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1 sort
sort [sɔʀ]masculine nouna. ( = condition) lot• être content or satisfait de son sort to be happy with one's lotb. ( = destinée, hasard) fate• sa proposition a eu or subi le même sort que les précédentes his proposal met with the same fate as the previous ones• faire un sort à (inf) ( = se débarrasser de) to get rid of ; [+ plat, bouteille] to polish off (inf)c. [de sorcier] spell• jeter un sort à or sur qn to put a spell on sb* * *sɔʀnom masculin1) ( condition) lot2) ( destin) fate [U]faire un sort à (colloq) un plat — fig to polish off (colloq) a dish
••jeter un sort à quelqu'un — to put a curse ou jinx on somebody
* * *sɔʀ1. vbSee:2. nm1) (= destinée) fate2) (= hasard)3) (= condition, situation) lot4) (magique) spell* * *sort nm1 ( condition) lot; se plaindre de son sort to complain of one's lot; être satisfait de son sort to be satisfied with one's lot; améliorer son sort to improve one's lot;2 ( destin) fate ¢; remettre son sort entre les mains de qn to put one's fate in sb's hands; le sort en a décidé autrement fate decided otherwise; c'est un coup du sort it's just one of those things; il sera bientôt fixé sur son sort he'll soon know his fate; le sort est contre moi I'm ill-fated; il a eu un sort tragique he came to a tragic end; tirer au sort to draw lots; tirer qch au sort to draw lots for sth; le sort des armes the fortunes (pl) of war; faire un sort à○ un plat/une bouteille fig to polish off○ a dish/a bottle.[sɔr] nom masculindes mesures ont été prises pour améliorer le sort des immigrés steps were taken to improve the lot ou status of immigrantsa. (familier) [plat] to make short work of, to polish offb. [bouteille] to polish off, to drink uptoutes les demandes d'emploi subissent le même sort all letters of application meet with the same fate ou receive the same treatment3. [puissance surnaturelle]le sort Fate, Fortune, Destiny -
2 autrement
autrement [otʀəmɑ̃]adverba. ( = différemment) differently• comment aller à Londres autrement que par le train ? how can we get to London other than by train?• tu pourrais me parler autrement ! don't you talk to me like that!• autrement dit ( = en d'autres mots) in other wordsb. ( = sinon) otherwise• travaille bien, autrement tu auras de mes nouvelles ! work hard, otherwise you'll be hearing a few things from me!• la viande était bonne, autrement le repas était quelconque (inf) the meat was good but otherwise the meal was pretty nondescript* * *otʀəmɑ̃ adv1) (= d'une manière différente) differentlyIl l'a fait autrement. — He did it differently.
Essaie autrement, ça marchera peut-être. — Try another way, it might work.
je n'ai pas pu faire autrement — I couldn't do anything else, I couldn't do otherwise
2) (= sinon) otherwiseAutrement, on pourrait passer par Limoges. — Otherwise we could go through Limoges.
* * *autrement adv1 ( de façon autre) [faire, voir, agir] differently, in a different way; [décider, conclure] otherwise; [nommé, appelé] otherwise; le sort en a voulu autrement fate decided otherwise; ça ne s'explique pas autrement there's no other explanation for it; un escroc n'aurait pas agi autrement it's the sort of thing you would expect from a crook; on ne peut les qualifier autrement that's all you can say about them; parlez-moi autrement, je vous prie don't talk to me like that, please; il en est or va (tout) autrement des films it's quite different for films; il n'en est pas autrement des films it's no different for films; il ne peut (pas) en être autrement that's the way it has to be; c'est comme ça, et pas autrement that's just the way it is; on ne peut pas faire autrement there's no other way; comment aurait-elle pu faire autrement? what else could she have done?; je n'ai pas pu faire autrement que de les inviter I had no alternative but to invite them; on ne peut y accéder autrement que par bateau you can only get there by boat; je ne l'ai jamais vue autrement qu'en jean I've never seen her in anything but jeans; ça s'est passé autrement que prévu it did not turn out as expected; autrement dit in other words;2 ( sans quoi) otherwise; autrement ne compte pas sur moi otherwise don't count on me;3 ○( à part cela) otherwise, apart from that;4 ○( spécialement) pas autrement not particularly ou unduly; je n'en serais pas autrement surpris I wouldn't be particularly ou unduly surprised;5 ○( beaucoup plus) autrement grave (much) more serious; autrement aimable (much) nicer; c'est autrement plus petit qu'ici it's much smaller than here.[otrəmɑ̃] adverbe1. [différemment] another ou some other wayla bouteille va se renverser, pose-la autrement that bottle will spill, stand it differentlyla banque est fermée, je vais me débrouiller autrement the bank's closed, I'll find some other way (of getting money)il n'en a jamais été autrement things have always been this way ou have never been any other way ou have never been any differentfaire autrement: nous ne les laisserons pas construire la route ici, il faudra qu'ils fassent autrement we won't let them build the road here, they'll have to find another ou some other wayil n'y a pas moyen de faire autrement there's no other way ou no alternativefaire autrement que: je n'ai pu faire autrement que de les entendre I couldn't help but overhear themles gens sont désagréables, autrement le travail est intéressant the people are unpleasant, but otherwise ou apart from that the work's interesting3. (suivi d'un comparatif) [beaucoup] far————————autrement dit locution adverbialeautrement dit tu me quittes? in other words, you're leaving me?
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