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1 you might want to
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2 might
might [maɪt]1. modal verba. ( = may)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When might expresses present, future or past possibility, it is often translated by peut-être, with the appropriate tense of the French verb.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = could)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• you might have told me you weren't coming! tu aurais pu me prévenir que tu ne viendrais pas !might I suggest that...? puis-je me permettre de suggérer que... ?c. ( = should) I might have known j'aurais dû m'en douter━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. (emphatic) and, I might add, it was entirely his fault et j'ajouterais que c'était entièrement de sa faute• why did he give her his credit card? -- you might well ask! mais pourquoi lui a-t-il donné sa carte de crédit ? -- va savoir !• one might well ask whether... on est en droit de se demander si...• try as he might, he couldn't do it il a eu beau essayer, il n'y est pas arrivé2. noun* * *I [maɪt]1) ( indicating possibility)‘will you come?’ - ‘I might’ — ‘tu viendras?’ - ‘peut-être’
you might have guessed that... — vous aurez peut-être deviné que...
try as I might, I can't do it — j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas
he was thinking about what might have been — il pensait à ce qui se serait passé si les choses avaient été différentes
if they had acted quickly he might well be alive — s'ils avaient agi plus vite il serait peut-être encore en vie
4) sout ( when making requests)and who, might I ask, are you? —
and who might you be? — ( aggressive) on peut savoir qui vous êtes?
5) ( when making suggestions)6) (when making statement, argument)one might argue ou it might be argued that — on pourrait dire or faire valoir que
as you ou one might expect — comme de bien entendu
7) (expressing reproach, irritation)I might have known ou guessed! — j'aurais dû m'en douter!
8) ( in concessives)II [maɪt]they might not be fast but they're reliable — ils ne sont peut-être pas rapides mais on peut au moins compter sur eux; well I 2. 2
1) ( power) puissance f2) ( physical strength) force f -
3 might
Ⅰ.might1 [maɪt]ⓘ GRAM La forme négative mightn't s'écrit might not dans un style plus soutenu. Might et may peuvent s'utiliser indifféremment ou presque dans les expressions de la catégorie (a).∎ you might well be right il se pourrait bien que vous ayez raison;∎ I might be home late tonight je rentrerai peut-être tard ce soir;∎ why not come with us? - I might pourquoi ne viens-tu pas avec nous? - peut-être;∎ don't eat it, it might be poisonous n'en mange pas, tu pourrais t'empoisonner;∎ hundreds of lives might have been lost unnecessarily des centaines de gens sont peut-être morts inutilement;∎ she might well have decided to turn back il se pourrait ou il se peut bien qu'elle ait décidé de rentrer;∎ they might have reached the summit by now ils ont peut-être déjà atteint le sommet;∎ she might have decided not to go il se peut qu'elle ait décidé de ne pas y aller(b) (past form of "may")∎ I never considered that she might want to come je n'avais jamais pensé qu'elle pouvait avoir envie de venir;∎ we feared you might be dead nous avons eu peur que vous ne soyez mort(c) (in polite questions, suggestions)∎ might I interrupt? puis-je me permettre de vous interrompre?;∎ and what, might I ask, was the reason? et puis-je savoir quelle en était la raison?;∎ might I or if I might make a suggestion? puis-je me permettre de suggérer quelque chose?;∎ you might try using a different approach altogether vous pourriez adopter une approche entièrement différente;∎ I thought we might have tea together somewhere je m'étais dit que nous pourrions aller prendre un thé ensemble quelque part;∎ you might want to ask the managing director first ce serait une bonne idée de demander au directeur avant∎ that, I might add, was not my idea cela n'était pas mon idée, soit dit en passant;∎ this, as one might expect, did not go down well with the government le gouvernement, est-il nécessaire de le préciser, n'a guère apprécié∎ you might at least tidy up your room! tu pourrais au moins ranger ta chambre!;∎ I might have known he'd be the last (to arrive) j'aurais dû savoir qu'il serait le dernier (à arriver);∎ you might have warned me! tu aurais pu me prévenir!∎ they might say they support women, but they do nothing practical to help them ils ont beau dire qu'ils soutiennent les femmes, concrètement ils ne font rien pour les aider;∎ whatever problems she might have, at least she keeps them to herself elle a peut-être des problèmes, mais au moins elle n'embête pas les autres avec;∎ he might not be the best-looking man in the world but he's very kind ce n'est peut-être pas un apollon mais il est très gentil∎ and what might you be up to? et que faites-vous donc?∎ we might as well go home (as stay here) nous ferions aussi bien de rentrer chez nous (plutôt que de rester ici);∎ I might as well have stayed in bed j'aurais aussi bien fait de rester au lit;∎ he's regretting it now, as well he might! il le regrette maintenant, et pour cause!Ⅱ.might2(b) (physical strength) force f;∎ with all one's might de toutes ses forces;∎ he started yelling with all his might il se mit à crier à tue-tête;∎ literary with might and main de toutes ses forces;∎ she strove with might and main to prevent it elle a fait tout ce qu'elle a pu pour empêcher cela;∎ proverb might is right la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure -
4 might
pp.participio pasado del verbo: MAYpt.pretérito del verbo MAY.va.it might be difficult puede que sea o puede ser difícilI might go if I feel like it puede que vaya si tengo ganasit might be better to ask permission first sería mejor pedir permiso primeroyou might want to? tal vez podrías?shall we go? ? we might as well ¿nos vamos? ? bueno, bien o vale o (español de España) dale o (español de Argentina) órale (español de México)I wonder what I might have done to offend him me pregunto qué le habré hecho para que se ofendaI might as well be talking to myself! ¡es como si hablara con la pared!2 [como forma del pasado de may ]I knew he might be angry ya sabía que se podía enfadar o (especialmente español de España) enojar (especialmente Am)I was afraid she might have killed him tenía miedo de que (ella) lo hubiera matadohe said he might be late dijo que quizá se retrasaríamight I have a word with you? ¿podría hablar un momento con usted?it might not be the fastest car in the world, but? no será el coche más rápido del mundo, pero?En el inglés hablado, y en el escrito en estilo coloquial, la forma negativa might not se transforma en mightn't. La forma might have se transforma en might've. Cuando expresa posibilidad (ver 1.), puede utilizarse may sin que se altere apenas el significado.(pt & pp mighted) -
5 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) kunne have2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) burde have3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) kunne have4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') kunne have* * *1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) kunne have2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) burde have3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) kunne have4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') kunne have -
6 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) podría haber2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) debería3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) podría4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') tal vezpret.(Preterito definido de "may") -
7 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) hefði getað... ef2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) hefði getað/átt að... en3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) það hefði verið mögulegt að... en4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') það er hugsanlegt -
8 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) elérhetted volna...2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) elmondhatta(d) volna...3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) elmehettem volna...4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') láthattam volna -
9 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) poderia ter2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) bem que podia ter3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) até podia ter4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') talvez -
10 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.)...-ebilirdi2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!)...-ebilirdi3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.)...-ebilirdi4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') (belki de)...-ebildi -
11 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) lahko bi bil...2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) lahko bi vsaj...3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) lahko bi bil...4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') mogoče -
12 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) olisi voinut2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) olisi voinut3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) olisi voinut4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') voi olla -
13 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) kunne (ha)2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) burde/kunne (ha)3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) kunne (ha)4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') kunne hende, kanskje..., tja -
14 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) potere (nel periodo ipotetico)2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) potere (al condizionale passato3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.)4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') forse -
15 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) hätte können2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) hätte können3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) hätte können4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') hätte sein können -
16 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) mógłbym, mógłbyś itd.2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) mogłem przecież, mogłeś przecież itd.3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) mogłem, mogłeś itd.4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') mogłem, mogłeś itd. -
17 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) būtu varējis; iespējams, ka būtu...2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) būtu varējis3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) būtu varējis; bija iespējams4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') iespējams, varbūt -
18 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) būčiau/būtum galėjęs2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) galėjai, galėjo...3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) galėjau, galėjai...4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') galbūt -
19 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) skulle kanske2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) kunde []3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) skulle, tänkte4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') kan [] -
20 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) a fi putut să2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) ar fi trebuit să3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) a fi putut să4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') e posibil
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