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1 absurde
absurde [apsyʀd]1. adjective2. masculine noun* * *apsyʀd
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adjectif absurd
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nom masculin absurd* * *apsyʀd1. adj2. nm1) (= nature absurde de qch) absurdity2) PHILOSOPHIE* * *B nm absurd; philosophie de l'absurde philosophy of the absurd; démontrer qch par l'absurde gén, Math to prove sth by contradiction; raisonnement par l'absurde Math proof by contradiction.[apsyrd] adjectifne soyez pas absurde! don't be absurd ou talk nonsense!2. [oubli, contretemps] absurd————————[apsyrd] nom masculin1. [absurdité] absurd -
2 absurdē
absurdē adv. [absurdus], inharmoniously: canere.—Absurdly, irrationally: fictum: dici potest.* * *as to be out of tune, discordantly; preposterously, absurdly, inappropriately -
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5 absurde teater
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6 démonstration par l'absurde
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7 raisonnement par l'absurde
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8 théâtre de l'absurde
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9 toate astea sunt absurde
that's all nonsense.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > toate astea sunt absurde
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10 raisonnement
raisonnement [ʀεzɔnmɑ̃]masculine nouna. ( = activité) reasoning uncount ; ( = façon de réfléchir) way of thinking ; ( = cheminement de la pensée) thought process• raisonnement économique/politique economic/political thinkingb. ( = argumentation) argument* * *ʀɛzɔnmɑ̃nom masculin1) ( suite d'arguments) reasoning [U] ( sur about)2) ( type de pensée) thinking•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʀɛzɔnmɑ̃ nm1) (= logique, mode de pensée) reasoning2) (= argumentation) argument, reasoningJ'ai du mal à suivre son raisonnement. — I have difficulty following his reasoning.
* * *raisonnement nm1 ( suite d'arguments) reasoning ¢ (sur about); un raisonnement confus/solide confused/sound reasoning; les lacunes de ton raisonnement the gaps in your reasoning; suivre le raisonnement de qn to follow sb's reasoning; tous les raisonnements sous-jacents all the underlying reasoning; faire le même raisonnement pour to apply the same reasoning to; selon le même raisonnement by the same argument; faire le raisonnement que to argue that; il tient le raisonnement suivant his argument is as follows; je ne tiens pas le même raisonnement I have a different way of reasoning; tu ne feras jamais rien avec ce genre de raisonnement you won't get anywhere with that sort of thinking;2 ( opération de la pensée) reasoning; raisonnement logique/analogique/pratique logical/analogical/practical reasoning; mode/forme /méthode de raisonnement way/form/method of reasoning; fondé sur le raisonnement based on reason;3 ( type de pensée) thinking; raisonnement économique/politique economic/political thinking.raisonnement par l'absurde reductio ad absurdum.[rɛzɔnmɑ̃] nom masculin1. [faculté, réflexion]raisonnement déductif/inductif deductive/inductive reasoning2. [argumentation] reasoningla conclusion de mon raisonnement est la suivante after careful thought, I have come to the following conclusion -
11 Theater
n; -s, -2. nur Sg.; (Institution) (the) theat|re (Am. auch -er); (die Bühne) the stage; beim oder im Theater sein have a theat|re (Am. auch -er) job, meist be an actor ( oder actress), act for a living; zum Theater gehen go on the stage; sie will zum Theater ( gehen ) auch she wants to be(come) an actress, she wants to act; ich habe als Student viel Theater gespielt in my university days ( oder when I was a student) I did a lot of acting ( oder I was very into theat|re [Am. auch -er]); ( ganz modernes) Theater machen put on (avant-garde oder ultra-modern) plays; ins Theater gehen go to the theat|re (Am. auch -er); das antike / epische / absurde Theater ancient theat|re / epic theat|re / theat|re of the absurd (Am. auch -er); wann fängt das Theater an? (Vorstellung) when does the performance begin?4. nur Sg.; umg., fig., pej. (Verstellung) play-acting, histrionics Pl. geh.; Theater spielen put on an act; bes. SPORT play-act; das ist alles nur Theater (gespielt) that’s just put on, that’s all play-acting5. nur Sg.; umg., fig., pej. (Aufregung, Ärger) fuss, to-do, excitement, bother, trouble, carry-on; ( jemandem) ein Theater wegen etw. machen kick up a fuss (with s.o.) about s.th.; mach kein Theater! don’t make such a fuss!; ich kriege zu Hause das größte Theater! I’ll get hell at home!; es ist immer das gleiche Theater it’s always the same old carry-on (Am. spiel); das ist vielleicht ein Theater bis alle bereit sind etc.: it’s such a carry-on (Am. to-do) ( schwächer: business); das war ( vielleicht) ein Theater (Aufregung) that was a bit of a flap (if I ever saw one); (Aufwand) that was a (right) carry-on (Am. a huge foofaraw)* * *das Theatertheater; theatre* * *The|a|ter [te'aːtɐ]nt -s, -1) theatre (Brit), theater (US); (= Schauspielbühne) theatre (Brit) or theater (US) company; (= Zuschauer) audiencebeim or am Theáter arbeiten — to work in the theatre (Brit) or theater (US)
er ist or arbeitet beim Ulmer Theáter — he's with the Ulm theatre (Brit) or theater (US) company
heute Abend wird im Theáter "Othello" gezeigt or gegeben — "Othello" is on or is playing at the theatre (Brit) or theater (US) tonight
das Theáter fängt um 8 Uhr an — the performance begins at 8 o'clock
zum Theáter gehen — to go on the stage
ins Theáter gehen — to go to the theatre (Brit) or theater (US)
das französische Theáter — French theatre (Brit) or theater (US)
Theáter spielen (lit) — to act
jdm ein Theáter vormachen or vorspielen (fig) — to put on an act for sb's benefit
das ist doch alles nur Theáter (fig) — it's all just play-acting
das war vielleicht ein Theáter, bis ich... — what a palaver or performance or carry-on I had to... (inf)
das ist (vielleicht) immer ein Theáter, wenn er kommt — there's always a big fuss when he comes
* * *das1) (drama: His special interest is the theatre.) the theatre2) (a place where plays, operas etc are publicly performed.) theatre3) (plays in general; any theatre: Are you going to the theatre tonight?) theatre* * *The·a·ter<-s, ->[teˈatɐ]ntzum \Theater gehen to go on the stage\Theater spielen to put on a show, to act[ein] \Theater machen to make [or create] a fuss fam* * *das; Theaters, Theater1) theatrezum Theater gehen — (ugs.) go into the theatre; tread the boards
beim od. am Theater sein — be or work in the theatre
Theater spielen — act; (fig.) play-act; pretend; put on an act
2) o. Pl. (fig. ugs.) fussmach [mir] kein Theater! — don't make a fuss
* * *im Theater sein have a theatre (US auch -er) job, meist be an actor ( oder actress), act for a living;zum Theater gehen go on the stage;sie will zum Theater (gehen) auch she wants to be(come) an actress, she wants to act;ich habe als Student viel Theater gespielt in my university days ( oder when I was a student) I did a lot of acting ( oder I was very into theatre [US auch -er]);(ganz modernes) Theater machen put on (avant-garde oder ultra-modern) plays;ins Theater gehen go to the theatre (US auch -er);das antike/epische/absurde Theater ancient theatre/epic theatre/theatre of the absurd (US auch -er);wann fängt das Theater an? (Vorstellung) when does the performance begin?das ganze Theater lachte the audience roared with laughter4. nur sg; umg, fig, pej (Verstellung) play-acting, histrionics pl geh;das ist alles nur Theater (gespielt) that’s just put on, that’s all play-acting5. nur sg; umg, fig, pej (Aufregung, Ärger) fuss, to-do, excitement, bother, trouble, carry-on;(jemandem) ein Theater wegen etwas machen kick up a fuss (with sb) about sth;mach kein Theater! don’t make such a fuss!;ich kriege zu Hause das größte Theater! I’ll get hell at home!;es ist immer das gleiche Theater it’s always the same old carry-on (US spiel);das ist vielleicht ein Theater bis alle bereit sind etc: it’s such a carry-on (US to-do) ( schwächer: business);das war (vielleicht) ein Theater (Aufregung) that was a bit of a flap (if I ever saw one); (Aufwand) that was a (right) carry-on (US a huge foofaraw)* * *das; Theaters, Theater1) theatrezum Theater gehen — (ugs.) go into the theatre; tread the boards
beim od. am Theater sein — be or work in the theatre
Theater spielen — act; (fig.) play-act; pretend; put on an act
2) o. Pl. (fig. ugs.) fussmach [mir] kein Theater! — don't make a fuss
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13 démonstration
démonstration [demɔ̃stʀasjɔ̃]feminine nouna. demonstration ; [de théorème] proofb. ( = manifestation) [de joie, tendresse] show* * *demɔ̃stʀasjɔ̃1) ( manifestation) display2) ( leçon pratique) demonstration3) ( de théorie) demonstration; ( de théorème) proof* * *demɔ̃stʀasjɔ̃ nfdemonstration, (aérienne, navale) display* * *1 ( signe extérieur) show ¢; faire des démonstrations d'amitié à qn to make a show of friendship towards sb;2 ( leçon pratique) demonstration; démonstration culinaire/de judo cookery GB ou cooking US/judo demonstration; faire une démonstration à qn to give sb a demonstration; faire la démonstration d'un appareil to demonstrate an appliance; de démonstration [appareil, matériel] demonstration;3 (illustration, preuve) (de loi, théorie, vérité) demonstration; ( de théorème) proof; la démonstration en a été faite this has been proved GB ou proven; l'organisme a fait la démonstration de son utilité the organization has demonstrated its usefulness; démonstration par l'absurde reductio ad absurdum;4 ( manifestation) display; démonstration de force/courage display of strength /courage; démonstration aérienne Sport air display.[demɔ̃strasjɔ̃] nom féminin[ensemble de formules] demonstration————————démonstrations nom féminin pluriel[crises] outburstsdémonstrations de tendresse/joie/colère show of tenderness/joy/anger -
14 fort
fort, e [fɔʀ, fɔʀt]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb━━━━━━━━━1. <a. strong• c'est une forte tête he (or she) is a rebel► fort de• fort de son expérience, il... wiser for this experience, he...b. ( = gros) [personne, poitrine] large ; [hanches] broadc. ( = intense) [bruit, voix] loud ; [dégoût, crainte] great ; [douleur, chaleur] intense ; [fièvre] highd. ( = raide) [pente] steepe. ( = violent) [secousse, coup] hard ; [houle, pluies] heavyf. ( = excessif) (inf) c'est trop fort ! that's going too far!• et le plus fort, c'est que... and the best part of it is that...g. ( = important) (avant le nom) [somme, dose] large ; [baisse, différence, augmentation] big ; [consommation] high2. <a. ( = intensément) [lancer, serrer, souffler, frapper] hardb. ( = bruyamment) loudlyc. ( = beaucoup) greatly► fort bien [dessiné, dit, conservé] extremely well• fort bien ! excellent!3. <a. ( = forteresse) fortc. ( = spécialité) forted. ► au plus fort de... at the height of...* * *
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forte fɔʀ, fɔʀt adjectif1) ( puissant) strongarmée forte de 10000 hommes — 10,000-strong army
forts de leur expérience... — boosted by their experience...
2) ( résistant) strong3) ( intense) [bruit] loud; [lumière] bright; [chaleur, activité, pression] intense; [crampe] bad; [fièvre] high; [soupçon] strong; [crainte, colère] deep4) ( violent) [coup] hard; [pluie] heavy; [vent] strong5) ( concentré) [café, cigarette, alcool] strong; [épice] hot6) ( net) [accent, personnalité, odeur, tendance, impression] strong; [pente] steep; [somme, majorité, réduction] large; [taux, inflation, consommation] high; [expansion, pénurie] great; [baisse, augmentation] sharp; [différence] big; [contingent, dose, croissance] strong7) ( doué) good (en, à at; pour faire at doing)il est fort pour ne rien faire — hum he's good at doing nothing
8) ( ferme) [personne] strong9) ( gros) [personne] stout; [hanches] broad; [poitrine] large; [cuisses] big10) (colloq) ( exagéré)c'est un peu fort! — that's a bit much! (colloq)
le plus fort, c'est que... — ( surprenant) the most amazing thing is that...; ( absurde) the most ridiculous thing is that...
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1) ( très) [bon, déçu, émouvant] extremely; [bien, vite] very2) ( beaucoup) [douter] very muchj'ai eu fort à faire (colloq) pour le convaincre — I had a hard job convincing him
3) ( avec force) [frapper, tirer, frotter] hard; [serrer] tight; [respirer] deeply; [parler, crier] loudly; [sentir] stronglyy aller un peu fort — (colloq) to go a bit too far
4) ( bien) wellfaire or frapper (très) fort — (colloq) to do (really) well
attaquer très fort — (colloq) to start off really well
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nom masculin1) ( ouvrage fortifié) fort2) ( personne puissante) strong person3) ( domaine d'excellence) strong point, forte
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au plus fort de locution prépositivePhrasal Verbs:••fort comme un bœuf or Turc — strong as an ox
c'est plus fort que moi/qu'elle — ( incontrôlable) I/she just can't help it
c'est plus fort que l'as de pique (colloq) or que de jouer au bouchon — (colloq) that beats it all, that takes the biscuit (colloq)
* * *fɔʀ, fɔʀt fort, -e1. adj1) (physiquement, politiquement, économiquement) strong2) (par le goût, l'effet, la sensation) (café, médicament, odeur) strong, (sauce) hot, (alcool) strongLe café est trop fort. — The coffee's too strong.
4) (= corpulent) large5) (= doué)Il est très fort en espagnol. — He's very good at Spanish.
fort de; fort de son expérience — with a wealth of experience
à plus forte raison — even more so, all the more reason
2. adv1) [serrer, frapper] hard2) [sonner] loudly3) soutenu (= très) mostC'est fort désagréable. — It's most unpleasant.
fort bien... (avec adjectif) — very well...
fort peu loquace — not at all talkative, (emploi pronominal) very few
4) (= beaucoup) greatly, very muchIl appréciait fort sa compagnie. — He very much enjoyed his company.
3. nm1) (= édifice) fort2) (= point fort) strong point, forte3) (emploi substantivé, généralement pluriel) (personne, pays)au plus fort de (= au milieu de) — in the thick of, at the height of
* * *A adj1 ( puissant) [personne, pays, monnaie, économie, lunettes, médicament] strong; armée forte de 10 000 hommes 10,000-strong army; notre compagnie est forte de 30 appareils Aviat our airline can boast 30 aircraft; fort d'un chiffre d'affaires en hausse/de trois joueurs internationaux… boasting an increased turnover/three international players…; forts de leur approbation/expérience… boosted ou fortified by their approval/experience…; le roi est plus fort que la dame Jeux a king is worth more than a queen; trouver plus fort que soi to meet one's match; s'attaquer or s'en prendre à plus fort que soi to take on someone bigger than oneself; ⇒ partie;2 ( résistant) [carton, papier, colle] strong;3 ( intense) [bruit] loud; [lumière] bright; [chaleur, activité, pression] intense; [crampe, douleur] bad; [fièvre] high; [sentiment, soupçon] strong; [crainte, colère, mécontentement] deep; une forte grippe a bad attack of flu; avoir une forte envie de faire to feel a strong desire to do;5 ( concentré) [café, cigarette, alcool, moutarde] strong; [épice, piment, curry] hot; un vin fort a strong wine, a wine with a high degree of alcohol; au sens fort du mot fig in the fullest sense of the word;7 ( ample) [somme, majorité, réduction] large; [concentration, taux, inflation] high; [demande, consommation] high, heavy; [expansion, pénurie] great; [baisse, augmentation] sharp; [croissance] strong; [différence] big; [délégation, contingent, dose] strong; forte émigration/abstention high level of emigration/abstention; de forte puissance very powerful;8 ( doué) good (en, à at; pour faire at doing); ceux qui sont forts en latin those who are good at Latin; il est fort pour ne rien faire iron he's good at doing nothing;9 ( ferme) [personne] strong; rester fort dans le malheur to remain strong in adversity; je me fais fort de la convaincre I feel confident ou I am sure that I can convince her;10 ( gros) [personne] stout; [hanches] broad; [poitrine] large; [cuisses] big; être forte de poitrine to have a large bust;11 ○( exagéré) c'est un peu fort! that's a bit much○!; ( prix) that's a bit steep○!; le plus fort, c'est que… ( surprenant) the most amazing thing is that…; ( absurde) the most ridiculous thing is that…B adv1 ( très) [bon, déçu, émouvant, mécontent] extremely; [bien, logiquement, vite] very; fort recherché/demandé very much sought after/in demand; c'est fort dommage it's a great pity, it's extremely regrettable;2 ( beaucoup) [douter, soupçonner] very much; avoir fort à faire○ to have a lot to do; j'ai eu fort à faire○ pour le convaincre I had a hard job convincing him;3 ( avec force) [frapper, tirer, pousser, frotter] hard; [serrer] tight; [respirer] deeply; [parler, crier] loudly; [sentir] strongly; [coller] firmly; souffle fort! blow hard!; le vent souffle fort there's a strong wind; parler de plus en plus fort to speak louder and louder; mon cœur bat trop fort my heart is beating too fast; le chauffage marche trop fort the heating is turned up too high; dire haut et fort to say loud and clear; y aller un peu fort○ to go a bit too far; y aller un peu fort sur la moutarde/le sel to overdo the mustard/the salt; revenir très fort [coureur, équipe] to make a strong comeback;4 ( bien) well; il ne va pas très fort he's not very well; (moi) ça ne va pas très fort I'm not all that well○; chez eux ça ne va pas très fort things aren't going so well for them; marcher fort [entreprise] to do well; faire or frapper (très) fort○ to do (really) well; attaquer or commencer très fort○ to start off really well.C nm3 ( domaine d'excellence) strong point; les échecs ne sont pas mon fort chess is not my strong point; la générosité n'est pas ton fort generosity is not your strong point.D au plus fort de loc prép au plus fort de l'été/de l'incendie at the height of summer/of the fire; au plus fort de l'hiver in the depths of winter; au plus fort de la bataille in the thick of the fighting; au plus fort de la pluie in the middle of the downpour.fort des halles market porter; fig Goliath; fort en thème○ Scol swot○ GB, grind○ US; forte tête rebel.fort comme un bœuf or Turc strong as an ox; c'est plus fort que moi/qu'elle ( incontrôlable) I/she just can't help it; c'est plus fort que l'as de pique○ or que de jouer au bouchon that beats it all, that takes the biscuit○.( féminin forte) [fɔr, fɔrt] adjectifA.[QUI A DE LA PUISSANCE, DE L'EFFET]1. [vigoureux - personne, bras] strong, sturdy ; [ - vent] strong, high ; [ - courant, jet] strong ; [ - secousse] hard ; [ - pluies] heavyfort comme un Turc ou un bœuf as strong as an ox2. [d'une grande résistance morale]rester fort dans l'adversité to remain strong ou to stand firm in the face of adversity3. [autoritaire, contraignant - régime] strong-arm (avant nom)4. [puissant - syndicat, parti, économie] strong, powerful ; [ - monnaie] strong, hard ; [ - carton, loupe, tranquillisant] strongcolle (très) forte (super) ou extra strong glueB.[MARQUÉ]1. [épais, corpulent - jambes] big, thick ; [ - personne] stout, large ; [ - hanches] broad, large, wide2. [important quantitativement - dénivellation] steep, pronounced ; [ - accent] strong, pronounced, marked ; [ - fièvre, taux] high ; [ - hausse] large ; [ - somme] large, big ; [ - concentration] high ; [ - bruit] loud ; [ - différence] great, big3. [grand, intense - amour, haine] strong, intense ; [ - douleur] intense, great ; [ - influence] strong, big, great ; [ - propension] markedavoir une forte volonté to be strong-willed, to have a strong will4. [café, thé, moutarde, tabac] strong[odeur] strong5. (familier & locution)le plus fort, c'est qu'il avait raison! the best of it is that he was right!C.[HABILE] [compétent, doué]le marketing, c'est là qu'il est fort/que sa société est forte marketing is his/his company's strong pointpour donner des leçons, elle est très forte! she's very good at lecturing people!fort en gymnastique/en langues very good at gymnastics/at languages————————adverbe1. [avec vigueur - taper, tirer] hard[avec intensité]mets le gaz plus/moins fort turn the gas up/downparle plus fort, on ne t'entend pas speak up, we can't hear youmets le son plus/moins fort turn the sound up/down3. (soutenu) [très]fort bien, partons à midi! very well, let's leave at noon!4. (locution)là, tu as fait très fort! you've really excelled yourself!————————nom masculin1. [physiquement, moralement][intellectuellement]2. [spécialité] forte3. [forteresse] fort————————au (plus) fort de locution prépositionnelle -
15 parfaitement
parfaitement [paʀfεtmɑ̃]adverba. ( = très bien, tout à fait) perfectly ; [hermétique] completelyb. ( = certainement) certainly• tu as fait ce tableau tout seul ? -- parfaitement ! you did this picture all on your own? -- I certainly did!* * *paʀfɛtmɑ̃1) ( à la perfection) perfectly2) ( absolument) [savoir] perfectly well; [tolérer, admettre] fully; [heureux, capable, simple] perfectly; [correct, égal] absolutely; [faux] totally; [absurde, choquant] utterly3) ( absolument) absolutely* * *paʀfɛtmɑ̃1. advIl parle parfaitement l'arabe. — He speaks perfect Arabic.
2. excl* * *parfaitement adv1 ( à la perfection) perfectly; elle parle parfaitement l'italien she speaks Italian perfectly;2 ( absolument) [savoir] perfectly well; [tolérer, admettre] fully; [bien, heureux, capable, simple] perfectly; [correct, égal] absolutely; [faux, incompréhensible] totally; [absurde, choquant] utterly; tout cela m'est parfaitement égal it makes absolutely no difference to me; j'ai parfaitement conscience de/que I'm well aware of that;3 ( certainement) absolutely; ‘tu y es allé tout seul?’-‘parfaitement!’ ‘you went by yourself?’-‘absolutely!’[parfɛtmɑ̃] adverbec'est vrai? — parfaitement! is that true? — it (most) certainly ou definitely is! -
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quelque [kεlk(ə)]━━━━━━━━━2. adverb━━━━━━━━━1. <• puis-je faire quelque chose pour vous ? is there something I can do for you?• il a quelque chose (qui ne va pas) (maladie) there's something wrong with him ; (ennuis) there's something the matter with him• il a plu quelque chose de bien ! it rained like anything! (inf)• ça alors, c'est quelque chose ! that's a bit too much!► quelque part somewhere ; ( = d'une certaine façon) in a way• il veut l'acheter, à quelque prix que ce soit he wants to buy it no matter how much it costs► en quelque sorte ( = pour ainsi dire) as it were ; ( = d'une certaine manière) in a way• on pourrait dire en quelque sorte que... you could say in a way that...• M. Dupont va vous dire quelques mots Mr Dupont is going to say a few words to you• les quelques centaines de personnes qui lisent ses romans the few hundred people who read his novels2. <( = environ) about* * *kɛlk
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1) ( au singulier) ( dans les phrases affirmatives) some; ( dans les phrases interrogatives) any2) ( au pluriel) ( dans les phrases affirmatives) some, a few; ( dans les phrases interrogatives) any
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1) ( environ)les quelque deux mille spectateurs — the two thousand odd spectators, the two thousand or so spectators
2) (si) howeverquelque admirable que soit son attitude — however admirable his/her attitude may be
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quelque chose pronom indéfini invariable ( dans les phrases affirmatives) somethingil y aurait quelque chose d'absurde à refuser sa proposition — it would be ridiculous to turn down his offer
faire quelque chose à quelqu'un — [événement, substance] to have an effect on somebody
c'est quelque chose! (colloq) tu es toujours en retard! — for crying out loud! you're always late
en ce temps-là, être instituteur, c'était quelque chose — in those days it was quite something to be a primary school teacher
ça me dit quelque chose — it reminds me of something, it rings a bell
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quelque part locution adverbiale somewhereil lui a mis son pied quelque part — (colloq) euph he gave him/her a kick in the behind
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quelque peu locution adverbiale somewhat
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Remarques à propos de ‘quelque chose’Dans les phrases affirmatives quelque chose se traduit par something: quelque chose m'a frappé = something struck me; j'ai vu quelque chose qui va te plaire = I saw something that you will likeDans les phrases interrogatives et conditionnelles, l'anglais fait une distinction entre une vraie question dont la réponse peut être oui ou non ou une vraie supposition: avez-vous quelque chose à ajouter? = have you got anything to add?; si tu vois quelque chose de louche = if you see anything suspicious; si quelque chose leur arrivait = if anything happened to them; et une supposition formulée sous forme de question: tu fais une drôle de tête, tu as quelque chose à dire? = you're pulling a face, have you got something to say?; ou de suggestion: si tu as vu quelque chose que tu aimerais pour ton anniversaire = if you have seen something that you'd like for your birthday; si quelque chose te déplaît, dis-le = if there's something you don't like, say so* * *kɛlk1. adj1) (au singulier) someIl habite à quelque distance d'ici. — He lives some distance from here.
Il trouvera quelque excuse. — He'll find some excuse., He'll find some excuse or other.
2) (en corrélation: n'importe)quelque... que — whatever, whichever
Quelque livre qu'il choisisse... — Whatever book he chooses..., Whichever book he chooses...
Par quelque temps qu'il fasse... — Whatever the weather...
3)quelque chose — something, (en tournure interrogative) anything
J'ai quelque chose pour toi. — I've got something for you.
Je voudrais quelque chose de moins cher. — I'd like something cheaper.
faire quelque chose à qn (= émouvoir) — to do something to sb
quelque chose d'autre — something else, (tournure interrogative) anything else
4)quelque part — somewhere, (tournure interrogative) anywhere
J'ai oublié mon sac quelque part. — I've left my bag somewhere.
5) (locution)Il a quelques amis à Paris. — He has some friends in Paris., He has a few friends in Paris.
J'ai acheté quelques disques. — I bought some records., I bought a few records.
Il reste quelques bouteilles. — There are a few bottles left.
Ils ont fini les quelques bouteilles qui restaient. — They finished the few bottles that were left.
"quelle heure est-il?" - - "onze heures et quelques" — "what time is it?" - - "just gone eleven"
2. adv1) (= environ)quelque peu — rather, somewhat
J'ai trouvé ça quelque peu déplacé de sa part. — I thought what he said was somewhat uncalled-for.
* * *quelque ⇒ Note d'usageA adj indéf1 ( au singulier) ( dans les phrases affirmatives) some; ( dans les phrases interrogatives) any; nous avons eu quelque difficulté à nous comprendre we had some difficulty in understanding each other; j'ai eu quelque peine à le convaincre I had some trouble persuading him; il sera probablement allé voir quelque ami he's probably gone to see some friend of his; il trouvera bien quelque autre moyen d'y parvenir he's sure to find some other way of managing it; il y a quelque temps some time ago; depuis quelque temps il est déprimé for some time he has been depressed; il y aurait quelque contradiction à dire que it would be somewhat contradictory to say that; si pour quelque raison que ce soit tu ne pouvais pas venir if for whatever reason you were unable to come; quelque décision que tu prennes whatever decision you come to; de quelque côté que nous allions whichever way we go;2 ( au pluriel) ( dans les phrases affirmatives) some, a few; ( dans les phrases interrogatives) any; quelques jours/chaises/étudiants some ou a few days/chairs/students; je voudrais ajouter quelques mots I'd like to add a few words; quelques instants a few moments; la police a dispersé les quelques manifestants qui restaient the police dispersed the few remaining demonstrators; est-ce qu'il vous reste quelques cartons? do you have any boxes left?; ça dure trois heures et quelques it lasts over three hours.B adv1 ( environ) les quelque deux mille spectateurs the two thousand odd spectators, the two thousand or so spectators; il y a quelque 20 ans de cela it was about 20 years ago; ça lui a coûté quelque 300 euros it cost him about 300 euros; ils étaient quelque deux cents hommes they numbered some two hundred men;2 (si) however; quelque compétents qu'ils soient however competent they may be; quelque admirable que soit son attitude however admirable his attitude may be.C quelque chose pron indéf inv ( affirmatives) something; vous mangerez/boirez bien quelque chose? you'll eat/drink something won't you?; vous avez fait tomber quelque chose you've knocked something over; elle lui a offert un petit quelque chose she gave him a little something; il faut faire quelque chose! we've got to do something!; il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas something's wrong; quelque chose me dit que something tells me that; ils y sont pour quelque chose they've got something to do with it; il se passe quelque chose there's something going on; il leur est peut-être arrivé quelque chose maybe something's happened to them; elle est restée quelque chose comme trois heures she stayed for something like ou for about three hours; il me reste quelque chose comme 200 euros I've got about 200 euros left; quelque chose d'autre something else; quelque chose de mieux/de moins cher something better/cheaper; il m'a dit quelque chose d'incroyable he told me something amazing; il y a quelque chose d'inquiétant chez elle, elle a quelque chose d'inquiétant there's something strange about her; il y aurait quelque chose d'absurde à refuser sa proposition it would be ridiculous to turn down his offer; il boit, c'est quelque chose d'inimaginable! he drinks such a lot, it's unbelievable!; il a quelque chose de son grand-père he's got a look of his grandfather about him; faire quelque chose à qn [événement, substance] to have an effect on sb; il y a quelque chose comme vent aujourd'hui○! there's quite a wind blowing today!; il y avait quelque chose comme monde en ville○ there was quite a crowd in town; c'est quelque chose! tu es toujours en retard! for crying out loud! you're always late; en ce temps-là, être instituteur, c'était quelque chose in those days it was quite something to be a primary school teacher; leur faire ranger leur chambre, c'est quelque chose! getting them to tidy their room is quite an operation!; c'est déjà quelque chose! that's something at least!; ça me dit quelque chose it reminds me of something, it rings a bell.D quelque part loc adv somewhere; ils sont quelque part en Autriche they're somewhere in Austria; il lui a mis son pied quelque part○ euph he gave him a kick in the behind; tu n'aurais pas vu mes clés quelque part? you haven't seen my keys anywhere, have you?E quelque peu loc adv somewhat; ma remarque l'a quelque peu décontenancé he was somewhat taken aback by my remark; il était quelque peu surpris/gêné he was somewhat surprised/embarrassed; il a accepté après avoir quelque peu hésité he accepted after some hesitation.[kɛlk(ə)] déterminant (adjectif indéfini)1. [un peu de] someelle est bizarre depuis quelque temps she's been acting strangely for a ou some time now3. [en corrélation avec 'que']dans quelque pays que tu sois whichever ou whatever country you may be inà quelque heure que ce soit whatever the time, at whatever time————————[kɛlk(ə)] adverbeil y a quelque 40 ans de cela that was about 40 years ago, that was 40 or so years ago2. [en corrélation avec 'que']nous y arriverons, quelque difficile que ce soit we will manage, however difficult it may be————————quelques déterminant (adjectif indéfini pluriel)amène quelques amis bring some ou a few friends alongen quelque sorte locution adverbialec'est en quelque sorte un cheval avec un buste d'homme it is, as it were ou so to speak, a horse with the head and shoulders of a manquelque chose pronom indéfini1. [dans une affirmation] somethingça m'a fait quelque chose de le revoir 20 ans plus tard it was really weird to see him 20 years laterquand il est parti, ça m'a vraiment fait quelque chose when he left, it really affected mes'il m'arrivait quelque chose, contactez mon notaire if anything ou something should happen to me, contact my solicitorça te ferait vraiment quelque chose si je partais? would it really matter to you ou would you feel anything if I left?3. (familier) [dans une approximation]elle a quelque chose comme 80 ans she's about 80 ou 80 or soc'était une Renault 5 ou quelque chose comme ça it was a Renault 5 or something (of the kind) ou like that4. (familier) [emploi expressif]je vais te corriger, quelque chose de bien! I'm going to give you a good ou proper hiding!a. [ton exaspéré] that's a bit much!b. [ton admiratif] that's quite something!quelque part locution adverbiale1. [dans un lieu] somewhere2. (familier & euphémisme) [aux toilettes]3. (familier & euphémisme) [au derrière]————————quelque part que locution conjonctive -
17 théâtre
théâtre [teαtʀ]masculine noun► de théâtre [accessoires, costumes, décors] stage• homme/femme de théâtre man/woman of the theatreb. [d'événement, crime] scene* * *teɑtʀnom masculin1) Littérature ( genre) theatre [BrE]de théâtre — [acteur, directeur, billet] theatre [BrE] (épith); [décor, costume, masque] stage (épith); fig [gestes] histrionic
coup de théâtre — lit coup de théâtre; fig dramatic turn of events
2) ( art dramatique)faire du théâtre — ( comme profession) to be an actor; ( à l'école) to do drama; ( en amateur) to be involved in amateur dramatics
c'est du théâtre — fig it's just a put-on (colloq)
3) ( lieu) theatre [BrE]être le théâtre d'émeutes — fig to be the scene of riots
le théâtre des opérations — Armée the theatre [BrE] of operations
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *teɒtʀ nm1) (= art dramatique) theatre Grande-Bretagne theater USA2) (= salle, bâtiment) theatre Grande-Bretagne theater USA3) (= techniques, genre) drama, theatre Grande-Bretagne theater USA4) (= activité) stage, theatre Grande-Bretagne theater USAfaire du théâtre (en professionnel) — to be on the stage, (en amateur) to do some acting
5) (= œuvres) plays pl dramatic works pl6) fig (= lieu)7) péjoratif histrionics pl playacting* * *théâtre nm1 littér ( genre) theatreGB; le théâtre de l'absurde the theatreGB of the absurd; aimer le théâtre classique/burlesque/expérimental to like classical/burlesque/experimental theatreGB; le théâtre de Molière/de Racine Molière's/Racine's plays; le théâtre antique Greek classical drama; de théâtre [acteur, directeur, billet] theatreGB ( épith); [décor, costume, masque] stage ( épith); fig [gestes] histrionic; c'est un homme de théâtre he's a man of the theatreGB; coup de théâtre lit coup de théâtre; fig dramatic turn of events, coup de théâtre sout;2 ( art dramatique) faire du théâtre ( comme profession) to be an actor; ( à l'école) to do drama; ( en amateur) to be involved in amateur dramatics; se destiner au théâtre to intend to go on stage; adapter une nouvelle pour le théâtre to adapt a short story for the stage; faire son théâtre○ fig to put on one's act; c'est du théâtre fig it's just a put-on○;3 ( lieu) theatreGB; le théâtre était plein the theatreGB was full; être le théâtre d'affrontements/d'émeutes fig to be the scene of fighting/of riots; le théâtre des opérations Mil the theatreGB of operations.théâtre de Boulevard farce; théâtre antique amphitheatreGB; théâtre de marionnettes puppet theatreGB; théâtre d'ombres shadow theatreGB; théâtre en plein air open-air theatreGB; théâtre de verdure = théâtre en plein air.[teatr] nom masculinA.1. [édifice - généralement] theatre2. [compagnie théâtrale] theatre companyelle veut faire du théâtre she wants to go on the stage ou to become an actress ou to actje vis pour le théâtre [acteur] I live for the theatre ou stageje préfère le théâtre au cinéma I prefer theatre ou plays to filmsle théâtre élisabéthain/romantique Elizabethan/Romantic theatre ou dramale théâtre de boulevard mainstream popular theatre (as first played in theatres on the Paris boulevards)6. [attitude pleine d'outrance] histrionicsle voilà qui fait son théâtre there he goes, putting on his usual actB.1. [lieu d'un événement] scenenotre région a été le théâtre de nombreuses mutations our part of the country has seen a lot of changes2. MILITAIREthéâtre d'opérations ou des opérations the theatre of operations————————de théâtre locution adjectivale[cours] drama (modificateur)[agence] booking[jumelles] opera (modificateur)[accessoire, décor] stage (modificateur)une femme de théâtre a woman of the stage ou theatre -
18 tam
tam, adv. [orig. acc. fem. of the demonstrative root ta-; cf.: tum, tamen], correlative of quam, so, so much, as.I.As comparative adverb, demonstrative with correlative quam, introducing comparative clauses of like intensity.A.As adjunct of adjectives or participles the intensity of which is expressed by a comparative clause, tam... quam = as... as; negatively, non (neque, nihil, etc.) tam... quam = not so... as.1.In comparison between two adjj.:2.tam esse clemens tyrannus quam rex importunus potest,
a tyrant may be as mild as a king may be harsh, Cic. Rep. 1, 33, 50 (B. and K. bracket rex):non tam solido quam splendido nomine,
id. Fin. 1, 18, 61:tam culpae hostium justus existimator quam gloriosus victor,
Val. Max. 3, 8, 1:adjuro, tam me tibi vera referre Quam veri majora fide,
things as true as they are beyond belief, Ov. M. 3, 659:quorum vires quam repentinae tam breves,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 7, 2.—Negatively:non enim tam praeclarum est scire Latine quam turpe nescire,
Cic. Brut. 37, 140:ut illa... non tam mirabilia sunt, quam conjecta belle,
id. Div. 2, 31, 66; 2, 36, 76: nec tam Turpe fuit vinci [p. 1836] quam contendisse decorum est, Ov. M. 9, 5. —Tam preceded by comp. clause:maximeque eam pestilentiam insignem mors quam matura tam acerba M. Furi fecit,
Liv. 7, 1, 8:quam magni nominis bellum est, tam difficilem existimaritis victoriam fore,
id. 21, 43, 11:donec quam felices seditiones, tam honorati seditionum auctores essent,
id. 4, 2, 4. —In a comparison between degrees of intensity, etc., of the same adjective.a.As in relative clauses, the adjective repeated (so esp. in Plaut.;b.not repeated in English): tam liquidus est quam liquida tempestas esse solet,
as serene as the weather is wont to be, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 64:quam placida'st aqua,
id. ib. 3, 2, 165:tam frictum ego illum reddam quam frictum est cicer,
id. Bacch. 4, 4, 7.—Negatively:nemo orator tam multa scripsit quam multa sunt nostra,
Cic. Or. 30, 168:tametsi non tam multum in istis rebus intellego quam multa vidi,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94.—The adjective not repeated.(α).The terms of comparison being nouns or pronouns:(β).tam ego fui ante liber quam gnatus tuus ( = quam liber gnatus tuus est),
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 60:fieret corium tam maculosum quam est nutricis pallium,
id. Bacch. 3, 3, 30:tam mihi mea vita quam tua Tibi cara est,
id. Cas. 3, 6, 43:ni illam mihi tam tranquillam facis quam mare est,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 145:tam crebri ad terram decidebant quam pira,
id. ib. 2, 38:tam excoctam reddam atque atram quam carbo'st,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 63:quom fervit maxume, tam placidum (eum) quam ovem reddo,
id. ib. 4, 1, 18:tam sum misericors quam vos, tam mitis quam qui lenissimus,
Cic. Sull. 31, 87:tam gratum mihi id erit quam quod gratissimum,
id. Fam. 13, 3:nulla ingenia tam prona ad invidiam sunt quam eorum qui genus ac fortunam suam animis non aequant,
Liv. 45, 22:nihil est tam violentum quam magna vis aquae,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 6:(cum sit) tam aurum et argentum quam aes Corinthium ( = cum aurum et argentum tam sit Corinthium quam aes),
Quint. 8, 2, 8:(ira) tam inutilis animi minister est quam miles qui signum receptui neglegit,
Sen. Ira, 1, 9, 2.—Negatively: neque opes nostrae tam sunt validae quam tuae,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 20:nihil esse tam detestabile tamque pestiferum quam voluptatem,
Cic. Sen. 12, 41:neque tam condenso corpore nubes esse queunt quam sunt lapides, neque autem tam tenues quam nebulae,
Lucr. 6, 101.—Virtually negative:quod enim tam infidum mare quam blanditiae principum? ( = nullum tam infidum mare, etc.),
Plin. Pan. 66. — With comp. pregn. (very rare): istam dextram non tam in bellis et proeliis quam in promissis et fide firmiorem, i. e. whose superior trustworthiness is not so much in wars, etc., Cic. Deiot. 3, 8:vectigal ex agro eorum capimus, quod nobis non tam fructu jucundius est, quam ultione,
Liv. 28, 39, 13. —With quam in subst.-clause:(γ).quicquid mali hic Pisistratus non fecerit, tam gratum est quam si alium facere prohibuerit,
Cic. Att. 8, 16, 2.—Negatively:juris interpretatio, quae non tam mihi molesta sit propter laborem quam quod dicendi cogitationem auferat,
Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 12. —Virtually negative: quid autem tam exiguum quam est munus hoc eorum qui consuluntur?
Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 14.—With quam in adverb.-clause:B.cupam facito tam crassam quam modioli postulant,
Cato, R. R. 21, 1:si era mea sciat tam socordem esse quam sum,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 5:tua est imago: tam consimili'st quam potest,
id. Men. 5, 9, 4:sororem tam similem quam lacte lacti est,
id. Mil. 2, 2, 87.—Tam with advv.: tam... quam = as ( so)... as; negatively = not so... as.1.Comparing an adv. with another adv. or adverb. clause: satin' istuc mihi exquisitum est...? Ar. Tam satis quam numquam hoc invenies secus, with as full certainty as that you will never find this otherwise, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 106.—Virtually negative:2.quis umquam obeundi negotii studio tam brevi tempore tot loca adire potuit, quam celeriter Cn. Pompejo duce tanti belli impetus navigavit?
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34. —After quam:nam dictaturam quam pertinaciter ei deferebat populus, tam constanter repulit,
Vell. 2, 89, 5 (the repetition of the adverb is especially frequent in tam diu... quam diu; v. tamdiu).—The adverb understood after quam: sed tu novisti fidicinam? Tr. Tam facile quam me (quam facile me novi), Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 72:C.tam facile vinces quam pirum volpes comest,
id. Most. 3, 1, 26:tam hercle certe quam ego ted, ac tu me vides,
id. Merc. 1, 2, 77:tam audacter (ibis intro) quam domum ad te,
id. Truc. 1, 2, 109:tam facile quam tu arbitraris,
Cic. Div. 1, 6, 10:tam cito evertetur quam navis, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 34, 51:nihil tam cito redditur quam a speculo imago,
Sen. Q. N. 1, 4, 2. —Negatively: (ira) quia non tam cito in alium quam vult erumpit,
Sen. Ira, 1, 19, 4.—Virtually negative (very freq.):quasi vero quidquam sit tam valde, quam nihil sapere, vulgare,
Cic. Div. 2, 39, 81. — With sup. adv.: quam potes tam verba confer maxime ad compendium = as much as you can (hence the idiomatic expression: quam maxime = as much as possible), Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 184. —With verbs: tam... quam = as much... as, as well... as; negatively: non tam... quam, not so much... as.1.One verb compared with another:2.nam quod edit tam duim quam perduim,
for what he can eat I would give as much as lose, Plaut. Aul. 4, 6, 6:vellem tam domestica ferre possem quam ista contemnere,
Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4:utinam tam non pigeat ista facere quam non displicebit,
Quint. 2, 5, 17:Tyrus et ipsa tam movetur quam diluitur,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 26, 5.—Negatively:fit quoque enim interdum ut non tam concurrere nubes frontibus adversis possint quam de latere ire,
Lucr. 6, 115.—The same verb repeated or understood after quam; the compared terms being,(α).Nouns or pronouns: tam mihi quam illi libertatem hostilis eripuit manus;(β).tam ille apud nos servit quam ego hic apud te servio,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 61:tam hic scit me habere (pecuniam) quam egomet (i. e. scio),
id. Aul. 3, 6, 12:quam tu filium tuum, tam me pater me meus desiderat,
id. Capt. 2, 2, 6:tam huic loqui licere oportet quam isti,
id. Cas. 2, 6, 58:tam tibi istuc credo quam mihi,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 25:haec tibi tam sunt defendenda quam moenia,
Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 137:tam moveor quam tu, Luculle,
id. ib. 2, 46, 141:tamque id... tuendum conservandumque nobis est quam illud, etc.,
id. Off. 3, 4, 17: amurcam periti agricolae tam in doliis condunt quam oleum aut vinum ( as well as), Varr. R. R. 1, 61:tam natura putarem vitam hominis sustentari quam vitis, quam arboris,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 56:sicut pueris, qui tam parentibus amissis flebunt quam nucibus,
Sen. Ira. 1, 12, 4:meliorque tam sibi quam aliis faciendus (est),
id. ib. 1, 15, 1:tam solstitium quam aequinoctium suos dies rettulit (i. e. solstitium tam rettulit dies quam rettulit aequinoctium),
id. Q. N. 3, 16, 3:quoniam orationis tam ornatus quam perspicuitas aut in singulis verbis est aut in pluribus positus (i. e. ornatus tam positus est quam perspicuitas),
Quint. 8, 3, 15. — This construction passes into mere co - ordination: tam vera quam falsa cernimus, as well... as, almost = both... and, Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 111: repentina res, quia quam causam nullam tam ne fidem quidem habebat ( = ut causam nullam, sic ne fidem quidem; cf.sic),
Liv. 8, 27, 10; so Sall. J. 31, 16; id. H. 1, 41, 24 Dietsch; cf. Liv. 33, 17, 9; Sen. Q. N. 4, 13, 4. —Negatively: non tam meapte causa Laetor quam illius,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 8:nihil est quod tam obtundat elevetque aegritudinem... quam meditatio condicionis humanae,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 16, 34:quae compararat non tam suae delectationis causa quam ad invitationes adventusque nostrorum hominum,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 83:cujus me facti paenituit non tam propter periculum meum quam propter vitia multa quae,
id. Fam. 7, 3, 2:qua nulla in re tam utor quam in hac civili et publica,
id. Att. 2, 17, 2:neque eos tam istius hominis perditi subita laetitia quam hominis amplissimi nova gratulatio movebat,
id. Verr. 1, 8, 21:Iliensibus Rhoeteum addiderunt, non tam ob recentia ulla merita quam originum memoria,
Liv. 38, 39, 10.—Object-inff.:(γ).qualis est istorum oratio qui omnia non tam esse quam videri volunt,
Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44:quid enim tam pugnat, quam non modo miserum, sed omnino quidquam esse qui non sit,
id. Tusc. 1, 7, 13:virtute ipsa non tam multi praediti esse quam videri volunt,
id. Lael. 26, 98.—Subject-inff. or dependent clauses:(δ).ego illud argentum tam paratum filio Scio esse, quam me hunc scipionem contui ( = tam scio, argentum paratum esse, quam scio me, etc.),
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 109:Parmenonis tam scio esse hanc techinam quam me vivere,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 51:tam teneor dono quam si dimittar onustus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 18:Acrisium Tam violasse deum quam non agnosse nepotem Paenitet,
Ov. M. 4, 613:tam perdis operam cum illi irasceris, quam cum illum alteri precaris iratum,
Sen. Ira, 2, 30, 2.—Negatively (so most freq.):nihil est quod tam deceat quam in omni re gerenda servare constantiam,
Cic. Off. 1, 34, 125:eundum igitur est, nec tam ut belli quam ut fugae socii simus,
id. Att. 9, 2, a, 3:nec tam quaerendum est, dolor malumne sit, quam firmandus animus ad dolorem ferendum,
id. Tusc. 2, 12, 28:non tam ut prosim causis elaborare soleo, quam ut ne quid obsim,
id. Or. 2, 72, 295:cum ego te non tam vitandi laboris mei causa quam quia tua id interesse arbitrarer, hortatus essem,
id. Top. 1, 2:auxilia convenerant non tam Vejentium gratia concitata, quam quod in spem ventum erat, etc.,
Liv. 2, 44, 7:Boji defecerunt, nec tam ob veteres in populum Romanum iras, quam quod, etc.,
id. 21, 25, 2. — So with causal clauses, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24; id. Or. 3, 30, 119; id. Sest. 64, 135; Liv. 8, 19, 3. —With quam in adverb.-clause:(ε).tam confido quam poti'st,
Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 1; and in Cicero's epistolary style, tam esse with predicative force (like ita esse, sic esse;v. sic): atque ego haec tam esse quam audio non puto ( = tam male esse),
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 3, § 9.—Tam with a neg. is sometimes followed by sed with an independent clause, instead of a comp. clause:D.quidam autem non tam id reprehendunt, si remissius agatur, sed tantum studium tamque multam operam ponendam in eo non arbitrantur,
Cic. Fin. 1, 1, 1 Madv. ad loc.; cf.:quae (suaviloquentia) quidem non tam est in plerisque... sed est ea laus eloquentiae certe maxima,
id. Brut. 15, 58.—With esse and predic. noun:E. F.tam ea est quam poti'st nostra erilis concubina,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 47:equidem tam sum servos quam tu,
id. Capt. 3, 4, 11:tam ego homo sum quam tu,
id. As. 2, 4, 83:nam id nobis tam flagitium'st quam illa Non facere,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 68:tam es tu judex quam ego senator,
Cic. Rab. Post. 7, 17:tam sum amicus rei publicae quam qui maxime,
id. Fam. 5, 2, 6.—With prep. and its case as predicate:tam hoc quidem tibi in proclivi quam imber quando pluit,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 86:qui non defendit, nec obsistit, si potest, injuriae, tam est in vitio quam si parentes, etc., deserat,
Cic. Off. 1, 7, 23. —Negatively: nihil est tam contra naturam quam turpitudo,
Cic. Off. 3, 8, 35. —Quam... tam with compp. = quanto... tanto or quo... eo (ante-class. and poet.): quam magis aerumna urget, tam magis ad malefaciendum viget, Enn. ap. Quint. 9, 3, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 303 Vahl.):G.quam magis adspecto, tam magis est nimbata,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 138:magis quam id reputo, tam magis uror quae meus filius turbavit,
id. Bacch. 5, 1, 5:quam magis te in altum capessis, tam aestus te in portum refert,
id. As. 1, 3, 6:quo quaeque magis sunt aspera semina eorum, Tam magis in somnis eadem saevire necessust,
Lucr. 4, 999:quae quanto magis inter se perplexa coibant, Tam magis expressa ea quae mare... efficerent,
id. 5, 453:tam magis illa fremens et tristibus effera flammis, Quam magis effuso crudescunt sanguine pugnae,
Verg. A. 7, 787.—With quanto for quam:quanto magis aetheris aestus cogebant terram, Tam magis, etc.,
Lucr. 5, 484. —With rel. adv. for quam:verum ubicumque magis denso sunt agmine nubes, tam magis hinc... fremitus fit,
Lucr. 6, 99. — Ellips. of tam:quam magis specto. minus placet mihi hominis facies,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 19.—Quam... tam with superll. = quanto... tanto or quo... eo (mostly anteclass.; cf.H.the class.: ut quisque maxime... ita maxime): quam citissime conficies, tam maxime expediet,
Cato, R. R. 64 (65):oleum quam diutissime in amurca erit, tam deterrimum erit,
id. ib. 64 (65):quam acerbissima olea oleum facies, tam oleum optumum erit,
id. ib. 65 (66): quam plurimum [p. 1837] erit, tam citissime canus fiet, id. ib. 157 (158) med.:quam ad probos propinquitate proxume te adjunxeris, tam optumum est,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 59:quam maxime huic vana haec suspicio erit, tam facillime patris pacem in leges conficiet suas,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 44:quam vos facillime agitis, quam estis maxume Potentes, dites, fortunati, nobiles: tam maxime vos aequo animo aequa noscere Oportet,
id. Ad. 3, 4, 56:quam paucissimos reliqueris, tam optimi fiunt in alendo,
Varr. R. R. 2, 9:quam quisque pessume fecit, tam maxume tutus est,
Sall. J. 31, 14. —With quam in immediate succession (to be distinguished from the conj. tamquam, as if):II.nam, si a mare abstinuissem, tam quam hoc uterer ( = tam illo uterer quam hoc),
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 26:tam quam proserpens bestia (iste) est bilinguis et scelestus ( = tam bilinguis quam, etc.),
id. Fers. 2, 4, 28: esne tu huic amicus? To. Tam quam di omnes qui caelum colunt, id. ib. 4, 4, 32: vide, homo ut hominem noveris. Sy. Tam quam me, id. Trin. 4, 2, 68: nostine? Da. Tam quam te, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 15 (for tam diu, with or without quam, quam diu, etc., v. tamdiu).With a comp. clause understood.A.With a comp. clause to be supplied from a preceding sentence:B.quae faciliora sunt philosophis... quia tam graviter cadere non possunt (sc. quam alii),
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 73:cur corporis curandi causa quaesita sit ars, animi autem medicina nec tam desiderata sit..., nec tam culta (i. e. quam corporis medicina),
id. Tusc. 3, 1, 1:nihil umquam tam eleganter explicabunt (i. e. quam Plato),
id. ib. 1, 23, 55:non conturbat me expectatio tua, etsi nihil est eis, qui placere volunt, tam adversarium,
id. Ac. 2, 4, 10:sed ea (plebs) nequaquam tam laeta Quinctium vidit (i. e. quam ejus amici),
Liv. 3, 26, 12: nec minora consequi potuit (Maecenas);sed non tam concupivit (sc. quam Agrippa),
Vell. 2, 88, 2: nec tibi tam longis opus est ambagibus usquam, nec me tam multam hic operam consumere par est (i. e. quam consumere opus sit, si haec tractare velim), Lucr 6, 1079; so, tam gratia est (colloq.) = non accipio, sed tam gratia est quam esset si acciperem, I thank you just as much; no, thank you:bene vocas (ad prandium): tam gratia'st,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 36: cenabis apud me. Ep. Locata'st opera nunc quidem:tam gratia'st,
id. Stich. 3, 2, 18: quin tu, quidquid opus'st, audacter imperas? Ps. Tam gratia'st. Bene est tibi;nolo tibi molestos esse nos,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 23 (in this formula, however, tam is explained by some as a shortened form for tamen; cf. Brix ad Plaut. Men. 386, and v. IV. infra).—With a general comp. clause understood ( = sic, ita), so ( so much) as I do, as you do, as he did, as I said before, as he is, as you are, etc.1.With adjj.: ut vos servem sedulo, quos tam grandi sim mercatus pecunia, have bought you at so high a price, i. e. as I have, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 8: qui nummi exciderunt quod terram sic obtuere? quid vos maestos tam tristisque conspicor? (sc. as I do, as you are), id. Bacch. 4, 4, 17:2.equidem miror, tam catam, tam doctam te et bene eductam, non scire stulte facere,
id. Most. 1, 3, 29:ordine cum videas tam certo multa creari,
Lucr. 5, 735:deus ille fuit qui ista in tam tranquillo et tam clara luce locavit,
id. 5, 12:quorsum igitur tam multa de voluptate?
Cic. Sen. 12, 44:ut mihi quidem, qui tam magno animo fuerit innocens damnatus esse videatur,
id. Tusc. 1, 42, 100:inter ista tam magnifica verba tamque praeclara,
id. Fin. 2, 23, 77:quis est qui complet aures meas tantus et tam dulcis sonus?
as I hear, id. Rep. 6, 18, 18:tollite hanc: nullam tam pravae sententiae causam reperietis,
id. Phil. 14, 1, 3: et tamen veremur ut hoc quod a tam multis perferatur natura patiatur? ( as it is, sc. suffered), id. Tusc. 2, 20, 46:ut tam in praecipitem locum non debeat se sapiens committere,
id. Ac. 2, 21, 68:tam necessario tempore, tam propinquis hostibus,
at so urgent a time as this, Caes. B. G. 1, 16, 6:supra triginta quinque milia hostium fuerant, ex quibus tam exigua pars pugnae superfuit,
Liv. 39, 31, 14:tam constantem defensionem Scipionis universus senatus comprobavit,
Val. Max. 3, 7, 1: ceterum... ne tam praeclara lex... oblitteraretur, id. 2, 8, 1:qui tam crudelem tyrannum occideret,
id. 3, 1, 2:ne illo quidem tam misero tamque luctuoso tempore civitas nostra virtutis suae oblita est,
id. 3, 2, 7:tam contraria est pestis,
Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 136:tam parvo distat ibi tanta rerum naturae diversitas,
id. 5, 11, 12, § 65; so, tamne (cf. sicine):tamne indignus videar?
Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 77.—And with sup.:nondum erat vestris tam gravissimis tamque multis judiciis concisus,
of so great weight, Cic. Phil. 12, 5, 11.—With advv.:3.alienus quom ejus incommodum tam aegre feras, quid me patrem par facere est?
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 37:quid est negotii quod tu tam subito domo abeas?
id. Am. 1, 3, 4:unde ego nunc tam subito huic argentum inveniam miser?
Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 1:quia (anima cum corpore) tam conjuncta atque leniter apta'st,
Lucr. 5, 559:jam mallem Cerberum metueres quam ista tam inconsiderata diceres,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 12:ista tam aperte et per versa et falsa,
id. Ac. 2, 18, 60:cum ex co quaereretur cur tam diu vellet esse in vita,
id. Sen. 5, 13:me pudet tam cito de sententia esse dejectum,
id. Tusc. 2, 5, 14:etsi hoc quidem est in vitio, dissolutionem naturae tam valde perhorrescere,
id. Fin. 5, 11, 31:an melius fuerit rationem non dari omnino, quam tam munifice et tam largiter,
as I have shown, id. N. D. 3, 27, 69:nam quod jus civile tam vehementer amplexus es,
id. Or. 1, 55, 274:quid tu, inquit, tam mane?
id. Rep. 1, 9, 14: cur hunc tam temere ( as mentioned before) quisquam ab officio discessurum judicaret? Caes. B. G. 1, 40:quod sua victoria tam insolenter gloriarentur,
id. ib. 1, 14:cum tam procul a finibus Macedoniae absint,
Liv. 39, 27, 6: non digna exempla quae tam breviter ( as I am going to do) nisi majoribus urgerer, referrentur, Val. Max. 2, 7, 5:qualis esset quem tam diu tamque valde timuissent,
Nep. Eum. 11, 2; and with sup.: tam maturrime comparavisse, Cato ap. Charis. p. 184 P.—With adverb. abl.: tam crepusculo fere ut amant, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 77; cf.:tam vesperi,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 15; v. III. B. 3. infra.—With verbs:4.ut, ni meum gnatum tam amem, tua jam virgis latera lacerentur probe,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 5, 10:quid, cedo, te, obsecro, tam abhorret hilaritudo?
id. Cist. 1, 1, 55:quid tam properas?
id. Pers. 4, 6, 11:cum te video nostrae familiae Tam ex animo factum velle ( = te tam velle nostrae familiae ex animo factum),
Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 21:age, quaeso, ne tam obfirma te, Chreme,
id. Heaut. 5, 5, 8:non pol temere'st quod tu tam times,
id. Phorm. 5, 8 (9), 9: Sy. Eamus, namque hic properat in Cyprum. Sa. Ne tam quidem, implying a corresponding gesture, id. Ad. 2, 4, 14:quam si explicavisset, non tam haesitaret,
i. e. as he does, Cic. Fin. 2, 6, 18.—Sometimes with an adv. to be supplied:quid ergo hanc, quaeso, tractas tam ( = tam male, or implying a corresponding gesture),
Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 31:Graecos in eo reprehendit quod mare tam secuti sunt ( = tam vulgo. or tam temere),
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3; cf. id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 3, § 9; v. I. C. 2. d, supra. — With esse and predic. noun:numquam ego te tam esse matulam credidi,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 72.—Preceded and strengthened by a demonstrative adjective (order: 1. demonstr., 2. tam, 3. adjective, 4. noun; or, 1. demonstr., 2. noun, 3. tam, 4. adjective).(α).After hic:(β).etiamne haec tam parva civitas, tam procul a manibus tuis remota, praedae tibi et quaestui fuit?
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 37, § 85:hunc hominem tam crudelem, tam sceleratum, tam nefarium nolunt judicare,
id. ib. 2, 2, 31, §77: hunc tamen hominem tam audacem, tam nefarium, tam nocentem,
id. Clu. 14, 42:haec mea oratio tam longa aut tam alte repetita,
id. Sest. 13, 31:in hoc tam exiguo vitae curriculo,
id. Arch. 11, 28:hanc tam taetram, tam horribilem tamque infestam rei publicae pestem,
id. Cat. 1, 5, 11:in hac tam clara re publica natus,
id. Rep. 1, 19, 31:hanc rem publicam tam praeclare fundatam,
id. Par. 1, 2, 10:haec tam crebra Etruriae concilia,
Liv. 5, 5, 8:in his tam parvis atque tam nullis,
Plin. 11, 2, 1, § 2:quorsum haec tam putida tendant,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 21:hac tam prospera pugna nuntiata,
Curt. 3, 11, 16.—After ille:(γ).ille homo tam locuples, tam honestus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11: illud argentum tam praeclarum ac tam nobile, id. ib. 2, 4, 20, §44: illud tam grave bellum,
Val. Max. 5, 6, ext. 1:ne illo quidem tam misero tamque luctuoso tempore,
id. 3, 2, 7.—After iste:(δ).tamenne ista tam absurda defendes?
Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 81:ista admonitio tua tam accurata,
id. Att. 6, 1, 20:quae est ista tam infesta ira?
Liv. 7, 30, 15:iste tam justus hostis, tam misericors victor,
Curt. 4, 10, 34.—After id ipsum:(ε).id ipsum tam mite ac tam moderatum imperium,
Liv. 1, 48, 9.—After tot:(ζ).jacere necesse sit tot tam nobiles disciplinas,
Cic. Ac. 2, 48, 147:tot tam valida oppida,
Liv. 5, 54, 5:tot tam opulenti tyranni regesque,
id. 25, 24, 13:inter tot tam effrenatarum gentium arma,
id. 21, 9, 3:tot tam praeclaris imperatoribus uno bello absumptis,
id. 28, 28, 12; 25, 27, 13; 26, 13, 17; cf.:cum tot ac tam validae eluctandae manus essent,
id. 24, 26, 13; 8, 12, 4.—After hic talis:III.da operam ut hunc talem, tam jucundum, tam excellentem virum videas,
Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 3.As demonstr. adv. of intensity, correlative with ut, that, and its equivalents (qui, quin); so only with adjj. and advv. (not with verbs).A.Without a negation ( = ita, adeo;B.rare before the Aug. period): ni erit tam sincerum (tergum), ut quivis dicat ampullarius Optumum esse operi faciundo corium et sincerissimum,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 51:quae (maturitas) mihi tam jucunda est ut, quo propius ad mortem accedam, quasi terram videre videar,
Cic. Sen. 19, 71. de qua tam variae sunt doctissimorum hominum sententiae, ut magno argumento esse debeat, etc., id. N. D. 1, 1, 1:ad eum pervenit tam opportuno tempore, ut simul Domitiani exercitus pulvis cerneretur, et primi antecursores Scipionis viderentur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 36:tam parandus ad dimicandum animus, ut, etc.,
id. B. G. 2, 21:tamen tam evidens numen rebus adfuit Romanis, ut putem, etc.,
Liv. 5, 51, 4: infimam plebem natura ipsa tam abjecto tamque imo loco collocavit ut nulla ratione erigi aut sublevari possit, Ps.-Cic. Cons. 6, 22:tam multa sunt, tamque misera quae perferunt ut nemo sit quin mori saepissime cupiat,
id. ib. 16, 59:quem constat tam certa acie luminum usum esse ut a Lilybaeo portu Carthaginienses egredientes classes intueretur,
Val. Max. 1, 8, ext. 14:tam alacri animo suos ad id proelium cohortatus est ut diceret: Sic prandete, etc.,
id. 3, 2, ext. 3:in Theophrasto tam est loquendi nitor ille divinus ( = tam divinus est) ut ex eo nomen quoque traxisse videatur,
Quint. 10, 1, 83:(Scipio) bellum in Africam transtulit, tam lentus ut opinionem luxuriae segnitiaeque malignis daret,
Sen. Ira, 1, 11, 6; id. Q. N. 1, 15, 5:3, 21, 1: tam parvulis in faucibus... ut non sit dubium, etc.,
Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82:ipsum Macedonem tam graviter palma percussit ut paene concideret,
Plin. Ep. 3, 14, 7.—With a negation, or in a question implying a negation.1.Before ut (very freq. in the class. period; cf. adeo, poet., e.g. Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 39):2.numquam tam dices commode ut tergum meum Tuam in fidem committam,
Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 33:non tam viva tamen, calidus queat ut fieri fons,
Lucr. 6, 887:quis umquam praedo fuit tam nefarius, quis pirata tam barbarus ut, etc.,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 146:non sum tam stultus, ut te usura falsi gaudii frui velim,
id. Fam. 6, 12, 1:nec, cum id faciebamus tam eramus amentes ut explorata nobis esset victoria,
id. ib. 6, 1, 3:non essem tam inurbanus ac paene inhumanus uti in eo gravarer quod vos cupere sentirem,
id. Or. 2, 90, 365:non puto tam expeditum negotium futurum ut non habeat aliquid morae,
id. Att. 13, 31, 1:nec vero eram tam indoctus ignarusque rerum ut frangerer animo propter, etc.,
id. Phil. 2, 15, 37:quis tam demens ut sua voluntate maereat?
id. Tusc. 3, 29, 71; so id. Off. 3, 20, 82; id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. Phil. 3, 4, 10:non enim proferremus vino oppressos... tam absurde, ut tum diceremus, etc.,
id. Ac. 2, 17, 53:non se tam barbarum ut non sciret, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 44, 17:nulli sunt tam feri et sui juris affectus ut non disciplina perdomentur,
Sen. Ira, 2, 12, 3:nemo tam divos habuit faventes, crastinum ut posset sibi polliceri,
id. Thyest. 619.—With a negation (esp. nemo), followed by qui ( = ut is; class. and freq.); nec quisquam sit tam opulentus qui mihi obsistat in via, [p. 1838] Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 5:3.generi lenonio Numquam deus ullus tam benignus fuit, qui fuerit propitius,
id. Pers. 4, 4, 34:an ille tam esset stultus qui mihi mille nummum crederet?
id. Trin. 4, 2, 42:nemo inventus est tam amens, qui illud argentum tam praeclarum ac tam nobile eriperet, nemo tam audax qui posceret, nemo tam impudens qui postularet ut venderet,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 44:nemo Agrigenti neque aetate tam affecta neque viribus tam infirmis fuit, qui non illa nocte surrexerit,
id. ib. 2, 4, 43, §95: nemo est tam senex qui se annum non putet posse vivere,
id. Sen. 7, 24:nihil tam absurde dici potest, quod non dicatur ab aliquo philosophorum,
id. Div. 2, 58, 119:nulla gens tam immanis umquam fuit in qua tam crudelis hostis patriae sit inventus,
id. Sull. 27, 76:quae est anus tam delira quae timeat ista?
id. Tusc. 1, 21, 48:ecquem tam amentem esse putas qui illud quo vescatur deum esse credat?
id. N. D. 3, 16, 41:sed neque tam docti tum erant, ad quorum judicium elaboraret, et sunt, etc.,
id. Fin. 1, 3, 7; so id. Sen. 19, 67; id. Lael. 7, 23; id. Tusc. 1, 6, 11; 1, 15, 33; 2, 17, 41; id. Sest. 14, 32; id. Fin. 2, 20, 63; id. Fam. 9, 2, 2; id. Off. 2, 5, 16:neque tam remisso animo quisquam fuit qui ea nocte conquierit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 21:in bello nihil tam leve est quod non magnae interdum rei momentum faciat,
Liv. 25, 18, 3:ut nemo tam humilis esset cui non aditus ad eum pateret,
Nep. Milt. 8, 4:ecquid esse tam saevum potest quod superet illum?
Sen. Thyest. 196. —With a negation, followed by quin ( = ut is non;IV.class. and freq.): nec sacrum nec tam profanum quidquam est quin ibi ilico adsit,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 27:nihil mihi tam parvi est quin me id pigeat perdere,
id. Pers. 4, 6, 8:nec quisquam est tam ingenio duro, neque tam firmo pectore quin sibi faciat bene,
id. As. 5, 2, 94:numquam tam mane egredior, neque tam vesperi Domum revortor, quin te... conspicer Fodere,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 15:nil tam difficile'st quin quaerendo investigari possiet,
id. ib. 4, 2, 8:ut nullus umquam dies tam magna tempestate fuerit, quin... solem homines viderint,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 26:numquam tam male est Siculis quin aliquid facete et commode dicant,
id. ib. 2, 4, 43, §95: nemo est tam afflictus quin possit navare aliquid et efficere,
id. Fam. 6, 1, 7:ut nemo tam ferus fuerit, quin ejus causam lacrimarit,
Nep. Alcib. 6, 4.Tam, ante-class., sometimes = tamen:V.antiqui tam etiam pro tamen usi sunt,
Fest. p. 360: bene cum facimus, tam male cupimus...; quamquam estis nihili, tam ecastor simul vobis consului, Titin. ap. Fest. l. l.; so,etsi illi aliter nos faciant quam aequom sit, tam pol noxiae nequid magis sit... nostrum officium meminisse decet,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 44 Fleck., Ritschl:tam si nihil usus esset, jam non dicerem,
id. Merc. 4, 3, 32 Ritschl; v. Prol. Trin. p. 14 ib.; Brix ad Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 36; Curt. in Rhein. Mus. 6, 84; 6, 93; but cf. contra, Corss. Beitr. p. 272 sqq.In the dialect of Praeneste: tam modo, just now ( = modo): ilico hic ante ostium;Tam modo, inquit Praenestinus,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 1, 8 Brix ad loc.; cf. Fest. s. v. tammodo, p. 359; Ritschl, opusc. 2, 372. -
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