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1 anticipate
anticipate [æn'tɪsɪ‚peɪt](a) (think likely) prévoir, s'attendre à;∎ they anticipate meeting some opposition, they anticipate that they will meet some opposition ils s'attendent à rencontrer une certaine opposition;∎ we had anticipated a price increase nous nous attendions à ou nous avions prévu une hausse des prix;∎ I didn't anticipate leaving so early je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'on parte si tôt;∎ we don't anticipate any objections nous n'envisageons pas d'objections;∎ we do not anticipate any delays aucun retard n'est prévu;∎ do you anticipate visiting her? pensez-vous lui rendre visite?;∎ faster than anticipated plus vite que prévu;∎ as anticipated comme prévu(b) (be prepared for → attack, decision, event) anticiper, anticiper sur; (→ needs, wishes) devancer, prévenir, aller au devant de;∎ we anticipated our competitors by launching our product first nous avons devancé la concurrence en lançant notre produit les premiers;∎ he anticipated the fall in price and sold early il a anticipé la baisse des prix et a vendu avant∎ her writing anticipated later developments in English fiction son style annonçait ou préfigurait les développements futurs de la fiction anglaise(d) (act on prematurely → effect, success) escompter; Finance (→ profit, salary) anticiper sur; (→ happiness) anticiper, savourer d'avance; (→ pain) anticiper, éprouver d'avance(f) (mention prematurely) anticiper, anticiper sur;∎ don't anticipate the end of the story n'anticipez pas la fin de l'histoireanticiper;∎ just wait and see, don't anticipate attends de voir, n'anticipe pas;∎ do you think you'll get married? - I think you're anticipating a bit penses-tu que tu vas te marier? - je crois que tu vas un peu vite►► Finance anticipated profit profit m espéré -
2 anticipate
anticipate [ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt]a. ( = expect) prévoirb. [+ needs, question] devancer━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]to anticipate ≠ anticiper* * *[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt] 1.transitive verb1) (expect, foresee) prévoir, s'attendre à [problem, delay]2) ( guess in advance) anticiper [somebody's needs, result]3) ( preempt) devancer [person, act]4) ( prefigure) préfigurer2.intransitive verb anticiper -
3 anticipate
∎ we anticipate a good response to our advertisement nous attendons de bons résultats de notre annonce publicitaireanticipated profit profit m espéré;anticipated sales (taux m de) ventes f pl prévues(b) (be prepared for) anticiper, anticiper sur;∎ we anticipated our competitors by launching our product first nous avons devancé la concurrence en lançant notre produit les premiers;∎ he anticipated the fall in price and sold early il a anticipé la baisse des prix et a vendu avant -
4 Usage note : for
for my sister= pour ma sœurfor the garden= pour le jardinfor me= pour moiFor particular usages see the entry for.When for is used as a preposition indicating purpose followed by a verb it is translated by pour + infinitive:for cleaning windows= pour nettoyer les vitresWhen for is used in the construction to be + adjective + for + pronoun + infinitive the translation in French is être + indirect pronoun + adjective + de + infinitive:it’s impossible for me to stay= il m’est impossible de resterit was hard for him to understand that…= il lui était difficile de comprendre que…it will be difficult for her to accept the changes= il lui sera difficile d’accepter les changementsFor the construction to be waiting for sb to do see the entry wait.For particular usages see the entry for.In time expressionsfor is used in English after a verb in the progressive present perfect tense to express the time period of something that started in the past and is still going on. To express this French uses a verb in the present tense + depuis:I have been waiting for three hours (and I am still waiting)= j’attends depuis trois heureswe’ve been together for two years (and we’re still together)= nous sommes ensemble depuis deux ansWhen for is used in English after a verb in the past perfect tense, French uses the imperfect + depuis:I had been waiting for two hours (and was still waiting)= j’attendais depuis deux heuresfor is used in English negative sentences with the present perfect tense to express the time that has elapsed since something has happened. To express this, French uses the same tense as English (the perfect) + depuis:I haven’t seen him for ten years (and I still haven’t seen him)= je ne l’ai pas vu depuis dix ansIn spoken French, there is another way of expressing this: ça fait or il y a dix ans que je ne l’ai pas vu.When for is used in English in negative sentences after a verb in the past perfect tense, French uses the past perfect + depuis:I hadn’t seen him for ten years= je ne l’avais pas vu depuis dix ans, or (in spoken French) ça faisait or il y avait dix ans que je ne l’avais pas vufor is used in English after the preterite to express the time period of something that happened in the past and is no longer going on. Here French uses the present perfect + pendant:last Sunday I gardened for two hours= dimanche dernier, j’ai jardiné pendant deux heuresfor is used in English after the present progressive tense or the future tense to express an anticipated time period in the future. Here French uses the present or the future tense + pour:I’m going to Rome for six weeks= je vais à Rome pour six semainesI will go to Rome for six weeks= j’irai à Rome pour six semainesNote, however, that when the verb to be is used in the future with for to emphasize the period of time, French uses the future + pendant:I will be in Rome for six weeks= je serai à Rome pendant six semaineshe will be away for three days= il sera absent pendant trois joursFor particular usages see A13, 14, 15 and 16 in the entry for.for is often used in English to form a structure with nouns, adjectives and verbs (weakness for, eager for, apply for, fend for etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate noun, adjective or verb entry (weakness, eager, apply, fend etc.). -
5 materialize
materialize [məˈtɪərɪəlaɪz]se matérialiser ; [idea] prendre forme• none of the anticipated difficulties materialized les difficultés auxquelles on s'attendait ne se sont pas présentées* * *[mə'tɪərɪəlaɪz]1) ( happen) [hope, offer, plan, threat] se concrétiser; [event, situation] se réaliser; [idea] prendre forme2) ( appear) [person, object] surgir; [spirit] se matérialiserI waited, but he failed to materialize — hum j'ai attendu, mais il ne s'est pas montré
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