he's been in and out all day

1 [lichaamsdeel met betrekking tot de mens] leg ⇒ 〈 in uitdrukkingen vaak〉 foot

2 [lichaamsdeel met betrekking tot een dier] leg

3 [bot; stof waaruit botten bestaan] bone

4 [gebeente] bones 〈 meervoud〉

5 [met betrekking tot een kous; met betrekking tot een voorwerp] leg

6 [wiskunde] side ⇒ leg

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 op zijn achterste benen gaan staan • be up in arms

     〈 figuurlijk〉 op eigen benen staan • stand on one's own (two) feet

     een houten been • a wooden leg

     op het verkeerde been gezet worden • 〈 sport〉 be wrong-footed; 〈 figuurlijk〉 be misled; 〈informeel; figuurlijk〉 be sent barking up the wrong tree

     〈 figuurlijk〉 hij is met het verkeerde been uit bed gestapt • he got out of bed on the wrong side

     〈 figuurlijk〉 dat was tegen het zere been • that touched on a sore spot

     hij brak zijn been • he broke his leg

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de benen nemen • (make a) run for it

     de benen strekken • stretch one's legs

     met de benen over elkaar • with one's legs crossed

     zich op de been houden • 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 keep going

     er was veel volk op de been • a great many people were about

     ik kan niet meer op mijn benen staan • I can't keep on my feet any longer

     een leger op de been brengen • raise an army

     op de been blijven • remain on one's feet

     weer op de been zijn • be up and about (again)

     hij is al de hele dag op de been • he's been on his feet all day

     〈 figuurlijk〉 dat hield me op de been • that's what kept me going

     stevig op zijn benen staan • be steady on one's legs

     goed ter been zijn • be a good walker

     met beide benen op de grond staan • 〈 figuurlijk〉 have one's feet firmly on the ground

     〈 figuurlijk〉 hij staat al met één been in het graf • he has one foot in the grave

     〈 figuurlijk〉 ik heb geen benen meer om op te staan • my feet are killing me

     〈 figuurlijk〉 geen been hebben om op te staan • not have a leg to stand on

     zich de benen uit het lijf lopen • run one's legs off

     〈 spreekwoord〉 het zijn sterke benen die de weelde kunnen dragen • it is no easy matter to bear prosperity decently

5   de benen van een passer • the legs of a pair of compasses

6   de benen van een hoek • the sides of an angle

¶   ergens geen been in zien • make no bones about something

A a.

1 tutto, tutta; tutti, tutte: all day, tutto il giorno; all the year round, (per) tutto l'anno; This is all the food we have, questo è tutto il cibo che abbiamo; in all honesty, in tutta onestà; with all my heart, con tutto il cuore; all my things, tutte le mie cose; all those books, tutti quei libri; all the others, tutti gli altri; all five candidates, tutti e cinque i candidati; DIALOGO → - In a sandwich bar- That's £2.80 all together please, sono £2,80 in tutto, prego

2 ogni: all manner of people, gente di ogni genere; beyond all doubt, fuor d'ogni dubbio

B pron.

1 tutto: All was quiet in the house, in casa tutto taceva; That's all I want, è tutto ciò che voglio; All is not lost, non tutto è perduto; You're all I have left, tu sei tutto quel che mi rimane; She has it all, ha tutto quello che si può desiderare; He jumped into the river, clothes and all, si è gettato nel fiume, vestiti e tutto; eleven in all, undici in tutto

2 tutti, tutte: They all told me the same thing, mi hanno detto tutti la stessa cosa; as you all (o all of you) know, come voi tutti (o tutti voi) sapete; We are all very glad, siamo tutti molto contenti; with us all (o with all of us) con noi tutti; con tutti noi

C avv.

1 del tutto; completamente; tutto, tutta, ecc.: all alone, tutto solo; tutto da solo; all worn out, completamente sfinito; She was dressed all in white, era vestita tutta di bianco; He's done it all by himself, l'ha fatto tutto da solo

2 (dopo un numero) ( sport) pari: three all, tre pari; tre a tre; ( tennis) thirty all, trenta pari

D n.

– one's all, il massimo ( che uno può fare); di tutto: to do one's all, fare di tutto; fare l'impossibile; to give (o to put) one's all, impegnarsi al massimo; mettercela tutta

● all and sundry, tutti; cani e porci (spreg.) □ all along, fin dal principio; fin dall'inizio, sempre: I knew it all along, lo sapevo fin dal principio; l'ho sempre saputo; He's been planning it all along, ha cominciato a progettarlo (o lo stava progettando) fin dall'inizio □ all-American, americano al cento per cento (o fino al midollo); tipicamente americano; americanissimo; ( anche) composto di soli americani; ( sport, di atleta universitario) che si è classificato come il miglior dilettante a livello nazionale □ ( USA) all around = all round ► sotto □ all at once, tutto a un tratto; di colpo: The vision disappeared all at once, la visione è sparita tutto a un tratto □ all but (+ agg.), quasi; pressoché; quasi del tutto: all but impossible, pressoché impossibile; The fog has all but lifted, la nebbia si è quasi del tutto diradata □ all one can do not to, molto difficile non (fare qc.): It was all I could do not to answer back, è stato molto difficile (o ho fatto fatica a) non ribattere □ all-clear ( sign), (segnale di) cessato allarme; (fig.) via libera, permesso di cominciare □ all-comers, tutti (quelli che vengono); chiunque venga; tutti i partecipanti; chiunque voglia partecipare: open to all-comers, aperto a tutti □ ( sport) all-comers record, miglior prestazione registrata su un territorio nazionale, o regionale, ecc. □ all-consuming, divorante; smodato □ all-day, che dura un giorno intero; che dura tutto il giorno □ all-embracing, onnicomprensivo; globale □ all-English, esclusivamente inglese; tutto d'inglesi □ to be all ears, essere tutto orecchie □ to be all eyes, essere tutt'occhi □ (fam. USA) all-fired, a. e avv., terribile; indiavolato; moltissimo: all-fired hurry, fretta indiavolata; all-fired mad, furibondo □ All Fool's Day, il primo d'aprile (giorno del «pesce d'aprile») □ (fam.) all for, decisamente a favore di; d'accordissimo con □ all get out = as all get out ► sotto □ (relig.) All Hallows, All-Hallowmass, Ognissanti □ all-important, di somma importanza; cruciale □ (fam.) all in, a. pred., stanco morto; sfinito; a pezzi □ all in, avv., all-in, a., tutto incluso; tutto compreso; complessivo: £350 all in, 350 sterline tutto compreso; all-in price, prezzo tutto compreso □ all in all, tutto sommato; tutto considerato; nel complesso □ all-in-one, tutto in uno; in un unico pezzo □ ( sport) all-in wrestling, lotta libera □ all-inclusive, comprensivo di tutto; tutto compreso: all-inclusive tour, «inclusive tour»; viaggio tutto compreso □ all-knowing, onnisciente □ all-male, per (o di) soli uomini □ all-night, che dura tutta la notte; aperto (o che funziona) tutta la notte □ ( USA) all-nighter, attività ( festa, ecc.) che dura tutta la notte; nottata ( di lavoro, studio, ecc.), tirata notturna; locale che resta aperto tutta la notte; uno che fa le ore piccole, nottambulo: to pull an all-nighter, lavorare (o studiare) tutta la notte; fare una tirata notturna □ all of, non meno di; almeno; come minimo: It'll cost you all of $80, ti costerà come minimo 80 dollari □ all of a sudden, tutt'a un tratto; improvvisamente □ all one, lo stesso; tutt'uno: It's all one to me, per me fa lo stesso (o è tutt'uno) □ all or nothing, senza via di mezzo: It's all or nothing!, o la va o la spacca!; an all-or-nothing attempt, un tentativo in cui ci si gioca tutto □ all out, avv. a tutta forza; mettendocela tutta; a più non posso; a oltranza; ( anche) completamente: to go all out for st. (o to do st.) mettercela tutta per ottenere qc. □ (fam.) all-out, a. totale; incondizionato; a oltranza; a fondo; energico; accanito: all-out attack, attacco a fondo; attacco in piena regola; all-out defence, difesa a oltranza; all-out effort, sforzo massimo; all-out support, appoggio incondizionato; all-out strike, sciopero a oltranza □ all over, dappertutto; dovunque; completamente; da cima a fondo: We looked all over for it, l'abbiamo cercato dappertutto; It's green all over, è tutto verde; all over the floor, su tutto il pavimento; all over France, dovunque in Francia; in tutta la Francia; The news was all over the town in no time, in men che non si dica la notizia fece il giro della città; all over the place (o, fam., the map, the shop), (sparso) dappertutto; in disordine; scompigliato; sconclusionato; caotico; (fam.) That's him all over!, è proprio da lui!; come lo riconosco! □ (fam.) to be all over sb., fare un sacco di feste a q.; soffocare di abbracci, ecc.; ( anche) sbaciucchiare; ( anche, sport) dominare, imporsi su □ (fam.) It's all over with him., per lui è finita; è spacciato □ all-over, su tutta la superficie; completo, integrale: an all-over pattern, un motivo che copre tutta la superficie; an all-over tan, un'abbronzatura integrale □ (polit.) all-party, di tutti i partiti; paritetico: all-party support, appoggio di tutti i partiti; all-party talks, trattative a cui partecipano tutti i partiti; all-party committee, commissione paritetica □ all-pervading, generale; generalizzato □ ( polizia, USA) all-points bulletin (abbr. APB) avviso a tutte le unità; allarme generale □ all-powerful, onnipotente; onnipossente □ all-purpose, multiuso; polivalente; per uso generale; comune: an all-purpose tool, un attrezzo multiuso; all-purpose flour, farina comune; all-purpose remedy, un rimedio generale □ all right, all-right ► all right, all-right □ (ass.) all-risk policy, polizza comprensiva di tutti i rischi □ all round, complessivamente □ all-round, eclettico; versatile; completo; polivalente; ( anche) generale, globale, a tutto campo: an all-round artist, un artista versatile; an all-round athlete, un atleta completo; all-round competence, competenza in ogni campo; all-round price, prezzo tutto incluso; prezzo globale □ all-rounder, persona eclettica, versatile; ( sport) atleta completo □ (relig.) All Saints' Day, Ognissanti □ (GB) all-seater, ( di stadio, ecc.) con solo posti a sedere □ all-seeing, onniveggente □ (fam. GB) all-singing all-dancing, multifunzionale; ( anche) spettacolare □ (relig.) All Souls' Day, il Giorno dei morti □ all-star, (cinem., TV, teatr.) composto di attori famosi; ( sport) composto di campioni: an all star cast, un cast di attori famosi □ all-terrain bicycle, mountain bike □ (trasp.) all-terrain vehicle, fuoristrada □ all the (+ compar.), tanto più; ancor più: The task is all the more difficult because…, il compito è reso ancor più difficile dal fatto che…; all the better [worse], tanto meglio [peggio]; All the more reason for coming, ragion di più per venire; all the more so because, tanto più che □ all the same, ugualmente; lo stesso; ciononostante; tuttavia; comunque: He was punished all the same, è stato punito lo stesso; All the same, you shouldn't have answered back, comunque tu non avresti dovuto replicare a quel modo □ It's all the same to me, per me è uguale (o non fa differenza) □ all the way, fino in fondo; senza riserve: I'm with you all the way, sono con te fino in fondo; to go all the way, andare fino in fondo (fig.); ( slang USA) avere rapporti sessuali completi □ all-time, di tutti i tempi; storico; massimo; assoluto: all-time high, livello massimo mai raggiunto; massimo storico; all-time record, primato assoluto; my all-time favourite singer, il mio cantante preferito in assoluto □ all told, in tutto: There were twenty, all told, ce n'erano venti in tutto □ all too, fin troppo: all too obvious, fin troppo evidente □ (aeron.) all-traffic service, servizio promiscuo □ (aeron.) all-up weight, peso lordo ( di aereo) □ (fam.) Is' all up with him, è finita per lui; non c'è più speranza per lui, è spacciato □ It's all very well, but…, d'accordo, ma…; va benissimo, ma… □ ( radio) all-wave receiver, ricevitore multibanda □ all-weather, per tutte le stagioni; (tecn.) ognitempo: (aeron.) all-weather aircraft, aereo ognitempo □ (autom., USA) all-wheel drive, trazione integrale □ ( slang USA) all wet, sbagliato; fuori strada; sballato □ all-year, che si trova (o che si può fare) tutto l'anno □ above all, soprattutto; prima di ogni altra cosa □ after all, dopo tutto; alla fin fine; in conclusione □ (fam. USA) as all get out, moltissimo; da morire; da pazzi: as furious as all get out, infuriato nero; imbufalito □ at all, (in frase neg.) affatto, assolutamente; (in frase condiz. o interr.) qualche, per caso: He is not at all clever, non è affatto intelligente; I don't agree with you at all, non sono affatto d'accordo con te; for no reason at all, senza alcun motivo; del tutto inspiegabilmente; in no time at all, immediatamente; in men che non si dica; If you have any doubts at all…, se ti venisse qualche dubbio…; If he had any sense at all…, se avesse un po' di buon senso…; Is it at all possible to…?, è per caso possibile…? □ for all, nonostante; a dispetto di; pur con: for all my efforts, a dispetto di tutti i miei sforzi; for all that, nonostante tutto □ for all I care, per quel che m'importa □ for all I know, per quel che so io; a quanto ne so io □ not all that, non così (come si potrebbe credere); non (poi) tanto: It's not all that easy, non è così facile; I am not all that old, non sono poi tanto vecchio □ (fam.) not all there, non tutto giusto; che ha qualche rotella fuor di posto; che non ci sta tutto con la testa □ of all people, of all things ► people, thing □ on all fours, a quattro zampe; carponi; gattoni □ when all is said and done, in fin dei conti; alla fin fine; tutto considerato □ (prov.) All's well than ends well, tutto è bene quel che finisce bene.

day [deɪ]

1. noun

   a. ( = unit of time: 24 hours) jour m

• three days ago il y a trois jours

• twice a day deux fois par jour

• what day is it today? quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui ?

• what day of the month is it? le combien sommes-nous ?

• she arrived the day they left elle est arrivée le jour de leur départ

• on that day ce jour-là

• on the following day le lendemain

• two years ago to the day il y a deux ans jour pour jour

• the day before yesterday avant-hier

• the day before/two days before her birthday la veille/l'avant-veille de son anniversaire

• the following day le lendemain

• the day after tomorrow après-demain

• from that day on à partir de ce jour

• he will come any day now il va venir d'un jour à l'autre

• every day tous les jours

• every other day tous les deux jours

• one day she will come un jour elle viendra

• one of these days un de ces jours

• day after day jour après jour

• for days on end pendant des jours et des jours

• for days at a time pendant des jours entiers

• day by day de jour en jour

• day in day out jour après jour

• the other day l'autre jour

• it's been one of those days ça a été une de ces journées où tout va de travers

• some day un de ces jours

• I remember it to this day je m'en souviens encore aujourd'hui

• he's fifty if he's a day (inf) il a cinquante ans bien sonnés (inf)

• from day one (inf) dès le premier jour

• that'll be the day! j'aimerais voir ça !

• let's make a day of it and... profitons de la journée pour...

• to live from day to day vivre au jour le jour

• take it one day at a time à chaque jour suffit sa peine

   b. ( = daylight hours) jour m, journée f

• during the day pendant la journée

• to work all day travailler toute la journée

• to travel by day voyager de jour

• to work day and night travailler jour et nuit

• to have a day out faire une sortie

• to win the day remporter la victoire

• as clear as day clair comme le jour

   c. ( = working hours) journée f

• paid by the day payé à la journée

• it's all in a day's work! ça fait partie de la routine !

• to work an eight-hour day travailler huit heures par jour

• to take/get a day off prendre/avoir un jour de congé

• it's my day off c'est mon jour de congé

   d. (period of time often pl) époque f

• these days de nos jours

• in this day and age par les temps qui courent

• in days to come à l'avenir

• in his younger days quand il était plus jeune

• in Queen Victoria's day du temps de la reine Victoria

• in those days à l'époque

• in the good old days au bon vieux temps

• in days gone by autrefois

• those were the days! c'était le bon vieux temps !

• those were sad days c'était une époque sombre

• the happiest days of my life les jours les plus heureux de ma vie

• to end one's days in misery finir ses jours dans la misère

• that has had its day ( = old-fashioned) c'est passé de mode ; ( = worn out) ça a fait son temps

• his day will come son jour viendra

• during the early days of the war au début de la guerre

• it's early days ( = too early to say) c'est un peu tôt pour le dire ; ( = there's still time) on n'en est encore qu'au début

2. compounds

► day centre noun (British) centre m d'accueil

► day job noun emploi m principal

► the day of reckoning noun le jour du jugement dernier

► day-old adjective [bread] de la veille ; ( = yesterday's) d'hier

► day-pass noun (for museum, train) carte f d'abonnement valable pour une journée ; (at ski resort) forfait m d'une journée

► day pupil noun (British) externe mf

► day release noun

• to be on day release faire un stage de formation à temps partiel ► day return noun (British) (for train) aller et retour m (valable pour la journée)

► day room noun (in hospital) salle f de séjour commune

► day shift noun ( = workers) équipe f de jour

• to be on day shift travailler de jour ► day-to-day adjective quotidien

• on a day-to-day basis au jour le jour ► day trader noun (on stock exchange) opérateur m au jour le jour, day trader m

► day trip noun excursion f (d'une journée)

• to go on a day trip to Calais faire une excursion (d'une journée) à Calais ► day-tripper noun excursionniste mf

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1) ( 24-hour period) jour m

2) ( until evening) journée f

3) ( as opposed to night) jour m

4) ( specific) jour m

5) ( as historical period) (gén pl) époque f

noun modifier [ job, nurse] de jour

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all [ɔ:l]

1 adjective

(a) (the whole of) tout;

∎ all expenses will be reimbursed tous les frais seront remboursés;

∎ all night toute la nuit;

∎ all day and all night toute la journée et toute la nuit;

∎ all six of us want to go nous voulons y aller tous/toutes les six;

∎ to be all things to all men être tout à tous

(b) (every one of) tous (toutes);

∎ all kinds of people toutes sortes de gens;

∎ for children of all ages pour les enfants de tous les âges;

∎ Sport the British all-comers 100 m record le record britannique de l'épreuve du 100 m ouverte à tous

(c) (the utmost)

∎ (with) all my love (at end of letter) bien affectueusement;

∎ with all speed à toute vitesse;

∎ in all fairness (to sb) pour être juste (avec qn)

2 predeterminer

(a) (the whole of) tout(e) m,f;

∎ all the butter tout le beurre;

∎ all the beer toute la bière;

∎ all my life toute ma vie;

∎ all five women les cinq femmes;

∎ all the way (of journey) tout le long du chemin; (of course of action) jusqu'au bout;

∎ is that all the luggage you're taking? c'est tout ce que vous emportez comme bagages?;

∎ for all his wealth en dépit de ou malgré sa fortune;

∎ familiar and all that et tout cela, et tout le reste;

∎ you're not as ill as all that vous n'êtes pas aussi ou si malade que ça;

∎ it's not all that pleasant ce n'est pas tellement agréable;

∎ of all the stupid things to say/do! de toutes les idioties possibles!;

∎ of all times to phone! il/elle/ etc a bien choisi son/ etc heure pour téléphoner!;

∎ you, of all people, should know what I mean toi au moins tu devrais savoir ce que je veux dire;

∎ in all honesty/sincerity pour être honnête/sincère;

∎ what's all that noise? qu'est-ce que c'est que tout ce bruit?;

∎ all that's nonsense tout ça, c'est des bêtises;

∎ for all that they say he's a genius, I think… ils ont beau dire que c'est un génie, moi, je pense…

(b) (with comparative adjectives)

∎ all the better! tant mieux!;

∎ you will feel all the better for a rest un peu de repos vous fera le plus grand bien;

∎ all the sooner d'autant plus vite

3 pronoun

(a) (everything) tout;

∎ I gave all I had j'ai donné tout ce que j'avais;

∎ take it all prenez tout;

∎ all I want is to rest tout ce que je veux c'est du repos;

∎ that's all I have to say c'est tout ce que j'ai à dire;

∎ all will be well tout ira bien;

∎ will that be all? ce sera tout?;

∎ I did all I could j'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu;

∎ it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu du mal à m'empêcher de rire;

∎ it's all his fault c'est sa faute à lui;

∎ for all I know autant que je sache;

∎ for all I care pour (tout) ce que cela me fait;

∎ you men are all the same! vous les hommes, vous êtes tous pareils ou tous les mêmes!;

∎ all or nothing tout ou rien;

∎ all in good time chaque chose en son temps;

∎ when all is said and done en fin de compte, au bout du compte;

∎ best/worst of all,… le mieux/pire, c'est que…;

∎ most of all surtout, en particulier;

∎ proverb all's well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien

(b) (everyone) tous (toutes);

∎ all are agreed that… tous sont d'accord que…;

∎ all of us nous tous;

∎ we all love him nous l'aimons tous;

∎ we all came nous sommes tous venus;

∎ good evening, all! bonsoir à tous!, bonsoir, tout le monde!;

∎ don't all speak at once! ne parlez pas tous en même temps!;

∎ they all made the same mistake ils ont tous fait la même erreur;

∎ the children were all hoping to go les enfants espéraient tous y aller;

∎ all who knew her loved her tous ceux qui la connaissaient l'aimaient;

∎ all together tous à la fois, tous ensemble

(c) Sport

∎ the score is 5 all le score est de 5 partout;

∎ 30 all (in tennis) 30 partout, 30 à

(d) (as quantifier)

∎ all of tout;

∎ all of the butter/the cakes tout le beurre, tous les gâteaux;

∎ all of London Londres tout entier;

∎ all of it was sold (le) tout a été vendu;

∎ how much wine did they drink? - all of it combien de vin ont-ils bu? - tout ce qu'il y avait;

∎ I want all of it je le veux en entier;

∎ all of you can come vous pouvez tous venir;

∎ listen, all of you écoutez-moi tous;

∎ she knows all of their names elle connaît tous leurs noms;

∎ he must be all of sixty il doit avoir au moins soixante ans;

∎ the book cost me all of £10 le livre ne m'a coûté que 10 livres;

∎ humorous it's all of five minutes' walk away! c'est au moins à cinq minutes à pied!

4 adverb

(as intensifier) tout;

∎ she was all alone elle était toute seule;

∎ she was all excited elle était tout excitée;

∎ she was all dressed or she was dressed all in black elle était habillée tout en noir;

∎ all along the road tout le long de la route;

∎ all around the edge tout le long du bord;

∎ I forgot all about the meeting j'ai complètement oublié qu'il y avait une réunion;

∎ the soup went all down my dress la soupe s'est répandue partout sur ma robe;

∎ the jacket's split all up the sleeve la veste a craqué tout le long de la manche;

∎ familiar don't get your hands all dirty ne va pas te salir les mains!;

∎ familiar the motor's all rusty inside le moteur est tout rouillé à l'intérieur;

∎ all at one go (tout) d'un seul coup;

∎ all in one piece (furniture) tout d'une pièce; figurative (person) sain et sauf;

∎ I'm all for it moi, je suis tout à fait pour;

∎ she's all for giving children their freedom elle est tout à fait convaincue qu'il faut donner aux enfants leur liberté;

∎ my wife was all for calling in a doctor ma femme voulait à toute force ou à tout prix appeler un médecin;

∎ he's not all bad il n'est pas entièrement mauvais;

∎ that's all to the good! tout va pour le mieux!;

∎ all the better/worse (for me) tant mieux/pis (pour moi);

∎ you will be all the better for it vous vous en trouverez (d'autant) mieux;

∎ all the harder encore plus dur;

∎ the time came all too soon l'heure n'arriva que trop tôt;

∎ familiar it's all up with him il est fichu

5 noun

tout;

∎ I would give my all to be there je donnerais tout ce que j'ai pour y être;

∎ the team gave their all l'équipe a donné son maximum;

∎ to stake one's all on sth tout miser sur qch

6 at all adverb

du tout;

∎ do you know him at all? est-ce que vous le connaissez (un peu)?;

∎ I didn't speak at all je n'ai pas parlé du tout;

∎ I'm not at all astonished je n'en suis aucunement étonné;

∎ he's not at all patient il n'est pas du tout patient;

∎ not at all pas du tout, familiar du tout; (when thanked) je vous en prie;

∎ nothing at all rien du tout;

∎ if he comes at all s'il vient;

∎ it seemed to worry him very little, if at all ça n'a pas eu l'air de l'inquiéter le moins du monde;

∎ he comes rarely if at all il vient très rarement, voire jamais;

∎ if you had any feelings at all si vous aviez le moindre sentiment;

∎ if we had any money at all si nous avions le moindre argent ou ne serait-ce qu'un peu d'argent;

∎ if you do any travelling at all, you'll know what I mean si vous voyagez un tant soit peu, vous comprendrez ce que je veux dire;

∎ if it is at all cold s'il fait un (tant soit) peu froid;

∎ if it is at all possible si c'était possible;

∎ why do it at all? pourquoi se donner la peine de le faire?

7 all along adverb

depuis le début;

∎ that's what I've been saying all along c'est ce que je dis depuis le début

8 all at once adverb

(a) (suddenly) tout d'un coup

(b) (all at the same time) à la fois, en même temps

9 all but adverb

presque;

∎ all but finished presque ou pratiquement fini;

∎ I all but missed it j'ai bien failli le rater, c'est tout juste si je ne l'ai pas raté

10 all in

1 adjective

familiar (exhausted)

∎ I'm all in je suis mort

2 adverb

(everything included) tout compris;

∎ the rent is £250 a month all in le loyer est de 250 livres par mois tout compris

11 all in all adverb

tout compte fait

12 all out adverb

∎ to go all out y aller à fond;

∎ to go all out to do sth se donner à fond pour faire qch

13 all over

1 adjective

(finished) fini;

∎ that's all over and done with now tout ça c'est bien terminé maintenant;

∎ it's all over between them tout est fini entre eux

2 preposition

partout;

∎ there were toys scattered all over the floor il y avait des jouets éparpillés partout sur le sol;

∎ you've got ink all over you! tu t'es mis de l'encre partout!;

∎ all over the world dans le monde entier;

∎ we have agencies all over Europe nous avons des agences dans toute l'Europe ou partout en Europe;

∎ it'll be all over town tomorrow morning! demain matin, toute la ville sera au courant!;

∎ familiar all over the place (everywhere) partout^□, dans tous les coins; (very erratic, inaccurate) pas au point^□ ;

∎ familiar their filing system's all over the place leur système de classement n'est pas du tout au point;

∎ familiar the team was all over the place l'équipe a joué n'importe comment^□ ;

∎ familiar he was all over her il ne l'a pas laissée tranquille un instant;

∎ familiar he was all over us when he heard we were from the BBC il ne nous a plus laissés tranquilles quand il a appris que nous étions de la BBC^□ ;

∎ familiar humorous he was all over her like a rash or a cheap suit il l'a draguée de façon flagrante

3 adverb

(everywhere) partout;

∎ painted green all over peint tout en vert;

∎ covered all over in blossoms tout en fleur ou en fleurs;

∎ it was like being a child all over again c'était comme retomber en enfance;

∎ familiar that's him all over! ça c'est lui tout craché!

14 all round adverb

∎ taken all round tout bien considéré

15 all square adjective

(a) (financially)

∎ we're all square now nous ne sommes plus en compte maintenant

(b) Sport (level) à égalité

16 all that adverb

∎ it isn't all that difficult or as difficult as all that ce n'est pas si difficile que ça

17 all the more

1 adjective

∎ all the more reason for doing it again raison de plus pour recommencer

2 adverb

encore plus;

∎ it makes her all the more interesting ça la rend encore plus intéressante;

∎ it's all the more unfair since or as he promised not to put up the rent c'est d'autant plus injuste qu'il a promis de ne pas augmenter le loyer

18 all the same

1 adverb

(nevertheless) tout de même, quand même;

∎ he paid up all the same il a payé quand même

2 adjective

∎ it's all the same to me ça m'est complètement égal, peu m'importe;

∎ if it's all the same to you si cela ne vous gêne pas

19 all told adverb

tout compris;

∎ there were six of us all told nous étions six en tout

20 all too adverb

∎ all too soon bien trop vite;

∎ the holidays went all too quickly les vacances ne sont passées que trop vite;

∎ it's all too easy to forget that c'est tellement facile de l'oublier des budgets

►► the All Blacks les All Blacks mpl (l'équipe nationale de rugby de la Nouvelle-Zélande);

1 noun

(signal m de) fin f d'alerte;

∎ to sound the all clear sonner la fin de l'alerte;

∎ figurative he received or was given the all clear on the project on lui a donné le feu vert pour le projet;

∎ the tests came back negative and he's been given the all clear les résultats des tests sont revenus et tout est normal

2 exclamation

fin d'alerte!; All Fools' Day le premier avril;

All Hallows Toussaint f;

All Hallows' Eve la veille de la Toussaint;

All Saints' Day (le jour de) la Toussaint;

All Souls' Day le jour ou la fête des Morts

✾ Play 'All That Fall' Beckett 'Tous ceux qui tombent'

✾ Film 'All That Jazz' Fosse 'Que le spectacle commence!'

✾ Film 'All About Eve' Mankiewicz 'Ève'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Remarque, Milestone 'À l'Ouest, rien de nouveau'

✾ Play 'All's Well That Ends Well' Shakespeare 'Tout est bien qui finit bien'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'All the King's Men' Warren, Rossen 'Les Fous du Roi'

day [deɪ]

jour ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) journée ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) époque ⇒ 1 (d)

1 noun

(a) (period of twenty-four hours) jour m; (emphasizing duration) journée f;

∎ it's a nice or fine day c'est une belle journée, il fait beau aujourd'hui;

∎ on a clear day par temps clair;

∎ a summer's/winter's day un jour d'été/d'hiver;

∎ to have a day out aller passer une journée quelque part;

∎ a day at the seaside/the races une journée au bord de la mer/aux courses;

∎ we went to the country for the day nous sommes allés passer la journée à la campagne;

∎ to have a lazy day passer une journée à paresser;

∎ literary when day is done quand le jour s'achève;

∎ what day is it (today)? quel jour sommes-nous (aujourd'hui)?;

∎ what day is she arriving (on)? quel jour arrive-t-elle?;

∎ (on) that day ce jour-là;

∎ (on) the day (that or when) she was born le jour où elle est née;

∎ on the first/last day of the holidays le premier/dernier jour des vacances;

∎ on a day like this/today un jour comme celui-là/aujourd'hui;

∎ the day after, (on) the next or following day le lendemain, le jour suivant;

∎ the day after the party le lendemain de ou le jour d'après la fête;

∎ two days after the party le surlendemain de ou deux jours après la fête;

∎ the day after tomorrow après-demain;

∎ the day before, (on) the previous day la veille, le jour d'avant;

∎ I had first met him two days before je l'avais rencontré l'avant-veille pour la première fois;

∎ the day before yesterday avant-hier;

∎ four days before/later quatre jours plus tôt/tard;

∎ in four days, in four days' time dans quatre jours;

∎ it took me four days to do it ça m'a pris quatre jours pour le faire;

∎ once/twice a day une fois/deux fois par jour;

∎ good day! bonjour!;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ the other day l'autre jour;

∎ Religion Day of Judgement (jour du) jugement dernier;

∎ Religion day of atonement jour m du Grand Pardon;

∎ dish of the day plat m du jour;

∎ day of reckoning jour de vérité;

∎ any day now d'un jour à l'autre;

∎ day after day, day in day out jour après jour;

∎ for days on end or at a time pendant des jours et des jours;

∎ from day to day de jour en jour;

∎ to live from day to day vivre au jour le jour;

∎ from one day to the next d'un jour à l'autre;

∎ from that day on or onwards à partir de ce jour-là;

∎ from that day to this depuis ce jour-là;

∎ literary from this day forth à partir ou à compter d'aujourd'hui;

∎ to the day I die or my dying day jusqu'à mon dernier jour;

∎ I'd rather work in Madrid any day (of the week) je préférerais largement ou de loin travailler à Madrid;

∎ you've done enough mischief for one day tu as fait assez de bêtises pour une seule journée;

∎ humorous another day, another dollar ≃ c'est le train-train quotidien;

∎ from day one depuis le premier jour;

∎ one day un jour;

∎ one of these days un de ces jours;

∎ some day un jour;

∎ she's seventy if she's a day elle a soixante-dix ans bien sonnés;

∎ he doesn't look a day older than 40/you il n'a pas l'air d'avoir plus de 40 ans/d'être plus vieux que toi;

∎ he doesn't look a day older than when I last saw him il n'a pas vieilli d'un poil depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vu;

∎ it's been one of those days! tu parles d'une journée!;

∎ on this (day) of all days! justement aujourd'hui!;

∎ of all (the) days to choose for a conference! quelle idée d'avoir choisi de faire une conférence justement aujourd'hui!;

∎ let's make a day of it passons-y la journée;

∎ that really made my day! ça m'a fait très plaisir;

∎ it's not my (lucky) day ce n'est pas mon jour (de chance);

∎ familiar that'll be the day! (it's highly unlikely) il n'y a pas de danger que ça arrive de sitôt!;

∎ at the end of the day à la fin de la journée; figurative en fin de compte, au bout du compte;

∎ to carry or win the day gagner la journée ou la bataille

(b) (hours of daylight) jour m, journée f;

∎ all day (long) toute la journée;

∎ we haven't got all day nous n'avons pas que ça à faire;

∎ to travel during the or by day voyager pendant la journée ou de jour;

∎ to sleep during the or by day dormir le jour;

∎ day and night, night and day jour et nuit, nuit et jour;

∎ in the cold light of day the plan seemed unfeasible avec un peu de distance critique, le projet semblait infaisable

(c) (working hours) journée f;

∎ paid by the day payé à la journée;

∎ to work a seven-hour day travailler sept heures par jour, faire des journées de sept heures;

∎ how was your day?, what kind of day have you had? comment s'est passée ta journée?;

∎ did you have a good day? tu as passé une bonne journée?;

∎ it's been a hard/long day la journée a été dure/longue;

∎ day off jour m de congé;

∎ day of rest jour m de repos;

∎ let's call it a day (stop work) arrêtons-nous pour aujourd'hui; (end relationship) finissons-en;

∎ it's all in a day's work! ça fait partie du travail!

(d) (often pl) (lifetime, era) époque f;

∎ in Caesar's day du temps de César;

∎ in the days of King Arthur, in King Arthur's day du temps du Roi Arthur;

∎ in days to come à l'avenir;

∎ in days gone by par le passé;

∎ in those days à l'époque;

∎ what are you up to these days? qu'est-ce que tu fais de beau ces temps-ci?;

∎ honestly, teenagers these days! vraiment, les adolescents d'aujourd'hui!;

∎ literary or humorous in days of old or yore il y a fort longtemps;

∎ in the good old days dans le temps;

∎ in my/our day de mon/notre temps;

∎ in this day and age de nos jours, aujourd'hui;

∎ he was well-known in his day il était connu de son temps ou à son époque;

∎ in his working/married days du temps où il travaillait/était marié;

∎ in his younger days dans son jeune temps, dans sa jeunesse;

∎ the happiest/worst days of my life les plus beaux/les pires jours de ma vie;

∎ during the early days of the strike/my childhood au tout début de la grève/de mon enfance;

∎ he ended his days in poverty il a fini ses jours dans la misère;

∎ her day will come son heure viendra;

∎ to have had its day (theory, fashion etc) être démodé; (car, TV) avoir fait son temps;

∎ he's had his day il a eu son heure;

∎ he's/this chair has seen better days il/cette chaise a connu des jours meilleurs;

∎ those were the days c'était le bon temps

(e) (battle, game)

∎ to win or to carry the day l'emporter;

∎ to lose the day perdre la partie

2 days adverb

∎ to work days travailler de jour

3 this day week adverb

dans huit jours aujourd'hui

4 to the day adverb

jour pour jour;

∎ it's a year ago to the day il y a un an jour pour jour ou aujourd'hui

5 to this day adverb

à ce jour, aujourd'hui encore

►► day bed lit m de repos;

American day camp centre m aéré;

day care (for elderly, disabled) service m d'accueil de jour; (for children) service m de garderie;

∎ the children go to day care les enfants vont à la garderie;

day centre = centre d'animation et d'aide sociale;

day cream crème f de jour;

day job travail m principal;

∎ familiar humorous don't give up the day job (to aspiring artist etc) je ne crois pas que tu es prêt pour une carrière professionnelle;

day labourer journalier(ère) m,f;

day nurse infirmier(ère) m,f qui est de service de jour;

day nursery garderie f;

Stock Exchange day order ordre m valable pour la journée;

day pass (for skiing) forfait m journalier;

School day pupil (élève mf) externe mf;

British Industry day release formation f continue en alternance;

∎ to be on day release être en formation continue en alternance;

Railways day return aller-retour m valable pour la journée;

day room salle f commune;

day school externat m;

day shift (period worked) service m de jour; (workers) équipe f de jour;

∎ to work the day shift travailler de jour, être (dans l'équipe) de jour;

∎ when do you go on day shift? quand est-ce que tu prends le service de jour?;

Stock Exchange day trade opération f de journée;

Stock Exchange day trader spéculateur(trice) m,f à la journée;

day trip excursion f;

day tripper excursionniste mf;

day work travail m de jour

✾ Book ✾ Film 'The Day of the Jackal' Forsyth, Zimmermann 'Le Chacal'

all [ɔ:l]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

4. noun

5. compounds

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► When all is part of a set combination, eg in all probability, of all people, look up the noun.

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1. adjective

• all the time tout le temps

• all my life toute ma vie

• all kinds of toutes sortes de

• all the others tous (or toutes) les autres

• all that tout cela

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• all day toute la journée

• all three tous les trois

• all three said the same ils ont tous les trois dit la même chose

• all three accused were found guilty of fraud les accusés ont tous (les) trois été reconnus coupables de fraude

2. pronoun

   a. ( = everything) tout

• all or nothing tout ou rien

• all is well tout va bien

• that's all c'est tout

• you can't see all of Paris in a day on ne peut pas voir tout Paris en une journée

► it all tout

• he drank it all il a tout bu

• he's seen it all, done it all il a tout vu, tout fait

• it all happened so quickly tout s'est passé si vite► all that (subject of relative clause) tout ce qui

• that's all that matters c'est tout ce qui importe

• you can have all that's left tu peux prendre tout ce qui reste► all (that) (object of relative clause) tout ce que ; (after verb taking "de") tout ce dont

• all I want is to sleep tout ce que je veux, c'est dormir

• that is all he said c'est tout ce qu'il a dit

• we saw all there was to see nous avons vu tout ce qu'il y avait à voir

• all I remember is... tout ce dont je me souviens, c'est...

• it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à me retenir de rire

   b. (plural) tous mpl, toutes fpl

• we all sat down nous nous sommes tous assis

• the girls all knew that... les filles savaient toutes que...

• they were all broken ils étaient tous cassés

• the peaches? I've eaten them all! les pêches ? je les ai toutes mangées !

► all who tous ceux qui mpl toutes celles qui fpl

• all who knew him loved him tous ceux qui le connaissaient l'appréciaient

• education should be open to all who want it l'éducation devrait être accessible à tous ceux qui veulent en bénéficier► superlative + of all

• this was the biggest disappointment of all for me ça a été ma grosse déception

• this result was the most surprising of all ce résultat était des plus surprenants

• best of all, the reforms will cost nothing et surtout, ces réformes ne coûteront rien

   c. ► all of the tout le m toute la f tous les mpl toutes les fpl

• all of the work tout le travail

• all of the cooking toute la cuisine

• all of the cakes went tous les gâteaux ont été mangés► all of it

• I gave him some soup and he ate all of it je lui ai donné de la soupe et il a tout mangé

• I didn't read all of it je ne l'ai pas lu en entier

• not all of it was true ce n'était pas entièrement vrai► all of them tous mpl toutes fpl

• all of them failed ils ont tous échoué

• I love his short stories, I've read all of them j'aime beaucoup ses nouvelles, je les ai toutes lues► all of + number ( = at least)

it took him all of 3 hours ça lui a pris 3 bonnes heures

• it weighed all of 30 kilos ça pesait bien 30 kilos

• exploring the village took all of ten minutes ( = only) la visite du village a bien dû prendre dix minutes

3. adverb

   a. ( = entirely) tout

• she was dressed all in white elle était habillée tout en blanc

• she came in all dishevelled elle est arrivée tout ébouriffée

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► When used with a feminine adjective starting with a consonant, tout agrees.

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• she went all red elle est devenue toute rouge

► all by myself etc, all alone tout seul

• he had to do it all by himself il a dû le faire tout seul

• she's all alone elle est toute seule

• she left her daughters all alone in the flat elle a laissé ses filles toutes seules dans l'appartement

   b. (in scores) the score was two all (tennis, squash) les joueurs étaient à deux jeux (or sets) partout ; (other sports) le score était de deux à deux

• what's the score? -- two all quel est le score ? -- deux partout or deux à deux

4. noun

( = utmost) I decided to give it my all j'ai décidé de donner mon maximum

• he puts his all into every game il s'investit complètement dans chaque match

5. (set structures)

► all along ( = from the start) depuis le début ; ( = the whole length of) tout le long de

• I feared that all along je l'ai craint depuis le début

• all along the road tout le long de la route► all but ( = nearly) presque ; ( = all except) tous sauf

• he is all but forgotten now il est presque tombé dans l'oubli

• the party won all but six of the seats le parti a remporté tous les sièges sauf six► all for

• to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch

• I'm all for giving him a chance je suis tout à fait d'accord pour lui donner une chance

• I'm all for it je suis tout à fait pour (inf)► all in all ( = altogether) l'un dans l'autre

• we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea nous avons pensé que, l'un dans l'autre, ce n'était pas une mauvaise idée► all one

• it's all one c'est du pareil au même

• it's all one to them c'est du pareil au même pour eux► all over ( = everywhere) partout

• I looked for you all over je vous ai cherché partout

• all over France partout en France

• he was trembling all over il tremblait de tous ses membres

• all over the country dans tout le pays

• all over the world dans le monde entier

• that's him all over (inf) on le reconnaît bien là !► to be all over ( = finished) être fini

• it's all over! c'est fini !

• it's all over between us tout est fini entre nous► to be all over sb (inf) ( = affectionate with)

they were all over each other ils étaient pendus au cou l'un de l'autre► all the more

• this was all the more surprising since... c'était d'autant plus surprenant que...

• all the more so since... d'autant plus que...► all the better! tant mieux !

► all too

• it was all too obvious he didn't mean it on voyait bien qu'il n'en pensait rien

• the evening passed all too quickly la soirée a passé bien trop rapidement► all very

• that's all very well but... c'est bien beau mais...

• it was all very embarrassing c'était vraiment très gênant► and all

• the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all le chien a mangé la saucisse avec la moutarde et tout (inf)

• what with the snow and all, we didn't go avec la neige et tout le reste, nous n'y sommes pas allés► as all that

• it's not as important as all that ce n'est pas si important que ça► for all... ( = despite) malgré

• for all its beauty, the city... malgré sa beauté, la ville...

• for all that malgré tout► for all I know...

• for all I know he could be right il a peut-être raison, je n'en sais rien

• for all I know, they're still living together autant que je sache, ils vivent encore ensemble► if... at all

• they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all ils ne vont pas essayer s'ils ont un peu de bon sens

• the little grammar they learn, if they study grammar at all le peu de grammaire qu'ils apprennent, si tant est qu'il étudient la grammaire

• very rarely if at all très rarement pour ne pas dire jamais

• if at all possible dans la mesure du possible► in all en tout

► no... at all

• it makes no difference at all ça ne fait aucune différence

• I have no regrets at all je n'ai aucun regret► none at all

• have you any comments? -- none at all! vous avez des commentaires à faire ? -- absolument aucun !► not... at all ( = not in the least) pas... du tout

• I don't mind at all ça ne me gêne pas du tout

• are you disappointed? -- not at all! vous êtes déçu ? -- pas du tout

• thank you! -- not at all! merci ! -- de rien !► not all that ( = not so)

it isn't all that far ce n'est pas si loin que ça

6. compounds

► all-American adjective cent pour cent américain

► all-around adjective (US) [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all clear noun fin f d'alerte

• all clear! ( = you can go through) la voie est libre ; ( = the alert is over) l'alerte est passée

• to give sb the all clear ( = authorize) donner le feu vert à qn ; (doctor to patient) dire à qn que tout va bien ► all-embracing adjective global

► all fours plural noun

• on all fours à quatre pattes ► all-in adjective (British) [price] tout compris inv

► all-inclusive adjective [price, rate] tout compris inv

► all-in-one noun combinaison f adjective

• an all-in-one outfit une combinaison ► all out adverb

• to go all out (physically) y aller à fond

• to go all out for monetary union jeter toutes ses forces dans la bataille pour l'union monétaire ► all-out strike noun grève f générale

► all-out war noun guerre f totale

► all-over tan noun bronzage m intégral

► all-party adjective multipartite

► all-points bulletin noun (US) message m à toutes les patrouilles (on à propos de)

► all-powerful adjective tout-puissant

► all-purpose adjective [flour, vehicle, cleaner] tous usages ; [knife, glue] universel

► all-round adjective [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all-rounder noun

• to be a good all-rounder être bon en tout ► all-seater stadium noun (British) stade n'ayant que des places assises

► all-star adjective (Theatre, cinema)

all-star cast plateau m de vedettes ► all-terrain bike noun vélo m tout-terrain, VTT m

► all-terrain vehicle noun véhicule m tout-terrain

► all told adverb en tout

► all-weather adjective toute saison, tout temps

• all-weather court (Tennis) (terrain m en) quick m ► all-year-round adjective [resort] ouvert toute l'année

• jogging's an all-year-round sport le jogging se pratique toute l'année

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1) ( everything) tout

2) ( the only thing) tout

3) ( everyone) tous

4) ( the whole amount)

5) ( emphasizing entirety)

1) ( each one of) tous/toutes

2) ( the whole of) tout/toute

3) ( total)

4) ( any)

1) (emphatic: completely) tout

2) (emphatic: nothing but)

3) Sport

all+ combining form ( completely)

all along adverbial phrase [know etc] depuis le début, toujours

all but adverbial phrase pratiquement, presque

all of adverbial phrase

all that adverbial phrase

all the adverbial phrase

all too adverbial phrase [accurate, easy, widespread, often] bien trop

and all adverbial phrase

1)

2) (colloq) GB

at all adverbial phrase

for all prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase

1) ( despite)

2) ( as regards)

of all prepositional phrase

1) ( in rank)

2) ( emphatic)

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A avv. e a. pred.

1 fuori; in fuori; all'aperto; ( anche) assente: He's out just now, al momento è fuori (o non è in casa, in ufficio, ecc.); He's out on business, è fuori (o è in viaggio) per affari; DIALOGO → - Recorded delivery- She's out at work, è al lavoro; The book is out at present, il libro è fuori (o in prestito) per il momento; Come out and play, vieni fuori a giocare!; He's out because of sickness, è assente per malattia

2 spento: to drive with the lights out, guidare a fari spenti; The fire is out, il fuoco è spento

3 finito; passato; terminato: I'll be seeing you before the week is out, ti verrò a trovare prima della fine della settimana

4 (= out on strike) in sciopero: The workers are out, gli operai sono in sciopero

5 sbocciato: The roses are out, le rose sono sbocciate

6 pubblicato: When will your new book be out?, quando sarà pubblicato (o quando uscirà) il tuo nuovo libro?

7 rivelato; scoperto; trapelato; svelato; di dominio pubblico: The secret is out, il segreto è di dominio pubblico

8 libero; di libertà: They have their Sundays out, hanno le domeniche libere

9 out; fuori moda; passato di moda; superato: Miniskirts were out but now are in again, le minigonne erano passate di moda ma ora sono tornate in auge

10 (fam.) in passivo; in perdita: He was a thousand dollars out, era in perdita di mille dollari

11 fuori servizio; guasto: The lift is out again, l'ascensore è di nuovo guasto

12 esplicito; dichiarato: He sympathizes with our party, but isn't out about it, è un nostro simpatizzante, ma non in modo esplicito

13 venuto allo scoperto: He isn't out to his family yet, non è ancora venuto allo scoperto con la famiglia ( dichiarando di essere un gay, ecc.)

14 proibito; vietato; escluso; fuori questione: Smoking in the classroom is definitely out, è assolutamente vietato fumare in aula; Going to the disco is out, do you hear?, di andare in discoteca non se ne parla nemmeno, hai capito?

15 (seguito da un inf.) intenzionato; che mira a (fare qc.); che punta a: We are all out to win, puntiamo tutti alla vittoria

16 incosciente; privo di conoscenza: The rescued boy has been out for hours, sono ore che il ragazzo salvato è privo di conoscenza

17 (naut.) ( della marea) bassa

18 (in altre loc. con il verbo to be, è idiom.; per es.:) The moon is out, c'è la luna; The chickens are out, si sono dischiuse le uova; sono nati i pulcini; The Conservatives were out, i conservatori erano all'opposizione; John is out in New Zealand, John si trova in Nuova Zelanda; to be out at the elbows, avere i gomiti (della giacca) logori, sdruciti; (fig.) essere malmesso, scalcagnato, povero

19 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to blow out, spegnere (soffiando); to break out, scoppiare, ecc. (► to blow (1), to break, ecc.)

20 ( sport: calcio, tennis, pallavolo, ecc.) uscito; fuori; out; in ‘out’: The ball is out, la palla è fuori; The service is out, la battuta è out

21 ( sport: di un giocatore) espulso; eliminato; fuori gioco

22 ( sport: nelle corse) ritiratosi; non più in corsa

B out of prep.

1 fuori; fuori di; fuori da; da: Tom is out of town now, ora Tom è fuori città; I left the car out of the garage, lasciai l'automobile fuori del garage; Don't throw things out of the window, non gettare oggetti dalla finestra (o dal finestrino)!; Don't drink out of the bottle, non bere dalla bottiglia!; a scene out of a play, una scena (presa) da un dramma

2 fra, tra; su: You must choose one out of these six, devi sceglierne uno fra questi sei; It happens in nine cases out of ten, capita in nove casi su dieci NOTA D'USO: - on o out of?-

3 a causa di; per: You did it out of spite, l'hai fatto per dispetto; I didn't mention it out of consideration for her feelings, non ho fatto cenno di ciò per non ferirla nei suoi sentimenti

4 a una distanza di; alla larga da: to keep out of trouble, stare alla larga dai guai

5 (naut.) al largo di: We were five miles out of Hamburg when the storm broke, eravamo cinque miglia al largo d'Amburgo quando scoppiò la burrasca

6 senza; privo di: He's out of work, è senza lavoro; We are out of wine, siamo senza vino; (autom.) The car is out of petrol, non c'è più benzina (nel serbatoio)

● out and away, di gran lunga □ out and out, da cima a fondo; completo, assoluto, perfetto: an out-and-out success, un successo assoluto □ an out-and-out liar, un bugiardo bello e buono □ to be out and about, essere di nuovo in piedi; essere ristabilito e in grado di uscire □ ( slang) out-and-outer, individuo eccezionale; fuoriclasse; ( anche) entusiasta, fanatico; estremista □ ( slang) out cold, svenuto □ out East, in Oriente; nell'Estremo Oriente □ (fam.) to be out for, andare in cerca (o a caccia) di; mirare a: What is he out for?, a che cosa mira? □ to be out for the count, ( boxe) essere contato fino a 10; (fig.) essere kappaò (o svenuto, addormentato della grossa); essere partito (fig.) □ to be out for money, dare la caccia ai soldi; tirare al quattrino □ (naut.) out from, al largo di □ to be out in one's calculations, sbagliarsi nei calcoli; far male i calcoli □ ( nelle corse) to be out in front, essere in testa (alla corsa); essere al comando, aver preso il comando della corsa □ out of bounds, fuori dei limiti; ( cartello) «accesso vietato» □ to be out of breath, essere senza fiato; essere trafelato □ ( parapsicologia) out-of-body, extracorporeo: out-of-body experience, esperienza extracorporea □ out of commission, (mecc.) fuori servizio, guasto; (naut.) in disarmo □ to be out of contract, non essere sotto contratto; essere libero □ to be out of control, non essere sotto controllo, aver preso la mano; (mecc.) non rispondere (più) ai comandi □ to be out of the country, essere all'estero □ (leg.) out-of-court, stragiudiziale; in via amichevole □ to be out of danger, essere fuori pericolo □ out-of-date, antiquato; superato; passato di moda □ out of distance, fuori portata ( dell'avversario); ( boxe, scherma) fuori misura □ out of doors, all'aperto; all'aria aperta; (sost.) l'esterno, l'aria aperta □ out-of-door games, giochi (svaghi, sport) all'aria aperta □ out of doubt, fuori di dubbio; senza dubbio □ (fig.) to be out of one's element, essere come un pesce fuor d'acqua □ ( anche sport) to be out of form, essere giù di forma □ to be out of hand, non essere a portata di mano □ to be out of hearing, non essere a portata di voce □ (fig.) to be out of it, esserne fuori; essere escluso; ( anche) essere male informato; essere in errore □ out of line, fuori linea; non allineato; (fam.) scorretto, presuntuoso □ to be out of one's mind, aver perso la ragione; essere fuori di testa □ to be out of money, essere a corto di quattrini □ to be out of order, essere guasto: The phone is out of order, il telefono è guasto □ to be out of patience with sb., non aver più (o aver perso la) pazienza con q. □ (fis.) out-of-phase, fuori fase; sfasato ( anche fig.) □ to be out of pocket, essere privo di fondi □ out-of-pocket cost, costo vivo □ out-of-pocket expenses, spese vive; piccole spese □ to be out of practice, essere fuori esercizio (o allenamento) □ ( di libro) out-of-print, esaurito; fuori catalogo □ to be out of reach, essere fuori portata; essere irraggiungibile □ (comm.) to be out of sale, essere fuori commercio; essere esaurito □ (tecn.) out of service, fuori servizio; guasto □ (elettr.) out-of-service jack, jack di messa fuori servizio □ out of sight, scomparso alla vista; (fam.) irrealizzabile, incredibile; favoloso, stupendo; ( slang USA) costosissimo, caro; ( anche) suonato ( dall'alcol, dalla droga) □ (comm.: di merce) to be out of stock, essere esaurito □ out-of-town, fuori città; extraurbano; (fig.) semplice, naturale, schietto □ ( anche sport) to be out of training, essere giù di allenamento □ out of use, fuori uso □ out-of-the-way, fuori mano; fuori del comune; insolito, strano: an out-of-the-way village, un paese fuori mano □ to be out of work, esser disoccupato; essere a spasso (fig.) □ (fam.) to be out on one's feet, essere stanco morto □ to be out on one's own, essere tutto solo □ ( slang) to be out on a limb, essere in brache di tela (fig. fam.); essere esposto (o vulnerabile) □ ( slang) to be out to lunch, essere svitato, svanito, svaporato; essere fuori strada, sballato □ (fig.) to be out with sb., essere in rotta con q. □ to live out in the country, abitare in campagna □ (naut.) on the voyage out, nel viaggio d'andata □ times out of number, infinite volte □ tired out, stanco morto □ Out with him!, buttatelo fuori! □ Out you go!, vattene (via)!; Fuori di qui! □ Out with it!, di' quello che hai da dire!; fuori la verità!; sputa il rospo! (fig.) □ (prov.) Out of sight, out of mind, lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore.

1 (spec. USA) fuori di (= out of ► out (1), B)

2 (fam.) da; per; attraverso: She went out the door, è uscita dalla porta.

a. attr.

1 (di solito nei composti:) esterno, verso l'esterno: out-tray ( USA out-box), cassetta della corrispondenza in partenza

2 ( sport) fuori casa; in trasferta

● out-migration ► outmigration □ (med.) out patient, paziente di ‘day hospital’; paziente esterno □ out-patient, ambulatoriale: DIALOGO → - Accident and Emergency- You can make an out-patients' appointment with the nurse, puoi prendere un appuntamento ambulatoriale con l'infermiere □ (med.) out-patient department, ambulatorio □ (relig.) out sister, sorella laica; coadiutrice □ (ferr.) the out train, il treno in partenza.

1 (tipogr.) vuoto; lacuna

2 (fam. USA) scappatoia; via d'uscita (fig.).

1 fuori!; via!

2 ( sport: tennis, ecc.) out!; palla fuori!

A v. i.

solo nelle loc.: – Truth will out, la verità salta sempre fuori; (prov.) Murder will out, tutti i nodi vengono al pettine

B v. t.

1 cacciare; buttare fuori

2 svelare che (q.) è omosessuale: He threatened to out the judge, minacciò di svelare l'omosessualità del giudice

3 denunciare pubblicamente; svelare le malefatte di (q., una società, ecc.)

4 ( boxe) mettere fuori combattimento.

all ⇒ Usage note: all

A pron

1 ( everything) tout ; to risk all tout risquer ; all or nothing tout ou rien ; all is not lost tout n'est pas perdu ; all was well tout allait bien ; all will be revealed hum vous saurez tout hum ; all is orderly and stable tout n'est qu'ordre et stabilité ; will that be all? ce sera tout? ; and that's not all et ce n'est pas tout ; that's all ( all contexts) c'est tout ; speed is all l'essentiel, c'est la vitesse ; in all en tout ; 500 in all 500 en tout ; all in all somme toute ; we're doing all (that) we can nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons (to do pour faire) ; after all that has happened après tout ce qui s'est passé ; after all she's been through après tout ce qu'elle a vécu ; it's not all (that) it should be [performance, service, efficiency] ça laisse à désirer ; all because he didn't write tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit ; and all for a piece of land! et tout ça pour un lopin de terre! ;

2 ( the only thing) tout ; but that's all mais c'est tout ; that's all I want c'est tout ce que je veux ; that's all we can suggest c'est tout ce que nous pouvons vous conseiller ; she's all I have left elle est tout ce qui me reste ; all I know is that tout ce que je sais c'est que ; all you need is tout ce qu'il te faut c'est ; that's all we need! iron il ne manquait plus que ça! ;

3 ( everyone) tous ; all wish to remain anonymous tous souhaitent rester anonymes ; all but a few were released ils ont tous été relâchés à quelques exceptions près ; thank you, one and all merci à (vous) tous ; ‘all welcome’ ‘venez nombreux’ ; all of the employees tous les employés, tout le personnel ; all of us want… nous voulons tous… ; not all of them came ils ne sont pas tous venus ; we want all of them back nous voulons qu'ils soient tous rendus ;

4 ( the whole amount) all of our belongings toutes nos affaires ; all of this land is ours toutes ces terres sont à nous ; not all of the time pas tout le temps ;

5 ( emphasizing unanimity or entirety) we all feel that nous avons tous l'impression que ; we are all disappointed nous sommes tous déçus ; these are all valid points ce sont des points qui sont tous valables ; it all seems so pointless tout cela paraît si futile ; I ate it all j'ai tout mangé ; what's it all for? ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)? ; who all was there? US qui était là? ; y'all have a good time now! US amusez-vous bien!

B det

1 ( each one of) tous/toutes ; all men are born equal tous les hommes naissent égaux ; all questions must be answered il faut répondre à toutes les questions ; all those people who tous ces gens qui ; all those who tous ceux qui ; as in all good films comme dans tous les bons films ; in all three films dans les trois films ;

2 ( the whole of) tout/toute ; all his life toute sa vie ; all the time tout le temps ; all day/evening toute la journée/soirée ; all year round toute l'année ; all the money we've spent tout l'argent que nous avons dépensé ; in all his glory dans toute sa gloire ; I had all the work! c'est moi qui ai eu tout le travail! ; you are all the family I have! tu es toute la famille qui me reste! ; and all that sort of thing et tout ce genre de choses ; oh no! not all that again! ah non! ça ne va pas recommencer! ;

3 ( total) in all honesty/innocence en toute franchise/innocence ;

4 ( any) beyond all expectations au-delà de toute attente ; to deny all knowledge of sth nier avoir connaissance de qch.

C adv

1 (emphatic: completely) tout ; all alone ou on one's own tout seul ; to be all wet être tout mouillé ; dressed all in white habillé tout en blanc ; all around the garden/along the canal tout autour du jardin/le long du canal ; to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch ; to be all for sb doing être tout à fait favorable à ce que qn fasse ; I'm all for women joining the army je suis tout à fait favorable à ce que les femmes entrent dans l'armée ; it's all about… c'est l'histoire de… ; tell me all about it! raconte-moi tout! ; he's forgotten all about us! il nous a complètement oubliés! ; she asked all about you elle a demandé de tes nouvelles ;

2 (emphatic: nothing but) to be all legs être tout en jambes ; to be all smiles ( happy) être tout souriant ; ( two-faced) être tout sourire ; to be all sweetness iron être tout sourire ; that stew was all onions! il n'y avait pratiquement que des oignons dans ce ragoût! ;

3 Sport ( for each party) (they are) six all (il y a) six partout ; the final score is 15 all le score final est de 15 partout.

D n to give one's all tout sacrifier (for sth à qch ; for sb pour qn ; to do pour faire).

E all+ (dans composés)

1 ( completely) all-concrete/-glass/-metal tout en béton/verre/métal ; all-digital/-electronic entièrement numérique/électronique ; all-female, all-girl [band, cast, group] composé uniquement de femmes ; all-male/-white [team, production, jury] composé uniquement d'hommes/de blancs ; all-union [workforce] entièrement syndiqué ;

2 ( in the highest degree) ⇒ all-consuming, all-embracing, all-important etc.

F all along adv phr depuis le début, toujours ; they knew it all along ils le savaient depuis le début, ils l'ont toujours su.

G all but adv phr pratiquement, presque.

H all of adv phr au moins ; he must be all of 50 il doit avoir au moins 50 ans.

I all that adv phr he's not all that strong il n'est pas si fort que ça ; it's not as far as all that! ce n'est pas si loin que ça! ; I don't know her all that well je ne la connais pas si bien que ça.

J all the adv phr all the more d'autant plus ; all the more difficult/effective d'autant plus difficile/efficace ; all the more so because d'autant plus que ; to laugh all the more rire encore plus ; all the better! tant mieux!

K all too adv phr [accurate, easy, widespread] bien trop ; it is all too obvious that il n'est que trop évident que ; she saw all too clearly that elle a parfaitement bien vu que ; all too often bien trop souvent.

L and all adv phr

1 they moved furniture, books and all ils ont tout déménagé y compris les meubles et les livres ;

2 ○ GB the journey was very tiring what with the heat and all le voyage était très fatigant avec la chaleur et tout ça ; it is and all! mais si!

M at all adv phr not at all! ( acknowledging thanks) de rien! ; ( answering query) pas du tout! ; it is not at all certain ce n'est pas du tout certain ; if (it is) at all possible si possible ; is it at all likely that…? y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que…? (+ subj) ; there's nothing at all here il n'y a rien du tout ici ; we know nothing at all ou we don't know anything at all about nous ne savons rien du tout de ; if you knew anything at all about si tu avais la moindre idée de ; anything at all will do n'importe quoi fera l'affaire.

N for all prep phr, adv phr ( despite) en dépit de ; ( in as much as) for all I know pour autant que je sache ; for all that malgré tout, quand même ; they could be dead for all the difference it would make! ils pourraient être morts, ça ne changerait rien!

O of all prep phr

1 ( in rank) the easiest of all le plus facile ; first/last of all pour commencer/finir ; ⇒ best, worst ;

2 ( emphatic) why today of all days? pourquoi justement aujourd'hui? ; not now of all times! ce n'est pas le moment! ; of all the nerve! quel culot! ; of all the rotten luck! quel manque de chance or de pot ○ ! ; ⇒ people, place, thing.

all' s well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien ; to be as mad/thrilled as all get out ○ US être vachement ○ en colère/excité ; he's not all there ○ il n'a pas toute sa tête ; it's all go ○ here! GB on s'active ○ ici! ; it's all one to me ça m'est égal ; it's all up with us ○ GB nous sommes fichus ○ ; it was all I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; that's all very well, that's all well and good tout ça c'est bien beau ; speeches are all very well but c'est bien beau les discours mais ; it's all very well to do c'est bien beau de faire ; it's all very well for them to talk ça leur va bien de parler.

1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganz

2) (entire number of) alle