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I.will ⇒ Usage note: will, [transcription][\@l]1 ( to express the future) she'll help you elle t'aidera ; ( in the near future) elle va t'aider ; the results will be announced on Monday les résultats seront communiqués lundi ; I haven't read it yet, but I will je ne l'ai pas encore lu, mais je vais le faire ; must I phone him or will you? est-ce que je dois lui téléphoner ou est-ce que tu vas le faire? ; I've said I'll repay you and I will j'ai dit que je te rembourserai et je le ferai ;2 (expressing consent, willingness) ‘will you help me?’-‘yes, I will’ ‘est-ce que tu m'aideras?’-‘oui, bien sûr’ ; he won't cooperate/agree il ne veut pas coopérer/donner son accord ; ‘have a chocolate’-‘thank you, I will’ ‘prends un chocolat’-‘volontiers, merci’ ; I will not be talked to like that je n'accepte pas qu'on me parle sur ce ton ; I won't have it said of me that I'm mean il ne sera pas dit que je suis mesquin ; will you or won't you? c'est oui ou c'est non? ; do what ou as you will fais ce que tu veux ; ask who you will demande à qui tu veux ; call it what you will appelle ça comme tu veux ; it's a substitute, if you will, for a proper holiday ça remplace les vraies vacances en quelque sorte ; will do ○ ! d'accord! ;3 (in commands, requests) will you pass the salt, please? est-ce que tu peux me passer le sel, s'il te plaît? ; open the door will you tu peux ouvrir la porte, s'il te plaît ; ‘I can give the speech’-‘you will not!’ ‘je peux faire le discours’-‘pas question!’ ; you will say nothing to anybody ne dis rien à personne ; ‘I'll do it’-‘no you won't’ ‘je vais le faire’-‘il n'en est pas question’ ; will you please listen to me! est-ce que tu vas m'écouter! ; wait a minute will you! attends un peu! ;4 (in offers, invitations) will you have a cup of tea? est-ce que vous voulez une tasse de thé? ; will you marry me? est-ce que tu veux m'épouser? ; won't you join us for dinner? est-ce que tu veux dîner avec nous? ; you'll have another cake, won't you? vous prendrez bien un autre gâteau? ;5 ( expressing custom or habit) they will usually ask for a deposit ils demandent généralement une caution ; any teacher will tell you that n'importe quel professeur te dira que ; these things will happen ce sont des choses qui arrivent ; ( in exasperation) she will keep repeating the same old jokes elle n'arrête pas de répéter les mêmes blagues ; if you will talk in class then he's bound to get cross si tu n'arrêtes pas de bavarder pendant les cours, c'est logique qu'il se mette en colère ;6 ( expressing a conjecture or assumption) that will be my sister ça doit être ma sœur ; they won't be aware of what has happened ils ne doivent pas savoir ce qui s'est passé ; that will have been last month ça devait être le mois dernier ; he'll be about 30 now il doit avoir 30 ans maintenant ; you'll be tired I expect tu dois être fatigué je suppose ; you'll have gathered that vous aurez compris que ;7 ( expressing ability or capacity to do) the lift will hold 12 l'ascenseur peut transporter 12 personnes ; that jug won't hold a litre ce pichet ne contient pas un litre ; the car will do 120 km/h la voiture peut faire 120 km/h ; this chicken won't feed six ce poulet n'est pas assez gros pour six personnes ; oil will float on water l'huile flotte sur l'eau ; the car won't start la voiture ne veut pas démarrer.B vtr1 ( urge mentally) to will sb's death/downfall souhaiter ardemment la mort/chute de qn ; to will sb to do supplier mentalement qn de faire ; to will sb to live prier pour que qn vive ;2 (wish, desire) vouloir ; fate/God willed it le destin/Dieu l'a voulu ainsi ;3 Jur léguer (to à).C v refl he willed himself to stand up au prix d'un effort surhumain il a réussi à se lever ; she willed herself to finish the race au prix d'un effort surhumain elle a terminé la course.■ will on:▶ will [sb/sth] on encourager.II.A n1 ( mental power) volonté f (to do de faire) ; to have a strong/weak will avoir beaucoup/peu de volonté ; to have a will of one's own faire ce qu'on a envie de faire ; strength of will force de caractère ; ⇒ battle, effort, free will, iron ;2 (wish, desire) volonté f, désir m (to do de faire) ; it's the will of the people c'est la volonté du peuple ; it's the will of the nation that le pays souhaite que (+ subj) ; Thy will be done que ta volonté soit faite ; to impose one's will on sb imposer sa volonté à qn ; it's my will that c'est ma volonté que (+ subj) ; to do sth against one's… faire qch contre sa volonté ; he made me drink it against my will il me l'a fait boire contre mon gré ; to do sth with a will faire qch de bon cœur ; to lose the will to live ne plus avoir envie de vivre ; ⇒ goodwill, ill will ;3 Jur testament m ; to make one's will faire son testament ; the last will and testament of les dernières volontés de ; to leave sb sth in one's will léguer qch à qn ; to mention sb in one's will mettre qn sur son testament.1 ( as much as one likes) [select, take] à volonté ;2 ( whenever you like) you can change it at will tu peux le changer quand tu veux ;3 ( freely) they can wander about at will ils peuvent se promener comme ils veulent.
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