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Ⅰ.might1 [maɪt]ⓘ GRAM La forme négative mightn't s'écrit might not dans un style plus soutenu. Might et may peuvent s'utiliser indifféremment ou presque dans les expressions de la catégorie (a).∎ you might well be right il se pourrait bien que vous ayez raison;∎ I might be home late tonight je rentrerai peut-être tard ce soir;∎ why not come with us? - I might pourquoi ne viens-tu pas avec nous? - peut-être;∎ don't eat it, it might be poisonous n'en mange pas, tu pourrais t'empoisonner;∎ hundreds of lives might have been lost unnecessarily des centaines de gens sont peut-être morts inutilement;∎ she might well have decided to turn back il se pourrait ou il se peut bien qu'elle ait décidé de rentrer;∎ they might have reached the summit by now ils ont peut-être déjà atteint le sommet;∎ she might have decided not to go il se peut qu'elle ait décidé de ne pas y aller(b) (past form of "may")∎ I never considered that she might want to come je n'avais jamais pensé qu'elle pouvait avoir envie de venir;∎ we feared you might be dead nous avons eu peur que vous ne soyez mort(c) (in polite questions, suggestions)∎ might I interrupt? puis-je me permettre de vous interrompre?;∎ and what, might I ask, was the reason? et puis-je savoir quelle en était la raison?;∎ might I or if I might make a suggestion? puis-je me permettre de suggérer quelque chose?;∎ you might try using a different approach altogether vous pourriez adopter une approche entièrement différente;∎ I thought we might have tea together somewhere je m'étais dit que nous pourrions aller prendre un thé ensemble quelque part;∎ you might want to ask the managing director first ce serait une bonne idée de demander au directeur avant∎ that, I might add, was not my idea cela n'était pas mon idée, soit dit en passant;∎ this, as one might expect, did not go down well with the government le gouvernement, est-il nécessaire de le préciser, n'a guère apprécié∎ you might at least tidy up your room! tu pourrais au moins ranger ta chambre!;∎ I might have known he'd be the last (to arrive) j'aurais dû savoir qu'il serait le dernier (à arriver);∎ you might have warned me! tu aurais pu me prévenir!∎ they might say they support women, but they do nothing practical to help them ils ont beau dire qu'ils soutiennent les femmes, concrètement ils ne font rien pour les aider;∎ whatever problems she might have, at least she keeps them to herself elle a peut-être des problèmes, mais au moins elle n'embête pas les autres avec;∎ he might not be the best-looking man in the world but he's very kind ce n'est peut-être pas un apollon mais il est très gentil∎ and what might you be up to? et que faites-vous donc?∎ we might as well go home (as stay here) nous ferions aussi bien de rentrer chez nous (plutôt que de rester ici);∎ I might as well have stayed in bed j'aurais aussi bien fait de rester au lit;∎ he's regretting it now, as well he might! il le regrette maintenant, et pour cause!Ⅱ.might2(b) (physical strength) force f;∎ with all one's might de toutes ses forces;∎ he started yelling with all his might il se mit à crier à tue-tête;∎ literary with might and main de toutes ses forces;∎ she strove with might and main to prevent it elle a fait tout ce qu'elle a pu pour empêcher cela;∎ proverb might is right la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure
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