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1 countable
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2 countable
1) (capable of being numbered: Millionths of a second are countable only on very complicated instruments.) qui peut être compté2) ((negative uncountable: also count) (of a noun) capable of forming a plural and using the definite or indefinite article: Table is a count(able) noun, but milk is an uncountable noun.) distributif -
3 none
none [nʌn]• I want none of your excuses! vos excuses ne m'intéressent pas !• we tried all the keys but none of them fitted nous avons essayé toutes les clés mais aucune n'allait• "distinguishing marks: none" « signes particuliers: néant »• he asked me for money but I had none on me il m'a demandé de l'argent mais je n'en avais pas sur moi• none of that! pas de ça !• there was no evidence, none at all il n'y avait aucune preuve, absolument aucune• is there any bread left? -- none at all y a-t-il encore du pain ? -- plus du tout► none of them/you/us aucun d'entre eux/vous/nous• their guest was none other than the president himself leur invité n'était autre que le président en personne► none the...• the house would be none the worse for a coat of paint une couche de peinture ne ferait pas de mal à cette maison► none too...• and none too soon either! et ce n'est pas trop tôt !* * *[nəʊn] 1.1) ( not any) aucun/-e m/f‘have you any pens?’ - ‘none at all’ — ‘as-tu des stylos?’ - ‘pas un seul’
he saw three dogs, none of which had a tail — il a vu trois chiens, dont aucun n'avait de queue
none of the wine/milk — pas une goutte de vin/lait
‘is there any money left?’ - ‘none at all’ — ‘est-ce qu'il reste de l'argent?’ - ‘pas du tout’
‘did you have any difficulty?’ - ‘none whatsoever ou at all’ — ‘as-tu eu des difficultés?’ - ‘aucune’
2) (nobody, not one person) personne3) (on form, questionnaire) néant m2.adverb (not, not at all)the play is long, but none the worse for that — la pièce est longue mais ce n'est pas un défaut
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4 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) comte- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) compter2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) compter3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) compter4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) estimer2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) compte2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) chef d'accusation3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown - count on - out for the count -
5 people
people [ˈpi:pl]1. plural noun• what a lot of people! que de monde !• what will people think? que vont penser les gens ?• people say... on dit...• several people said... plusieurs personnes ont dit...• how many people? combien de personnes ?► adjective + people2. noun( = nation) peuple m4. compounds* * *['piːpl] 1. 2.1) ( in general) gens mpl; ( specified or counted) personnes fplother people say that... — d'autres disent que...
you of all people should know that... — tu devrais savoir encore mieux que les autres que...
2) ( inhabitants) ( of town) habitants mpl; ( of a country) peuple m3) (citizens, subjects)4) (colloq) ( experts) gens (colloq) mpl••the tax people — les gens (colloq) des impôts
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6 perch
perch [pɜ:t∫]1. nouna. ( = fish) perche fb. [of bird] perchoir m[bird, person] se percher* * *[pɜːtʃ] 1.1) ( for bird) perchoir m2) fig ( vantage point) position f élevée3) ( fish) perche f2.transitive verb percher3.intransitive verb se percher (on sur)••••to knock somebody off their perch — (colloq) détrôner quelqu'un
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