it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?
    = c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?
    However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:
    ‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’
    = ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’
    you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?
    = tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?
    In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:
    it’s not broken, is it?
    = ce n’est pas cassé, si?
    he wasn’t serious, was he?
    = il n’était pas sérieux, si?
    In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.
    In short answers
    Again, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:
    ‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’
    = ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’
    In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:
    ‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’
    = ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’
    ‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’
    = ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’
    Probability
    For expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.
    Other functions
    Expressing sensations and feelings
    In expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:
    to be cold
    = avoir froid
    to be hot
    = avoir chaud
    I’m cold
    = j’ai froid
    to be thirsty
    = avoir soif
    to be hungry
    = avoir faim
    to be ashamed
    = avoir honte
    my hands are cold
    = j’ai froid aux mains
    If, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.
    Discussing health and how people are
    In expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:
    how are you?
    = comment allez-vous?
    ( more informally) comment vas-tu?
    are you well?
    = vous allez bien?
    how is your daughter?
    = comment va votre fille?
    my father is better today
    = mon père va mieux aujourd’hui
    Discussing weather and temperature
    In expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:
    it’s cold
    = il fait froid
    it’s windy
    = il fait du vent
    If in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.
    Visiting somewhere
    When to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:
    I’ve never been to Sweden
    = je ne suis jamais allé en Suède
    have you been to the Louvre?
    = est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?
    or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?
    Paul has been to see us three times
    = Paul est venu nous voir trois fois
    Note too:
    has the postman been?
    = est-ce que le facteur est passé?
    For here is, here are, there is, there are see the entries here and there.
    The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.
    This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be.

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  • 4 this

    this [ðɪs]
    ceci1 (a) ce1 (a), 2 (a) celui-ci1 (b) ce…-ci2 (b) aussi3 si3
    (pl these [ði:z])
    (a) (person, situation, statement, thing indicated → subject) ceci, ce; (→ object) ce;
    what's this? qu'est-ce que c'est (que ça)?;
    who's this? (gen) qui est-ce?; (on phone) qui est à l'appareil?;
    this is for you tiens, c'est pour toi;
    this is Mr Smith speaking (on phone) M. Smith à l'appareil, c'est M. Smith;
    this is my mother (in introduction) je vous présente ma mère; (in picture) c'est ma mère;
    these are my children voici mes enfants;
    these are things we cannot do without ce sont des choses dont on ne peut se passer;
    this is the place I was talking about c'est ou voici l'endroit dont je parlais;
    this is terrible c'est affreux;
    this is what he told me voici ce qu'il m'a dit;
    this is where I live c'est ici que j'habite;
    listen to this écoutez bien ceci;
    eat/drink some of this mangez-/buvez-en un peu;
    what's this I hear about your leaving? on me dit que vous partez?;
    what's all this? (these objects) qu'est-ce que c'est que tout ça?; (what's happening?) qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;
    it was like this voici comment les choses se sont passées;
    do it like this voici comment il faut faire;
    I didn't want it to end like this je ne voulais pas que ça finisse ou se termine comme ça;
    that it should come to this qu'on en arrive là;
    and there's no way she could live with you? - well, this is it et elle ne pourrait pas vivre avec toi? - non, justement;
    this is it, wish me luck voilà, souhaite-moi bonne chance;
    this is it, the moment we've all been waiting for! nous y voilà, c'est le moment que nous attendons tous!;
    l'll tell you this… je vais te dire une chose…;
    after/before this après/avant ça;
    at or with this, he left the room là-dessus ou sur ce, il a quitté la pièce;
    what did you talk about? - oh, this and that de quoi avez-vous parlé? - oh, de choses et d'autres;
    they sat chatting about this, that and the other ils étaient là, assis, à bavarder de choses et d'autres;
    it's always John this and John that c'est John par-ci, John par-là
    (b) (contrasted with "that") celui-ci (celle-ci) m,f;
    these ceux-ci (celles-ci) mpl, fpl;
    this is a rose, that is a peony ceci est une rose, ça c'est une pivoine;
    I want these, not those! je veux ceux-ci, pas ceux-là!;
    is this more expensive than that? celui-ci est-il plus cher que celui-là?
    (a) (referring to a particular person, idea, time or thing) ce (cette);
    these ces;
    this man cet homme;
    these ideas ces idées;
    this plan of yours won't work votre projet ne marchera pas;
    this book you wanted le livre que vous vouliez;
    he's lived in this country for years ça fait des années qu'il vit dans ce pays;
    this way please par ici, s'il vous plaît;
    this funny little man came up to me un petit bonhomme à l'air bizarre est venu vers moi;
    there were these two Germans… il y avait ces deux Allemands…;
    who's this friend of yours? c'est qui, cet ami?;
    familiar this here bicycle ce vélo-ci ;
    this morning ce matin;
    by this time tomorrow he'll be gone demain à cette heure-ci, il sera parti;
    this time last week la semaine dernière à la même heure;
    this time next year l'année prochaine à la même époque;
    this coming week la semaine prochaine ou qui vient;
    saving money isn't easy these days faire des économies n'est pas facile aujourd'hui ou de nos jours;
    he's worked hard these last two months il a beaucoup travaillé ces deux derniers mois;
    I've been watching you this past hour ça fait une heure ou voici une heure que je vous regarde;
    what are you doing this Christmas? qu'est-ce que vous faites pour Noël cette année?;
    familiar I've known him these three years je le connais depuis trois ans
    (b) (contrasted with "that") ce …-ci (cette …-ci);
    these ces …-ci;
    this table over here cette table-ci;
    which do you prefer, this one or that one? lequel tu préfères, celui-ci ou celui-là?;
    this dress is cheaper than that one cette robe-ci est moins chère que celle-là ou que l'autre;
    people ran this way and that les gens couraient dans tous les sens
    aussi, si;
    it was this high c'était haut comme ça;
    we've come this far, we might as well go on (on journey) nous sommes venus jusqu'ici, alors autant continuer; (on project) maintenant que nous en sommes là, autant continuer

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