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1 Yours faithfully
(a polite way of ending a formal (usually business) letter which starts with `Dear Sir` or `Dear Madam`. In American English `Sincerely yours` or `Truly yours` is used.) -
2 truly
truly ['tru:lɪ]∎ I'm truly sorry for what I've done je suis vraiment navré de ce que j'ai fait;∎ they truly believe they'll succeed ils croient réellement qu'ils vont réussir;∎ he really said yes? - truly he did il a vraiment dit oui? - vraiment, je te le jure;∎ truly it was the last thing on my mind je vous assure que j'étais loin de penser à ça;∎ tell me truly now, do you want the job? maintenant, dites-moi sincèrement, voulez-vous ce travail?(b) (as intensifier) vraiment, absolument;∎ it was a truly awful film c'était absolument épouvantable comme film;∎ the meal was truly delicious le repas était vraiment délicieux;∎ hers is a truly amazing talent elle a vraiment un talent étonnant∎ yours truly, Kathryn Schmidt je vous prie d'agréer, Monsieur ou Madame, l'expression de mes sentiments respectueux, Kathryn Schmidt;∎ meanwhile yours truly had left entretemps mézigue était parti -
3 truly
truly [ˈtru:lɪ]a. ( = genuinely) vraiment• really and truly? (inf) vraiment ?b. ( = faithfully) fidèlement* * *['truːlɪ]1) ( extremely) [amazing, delighted, sorry, horrendous] vraiment2) (really, in truth) [be, belong, think] vraiment3) ( in letter)...and who got it all wrong? yours truly! — ( referring to oneself)...et qui s'est trompé? mézigue! (colloq)
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4 truly
1 ( extremely) [amazing, delighted, sorry, horrendous] vraiment ; he's a truly great photographer c'est vraiment un très grand photographe ; a truly dreadful piece of news une nouvelle vraiment terrible ;2 (really, in truth) [be, belong, think] vraiment ; really and truly? vraiment? ; well and truly carrément ; it is truly a celebration/a great leap forward c'est vraiment une fête/un bond en avant ; England is where I truly belong l'Angleterre est ma vraie patrie ;3 ( in letter) yours truly ( to man) je vous prie d'agréer l'expression de mes sentiments distingués fml ; ( to woman) je vous prie d'agréer l'expression de mes respectueux hommages fml ; …and who got it all wrong? yours truly! ( referring to oneself) …et qui s'est trompé? mézigue ○ ! -
5 yours truly
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > yours truly
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