difference+expression

changer des euros en dollars — to change euros into dollars

changer quelque chose de place — to move something

changer un livre d'étagère — to move a book to another shelf

cette coiffure te change — you look different with your hair like that

qu'est-ce que ça change? — what difference does it make?

tu as changé quelque chose à ta coiffure — you' ve done something different with your hair

ça n'a rien changé à mes habitudes — it hasn't changed my habits in any way

cela ne change rien (à l'affaire) — that doesn't make any difference

cela ne change rien au fait que — that doesn't alter the fact that

on ne peut rien y changer — we can't do anything about it

changer sa voix — to disguise one's voice

changer quelque chose/qn en — to turn something/sb into

cela nous change de la pluie — it makes a change from the rain

ça va le changer de sa vie tranquille à la campagne — it'll be a change from his quiet life in the country

changer de — to change

changer de travail — to change jobs

nous avons changé de route au retour — we came back by a different route

changer de rue — to move to another street

changer d'adresse — to move to a new address

quand il m'a vu il a changé de trottoir — when he saw me he crossed over to the other side of the road

elle change de bonne tous les mois — she has a new maid every month

changeons de sujet — let's change the subject

il ne change pas — he never changes

il a changé en bien/mal — he's changed for the better/worse

pour changer nous allons en Espagne cet été — for a change we are going to Spain this summer

pour ne pas changer — as usual

changer d'air — to have a change of air

changer du tout au tout — to change completely

changer qch en — to change sth into

J'ai changé les draps ce matin. — I changed the sheets this morning.

Il est légèrement endommagé, va le changer. — It's slightly damaged, go and exchange it.

J'ai changé trois cents euros. — I changed 300 euros.

changer qn/qch de place — to move sb/sth to another place

Il n'a pas beaucoup changé. — He hasn't changed much.

changer en bien — to change for the better

Il a changé en bien. — He has changed for the better.

changer en mal — to change for the worse

Il a de nouveau changé de voiture. — He has changed his car again.

Je change de chaussures et j'arrive! — I'll change my shoes and I'll be ready!

Il faudra changer de train. — We'll have to change trains.

Il a changé de place avec Thierry. — He changed places with Thierry.

Change de chaîne! — Change the channel!

Si on changeait de couleur? — What about a change of colour?, How about changing the colour?

Il a changé de couleur. — It changed colour.

changer d'air — to get a change of air

changer de direction — to change direction

changer d'idée — to change one's mind

changer d'avis — to change one's mind

Appelle-moi si tu changes d'avis. — Give me a ring if you change your mind.

falta de cariño — lack of affection

palabras de cariño — affectionate words

lo recuerdo con cariño — I have fond memories of it, I remember it with great affection

ven aquí, cariño — come here darling

Rosa te manda muchos cariños — Rosa sends her love

niños sedientos de cariño — children starved of affection

fue la única persona que me dio cariño — she was the only person who showed me any affection

le tengo mucho cariño a este anillo — I'm very fond of this ring

te ha tomado mucho cariño — he's become very fond of you

trátame el coche con cariño — take good care of my car

no llores cariño — don't cry, dear

niños sedientos de cariño — children starved of affection

fue la única persona que me dio cariño — she was the only person who showed me any affection

le tengo mucho cariño a este anillo — I'm very fond of this ring

te ha tomado mucho cariño — he's become very fond of you

trátame el coche con cariño — take good care of my car

no llores cariño — don't cry, dear

être faible avec quelqu'un — to be soft with somebody, to be too soft on somebody

à faible vitesse — at a low speed

à faible profondeur — at a shallow depth

de faible profondeur — shallow

il n'a qu'une faible idée de — he has only a vague idea of

de faible importance — of little importance

elle est faible en anglais — she's weak in English

c'est un imbécile et le mot est faible! — he's a fool and that's putting it mildly!

Je me sens encore faible. — I still feel a bit weak.

le point faible de qn — sb's weak point

Il est faible en maths. — He's poor at maths., He's weak at maths.

avoir un faible pour — to have a weakness for, to have a soft spot for

on sent que tu fumes le cigare — one can tell that you smoke cigars by the smell

j'ai marché trop longtemps, je ne sens plus mes pieds — I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb

on sent qu'il y a du vin dans la sauce — the sauce tastes of wine

on sent que l'hiver approche — it feels wintry

je te sens inquiet, je sens que tu es inquiet — I can tell you're worried

je leur ai fait sentir mon désaccord — I made it clear to them that I didn't agree

faire sentir le rythme d'un poème — to bring out the rhythm of a poem

sentir bon — to smell nice

ça sent bon le café — there's a nice smell of coffee

fleurs qui ne sentent rien — flowers which don't have a scent

sentir des pieds — to have smelly feet

ta douleur sent la comédie — your grief seems put on

ciel nuageux qui sent l'orage — cloudy sky that heralds a storm

se sentir mieux — to feel better

se sentir surveillé — to feel that one is being watched

elle ne s'est pas sentie visée par ma remarque — she didn't feel that my remark was aimed at her

je ne peux pas le sentir — I can't stand him

Est-ce que tu sens l'ail dans le rôti? — Can you taste the garlic in the roast?

"Ça t'a fait mal?" — "Non, je n'ai rien senti." — "Did it hurt?" — "No, I didn't feel a thing."

faire sentir; Il m'a bien fait sentir que j'étais de trop. — He certainly made me feel I was in the way.

Ça sent les frites ici. — It smells of chips in here.

Il ne peut pas le sentir. — He can't stand him.

Il ne peut pas la sentir. — He can't stand her.

Ça sent bon ici. — It smells good in here.

sentir mauvais — to smell bad

Ça sent mauvais ici. — It smells bad in here.

AF VOBEIS,

AF MVRO,

AF CAPVA,

AF SOLO,

AF LYCO,

abs chorago,

abs quivis,

abs terra,

and in compounds: aps-cessero,

and who, perhaps, also used abs conscendentibus,

Caesar maturat ab urbe proficisci,

fuga ab urbe turpissima,

ducite ab urbe domum, ducite Daphnim,

illam (mulierem) usque a mari supero Romam proficisci,

venti a laevo latere in dextrum, ut sol, ambiunt,

oppidum ab Aenea fugiente a Troja conditum,

quemadmodum (Caesar) a Gergovia discederet,

ab Arimino M. Antonium cum cohortibus quinque Arretium mittit,

protinus a Corfinio in Siciliam miserat,

profecti a domo,

of setting sail: cum exercitus vestri numquam a Brundisio nisi hieme summa transmiserint,

classe qua advecti ab domo fuerant,

of citizens: interim ab Roma legatos venisse nuntiatum est,

legati ab Orico ad M. Valerium praetorem venerunt,

Quasi ad adulescentem a patre ex Seleucia veniat,

libertus a Fuflis cum litteris ad Hermippum venit,

Nigidium a Domitio Capuam venisse,

cum a vobis discessero,

multa merces tibi defluat ab Jove Neptunoque,

so a fratre,

a Pontio,

ab ea,

ego te afuisse tam diu a nobis dolui,

abesse a domo paulisper maluit,

tum Brutus ab Roma aberat,

absint lacerti ab stabulis,

quot milia fundus suus abesset ab urbe,

nos in castra properabamus, quae aberant bidui,

hic locus aequo fere spatio ab castris Ariovisti et Caesaris aberat,

terrae ab hujusce terrae, quam nos incolimus, continuatione distantes,

non amplius pedum milibus duobus ab castris castra distabant,

cum domus patris a foro longe abesset,

qui fontes a quibusdam praesidiis aberant longius,

quae procul erant a conspectu imperii,

procul a castris hostes in collibus constiterunt,

tu procul a patria Alpinas nives vides,

v. procul): cum esset in Italia bellum tam prope a Sicilia, tamen in Sicilia non fuit,

tu apud socrum tuam prope a meis aedibus sedebas,

tam prope ab domo detineri,

onerariae naves, quae ex eo loco ab milibus passuum octo vento tenebatur,

duo milia fere et quingentos passus ab hoste posuerunt castra,

picus et cornix ab laeva, corvos, parra ab dextera consuadent,

pleraque Alpium ab Italia sicut breviora ita arrectiora sunt,

non eadem diligentia ab decumuna porta castra munita,

erat a septentrionibus collis,

Exul ab octava Marius bibit,

mulieres jam ab re divin[adot ] adparebunt domi,

Caesar ab decimae legionis cohortatione ad dextrum cornu profectus,

ab hac contione legati missi sunt,

ab eo magistratu,

a summa spe novissima exspectabat,

ut primum a tuo digressu Romam veni,

confestim a proelio expugnatis hostium castris,

statim a funere,

and followed by statim: ab itinere statim,

protinus ab adoptione,

Homerus qui recens ab illorum actate fuit,

Sometimes with the name of a person or place, instead of an action: ibi mihi tuae litterae binae redditae sunt tertio abs te die,

secundo Punico (bello) Scipionis classis XL. die a securi navigavit,

ab hora tertia bibebatur,

infinito ex tempore, non ut antea, ab Sulla et Pompeio consulibus,

vixit ab omni aeternitate,

cum quo a condiscipulatu vivebat conjunctissime,

in Lycia semper a terrae motu XL. dies serenos esse,

centesima lux est haec ab interitu P. Clodii,

cujus a morte quintus hic et tricesimus annus est,

ab incenso Capitolio illum esse vigesumiun annum,

diebus triginta, a qua die materia caesa est,

quod augures omnes usque ab Romulo decreverunt,

jam inde ab infelici pugna ceciderant animi,

ab hora octava ad vesperum secreto collocuti sumus,

cum ab hora septima ad vesperum pugnatum sit,

a quo tempore ad vos consules anni sunt septingenti octoginta unus,

pugnata pugnast usque a mane ad vesperum,

qui homo cum animo inde ab ineunte aetate depugnat suo,

mihi magna cum co jam inde a pueritia fuit semper famillaritas,

a pueritia,

jam inde ab adulescentia,

ab adulescentia,

jam a prima adulescentia,

ab ineunte adulescentia,

followed by ad: usque ad hanc aetatem ab incunte adulescentia,

a primis temporibus aetatis,

a teneris unguiculis,

usque a toga pura,

jam inde ab incunabulis,

a prima lanugine,

viridi ab aevo,

rarely of animals: ab infantia,

qui olim a puero parvulo mihi paedagogus fuerat,

a pausillo puero,

a puero,

a pueris,

ab adulescente,

ab infante,

a parva virgine,

a parvis,

a parvulo,

ab parvulis,

ab tenero,

and rarely of animals: (vacca) a bima aut trima fructum ferre incipit,

suspitionem et culpam ut ab se segregent,

qui discessum animi a corpore putent esse mortem,

hic ab artificio suo non recessit,

quod si exquiratur usque ab stirpe auctoritas,

condicionem quam ab te peto,

mercedem gloriae flagitas ab iis, quorum, etc.,

si quid ab illo acceperis,

quae (i. e. antiquitas) quo propius aberat ab ortu et divina progenie,

ab defensione desistere,

ne quod tempus ab opere intermitteretur,

ut homines adulescentis a dicendi studio deterream,

qui quartus ab Arcesila fuit,

tu nunc eris alter ab illo,

Aiax, heros ab Achille secundus,

quid hoc ab illo differt,

hominum vita tantum distat a victu et cultu bestiarum,

discrepare ab aequitate sapientiam,

quae non aliena esse ducerem a dignitate,

alieno a te animo fuit,

subdole ab re consulit,

haut est ab re aucupis,

non ab re esse Quinctii visum est,

a patre deductus ad Scaevolam,

ut tamquam a praesentibus coram haberi sermo videretur,

disputata ab eo,

illa (i. e. numerorum ac vocum vis) maxime a Graecia vetere celebrata,

ita generati a natura sumus,

pars mundi damnata a rerum natura,

niagna adhibita cura est a providentia deorum,

quae (i. e. anima) calescit ab eo spiritu,

salvebis a meo Cicerone,

a quibus (Atheniensibus) erat profectus,

ne vir ab hoste cadat,

levior est plaga ab amico quam a debitore,

a bestiis ictus, morsus, impetus,

si calor est a sole,

ex iis a te verbis (for a te scriptis),

metu poenae a Romanis,

bellum ingens a Volscis et Aequis,

ad exsolvendam fldem a consule,

lassus ab equo indomito,

Murus ab ingenic notior ille tuo,

tempus a nostris triste malis,

vulgo occidebantur: per quos et a quibus?

ab hoc destitutus per Thrasybulum (i. e. Thrasybulo auctore),

si postulatur a populo,

deseror conjuge,

and in prose,

ipsum a se oritur et sua sponte nascitur,

(urna) ab se cantat quoja sit,

pastores a Pergamide,

Turnus ab Aricia,

obsides dant trecentos principum a Cora atque Pometia liberos,

(sinus maris) ab nomine propinquae urbis Ambracius appellatus,

da, puere, ab summo,

da ab Delphio cantharum circum, id Most. 1, 4, 33: ab eo nobis causa ordienda est potissimum,

coepere a fame mala,

cornicem a cauda de ovo exire,

a capite repetis, quod quaerimus,

a foliis et stercore purgato,

tantumne ab re tuast oti tibi?

Saguntini ut a proeliis quietem habuerant,

expiandum forum ab illis nefarii sceleris vestigiis,

haec provincia non modo a calamitate, sed etiam a metu calamitatis est defendenda,

ab incendio urbem vigiliis munitam intellegebat,

ut neque sustinere se a lapsu possent,

ut meam domum metueret atque a me ipso caveret,

el metul a Chryside,

ab Hannibale metuens,

metus a praetore,

v. Weissenb. ad h. l.: a quo quidem genere, judices, ego numquam timui,

postquam nec ab Romanis robis ulla est spes,

funiculus a puppi religatus,

cum sinistra capillum ejus a vertice teneret,

a ferro sanguis humanus se ulciscitur,

id se a Gallicis armis atque insignibus cognovisse,

doleo ab animo, doleo ab oculis, doleo ab aegritudine,

a morbo valui, ab animo aeger fui,

a frigore et aestu ne quid laborent,

a frigore laborantibus,

laborare ab re frumentaria,

ab ingenio improbus,

a me pudica'st,

orba ab optimatibus contio,

locus copiosus a frumento,

sumus imparati cum a militibas tum a pecunia,

ille Graecus ab omni laude felicior,

ab una parte haud satis prosperuin,

so often in poets ab arte=arte,

linguam ab irrisu exserentem,

ab honore,

ab illo injuria,

fulgor ab auro,

dulces a fontibus undae,

scuto ab novissimis uni militi detracto,

nonnuill ab novissimis,

qui sunt ab ea disciplina,

ab eo qui sunt,

nostri illi a Platone et Aristotele aiunt,

in Cic. only once): Pollex, servus a pedibus meus,

a manu servus,

a peregre,

a foris,

ab intus,

ab invicem,

a longe,

a modo,

Hier. Vit. Hilar.: a nune,

a sursum,

Arsinoen, Stratum, Naupactum...fateris ab hostibus esse captas. Quibus autem hostibus? Nempe iis, quos, etc.,

a rebus gerendis senectus abstrahit. Quibus? An iis, quae in juventute geruntur et viribus?

a Jove incipiendum putat. Quo Jove?

res publica, quascumque vires habebit, ab iis ipsis, quibus tenetur, de te propediem impetrabit,

a vitae periculo,

a nullius umquam me tempore aut commodo,

a minus bono,

a satis miti principio,

damnis dives ab ipsa suis,

aque Chao,

aque mero,

aque viro,

aque suis,

a meque,

abs teque,

a teque,

7: a primaque adulescentia,