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1 to have done something more than you've had hot dinners
haber hecho algo muchas vecesEnglish-spanish dictionary > to have done something more than you've had hot dinners
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2 more than one can shake a stick at
преим.; амер.(more than one can shake a stick at (австрал. more than one can poke a stick at)) разг. очень много, уйма, сколько угодно; ≈ конца-краю не видно...slavery has never really been abolished. More people are enslaved to different things than you can shake a stick at. (S. Bellow, ‘Henderson the Rain King’, ch. X) — С рабством фактически никогда не было покончено. Имеется предостаточно людей, которых иначе как рабами вещей не назовешь.
They've got more money than you could poke a stick at, but we never get a smell of it. (M. Westt ‘The Devil's Advocate’, ch. IX) — У Ватикана уйма денег. Но нам оттуда ничего не перепадет.
More of us have been hit by police lube than you can shake a stick at. — Столько пострадало от полицейских дубинок, что вы и представить себе не можете.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > more than one can shake a stick at
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3 have more brains in one's little finger than one has in his whole body
посл.≈ иметь в мизинце больше ума, чем у кого-л. в головеDaisy: "Don't you think she's pretty?" George: "Yes, very. But you're so much more than pretty. I expect you have more brains in your little finger than she has in her whole body." (W. S. Maugham, ‘East of Suez’, sc. V) — Дейзи: "Вы не находите, что Сильвия прелестна?" Джордж: "Нахожу. Но в вас есть нечто большее, чем красота. В одном вашем мизинчике ума больше, чем у Сильвии в голове."
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have more brains in one's little finger than one has in his whole body
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4 have more something in one's little finger than someone has in his whole body
expr infmlIf you had as much courage in your whole body as she has in her little finger, you'd have followed her — Если бы у тебя было хоть чуть-чуть того мужества, сколько у нее, ты бы последовал за ней
I have met women with more attraction in their little finger than she has in her whole body — Я встречал женщин, которые гораздо привлекательнее ее
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > have more something in one's little finger than someone has in his whole body
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5 you may have more to bear than you reckon for
Общая лексика: вам, может быть, придётся вынести больше, чем вы рассчитываетеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you may have more to bear than you reckon for
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6 the onlookers see more than players
посл.(the onlookers see more than players (тж. the onlookers see most of the game))со стороны виднее; см. тж. lookers-on see more than playersI've led him out by the hand; I have paraded him before you. Were my commonplace fears unjust? I won't say - not even now. You may be able to tell better, since the proverb has it that the onlookers see most of the game. (J. Conrad, ‘Lord Jim’, ch. 21) — Вот я вывел к вам Джима; посмотрите на него и скажите, справедливы ли были мои страхи. Я ведь человек простой и даже сейчас не знаю, прав ли я был. Быть может, вы рассудите лучше, недаром пословица говорит, что зрителям игра виднее.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the onlookers see more than players
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7 than
than [ðæn, ðən]a. que• you'd be better going by car than by bus tu ferais mieux d'y aller en voiture plutôt qu'en autobus• more/less than 20 plus/moins de 20* * *Note: When than is used as a preposition in expressions of comparison, it is translated by que (or qu' before a vowel or mute ‘h’): he's taller than me = il est plus grand que moi; London is bigger than Oxford = Londres est plus grand qu'OxfordFor expressions with numbers, temperatures etc see the entry belowWhen than is used as a conjunction, it is translated by que and the verb following it is preceded by ne: it was farther than I thought = c'était plus loin que je ne pensais. However, French speakers often try to phrase the comparison differently: it was more difficult than we expected = c'était plus difficile que prévu. For other uses see the entry below[ðæn, ðən] 1.1) ( in comparisons) que2) (expressing quantity, degree, value) de2.more/less than 100 — plus/moins de 100
1) ( in comparisons) que2) ( expressing preferences)I'd sooner ou rather do X than do Y — je préférerais faire X que (de) faire Y
3) ( when)hardly ou no sooner had he left than the phone rang — à peine était-il parti que le téléphone a sonné
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ðən, ðænconjunction, preposition(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) que; de lo quethan conj1. que2. detr[ðæn, ʊnstressed ðən]1 que2 (with numbers) de3 (followed by clause) de lo quethan ['ðæn] conj: que, deit's worth more than that: vale más que esomore than you think: más de lo que piensasthan prep: que, deyou're better than he is: eres mejor que élmore than once: más de una vezadv.• que adv.conj.• que conj.prep.• de prep.
I ðæn, weak form ðəna) ( in comparisons) que; ( with quantity) demore/less than we had asked for — más/menos de lo que habíamos pedido
b) ( with alternatives)c) (except, besides) qued) ( when) cuandono sooner had I sat down than the bell rang — apenas me había sentado cuando sonó el timbre, en cuanto me senté sonó el timbre
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more than £200/20 days — más de 200 libras/20 días
[ðæn]CONJ1) (in comparisons) quethe car went faster than we had expected — el coche alcanzó una velocidad mayor de lo que habíamos esperado
2) (with numerals) demore/less than 90 — más/menos de 90
3) (stating preference) antes que* * *
I [ðæn], weak form [ðən]a) ( in comparisons) que; ( with quantity) demore/less than we had asked for — más/menos de lo que habíamos pedido
b) ( with alternatives)c) (except, besides) qued) ( when) cuandono sooner had I sat down than the bell rang — apenas me había sentado cuando sonó el timbre, en cuanto me senté sonó el timbre
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more than £200/20 days — más de 200 libras/20 días
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9 than
[ðænˌ ðən]conjshe is older than you think — jest starsza, niż przypuszczasz
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more [mɔ:r]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjectivea. ( = greater in amount) plus de► more... than plus de... queb. ( = additional) encore de• more tea? encore un peu de thé ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• is there any more wine? y a-t-il encore du vin ?► a few/several more2. pronouna. ( = greater quantity) plus• that's more than enough c'est amplement suffisant► no/nothing more• no more, thanks (in restaurant) ça suffit, mercib. ( = others) d'autres• have you got any more like these? en avez-vous d'autres comme ça ?3. adverbc. ( = rather) plutôtd. ( = again) once more une fois de plus• once more, they have disappointed us une fois de plus, ils nous ont déçus• the more you rest the quicker you'll get better plus vous vous reposerez plus vous vous rétablirez rapidement• all the more so because... d'autant plus que...* * *Note: When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère; more beautiful = plus beau/belle; more easily = plus facilement; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see belowWhen used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see II 1 below[mɔː(r)] 1.1) ( comparative)2) ( to a greater extent) plus, davantageyou must work/rest more — il faut que tu travailles/te reposes davantage
the more you think about it, the harder it will seem — plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur
3) ( longer)4) ( again)5) ( rather)2.3.a little/lot more wine — un peu/beaucoup plus de vin
1) ( larger amount or number) plusit costs more than the other one — il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre
many were disappointed, more were angry — beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés
2) ( additional amount) davantage; ( additional number) plusseveral/a few more (of them) — plusieurs/quelques autres
in Mexico, of which more later... — au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard...
4.let's ou we'll say no more about it — n'en parlons plus
more and more phrasal determiner, adverbial phrase de plus en plus5.more or less adverbial phrase plus ou moins6.more so adverbial phrase encore plusin York, and even more so in Oxford — à York et encore plus à Oxford
he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so — il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus
7.they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe — ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe
more than adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase1) ( greater amount or number) plus de2) ( extremely)••she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief —
she's a thief, neither more nor less — c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins
he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant — ce n'est qu'un serviteur
and what is more... — et qui plus est...
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11 more
❢ When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère ; more beautiful = plus beau/belle ; more easily = plus facilement ; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see A 1 below.When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see B 1 below.A adv1 ( comparative) it's more serious than we thought/you think c'est plus grave que nous ne pensions/vous ne pensez ; the more intelligent (child) of the two (l'enfant) le plus intelligent des deux ; he's no more honest than his sister il n'est pas plus honnête que sa sœur ; the more developed countries les pays plus développés ;2 ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage ; you must work/sleep/rest more il faut que tu travailles/dormes/te reposes davantage ; he sleeps/talks more than I do il dort/parle plus que moi ; you can't paint any more than I can, you can no more paint than I can tu ne sais pas plus peindre que moi ; the more you think of it, the harder it will seem plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur ; he is (all) the more determined/angry because il est d'autant plus déterminé/en colère que ;3 ( longer) I don't work there any more je n'y travaille plus ; I couldn't continue any more je ne pouvais pas continuer plus longtemps ; she is no more littér elle n'est plus ;4 ( again) once/twice more une fois/deux fois de plus, encore une fois/deux fois ; he's back once more il est de nouveau de retour ;5 ( rather) more surprised than angry plus étonné que fâché ; he's more a mechanic than an engineer il est plus mécanicien qu'ingénieur ; it's more a question of organization than of money c'est plus une question d'organisation que d'argent.B quantif more cars than people plus de voitures que de gens ; more eggs than milk plus d'œufs que de lait ; more cars than expected/before plus de voitures que prévu/qu'avant ; some more books encore quelques livres ; a little/lot more wine un peu/beaucoup plus de vin ; more bread encore un peu de pain ; there's no more bread il n'y a plus de pain ; have some more beer! reprenez de la bière ; have you any more questions/problems? avez-vous d'autres questions/problèmes? ; we've no more time nous n'avons plus le temps ; nothing more rien de plus ; something more autre chose, quelque chose d'autre.C pron1 ( larger amount or number) plus ; it costs more than the other one il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre ; he eats more than you il mange plus que toi ; the children take up more of my time les enfants prennent une plus grande partie de mon temps ; many were disappointed, more were angry beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés ; we'd like to see more of you nous voudrions te voir plus souvent ;2 ( additional amount) davantage ; ( additional number) plus ; tell me more (about it) dis-m'en davantage ; I need more of them il m'en faut plus ; I need more of it il m'en faut davantage ; we found several/a few more (of them) in the house nous en avons trouvé plusieurs/quelques autres dans la maison ; I can't tell you any more je ne peux pas t'en dire plus ; have you heard any more from your sister? as-tu d'autres nouvelles de ta sœur? ; I have nothing more to say je n'ai rien à ajouter ; in Mexico, of which more later… au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard… ; let's ou we'll say no more about it n'en parlons plus.D more and more det phr, adv phr de plus en plus ; more and more work/time de plus en plus de travail/de temps ; to work/sleep more and more travailler/dormir de plus en plus ; more and more regularly de plus en plus régulièrement.F more so adv phr encore plus ; in York, and even more so in Oxford à York et encore plus à Oxford ; it is very interesting, made (even) more so because c'est très intéressant, d'autant plus que ; he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus ; (all) the more so because… d'autant plus que… ; they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe ; no more so than usual/the others pas plus que d'habitude/les autres.1 ( greater amount or number) plus de ; more than 20 people/£50 plus de 20 personnes/50 livres sterling ; more than half plus de la moitié ; more than enough plus qu'assez ;2 ( extremely) more than generous/happy plus que généreux/ravi ; the cheque more than covered the cost le chèque a amplement couvert les frais ; you more than fulfilled your obligations tu as fait plus que remplir tes obligations.she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief, she's a thief, neither more nor less c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins ; he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant ce n'est qu'un serviteur ; and what is more… et qui plus est… ; there's more where that came from ce n'est qu'un début. -
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"тщательно следить за пульсом", т. е. внимательно следить за чем-л., быть в курсе делаI keep my finger on he pulse of this company much more than you think. (J. Jones, ‘From Here to Eternity’, ch. 9) — Я хорошо осведомлен о делах этой компании, даже больше, чем вы думаете.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have one's finger on the pulse
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13 More
[mɔː(r)] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1)2) more and more sempre più2.more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
1) (larger amount or number) piùmany were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate
2) (additional amount, number) (di) più3.in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti
2) (to a greater extent) di più, piùyou must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più
the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile
3) (longer)4) (again)5) (rather)6) more and more sempre (di) più7) more or less più o meno8) more so ancora di piùin York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford
it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché
he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale
9) more than (greater amount or number) più di••••he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
Note:When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below* * *[mo:]comparative; = much* * *(Surnames) More /mɔ:(r)/* * *[mɔː(r)] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1)2) more and more sempre più2.more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
1) (larger amount or number) piùmany were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate
2) (additional amount, number) (di) più3.in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti
2) (to a greater extent) di più, piùyou must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più
the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile
3) (longer)4) (again)5) (rather)6) more and more sempre (di) più7) more or less più o meno8) more so ancora di piùin York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford
it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché
he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale
9) more than (greater amount or number) più di••••he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
Note:When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below -
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[ðən]conjche, (with numerals, pronouns, proper names) diyou have more than me/Mary/ten — ne hai più di me/Mary/dieci
more/less than 90 — più/meno di 90
you know her better than I do — la conosci meglio di me or di quanto non la conosca io
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15 have one's finger on the pulse
или keep one's finger on the pulse (of smth.)«тщaтeльнo cлeдить зa пульcoм чeгo-л.», внимaтeльнo cлeдить зa чём-л., быть в куpce дeлa'The police have their finger on the pulse,' the query seems to say (Management Today). 1 keep my finger on the pulse of this company much more than you think (J. Jones]Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have one's finger on the pulse
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ksam. dari, daripada. She is older t. I Ia lebih tua dari aku. I have more t. you Sya mempunyai lebih banyak daipada kamu. -
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more [mɔ:(r)]plus de ⇒ 1 (a), 6 1 davantage de ⇒ 1 (a) plus ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b) davantage ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (b) encore ⇒ 2 (b) plutôt ⇒ 3 (c) de plus en plus ⇒ 4 plus que ⇒ 6 2∎ there were more boys than girls il y avait plus de garçons que de filles;∎ there's much or a lot or far more room in the other building il y a beaucoup plus de place dans l'autre bâtiment∎ you should eat more fish tu devrais manger davantage de ou plus de poisson;∎ I need more time j'ai besoin de plus de temps;∎ three more people arrived trois autres personnes sont arrivées;∎ there's only one more problem to solve il n'y a plus qu'un problème à résoudre;∎ do you have any more questions? avez-vous d'autres questions?;∎ do you have any more stamps? est-ce qu'il vous reste des timbres?;∎ I have no more money je n'ai plus d'argent;∎ is there any more butter? est-ce qu'il reste du beurre?;∎ just wait a few more minutes patiente encore quelques instants;∎ a little more sugar? encore un peu de sucre?;∎ have some more wine reprends du vin;∎ there are no more or there aren't any more green lampshades il n'y a plus d'abat-jour verts;∎ no more talking maintenant, taisez-vous ou silence!;∎ there'll be no more skiing this winter le ski est fini pour cet hiver;∎ there have been several more incidents in the same area plusieurs autres incidents se sont produits dans le même quartier;∎ bring me some more potatoes, please apporte-moi encore des pommes de terre, s'il te plaît;∎ there's some more paper in that drawer il y a encore du papier dans ce tiroir;∎ would you like some more soup? voulez-vous un peu plus de soupe?2 pronoun∎ he earns more than I do or than me il gagne plus que moi;∎ I wish I could do more for her j'aimerais pouvoir l'aider plus ou davantage;∎ it'll take a lot more than that to persuade them il en faudra bien plus (que ça) ou bien davantage pour les convaincre;∎ some opted for A, but many more chose B certains ont choisi A, mais ceux qui ont choisi B étaient bien plus nombreux;∎ there are more of them than there are of us ils sont plus nombreux que nous;∎ he's even more of a coward than I thought il est encore plus lâche que je ne pensais;∎ it's more of a problem now than it used to be ça pose plus de problèmes maintenant qu'avant;∎ she's more of a singer than a dancer c'est une chanteuse plus qu'une danseuse(b) (additional amount) plus, encore;∎ there's more if you want it il y en a encore si tu veux;∎ he asked for more il en redemanda;∎ I couldn't eat any more, thanks je ne pourrais plus rien avaler, merci;∎ she just can't take any more elle n'en peut vraiment plus;∎ please can I have some more? (food) puis-je en reprendre, s'il vous plaît?;∎ there are some more here that you haven't washed il en reste ici que tu n'as pas lavés;∎ I could say more, but… je pouvais en dire plus mais…;∎ something/nothing more quelque chose/rien de plus;∎ I have something/nothing more to say j'ai encore quelque chose/je n'ai plus rien à dire;∎ he's just a good friend, nothing more c'est un bon ami, rien de plus;∎ what more can I say? que puis-je dire de plus?;∎ what more do you want? que voulez-vous de plus?;∎ familiar what more could you ask for! que demande le peuple!;∎ but more of that later… mais nous reparlerons de ça plus tard…;∎ I want no more of this defeatist talk je ne veux plus de ces discours défaitistes;∎ that's more like it! voilà, c'est mieux!;∎ no more no less ni plus ni moins;∎ more of the same la même chose;∎ the government simply promises more of the same le gouvernement se contente de refaire les mêmes promesses;∎ there's plenty more where that came from si vous en revoulez, il n'y a qu'à demander;∎ need I say more? si tu vois ce que je veux dire;∎ familiar say no more! cela suffit!, n'en dis pas plus!∎ any more for the ferry? qui d'autre prend le ferry?□ ;3 adverb(a) (forming comparatives) plus;∎ more intelligent plus intelligent;∎ more comfortably plus confortablement(b) (to a greater extent or degree) plus, davantage;∎ you should read more tu devrais lire plus ou davantage;∎ it worries me more than it used to ça m'inquiète plus qu'avant;∎ this more than makes up for it ça fait plus que compenser;∎ I like wine more than beer je préfère le vin à la bière, j'aime mieux le vin que la bière;∎ I would think more of her if she owned up j'aurais une plus haute opinion d'elle si elle avouait;∎ he's intelligent but his sister is more so il est intelligent mais sa sœur l'est davantage;∎ I'll give you £20, not a penny more je te donnerai 20 livres, pas un sou de plus∎ she was more disappointed than angry elle était plus déçue que fâchée;∎ do it more like this fais-le plutôt comme ceci;∎ it's more a question of who foots the bill il s'agit plutôt de savoir qui paiera la facture∎ once/twice more encore une/deux foisde plus en plus;∎ more and more people are using it de plus en plus de gens l'utilisent2 adverbde plus en plus;∎ more and more interesting de plus en plus intéressant;∎ I was growing more and more tired j'étais de plus en plus fatigué;∎ I like him more and more each time I see him à chaque fois que je le vois je l'apprécie davantage∎ that's more or less what I expected c'est plus ou moins ce à quoi je m'attendais;∎ is that correct? - well, more or less est-ce que c'est vrai? - plus ou moins, oui∎ we've more or less finished nous avons presque terminé(with numbers, measurements etc) plus de;∎ more than 500 people plus de 500 personnes;∎ it costs much or a lot more than $50 ça coûte bien plus de 50 dollars;∎ for little more than £500 pour à peine plus de 500 livres;∎ I won't be more than two hours je n'en ai pas pour plus de deux heures, j'en ai pour deux heures au maximum2 adverbplus que;∎ I'd be more than happy to do it je serais ravi de le faire;∎ you've been more than generous vous avez été plus que généreux;∎ that's more than enough c'est plus qu'il n'en faut;∎ this more than makes up for his previous mistakes voilà qui rachète largement ses anciennes erreursvraiment;∎ we were more than a little shocked nous étions vraiment choqués∎ he doesn't believe the rumours and no more do I il ne croit pas les rumeurs et moi non plus(b) (as little) pas plus;∎ she's no more a spy than I am! elle n'est pas plus espionne que moi!;∎ I would no more have suspected him than I would my own mother je ne l'aurais pas soupçonné davantage que ma propre mère;∎ it's no more dangerous than crossing the street ce n'est pas plus dangereux que de traverser la rue;∎ familiar they can no more act than fly in the air ils jouent comme des pieds∎ no more will she grace our company plus jamais elle ne nous tiendra compagnie;∎ the Empire is no more l'Empire n'est plus∎ we don't go there any more nous n'y allons plus;∎ he still works here, doesn't he? - not any more (he doesn't) il travaille encore ici, n'est-ce pas? - non, plus maintenantformal d'autant plus;∎ I was the more disappointed j'étais d'autant plus déçu;∎ they went the more willingly on that account ils y sont allés d'autant plus volontiers;∎ the more so because… d'autant plus que…plus…plus;∎ the more they have, the more they want plus ils en ont, plus ils en veulent;∎ the more I see him, the more I like him plus je le vois, plus il me plaîtqui plus est -
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have [hæv]verbe auxiliaire ⇒ 1 avoir ⇒ 1, 2A (a)-(c), 2B (b)-(e), 2C (a), 2C (b), 2F (a), 2F (d), 2F (h), 2F (i) être ⇒ 1 posséder ⇒ 2A (a) disposer de ⇒ 2A (b) prendre ⇒ 2B (c) passer ⇒ 2B (d) recevoir ⇒ 2C (a), 2C (b) vouloir ⇒ 2C (c), 2F (f) tenir ⇒ 2D (a) faire faire ⇒ 2E (b), 2E (c) placer ⇒ 2F (b) devoir ⇒ 2G (a), 2G (b) concerner ⇒ 2G (c)ⓘ GRAM Les formes négatives, haven't et hasn't, s'écrivent have not and has not dans un style plus soutenu.ⓘ GRAM Most French verbs will conjugate with avoir to form the perfect tense. However, all reflexive verbs and many intransitive verbs - mainly of motion - will conjugate with être.(a) (used to form perfect tenses) avoir, être;∎ to have finished avoir fini;∎ to have left être parti;∎ to have sat down s'être assis;∎ to have been/had avoir été/eu;∎ has she slept? a-t-elle dormi?;∎ have they arrived? sont-ils arrivés?;∎ he has been ill il a été malade;∎ when you've calmed down quand vous vous serez calmé;∎ I will have forgotten by next week j'aurai oublié d'ici la semaine prochaine;∎ the children will have gone to bed by the time we arrive les enfants seront couchés quand nous arriverons;∎ you were silly not to have accepted tu es bête de ne pas avoir accepté;∎ after or when you have finished, you may leave quand vous aurez fini, vous pourrez partir;∎ she was ashamed of having lied elle avait honte d'avoir menti;∎ she felt she couldn't change her mind, having already agreed to go elle sentait qu'elle ne pouvait pas changer d'avis, étant donné qu'elle avait dit être d'accord pour y aller;∎ I have been thinking j'ai réfléchi;∎ he has been working here for two months il travaille ici depuis deux mois, il y a deux mois qu'il travaille ici;∎ I have known her for three years/since childhood je la connais depuis trois ans/depuis mon enfance;∎ I had known her for years cela faisait des années que je la connaissais, je la connaissais depuis des années;∎ she claimed she hadn't heard the news elle a prétendu ne pas avoir entendu la nouvelle;∎ I had already gone to bed when he arrived j'étais déjà couché quand il est arrivé;∎ we had gone to bed early nous nous étions couchés de bonne heure;∎ when he had given his speech, I left une fois qu'il eut terminé son discours, je partis;∎ had I known, I wouldn't have insisted si j'avais su, je n'aurais pas insisté;∎ if I had known, I wouldn't have said anything si j'avais su, je n'aurais rien dit;∎ they would have been happy if it hadn't been for the war ils auraient vécu heureux si la guerre n'était pas survenue;∎ why don't you just leave him and have done with it? pourquoi donc est-ce que vous ne le quittez pas, pour en finir?;∎ I'd as soon not j'aimerais mieux pas;∎ he'd rather or sooner stay at home than go out dancing il aimerait mieux rester ou il préférerait rester à la maison qu'aller danser;∎ familiar I've had it with all your complaining! j'en ai jusque-là de tes jérémiades!;∎ familiar I've had it up to here with him j'en ai jusque-là de ce type-là;∎ familiar the car has just about had it la voiture va bientôt rendre l'âme;∎ familiar this plant has had it cette plante est fichue∎ have you ever had the measles? - yes, I have/no, I haven't avez-vous eu la rougeole? - oui/non;∎ she hasn't finished - yes, she has! elle n'a pas fini - (mais) si!;∎ you've forgotten his birthday - no, I haven't! tu as oublié son anniversaire - mais non!;∎ have you ever considered going into politics? if you have.../if you haven't… avez-vous déjà envisagé de rentrer dans la vie politique? si oui…/si non…;∎ you've forgotten your gloves - so I have! vous avez oublié vos gants - en effet! ou tiens, c'est vrai!∎ you've read 'Hamlet', haven't you? vous avez lu 'Hamlet', n'est-ce pas?;∎ he hasn't arrived, has he? il n'est pas arrivé, si?;∎ so she's got a new job, has she? elle a changé de travail alors?A.(a) (be in possession of, own) avoir, posséder;∎ do you have or have you got a car? avez-vous une voiture?;∎ they have (got) a lot of friends/money ils ont beaucoup d'amis/d'argent;∎ they don't have or they haven't got any more ils n'en ont plus;∎ she shares everything she has (got) with them elle partage tout ce qu'elle a avec eux;∎ he has (got) £10 left il lui reste 10 livres;∎ we have (got) six of them left il nous en reste six;∎ do you have or have you got any children? if you have... avez-vous des enfants? si vous en avez ou si oui...;∎ they have (got) a 50 percent interest in the business ils ont ou détiennent 50 pour cent des intérêts dans l'affaire;∎ I have (got) a lot of work to finish j'ai beaucoup de travail à finir;∎ do we have or have we got any milk in the house? est-ce qu'on a du lait ou est-ce qu'il y a du lait à la maison?;∎ she has (got) a baker's shop/bookshop elle tient une boulangerie/librairie;∎ do you have or have you got the time? avez-vous l'heure?;∎ he doesn't have or hasn't got a job il n'a pas de travail, il est sans travail;∎ we have (got) a deadline to meet nous avons un délai à respecter;∎ I've got it! ça y est, j'ai trouvé ou j'y suis!;∎ paper, envelopes and what have you du papier, des enveloppes et je ne sais quoi encore;∎ proverb you can't have your cake and eat it on ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre;∎ familiar give it all you have or all you've got! mets-y le paquet!(b) (enjoy the use of) avoir, disposer de;∎ we had a couple of hours to do our errands nous disposions de ou nous avions quelques heures pour faire nos courses;∎ I don't have time or I haven't got time to stop for lunch je n'ai pas le temps de m'arrêter pour déjeuner;∎ he has (got) a month to finish il a un mois pour finir;∎ he hasn't (got) long to live il ne lui reste pas longtemps à vivre;∎ do you have or have you (got) a minute (to spare)? tu as une minute?;∎ she had the house to herself elle avait la maison pour elle toute seule;∎ such questions have an important place in our lives ce genre de questions occupe une place importante dans notre vie;∎ he has (got) nothing to do/to read il n'a rien à faire/à lire∎ she has (got) red hair elle a les cheveux roux, elle est rousse;∎ you have (got) beautiful eyes tu as de beaux yeux;∎ the ticket has (got) a name on it il y a un nom sur le billet;∎ to have good taste avoir bon goût;∎ to have a bad temper avoir mauvais caractère;∎ she has (got) a reputation for being difficult elle a la réputation d'être difficile;∎ the house has (got) a beautiful view of the mountains de la maison, on a une belle vue sur les montagnes;∎ she has (got) what it takes or she has it in her to succeed elle a ce qu'il faut pour réussir;∎ you've never had it so good! vous n'avez jamais eu la vie si belle!;∎ familiar he really has it bad for Emma il a complètement craqué pour Emma∎ do you have or have you got any experience of teaching? avez-vous déjà enseigné?;∎ she has (got) a clear sense of what matters elle sait très bien ce qui est important;∎ he has some Greek and Latin il connaît un peu le grec et le latin;∎ I have a little Spanish je parle un peu espagnolB.∎ to have a dream/nightmare faire un rêve/cauchemar;∎ I have no regrets je n'ai aucun regret ou pas de regrets;∎ I didn't have any trouble in finding it je n'ai eu aucune peine à le trouver;∎ we have (got) nothing or we don't have anything against dogs on n'a rien contre les chiens;∎ I've had my appendix out je me suis fait opérer de l'appendicite;∎ he had all his money stolen il s'est fait voler ou on lui a volé tout son argent;∎ I love having my back rubbed j'adore qu'on me frotte le dos;∎ they had some strange things happen to them il leur est arrivé de drôles de choses(b) (be infected with, suffer from) avoir;∎ to have a cold avoir un rhume, être enrhumé;∎ do you have or have you got a headache? avez-vous mal à la tête?;∎ he has (got) problems with his back il a des problèmes de dos∎ we had our first argument last night nous nous sommes disputés hier soir pour la première fois;∎ to have a stroll se promener, faire un tour;∎ I want to have a think about it je veux y réfléchir;∎ I'll have no part in it je refuse de m'en mêler(d) (pass, spend) passer, avoir;∎ I had a horrible day at work j'ai passé une journée atroce au travail;∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;∎ to have a good time s'amuser;∎ did you have a good time? c'était bien?, tu t'es bien amusé?;∎ a good time was had by all tout le monde s'est bien amusé;∎ she's had a hard time of it lately elle vient de traverser une mauvaise passe(e) (exhibit, show) avoir, montrer;∎ have mercy on us! ayez pitié de nous!;∎ he had the nerve to refuse il a eu le culot de refuser;∎ he didn't even have the decency to apologize il n'a même pas eu la décence de s'excuserC.(a) (obtain, receive) avoir, recevoir;∎ I'd like him to have this picture j'aimerais lui donner cette photo;∎ I'd like to have your advice on something j'aimerais que vous me donniez un conseil à propos de quelque chose;∎ we had a phone call from the mayor nous avons reçu ou eu un coup de fil du maire;∎ they've still had no news of the lost plane ils n'ont toujours pas de nouvelles de l'avion (qui a) disparu;∎ I have it on good authority je le tiens de bonne source;∎ I must have your answer by tomorrow il me faut votre réponse pour demain;∎ let me have your answer by next week donnez-moi votre réponse avant la semaine prochaine;∎ let me have your keys donne-moi tes clefs;∎ let me have the book back when you've finished rends-moi le livre quand tu auras fini;∎ she let them have the wardrobe for £300 elle leur a laissé ou cédé l'armoire pour 300 livres;∎ there are plenty of flats to be had il y a plein d'appartements;∎ familiar I let him have it (attacked him) je lui ai réglé son compte; (told him off) je lui ai passé un savon;∎ familiar you had it coming! tu ne l'as pas volé!∎ she's having some people (over) for or to dinner elle reçoit ou elle a du monde à dîner;∎ let's have him round for a drink et si on l'invitait à prendre un pot?;∎ did you have any visitors? avez-vous eu de la visite?;∎ after the movie we had them back for coffee après le cinéma, nous les avons invités à venir prendre le café chez nous(c) (accept, take) vouloir;∎ he'd like to marry but nobody will have him! il aimerait se marier mais personne ne veut de lui!;∎ do what you want, I'm having nothing more to do with your schemes fais ce que tu veux, je ne veux plus être mêlé à tes combinesD.∎ to have sb in one's power avoir qn en son pouvoir;∎ the teacher had (got) him by the arm/the ear le maître le tenait par le bras/l'oreille;∎ he had (got) his assailant by the throat il tenait son agresseur à la gorge∎ you have me there! là vous me tenez!;∎ I have (got) you right where I want you now! je vous tiens!;∎ Sport the Bears have it! les Bears ont gagné!(c) (bewilder, perplex)∎ who won? - you've got me there qui a gagné? - là, tu me poses une colleE.∎ the news had me worried la nouvelle m'a inquiété;∎ I'll have this light fixed in a minute j'en ai pour une minute à réparer cette lampe;∎ we'll have everything ready tout sera prêt∎ I had my hair cut je me suis fait couper les cheveux;∎ we must have the curtains cleaned nous devons faire nettoyer les rideaux ou donner les rideaux à nettoyer;∎ three houses had their windows shattered trois maisons ont eu leurs fenêtres brisées;∎ she had coffee brought up to the room elle a fait monter du café dans la chambre;∎ I had my watch stolen je me suis fait voler ma montre∎ she had him invite all the neighbours round elle lui a fait inviter tous les voisins;∎ have them come in faites-les entrer;∎ the boss had him up to his office le patron l'a convoqué dans son bureau;∎ he soon had them all laughing il eut tôt fait de les faire tous rire;∎ I had the children go to bed early j'ai couché les enfants de bonne heure;∎ as he would have us believe comme il voudrait nous le faire croireF.(a) (consume → food, meal) avoir, prendre;∎ we were having lunch nous étions en train de déjeuner;∎ we're having dinner out tonight nous sortons dîner ce soir;∎ to have breakfast in bed prendre le petit déjeuner au lit;∎ would you like to have coffee? voulez-vous (prendre) un café?;∎ do you have coffee or tea in the morning? prenez-vous du café ou du thé le matin?;∎ I had tea with her j'ai pris le thé avec elle;∎ we stopped and had a drink nous nous sommes arrêtés pour boire quelque chose;∎ what will you have? - I'll have the lamb (in restaurant) qu'est-ce que vous prenez? - je vais prendre de l'agneau;∎ we had fish for dinner nous avons mangé ou eu du poisson au dîner;∎ he always has a cigarette after dinner il fume toujours une cigarette après le dîner;∎ will you have a cigarette? voulez-vous une cigarette?(b) (indicating location, position) placer, mettre;∎ we'll have the wardrobe here and the table in there nous mettrons l'armoire ici et la table par là;∎ she had her arm around his shoulders elle avait mis le bras autour de ses épaules;∎ I had my back to the window je tournais le dos à la fenêtre;∎ he had his head down il avait la tête baissée∎ she had her mother with her sa mère était avec elle;∎ I can't talk right now, I have someone with me je ne peux pas parler, je ne suis pas seul ou je suis avec quelqu'un(d) (give birth to) avoir;∎ she's had a baby elle a eu un bébé;∎ she had her baby last week elle a accouché la semaine dernière;∎ she's going to have a baby elle attend ou elle va avoir un bébé;∎ he's had three children by her il a eu trois enfants d'elle;∎ our dog has just had puppies notre chien vient d'avoir des petits(e) (assert, claim) soutenir, maintenir;∎ public opinion has it that he is not telling the truth on pense généralement qu'il ne dit pas la vérité;∎ rumour has it that they're married le bruit court qu'ils sont mariés;∎ as the government would have it comme dirait le gouvernement;∎ as Plato has it comme dit Platon, comme l'a écrit Platon(f) (with "will" or "would") (wish for) vouloir;∎ what would you have me do? que voudriez-vous que je fasse?;∎ I'll have you know I have a degree in French je vous fais remarquer que j'ai une licence de français(g) (in negative) (allow, permit) I will not have him in my house! il ne mettra pas les pieds chez moi!;∎ I won't have it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!;∎ we can't have you sleeping on the floor nous ne pouvons pas vous laisser dormir par terre;∎ familiar we tried to give the dog a bath but he wasn't having any of it! nous avons essayé de donner un bain au chien, mais rien n'y a fait!;∎ familiar I'm not having any of your nonsense pas de bêtises∎ you've been had! tu t'es fait avoir!G.(a) (with infinitive) (indicating obligation) to have (got) to do sth devoir faire qch, être obligé de faire qch;∎ do you have to or have you got to leave so soon? êtes-vous obligé de partir ou faut-il que vous partiez si tôt?;∎ I have (got) to go to the meeting il faut que j'aille ou je dois aller ou je suis obligé d'aller à la réunion;∎ don't you have to or haven't you got to phone the office? est-ce que tu ne dois pas appeler le bureau?;∎ he'll do it if he's got to il le fera s'il est obligé de le faire;∎ you don't have to or you haven't got to go tu n'es pas obligé d'y aller;∎ we had to take physics at school nous étions obligés de suivre des cours de physique à l'école;∎ she had to take a blood test elle a été obligée de ou elle a dû faire un examen sanguin;∎ I hate having to get up early j'ai horreur de devoir me lever tôt;∎ I won't apologize - you have to je ne m'excuserai pas - il le faut;∎ you've got to be joking! vous plaisantez!, c'est une plaisanterie!;∎ you didn't have to tell your father what happened! tu n'avais pas besoin d'aller dire à ton père ce qui s'est passé!;∎ ironic the train WOULD have to be late today of all days! il fallait que le train soit en retard aujourd'hui!;∎ familiar that has (got) to be the stupidest idea I've ever heard! ça doit être l'idée la plus idiote que j'aie jamais entendue!(b) (with infinitive) (indicating necessity) devoir;∎ you have (got) to get some rest il faut que vous vous reposiez, vous devez vous reposer;∎ I'll have to think about it il va falloir que j'y réfléchisse;∎ I have (got) to know il faut que je le sache;∎ we have to be careful about what we say on doit faire attention ou il faut qu'on fasse attention à ce qu'on dit;∎ some problems still have to or have still got to be worked out il reste encore des problèmes à résoudre;∎ if you finish the report this evening you won't have to come in to work tomorrow si vous finissez le rapport ce soir, vous n'aurez pas besoin de venir travailler demain;∎ first the potatoes have (got) to be washed il faut d'abord laver les pommes de terre;∎ I don't like housework but it has (got) to be done je n'aime pas faire le ménage mais il faut bien que quelqu'un le fasse;∎ the plumbing has (got) to be redone la plomberie a besoin d'être refaite;∎ you'd have to be deaf not to hear that noise il faudrait être sourd pour ne pas entendre ce bruit;∎ do you have to turn the music up so loud? vous ne pourriez pas baisser un peu la musique?∎ their argument had to do with money ils se disputaient à propos d'argent;∎ this has nothing to do with you ça ne te concerne ou regarde pas;∎ I'll have nothing more to do with her je ne veux plus avoir affaire à elle;∎ they had nothing to do with her being fired ils n'avaient rien à voir avec son licenciement∎ the haves les riches mpl, les nantis mpl;∎ the haves and the have-nots les riches mpl et les pauvres mpl, les nantis mpl et les démunis mpl(keep available) garder ou avoir sous la main;∎ I have the documents around somewhere les documents sont là quelque part, j'ai les documents quelque part;∎ she's a useful person to have around il est bon de l'avoir sous la main;∎ I don't like having children around je n'aime pas la compagnie des enfants∎ to have it away (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)(invite from upstairs, the north) inviter;∎ we're having his family down for the weekend sa famille vient passer le week-end chez nous(a) (cause to enter) faire entrer;∎ she had him in for a chat elle l'a fait entrer pour discuter∎ to have friends in for a drink inviter des amis à prendre un pot(c) (doctor, workman) faire venir;∎ we had to have the doctor in nous avons dû faire venir le médecin;∎ they've got workmen in at the moment ils ont des ouvriers en ce moment∎ to have it in for sb avoir une dent contre qn;∎ they had it in for me from the day I arrived ils en ont eu après moi dès mon arrivée∎ the barber nearly had my ear off le coiffeur a failli me couper l'oreille(b) (have removed) faire retirer;∎ she's having the plaster off next week on lui retire son plâtre la semaine prochaine∎ to have it off (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)∎ what does she have on? qu'est-ce qu'elle porte?, comment est-elle habillée?;∎ she had her black dress on elle avait ou portait sa robe noire;∎ the child had nothing on l'enfant était tout nu(b) (radio, television)∎ have you got the radio on? avez-vous allumé la radio?, est-ce que la radio est allumée?;∎ he has the radio/television on all night sa radio/sa télévision est allumée toute la nuit(c) (commitment, engagement)∎ we have a lot on today nous avons beaucoup à faire aujourd'hui;∎ do you have anything on for tonight? avez-vous des projets pour ou êtes-vous pris ce soir?;∎ I have nothing on for the weekend je n'ai rien de prévu ce week-end∎ you're having me on! tu me fais marcher!;∎ I was only having you on c'était juste pour te faire marcher∎ they have nothing on me ils n'ont aucune preuve contre moi;∎ the police have nothing on him la police n'a rien sur lui∎ to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn;∎ she had it or the matter or the whole thing out with him elle a eu une longue explication avec lui;∎ let's have this out once and for all mettons les choses au point une fois pour toutes(invite) inviter∎ I'll have you up for blackmail je vais vous poursuivre (en justice) pour chantage;∎ they were had up by the police for vandalism ils ont été arrêtés pour vandalisme;∎ he was had up (before the court) for breaking and entering il a comparu (devant le tribunal) pour effraction(b) (invite from downstairs, the south) inviter;∎ he had them up (to his flat) for tea il les a invités à venir prendre le thé;∎ we're having them up from London for the weekend il sont venus nous voir de Londres pour le week-end -
19 ♦ more
♦ more /mɔ:(r)/A a. e pron. indef.più; di più; altro; dell'altro; ancora; in aggiunta; ulteriore: I have more money than you, ho più denaro di te; many more, molti di più; Bring me some more water, portami dell'altra acqua (o ancora acqua)!; I want more books, voglio più libri (o ancora dei libri, altri libri); There is more food in the refrigerator, c'è dell'altro cibo nel frigorifero; That is more than enough, (ciò) è più che sufficiente; ce n'è d'avanzo; I don't want any more, non ne voglio più; I don't smoke any more, non fumo più; Stay a little more, rimani ancora un po'B avv. (compar. di much)più; di più; maggiormente: He is more intelligent than his brother, è più intelligente di suo fratello; We found it more easily than I thought, lo abbiamo trovato più facilmente di quanto credessi● more and more, sempre più: He's getting more and more forgetful, diventa sempre più distratto □ the more the merrier, più siamo, meglio è □ the more … the more, più… più: The more he has, the more he wants, più ha, più vorrebbe avere □ more often than not, abbastanza spesso; il più delle volte □ more or less, più o meno; press'a poco; quasi: I've more or less finished the final draft, ho più o meno finito l'ultima stesura □ and more than this, e quel che più conta □ and what is more, e quel che più conta; e per di più; inoltre □ more than meets the eye, dell'altro; qualcosa di più; qualcosa sotto (fig.): There's more in his proposal than meets the eye, c'è dell'altro nella sua proposta □ neither more nor less than, né più né meno che; semplicemente: That's neither more nor less than absurd!, è semplicemente assurdo (o ridicolo)! □ nothing more, nient'altro □ no more, non… più; mai più; neanche, neppure: I can do no more, non posso fare di più; I have no more, non ne ho più; I saw him no more, non lo vidi mai più □ once more, ancora una volta; di nuovo □ He is no more, non è più; è morto □ (offrendo qc.) Any more for any more?, c'è qualcuno che ne vuole ancora? NOTA D'USO: - sempre piu…-. -
20 you
you [ju:]a.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When you is the subject of a sentence, the translation is tu or vous in the singular and vous in the plural. vous is used as the polite form in the singular. When you is the object of a sentence te replaces tu in the singular, but vous remains unchanged. toi is used instead of tu after a preposition and in comparisons. toi is also used when you is stressed.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I'll see you soon je te or je vous verrai bientôt• this book is for you ce livre est pour toi or vous• you two wait here! attendez ici, vous deux !• now you say something maintenant à toi or à vous de parler• you and I will go together toi or vous et moi, nous irons ensemble• if I were you à ta or votre place• you fool (you)! espèce d'imbécile !• I like the uniform, it's very you (inf) j'aime bien ton uniforme, c'est vraiment ton styleb. ( = one, anyone)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When you is the subject of a sentence the translation is either on or the passive form. When you is the object of a sentence or is used after a preposition, the direct translation of you is te or vous.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how do you switch this on? comment est-ce que ça s'allume ?* * *[juː, jʊ]1) ( addressing somebody)I saw you on Saturday — ( one person) ( polite) je vous ai vu samedi; ( informal) je t'ai vu samedi; ( more than one person) je vous ai vus samedi
you would never do that — ( polite) vous, vous ne feriez jamais cela; ( informal) toi, tu ne ferais jamais ça
there's a manager for you! — (colloq) iron ça c'est un patron!
you idiot! — (colloq) espèce d'imbécile! (colloq)
2) ( as indefinite pronoun) ( subject) on; (object, indirect object) vous, te
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