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than,❢ When than is used as a preposition in expressions of comparison, it is translated by que (or qu' before a vowel or mute ‘h’): he's taller than me = il est plus grand que moi ; London is bigger than Oxford = Londres est plus grand qu'Oxford.For expressions with numbers, temperatures etc see the entry below. See also the entries more, less, hardly, soon, rather, other. When than is used as a conjunction, it is translated by que and the verb following it is preceded by ne: it was farther than I thought = c'était plus loin que je ne pensais. However, French speakers often try to phrase the comparison differently: it was more difficult than we expected = c'était plus difficile que prévu. For other uses see the entry below. See also the entries hardly, rather, soon.A prep1 ( in comparisons) que ; thinner than him plus mince que lui ; he has more than me il a plus que moi ; faster by plane than by boat plus rapide en avion qu'en bateau ; I was more surprised than annoyed j'étais plus étonné qu'ennuyé ; it's more difficult for us than for them c'est plus difficile pour nous que pour eux ;2 (expressing quantity, degree, value) de ; more/less than 100 plus/moins de 100 ; more than half plus de la moitié ; temperatures lower than 30 degrees des températures de moins de 30 degrés.B conj1 ( in comparisons) que ; he's older than I am il est plus âgé que moi ; it took us longer than we thought it would ça nous a pris plus de temps que prévu ; it was further away than I remembered c'était plus loin que dans mon souvenir ; there's nothing better/worse than doing il n'y a rien de mieux/de pire que de faire ;2 ( expressing preferences) I'd sooner ou rather do X than do Y je préférerais faire X que (de) faire Y ;3 ( when) hardly ou no sooner had he left than the phone rang à peine était-il parti que le téléphone a sonné ; -
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when [wen]quand ⇒ 1, 2 (a)-(g) lorsque ⇒ 2 (c) dès que ⇒ 2 (d) après que ⇒ 2 (d) chaque fois que ⇒ 2 (f) étant donné que ⇒ 2 (g) alors que ⇒ 2 (h) où ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c)1 adverbquand;∎ when are we leaving? quand partons-nous?;∎ when is the next bus? à quelle heure est ou quand passe le prochain bus?;∎ when did the war end? quand la guerre s'est-elle terminée?;∎ when did the accident happen? quand l'accident a-t-il eu lieu?;∎ when was the Renaissance? à quand remonte l'époque de la Renaissance?;∎ when will the wedding be? à quand le mariage?;∎ when do you start your new job? quand commencez-vous votre nouveau travail?;∎ when do you use the subjunctive? quand emploie-t-on le subjonctif?;∎ you're open until when? vous êtes ouvert jusqu'à quand?;∎ when did you last see her? quand l'avez-vous vue pour la dernière fois?;∎ when do the Easter holidays begin? quand est-ce que commencent les vacances de Pâques?;∎ when is the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour appeler?;∎ the homework is due when? quand doit-on rendre les devoirs?(a) (how soon) quand;∎ I don't know when we'll see you again je ne sais pas quand nous vous reverrons;∎ do you remember when we met? te souviens-tu du jour où nous nous sommes connus?;∎ do you know when he was born? savez-vous quand il est né?, connaissez-vous sa date de naissance?;∎ I wonder when the shop opens je me demande à quelle heure ouvre le magasin;∎ your contract states when you will be paid votre contrat spécifie quand vous serez payé;∎ we don't agree on when it should be done nous ne sommes pas d'accord sur le moment où il faudrait le faire(b) (at which time) quand;∎ come back next week when we'll have more time revenez la semaine prochaine quand nous aurons plus de temps;∎ he returned in the autumn, when the leaves were beginning to turn il est revenu à l'automne, alors que les feuilles commençaient à jaunir;∎ the prince will arrive on the 10th, when he will open the new university le prince arrivera le dix et inaugurera la nouvelle université(c) (indicating a specific point in time) quand, lorsque;∎ he turned round when she called his name il s'est retourné quand ou lorsqu'elle l'a appelé;∎ when she's gone, he's unhappy quand ou lorsqu'elle n'est pas là, il est malheureux;∎ when I was a student lorsque j'étais ou à l'époque où j'étais étudiant;∎ will you still love me when I'm old? m'aimeras-tu encore quand je serai vieux?;∎ she's only happy when she's writing elle n'est heureuse que lorsqu'elle écrit;∎ they were talking when he came in ils étaient en train de discuter quand il est entré;∎ she's thinner than when I last saw her elle a maigri depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vue;∎ he left town when he was twenty il a quitté la ville quand il avait ou à l'âge de vingt ans;∎ when she was a child quand ou lorsqu'elle était enfant;∎ on Sunday, when I go to the market (this week) dimanche, quand j'irai au marché; (every week) le dimanche, quand je vais au marché;∎ I had just walked in the door/he was about to go to bed when the phone rang je venais juste d'arriver/il était sur le point de se coucher quand le téléphone a sonné;∎ we hadn't been gone five minutes when Susan wanted to go home ça ne faisait pas cinq minutes que nous étions partis et Susan voulait déjà rentrer∎ put your pencils down when you have finished posez votre crayon quand vous avez terminé;∎ when completed, the factory will employ 100 workers une fois terminée, l'usine emploiera 100 personnes;∎ when he starts drinking, he can't stop une fois qu'il a commencé à boire, il ne peut plus s'arrêter;∎ I'll answer any questions when the meeting is over quand la réunion sera terminée, je répondrai à toutes vos questions;∎ Cookery when cool, turn out onto a dish une fois refroidi, démouler sur un plat;∎ when I had read my report, she suggested we take a break après mon exposé, elle a suggéré qu'on fasse une pause;∎ when they had finished dinner, he offered to take her home quand ou après qu'ils eurent dîné, il lui proposa de la ramener;∎ when you see her you'll understand quand vous la verrez vous comprendrez;∎ when she had talked to him, she left après lui avoir parlé, elle est partie∎ remember when a coffee cost 10 cents? vous souvenez-vous de l'époque où un café coûtait 10 cents?;∎ he talked about when he was a soldier il parlait de l'époque où il était soldat;∎ that's when it snowed so hard c'est quand il a tant neigé;∎ that's when he got up and left c'est à ce moment-là ou c'est alors qu'il s'est levé et qu'il est parti;∎ that's when the shops close c'est l'heure où les magasins ferment;∎ figurative now is when we should stand up and be counted c'est le moment d'avoir le courage de nos opinions(f) (whenever) quand, chaque fois que;∎ when it's sunny, the children play outside quand il y a du soleil, les enfants jouent dehors;∎ when I hear that song, I think of her chaque fois que ou quand j'entends cette chanson, je pense à elle;∎ when I think of what she must have suffered! quand je pense à ce qu'elle a dû souffrir!;∎ I get very irritated when talking to her je m'énerve chaque fois que je lui parle;∎ I try to avoid seeing him when possible j'essaie de l'éviter quand c'est possible(g) (since, given that) quand, étant donné que;∎ what good is it applying when I don't qualify for the job? à quoi bon me porter candidat quand ou si je n'ai pas les capacités requises pour faire ce travail?;∎ how can you treat her so badly when you know she loves you? comment pouvez-vous la traiter si mal quand ou alors que vous savez qu'elle vous aime?;∎ why change jobs when you like what you do? pourquoi changer de travail quand ou puisque vous aimez ce que vous faites?;∎ fancy having soup when you could have had caviar! pourquoi manger de la soupe quand on peut manger du caviar?∎ she described him as being lax when in fact he's quite strict elle l'a décrit comme étant négligent alors qu'en réalité il est assez strict∎ an age when men were men une époque où les hommes étaient des hommes;∎ in a period when business was bad à une période où les affaires allaient mal;∎ she was president until 1980, when she left the company elle fut présidente jusqu'en 1980, année où elle a quitté l'entreprise∎ she started her job in May, since when she has had no free time elle a commencé à travailler en mai et elle n'a pas eu de temps libre depuis;∎ the new office will be ready in January, until when we use the old one le nouveau bureau sera prêt en janvier, jusque là ou en attendant, nous utiliserons l'ancien∎ do you remember the year when we went to Alaska? tu te rappelles l'année où on est allés en Alaska?;∎ what about the time when she didn't show up? et la fois où elle n'est pas venue?;∎ one day when he was out un jour où il était sorti ou qu'il était sorti;∎ it was only a minute later when he heard a scream à peine une minute plus tard, il entendait un cri;∎ on Monday, the day when I was supposed to start work lundi, le jour où je devais commencer à travailler;∎ it's one of those days when everything goes wrong c'est un de ces jours où tout va de travers;∎ there were times when she didn't know what to do il y avait des moments où elle ne savait plus quoi faire4 noun∎ the when and the how of it quand et comment cela s'est-il passé/se passera-t-il/ etc -
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than [ðæn, ðən]a. que• you'd be better going by car than by bus tu ferais mieux d'y aller en voiture plutôt qu'en autobus• more/less than 20 plus/moins de 20* * *Note: When than is used as a preposition in expressions of comparison, it is translated by que (or qu' before a vowel or mute ‘h’): he's taller than me = il est plus grand que moi; London is bigger than Oxford = Londres est plus grand qu'OxfordFor expressions with numbers, temperatures etc see the entry belowWhen than is used as a conjunction, it is translated by que and the verb following it is preceded by ne: it was farther than I thought = c'était plus loin que je ne pensais. However, French speakers often try to phrase the comparison differently: it was more difficult than we expected = c'était plus difficile que prévu. For other uses see the entry below[ðæn, ðən] 1.1) ( in comparisons) que2) (expressing quantity, degree, value) de2.more/less than 100 — plus/moins de 100
1) ( in comparisons) que2) ( expressing preferences)I'd sooner ou rather do X than do Y — je préférerais faire X que (de) faire Y
3) ( when)hardly ou no sooner had he left than the phone rang — à peine était-il parti que le téléphone a sonné
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♦ than /ðæn, ðən/A cong.1 ( comparazione di maggioranza e di minoranza) che, di; che non; di quello che; di quanto (non): Better late than never, meglio tardi che mai; I am older than he (is) ( o than him), sono più vecchio di lui; You understand her better than I (do), tu la capisci meglio di quanto non la capisca io; You understand her better than me, tu capisci lei meglio di quanto tu capisca me; tu la capisci meglio di quanto non la capisca io; It's later than I thought, è più tardi di quel che credevo (o che non credessi)2 (correl. di hardly, scarcely) quando; che: Hardly had the boy disappeared than ( più comune: when) she ran after him, il ragazzo era appena scomparso che ella già gli correva dietroB prep.(con valore compar. prima di whom e which) di; in confronto a: A man than whom there is none wiser, un uomo del quale non c'è al mondo uno più saggio● anywhere else than home, in qualsiasi luogo fuorché a casa □ no other than, nient'altro che; non… che: He's no other than a liar, non è che un bugiardo □ nothing else than, nient'altro che □ rather than (o sooner than), piuttosto che; anziché: I'd rather stay here than go away, preferirei restar qui anziché andarmene. -
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ðən, ðænconjunction, preposition(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) que; de lo quethan conj1. que2. detr[ðæn, ʊnstressed ðən]1 que2 (with numbers) de3 (followed by clause) de lo quethan ['ðæn] conj: que, deit's worth more than that: vale más que esomore than you think: más de lo que piensasthan prep: que, deyou're better than he is: eres mejor que élmore than once: más de una vezadv.• que adv.conj.• que conj.prep.• de prep.
I ðæn, weak form ðəna) ( in comparisons) que; ( with quantity) demore/less than we had asked for — más/menos de lo que habíamos pedido
b) ( with alternatives)c) (except, besides) qued) ( when) cuandono sooner had I sat down than the bell rang — apenas me había sentado cuando sonó el timbre, en cuanto me senté sonó el timbre
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more than £200/20 days — más de 200 libras/20 días
[ðæn]CONJ1) (in comparisons) quethe car went faster than we had expected — el coche alcanzó una velocidad mayor de lo que habíamos esperado
2) (with numerals) demore/less than 90 — más/menos de 90
3) (stating preference) antes que* * *
I [ðæn], weak form [ðən]a) ( in comparisons) que; ( with quantity) demore/less than we had asked for — más/menos de lo que habíamos pedido
b) ( with alternatives)c) (except, besides) qued) ( when) cuandono sooner had I sat down than the bell rang — apenas me había sentado cuando sonó el timbre, en cuanto me senté sonó el timbre
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more than £200/20 days — más de 200 libras/20 días
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[ forma debole ðən] [ forma forte ðæn] 1.1) (in comparisons) di, che, che non2) (expressing quantity, degree, value) di2.more, less than 10 — più, meno di 10
1) (in comparisons) di, di quanto, che, piuttosto che3) (when)4) AE (from)to be different than sth. — essere diverso da qcs
* * *[ðən, ðæn]conjunction, preposition(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) che; di* * *[ forma debole ðən] [ forma forte ðæn] 1.1) (in comparisons) di, che, che non2) (expressing quantity, degree, value) di2.more, less than 10 — più, meno di 10
1) (in comparisons) di, di quanto, che, piuttosto che3) (when)4) AE (from)to be different than sth. — essere diverso da qcs
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8 when all is said and done
разг.в общем, в конце концов, в конечном счёте‘Dear old table,’ he said, ‘I've spent some happy hours with you, and you've been a pretty good friend, when all is said and done.’ (J. London, ‘Martin Eden’, ch. XV) — - Мой дорогой старый стол, - сказал Мартин, - я провел с тобой немало счастливых часов, и в общем ты был неплохим другом.
When all's said and done, the Light has come out of the mess better than we could have hoped. (A. J. Cronln, ‘The Northern Light’, part II, ch. 14) — В общем, на "Свете" все это отразилось гораздо меньше, чем можно было ожидать.
But when all is said and done they are such sorry witnesses to make a "case" that one wonders why the government stooped to use them. (G. Marion, ‘The Communist Trial’, ch. 12) — Но в конечном счете эти свидетели производят настолько жалкое впечатление, что можно лишь удивляться, как правительство унизилось до того, чтобы использовать таких людей в качестве своего оружия.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > when all is said and done
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9 when etc one was a twinkle in one's father's eye
expr infmlIt all happened when you were just a twinkle in your father's eye — Все это случилось, когда тебя еще и в проекте не было
I beat that world record before he was even a twinkle in his father's eye — Я побил этот мировой рекорд, когда его еще и на свете не было
I was doing that here job in this here place when she was no more than a twinkle in her father's eye — Я выполняла эту самую работу на этом самом месте, когда она еще пешком под стол ходила
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > when etc one was a twinkle in one's father's eye
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10 when the husband earns well, the wife spends well
syn: a woman can throw out the window more then a man can bring in at the doora woman can throw more out the back door than a man can bring in the front door in a shovelколи чоловік добре заробляє, дружина добре витрачає a woman can throw out the window more than a man can bring in at the doorEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > when the husband earns well, the wife spends well
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11 when you were just a twinkle in your father's eye
разг.; шутл.когда вас ещё и на свете не было, когда вас и в помине не былоLarge English-Russian phrasebook > when you were just a twinkle in your father's eye
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12 (when) the chips are down
paзг.кoгдa нacтупaeт oтвeтcтвeнный, кpитичecкий мoмeнт, в минуту oпacнocти [пepвoнaч. aмep.]The previews are always more fun than the actual shows anyway. Since the chips are not down, everyone is at ease and the audience is aware of it (A Marx). She wanted to be a person of responsibility... That's what Sam was: the kind of man people said they'd want to have with them in a rough deal, when all the chips were down (A. Myrer)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > (when) the chips are down
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13 when hospitalized, males stay 15 percent longer than females
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > when hospitalized, males stay 15 percent longer than females
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14 When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself more than I with her.
<01> Когда я играю со своей кошкой, я допускаю, что она развлекается со мной больше, чем я с ней. Montaigne (Монтень).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself more than I with her.
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15 When you hire people that are smarter then you are, you prove that you are smarter than they are.
<01> Если Вы берете на работу людей умнее себя, Вы доказываете, что Вы умнее их. Anonymous (Неизвестный автор).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > When you hire people that are smarter then you are, you prove that you are smarter than they are.
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16 no sooner ... than
(when... immediately: No sooner had we set off than we realized we'd left the dog behind.) i det øjeblik* * *(when... immediately: No sooner had we set off than we realized we'd left the dog behind.) i det øjeblik -
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(when... immediately: No sooner had we set off than we realized we'd left the dog behind.) logo que
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