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1 child
1 ( non-adult) enfant mf ; when I was a child quand j'étais enfant ; to be with child‡ porter un enfant (en son sein)† ;it's child's play c'est un jeu d'enfant ; the child is father to the man Prov l'enfant fait l'homme Prov. -
2 whether
❢ When whether is used to mean if, it is translated by si: I wonder whether she got my letter = je me demande si elle a reçu ma lettre. See 1 in the entry below. whether often occurs after verbs such as ask, doubt, decide, know, say, see and wonder, with adjectives such as doubtful, sure, and with nouns like doubt, question. You can find further examples at these entries.In whether…or not sentences whether is translated by que and the verb that follows is in the subjunctive: whether you agree or not = que vous soyez d'accord ou non. See 2 in the entry below. conj1 (when outcome is uncertain: if) si ; I wasn't sure whether to answer or not ou whether or not to answer je ne savais pas s'il fallait répondre, je n'étais pas sûr qu'il fallait répondre ; I wonder whether it's true je me demande si c'est vrai ; you can't tell whether she's joking or not c'est impossible de savoir si elle plaisante ; they can't decide whether to buy or rent ils n'arrivent pas à décider s'ils doivent acheter ou louer ; can you check whether it's cooked? est-ce que tu peux vérifier si c'est cuit? ; it's not clear whether they've reached an agreement c'est difficile de savoir s'ils sont tombés d'accord ; the question is whether anyone is interested le problème est de savoir si quelqu'un est intéressé ; she was worried about whether to invite them elle se demandait si elle devait les inviter ;2 (when outcome is fixed: no matter if) you're going to school whether you like it or not! tu iras à l'école que cela te plaise ou non! ; whether you have children or not, this book should interest you que vous ayez des enfants ou non, ce livre devrait vous intéresser ; whether or not people are happy is of little importance que les gens soient heureux ou non ce n'est pas très important ; they need an adult whether it be a parent or teacher ils ont besoin d'un adulte que ce soit un parent ou un professeur ; everyone, whether students or townspeople, celebrates tout le monde, que ce soient les étudiants ou les habitants de la ville, fait la fête. -
3 unaccompanied
unaccompanied [‚ʌnə'kʌmpənɪd]∎ unaccompanied by an adult non accompagné par un adulte(b) Music (singing) sans accompagnement, a capella; (singer) non accompagné, a capella; (song) sans accompagnement; (choir) a capella;∎ for unaccompanied violin pour violon seulUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unaccompanied
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4 accompanying
accompanying [ə'kʌmpənɪɪŋ]∎ the accom-panying documents les documents ci-joints;∎ children will not be allowed in without an accompanying adult l'entrée est interdite aux enfants non accompagnésUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > accompanying
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