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1 quoi
quoi [kwa]pronouna. (interrog) what• de quoi parles-tu ?• tu parles de quoi ? (inf) what are you talking about?• on joue quoi au cinéma ? (inf) what's on at the cinema?• en quoi puis-je vous aider ? how can I help you?• en quoi est cette statue ? what is this statue made of?• à quoi reconnaissez-vous le cristal ? how can you tell that something is crystal?• quoi faire/lui dire ? what are we going to do/to say to him?• quoi de neuf ? what's new?• as-tu de quoi écrire ? have you got a pen?• quoi qu'on en dise/qu'elle fasse whatever what people say/she doese. (locutions) quoi ! tu oses l'accuser ? what! you dare to accuse him!• quoi ? qu'est-ce qu'il a dit ? (pour faire répéter) what was it he said?• et puis quoi encore ! (ironic) what next!• de quoi ! (inf) what's all this nonsense!• merci beaucoup ! -- il n'y a pas de quoi many thanks! -- don't mention it* * *kwɑ
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pronom interrogatif whatpar quoi voulez-vous commencer? — ( à table) what would you like to start with?; (tâche, travail) where would you like to start?
quoi encore? — (colloq) what now?
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pronom relatifil n'y a rien sur quoi vous puissiez fonder vos accusations — there's nothing on which you can base your accusations
il prétend tout savoir, ce en quoi il se trompe — he claims he knows everything, and that's where he's wrong
(il n'y a) pas de quoi! — ( formule de politesse) think nothing of it, my pleasure
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pronom indéfini
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exclamation really, basicallyalors, quoi! — (colloq) really!
il est prétentieux, stupide, pas du tout intéressant quoi! — (colloq) he's pretentious, stupid, a dead loss (colloq) in fact!
* * *kwa pron1) (interrogatif) whatC'est quoi, ce truc? — What's this thing?
en quoi puis-je vous aider? — how can I help you?, How may I help you?
à quoi bon? — what's the use?, what's the point?
et puis quoi encore! — what next!, whatever next!
2) (relatif)il n'a pas de quoi se l'acheter — he can't afford it, he hasn't got the money to buy it
il n'y a pas de quoi — don't mention it, not at all
* * *A pron inter1 ( dans une interrogation directe) what; quoi? je n'ai pas entendu what? I didn't hear; à quoi penses-tu? what are you thinking about?; avec quoi peut-on abattre ce mur? what can we knock this wall down with?; à quoi bon? what's the point?; à quoi bon recommencer? what's the point of starting again?; en quoi suis-je responsable? in what way ou how am I responsible?; par quoi voulez-vous commencer? ( à table) what would you like to start with?; (tâche, travail) where would you like to start?; pour quoi faire? what for?; je veux bien le rencontrer mais pour lui dire quoi? I don't mind meeting him but what shall I say to him?; quoi de neuf? what's new?; quoi encore? what now?; quoi de plus beau/difficile (que…)? what could be more beautiful/difficult (than…)?; de quoi (de quoi)○? what?; quoi d'étonnant si leurs enfants sont comme ça it's hardly surprising that their children are like that; c'est quoi ça là-bas○? what's that over there?; quoi d'autre? what else?B pron rel1 il n'y a rien sur quoi vous puissiez fonder vos accusations there's nothing on which you can base your accusations; voilà sur quoi je fonde mes accusations that's what I base my accusations on; il prétend tout savoir, ce en quoi il se trompe he claims he knows everything, which is where he's wrong; il se moque de tout ce en quoi elle croit he laughs at everything she believes in; ce en quoi il avait raison and he was quite right; ce à quoi vous pensez what you are thinking about; à quoi il a répondu to which he replied; après quoi ils sont partis after which they left; ce contre quoi ils se battent what they are fighting against; de quoi nous pouvons conclure que from this we can conclude that; (il n'y a) pas de quoi! ( formule de politesse) think nothing of it, my pleasure, don't mention it; il n'y a pas de quoi se fâcher/crier there's no reason to get angry/to shout; il n'a (même) pas de quoi s'acheter un livre he hasn't (even) got enough money to buy a book; emporte de quoi lire take something to read with you; il a de quoi○ ( de l'argent) he's got plenty of money; il a de quoi être satisfait he's got good reason to be satisfied; ‘tu ne devrais pas t'inquiéter’-‘il y a de quoi’ ‘you shouldn't worry’-‘I've got good reason’; dis-moi à quoitu penses tell me what you are thinking about; dis-nous avec quoi tu as payé cette voiture tell us how you paid for this car;2 quoi qu'elle puisse en dire whatever she may say; quoi qu'il ait pu faire dans sa jeunesse whatever he may have done in his youth; quoi qu'il arrive whatever happens; si je peux faire quoi que ce soit pour vous aider if I can do anything to help you; je ne m'étonne plus de quoi que ce soit nothing surprises me any more; quoi que ce soit, dis-le-moi whatever it is, tell me; quoi que ce soit qu'il ait dit whatever he said; quoi qu'il en soit be that as it may; quoi qu'il en ait fml in spite of his wishes to the contrary.C excl what; alors, quoi! what then!; ou quoi! or what!; tu rentres ou quoi! so, are you coming in, or what?; il est prétentieux, stupide, agaçant, pas du tout intéressant quoi! he's pretentious, stupid, irritating, in short he's pretty uninteresting.[kwa] pronom relatifil a refusé, ce en quoi il a eu raison he refused, which was quite right of himon est allés au jardin, après quoi il a fallu rentrer we went to the garden, and then we had to come back inprends de quoi boire/écrire/payer get something to drink/to write/to pay withmerci! — il n'y a pas de quoi thank you! — not at all ou you're welcome ou don't mention it————————[kwa] adverbe interrogatif1. [quelle chose] whatje voudrais parler au directeur — c'est pour quoi? I'd like to talk to the manager — what (is it) about?a. what else?b. [ton irrité] what is it now?2. (familier) [pour faire répéter]3. [emplois expressifs]eh bien quoi, qu'est-ce que tu as? well, what's the matter with you?enfin quoi, ou eh bien quoi, tu pourrais regarder où tu vas! come on now, watch where you're going!de quoi? tu n'es pas d'accord? what's that, you don't agree?décide-toi, quoi! well make up your mind!si je comprends bien, tu es fauché, quoi! if I've understood you, you're broke, aren't you?je vais lui acheter ce livre, pour lui faire un petit cadeau, quoi I'm going to buy her this book... you know, just as a little present————————quoi que locution conjonctivequoi qu'il en soit be that as it may, however that may beje te défends de lui dire quoi que ce soit! I forbid you to tell her/him anything (whatsoever)! -
2 absent
absent, e [apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjectiveb. ( = distrait) [air] vacant2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = élève) absentee (PROV) les absents ont toujours tort it's always the people who aren't there that get the blame* * *
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absente apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( éloigné longtemps) away (jamais épith) (de from); ( éloigné brièvement) out (jamais épith) (de of)2) (qui ne s'est pas présenté, ne participe pas) [élève, employé] absent (de from)3) ( inexistant) absent (de from)4) ( absorbé) absent-minded
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nom masculin, féminin absentee‘absents excusés...’ — ‘apologies for absence...’
••les absents ont toujours tort — Proverbe those who are absent always get the blame
* * *apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t absent, -e1. adj1) (personne) absent2) (objet, élément) missing, lacking3) (air, regard) vacant, faraway2. nm/f* * *A adj1 ( éloigné longtemps) away ( jamais épith) (de from); ( éloigné brièvement) out ( jamais épith) (de of); il est absent pour deux mois he's away for two months; je serai absent du bureau tout l'après-midi I'll be out of the office all afternoon;2 ( qui ne s'est pas présenté) [élève, employé, candidat] absent;3 ( qui ne participe pas) absent (de from); la France est absente des débats France is absent from the debates;4 ( inexistant) absent (de from); mon nom est absent de la liste my name is not on ou is absent from the list; cette espèce est absente de nos régions this species is not found in our region; l'humour était absent des débats the debates were lacking in humourGB;5 ( absorbé) absent-minded; elle répondit d'une voix absente she replied absent-mindedly.B nm,f1 gén, Scol absentee; ‘absents excusés…’ ‘apologies for absence…’; Pinchon, autre absent remarqué de la réunion… Pinchon, also notably absent from the meeting…; le grand absent du tournoi, Leconte, était tombé malade la veille notably absent from the tournament was Leconte, who had fallen ill the day before;2 ( défunt) liter absent one; il a eu une pensée émue pour les absents he thought with emotion of those no longer with him;3 Jur missing person.les absents ont toujours tort Prov those who are absent always get the blame.( féminin absente) [apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif2. [inattentif] absent3. [chose] missing[sentiment] lacking————————, absente [apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin[du travail, de l'école] absentee[dans une famille] absent personon ne fait pas cours, il y a trop d'absents we're not having a lesson today, there are too many pupils missing ou away -
3 troubler
troubler [tʀuble]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = perturber) [+ ordre, sommeil, tranquillité, silence] to disturb ; [+ représentation, réunion] to disrupt ; [+ jugement, raison, esprit] to cloud ; [+ digestion] to upsetb. [+ personne] ( = déconcerter, émouvoir) to disturb ; ( = inquiéter) to trouble ; ( = gêner) to confuse ; ( = sexuellement) to arouse• elle le regarda, toute troublée she looked at him, all of a tremble• ce film/cet événement m'a profondément troublé this film/this event has disturbed me deeply• cesse de parler, tu me troubles (dans mes calculs) stop talking - you're putting me off (in my calculations)c. ( = brouiller) [+ eau, vin] to make cloudy ; [+ image] to blur2. reflexive verba. ( = devenir trouble) [eau] to become cloudy ; [lignes, images, vue] to become blurredb. ( = perdre contenance) to become flustered• il se trouble facilement lorsqu'il doit parler en public he's easily flustered when he has to speak in public* * *tʀuble
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1) ( brouiller) to make [something] cloudy, to cloud [eau, vin]; to blur [vue, image]2) ( déranger) to disturb [silence, sommeil, personne]; to disrupt [réunion, spectacle]troubler l'ordre public — [individu] to cause a breach of the peace; [groupe d'insurgés] to disturb the peace
3) ( déconcerter) to disconcert [accusé, candidat]quelque chose me trouble — ( rendre perplexe) something's bothering ou puzzling me
4) ( mettre en émoi) liter to disturb euph [personne]
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se troubler verbe pronominal1) ( perdre contenance) [personne, accusé] to become flustered2) ( devenir trouble) [liquide] to become cloudy, to cloud* * *tʀuble vt1) (= embarrasser) to confuse2) (= émouvoir) to agitate3) (= décontenancer) to disturb4) (= contrarier) to perturb5) (= perturber) [ordre] to disrupt, to disturbtroubler l'ordre public — to disturb the peace, to cause a breach of the peace
6) [liquide] to make cloudy* * *troubler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( brouiller) to make [sth] cloudy, to cloud [eau, vin]; to blur [vue, image]; troubler la réception des images to interfere with reception;2 ( déranger) to disturb [silence, sommeil, pays, personne]; to disrupt [réunion, spectacle, projets]; troubler l'ordre public ( un individu) to cause a breach of the peace; ( groupe d'insurgés) to disturb the peace; en ces temps troublés in these troubled times;3 ( déconcerter) to disconcert [accusé, candidat, élève]; être troublé ( gêné) to be flustered; être profondément troublé par qch [mauvaise nouvelle, mort] to be deeply disturbed by sth; quelque chose me trouble ( rendre perplexe) something's bothering ou puzzling me;4 ( égarer) to affect [jugement, raison, esprit, assurance];B se troubler vpr1 ( perdre contenance) [personne, candidat, accusé] to become flustered; répondre sans se troubler to answer without getting flustered;2 ( devenir trouble) [liquide] to become cloudy, to cloud; [idées] to become confused; ma vue se troubla my eyes became blurred.[truble] verbe transitif1. [eau] to cloudtroubler la vue de quelqu'un to blur ou to cloud somebody's vision3. [sommeil] to disturb[silence] to break[digestion] to upset4. [fête, réunion] to disruptla question semble te troubler you seem put out ou disconcerted by the questionsa présence le troublait profondément her presence aroused ou excited him profoundly————————se troubler verbe pronominal intransitif1. [eau] to become cloudy ou turbid (littéraire)[vue] to become blurred2. [perdre contenance] to get confused
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