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these past few weeks have been wonderful

  • 1 few

    few [fju:]
    peu de ⇒ 1 (a) quelques ⇒ 1 (b), 3 peu ⇒ 2 quelques-uns ⇒ 3 un assez grand nombre (de) ⇒ 4
    (a) (not many) peu de;
    ∎ few people have done that peu de gens ont fait cela;
    ∎ there are very few suitable candidates for the post très peu de candidats ont le profil requis;
    ∎ so/too few books to read si/trop peu de livres à lire;
    ∎ there are four books too few il manque quatre livres;
    ∎ we are few (in number) nous sommes peu nombreux;
    ∎ with few exceptions à peu d'exceptions près, sauf de rares exceptions; (with def art, poss adj etc)
    ∎ on the few occasions that I have met him les rares fois où je l'ai rencontré;
    ∎ her few remaining possessions le peu de biens qui lui restaient;
    ∎ these few precious souvenirs ces quelques précieux souvenirs;
    ∎ it is one of the few surviving examples of… c'est un des rares exemples qui restent de…;
    ∎ she is one of the few women to have held the post c'est une des rares femmes à avoir assumé ces fonctions;
    ∎ visitors are few and far between les visiteurs sont rares;
    ∎ grants will be few and far between in future les bourses se feront rares à l'avenir
    ∎ every few minutes toutes les deux ou trois minutes;
    ∎ the first few copies les deux ou trois premiers exemplaires;
    ∎ in the past/next few days pendant les deux ou trois derniers/prochains jours;
    ∎ he's been living in London for the past few years ça fait quelques années qu'il habite à Londres;
    ∎ these past few weeks have been wonderful ces dernières semaines ont été merveilleuses
    (not many) peu;
    ∎ how many of them are there? - very few combien sont-ils? - très peu nombreux;
    ∎ there are very/too few of us nous sommes très peu/trop peu nombreux;
    ∎ there are so few of them ils sont tellement peu nombreux;
    ∎ I didn't realize how few there were je ne m'étais pas rendu compte qu'ils étaient aussi peu nombreux;
    ∎ few could have predicted the outcome peu de personnes ou rares sont ceux qui auraient pu prévoir le résultat;
    ∎ few of them could speak French peu parmi eux parlaient français;
    ∎ the few who knew her les quelques personnes qui la connaissaient;
    ∎ the chosen few les heureux élus;
    ∎ British History the Few = les aviateurs britanniques qui ont défendu leur pays pendant la bataille d'Angleterre;
    ∎ Bible many are called but few are chosen il y a beaucoup d'appelés mais peu d'élus
    quelques;
    ∎ I have a few ideas j'ai quelques idées;
    ∎ he has a few more friends than I have il a un peu plus d'amis que moi;
    ∎ a few more days/months/years quelques jours/mois/années de plus;
    ∎ a few more days should see the job done encore quelques jours et le travail devrait être fini
    quelques-uns (quelques-unes) mpl, fpl;
    ∎ do you have many friends? - I have a few est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'amis? - (j'en ai) quelques-uns;
    ∎ we need a few more/less il nous en faut un peu plus/moins;
    ∎ a few of these cakes/the survivors quelques-uns de ces gâteaux/des survivants;
    ∎ a few of you quelques-uns d'entre vous;
    ∎ there are only a few of us who attend regularly seuls quelques-uns parmi nous y vont régulièrement;
    ∎ familiar he's had a few (too many) (drinks) il a bu un coup (de trop);
    ∎ to name but a few pour n'en citer que quelques-uns;
    ∎ not a few pas peu
    un assez grand nombre de;
    ∎ there were a good few or quite a few mistakes in it il y avait un assez grand nombre de ou pas mal de fautes dedans;
    ∎ quite a few minutes passed un bon moment s'est écoulé
    un assez grand nombre;
    ∎ quite a few agreed with me ils étaient assez nombreux à être d'accord avec moi;
    ∎ quite a few of us/of the books un assez grand nombre d'entre nous/de livres;
    ∎ I hadn't seen all her films, but I'd seen a good few je n'avais pas vu tous ses films, mais j'en avais vu un assez grand nombre

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > few

  • 2 Time units

    = une seconde
    a minute
    = une minute
    an hour
    = une heure
    a day
    = un jour
    a week
    = une semaine
    a month
    = un mois
    a year
    = un an/une année
    a century
    = un siècle
    How long?
    Note the various ways of translating take into French.
    how long does it take?
    = combien de temps faut-il?
    it took me a week
    = cela m’a pris une semaine or il m’a fallu une semaine
    I took an hour to finish it
    = j’ai mis une heure pour le terminer
    it’ll only take a moment
    = c’est l’affaire de quelques instants
    Translate both spend and have as passer:
    to have a wonderful evening
    = passer une soirée merveilleuse
    to spend two days in Paris
    = passer deux jours à Paris
    Use dans for in when something is seen as happening in the future:
    I’ll be there in an hour
    = je serai là dans une heure
    in three weeks’ time
    = dans trois semaines
    Use en for in when expressing the time something took or will take:
    he did it in an hour
    = il l’a fait en une heure
    The commonest translation of for in the ‘how long’ sense is pendant:
    I worked in the factory for a year
    = j’ai travaillé à l’usine pendant un an
    But use pour for for when the length of time is seen as being still to come:
    we’re here for a month
    = nous sommes là pour un mois
    And use depuis for for when the action began in the past and is or was still going on:
    she has been here for a week
    = elle est ici depuis huit jours
    she had been there for a year
    = elle était là depuis un an
    I haven’t seen her for years
    = je ne l’ai pas vue depuis des années
    Note the use of de when expressing how long something lasted or will last:
    a two-minute delay
    = un retard de deux minutes
    an eight-hour day
    = une journée de huit heures
    five weeks’ pay
    = cinq semaines de salaire
    When?
    In the past
    when did it happen?
    = quand est-ce que c’est arrivé?
    two minutes ago
    = il y a deux minutes
    a month ago
    = il y a un mois
    years ago
    = il y a des années
    it’ll be a month ago on Tuesday
    = ça fera un mois mardi
    it’s years since he died
    = il y a des années qu’il est mort
    a month earlier
    = un mois plus tôt
    a month before
    = un mois avant or un mois auparavant
    the year before
    = l’année d’avant or l’année précédente
    the year after
    = l’année d’après or l’année suivante
    a few years later
    = quelques années plus tard
    after four days
    = au bout de quatre jours
    last week
    = la semaine dernière
    last month
    = le mois dernier
    last year
    = l’année dernière
    a week ago yesterday
    = il y a eu huit jours hier
    a week ago tomorrow
    = il y aura huit jours demain
    the week before last
    = il y a quinze jours
    over the past few months
    = au cours des derniers mois
    In the future
    when will you see him?
    = quand est-ce que tu le verras?
    in a few days
    = dans quelques jours (see also above, the phrases with in translated by dans)
    any day now
    = d’un jour à l’autre
    next week
    = la semaine prochaine
    next month
    = le mois prochain
    next year
    = l’année prochaine
    this coming week
    = la semaine qui vient or (more formally) au cours de la semaine à venir
    over the coming months
    = au cours des mois à venir
    a month from tomorrow
    = dans un mois demain
    How often?
    how often does it happen?
    = cela arrive tous les combien?
    every Thursday
    = tous les jeudis
    every week
    = toutes les semaines
    every year
    = tous les ans
    every second day
    = tous les deux jours
    every third month
    = tous les trois mois
    day after day
    = jour après jour
    year after year
    = année après année
    the last Thursday of the month
    = le dernier jeudi du mois
    twice a month
    = deux fois par mois
    once every three months
    = une fois tous les trois mois
    How much an hour (etc)?
    how much do you get an hour?
    = combien gagnez-vous de l’heure?
    I get $20
    = je gagne 20 dollars de l’heure
    to be paid $20 an hour
    = être payé 20 dollars de l’heure
    but note:
    to be paid by the hour
    = être payé à l’heure
    how much do you earn a month?
    = combien gagnez-vous par mois?
    $3,000 a month
    = 3000 dollars par mois
    Forms in -ée: an/année, matin/matinée etc.
    The -ée forms are often used to express a rather vague amount of time passing or spent in something, and so tend to give a subjective slant to what is being said, as in:
    a long day/evening/year
    = une longue journée/soirée/année
    a whole day
    = toute une journée or une journée entière
    we spent a lovely day there
    = nous y avons passé une journée merveilleuse
    When an exact number is specified, the shorter forms are generally used, as in:
    it lasted six days
    = cela a duré six jours
    two years’ military service
    = deux ans de service militaire
    However there is no strict rule that applies to all of these words. If in doubt, check in the dictionary.

    Big English-French dictionary > Time units

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