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1 who
who [hu:]1 pronoun(what person or persons → as subject) (qui est-ce) qui; (→ as object) qui est-ce que, qui;∎ who are you? qui êtes-vous?;∎ who is it? (at door) qui est-ce?, qui est là?;∎ who's speaking? (on telephone) qui est à l'appareil?; (asking for third person) c'est de la part de qui?;∎ who's going with you? qui est-ce qui ou qui t'accompagne?;∎ it's Michael - who? c'est Michael - qui ça?;∎ I told him who I was je lui ai dit qui j'étais;∎ find out who they are voyez qui c'est ou qui sont ces gens;∎ bring who you want amenez qui vous voulez;∎ who do you think you are? vous vous prenez pour qui?;∎ who do you think you are, giving me orders? de quel droit est-ce que vous me donnez des ordres?;∎ who did you say was coming to the party? qui avez-vous dit qui viendrait à la soirée?;∎ who did they invite? qui est-ce qu'ils ont invité?, qui ont-ils invité?;∎ you'll have to tell me who's who il faudra que tu me dises qui est qui;∎ who is the film by? de qui est le film?;∎ who is the letter from? la lettre est de qui?, de qui est la lettre?;∎ who did he go with? avec qui y est-il allé?;∎ who were you talking to? à qui parliez-vous?qui;∎ the family who lived here moved away la famille qui habitait ici a déménagé;∎ those of you who were late ceux d'entre vous qui sont arrivés en retard;∎ anyone who so wishes may leave ceux qui le souhaitent peuvent partir;∎ any reader who finds the story lacks imagination… les lecteurs qui trouvent que l'histoire n'est pas très originale…;∎ Charles, who is a policeman, lives upstairs Charles, qui est policier, vit en haut;∎ my mother, who I believe you've met… ma mère, que vous avez déjà rencontrée je crois… -
2 ready-made
adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) tout fait -
3 would
would [wʊd]1 pt of willⓘ GRAM On trouve généralement I/you/he/ etc would sous leurs formes contractées I'd/you'd/he'd/ etc. La forme négative correspondante est wouldn't que l'on écrira would not dans des contextes formels.A.(a) (speculating, hypothesizing)∎ I'm sure they would come if you asked them je suis sûr qu'ils viendraient si vous le leur demandiez;∎ he would if he could il le ferait s'il le pouvait;∎ he would be thirty now if he had lived il aurait trente ans maintenant s'il avait vécu;∎ I wouldn't do that if I were you je ne ferais pas ça si j'étais vous ou à votre place;∎ you would think they had better things to do on pourrait penser qu'ils ont mieux à faire;∎ I thought he would understand je pensais qu'il comprendrait;∎ they wouldn't have come if they'd known ils ne seraient pas venus s'ils avaient su;∎ he wouldn't have finished without your help il n'aurait pas terminé sans votre aide;∎ she would have been sixteen by now elle aurait seize ans maintenant(b) (making polite offers, requests)∎ would you please be quiet! voulez-vous vous taire, s'il vous plaît!;∎ would you pass the mustard please? voudriez-vous bien me passer la moutarde?;∎ would you mind driving me home? est-ce que cela vous dérangerait de me reconduire chez moi?;∎ would you like to see her? aimeriez-vous ou voudriez-vous la voir?;∎ would you like another cup? en voulez-vous encore une tasse?;∎ I'll do it for you - would you? je vais m'en occuper - vraiment?(c) (expressing preferences, desires)∎ I would prefer to go or I would rather go alone j'aimerais mieux ou je préférerais y aller seul;∎ I would have preferred to go or I would rather have gone alone j'aurais mieux aimé ou j'aurais préféré y aller seul;∎ I would love to go je serais ravi d'y allerB.(a) (indicating willingness, responsiveness → of person, mechanism)∎ they would give their lives for the cause ils donneraient leur vie pour la cause;∎ she wouldn't touch alcohol elle refusait de toucher à l'alcool;∎ I couldn't find anyone who would lend me a torch je n'ai trouvé personne pour me prêter une lampe électrique;∎ the light wouldn't work la lumière ne marchait pas;∎ the car wouldn't start la voiture ne voulait pas démarrer∎ he would smoke a cigar after dinner il fumait un cigare après le dîner;∎ she would often complain about the neighbours elle se plaignait souvent des voisins;∎ they would go and break something! il fallait qu'ils aillent casser quelque chose!;∎ I didn't really enjoy the fish - you wouldn't, would you? je n'ai pas tellement aimé le poisson - ça m'aurait étonné!;∎ he would! c'est bien de lui!;∎ he would say that, wouldn't he il fallait qu'il dise ça∎ I would disagree there je crains de n'être pas d'accord sur ce point;∎ I would imagine it's warmer than here j'imagine qu'il fait plus chaud qu'ici;∎ I would think he'd be pleased j'aurais cru que ça lui ferait plaisir;∎ I wouldn't know (I don't know) je ne saurais dire∎ I would have a word with her about it(, if I were you) moi, je lui en parlerais (à votre place)(e) (expressing surprise, incredulity)∎ you wouldn't think she was only fifteen, would you? on ne dirait pas qu'elle n'a que quinze ans, n'est-ce pas?;∎ who would have thought it? qui l'aurait cru?;∎ I wouldn't have thought it possible je ne l'aurais pas cru possible;∎ would you credit it! tu te rends compte!(f) (indicating likelihood, probability)∎ there was a woman there - that would be his wife il y avait une femme - ça devait être sa femme;∎ would that be your cousin you have in mind? c'est à votre cousin que vous pensez?C.∎ it was to be the last time I would see him before he left c'était la dernière fois que je le voyais avant son départ(b) (used with "have")∎ they would have been happy if it hadn't been for the war ils auraient vécu heureux si la guerre n'était pas survenue;∎ American if you would have told the truth, this would never have happened si tu m'avais dit la vérité, ça ne serait jamais arrivé(c) (subjunctive use) formal or literary (expressing wishes) would that it were true! si seulement c'était vrai!;∎ would to God that I still had it! plût à Dieu que je l'eusse encore!;∎ what would you have me do? que voulez-vous que je fasse?
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