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1 joking apart/aside
(let us stop joking and talk seriously: I feel like going to Timbuctoo for the weekend - but, joking apart, I do need a rest!) blague à part -
2 apart
apart [əˈpα:t]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ adverba. ( = separated) houses a long way apart maisons éloignées l'une de l'autreb. ( = aside) à part• apart from the fact that... en dehors du fait que...c. ( = separately) séparément* * *Note: apart is used after certain verbs in English ( come apart, take apart, fall apart etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (come, take, fall etc)[ə'pɑːt] 1.adjective, adverb2) ( separate from each other) séparéwe hate being apart — ( of couple) nous détestons être séparés
3) ( leaving aside) à part4) ( different)2.a race/a world apart — une race/un monde à part
apart from prepositional phrase1) ( separate from) à l'écart de2) ( leaving aside) en dehors de, à partapart from working in an office, he... — en plus de travailler dans un bureau, il...
apart from being illegal, it's also dangerous — (mis) à part que c'est illégal, c'est aussi dangereux
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3 apart
apart [ə'pɑ:t]1 adverb(a) (separated → in space)∎ a couple of metres apart à (une distance de) deux ou trois mètres l'un de l'autre;∎ the houses were about 10 kilometres apart les maisons étaient à environ 10 kilomètres l'une de l'autre;∎ the lines must be 10 centimetres apart les lignes doivent être espacées de 10 centimètres;∎ plant the seeds fairly far apart plantez les graines assez loin les unes des autres;∎ cities as far apart as Johannesburg and Hong Kong des villes aussi éloignées l'une de l'autre que Johannesburg et Hong Kong;∎ he stood with his legs wide apart il se tenait (debout) les jambes bien écartées;∎ they can't bear to be apart ils ne supportent pas d'être loin l'un de l'autre ou séparés;∎ the boys and girls were kept apart on tenait séparés les garçons et les filles;∎ they're living apart (because of circumstances) ils n'habitent pas ensemble; (because of divorce, breakup) ils sont séparés, ils vivent séparément;∎ children born two years apart des enfants nés à deux ans d'intervalle;∎ figurative we're miles apart when it comes to politics nous avons des points de vue politiques très différents(b) (in pieces) en pièces, en morceaux;∎ to break apart s'émietter;∎ to take a machine apart démonter ou désassembler une machine∎ to push apart éloigner (en poussant);∎ they sprang apart when I entered the room ils se sont écartés vivement l'un de l'autre quand je suis entré dans la pièce;∎ to grow apart from sb s'éloigner de qn(d) (isolated) à l'écart;∎ she stood apart from the others elle se tenait à l'écart des autres∎ joking apart trève de plaisanterie;∎ that apart, did you enjoy yourselves? à part ça, vous vous êtes amusés?(after n) (distinct and special) à part;∎ they regard it as a thing apart ils considèrent que c'est quelque chose de complètement différent(a) (except for) à part;∎ apart from my salary, we have nothing en dehors de ou à part mon salaire, nous n'avons rien;∎ it's fine, apart from a few minor mistakes à part ou sauf quelques fautes sans importance, c'est très bien;∎ I don't know anyone apart from you je ne connais personne à part toi;∎ but apart from that, everything's fine! mais à part ça, tout va très bien!(b) (as well as) en plus de;∎ she has many interests apart from golf elle s'intéresse à beaucoup de choses à part le ou en plus du golf;∎ quite apart from the fact that it's too big, I don't like the colour outre (le fait) que c'est trop grand, je n'aime pas la couleur -
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A n ¢ plaisanterie f, blague ○ f ; joking apart ou aside blague à part, toute plaisanterie mise à part. -
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joking ['dʒəʊkɪŋ](tone) moqueur, de plaisanterie; (comment, response) moqueur2 noun(UNCOUNT) plaisanterie f, plaisanteries fpl, blagues fpl;∎ the joking must stop assez plaisanté ou blagué;∎ joking apart or aside plaisanterie mise à part, blague à part -
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[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) blague2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) tour2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) plaisanter, (se) moquer (de)2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) plaisanter•- joker- jokingly - it's no joke - joking apart/aside - take a joke -
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A n gen, Theat, Cin aparté m ; to say sth as ou in an aside dire qch en aparté ; ( as digression) dire qch en passant.B adv1 ( to one side) to stand ou step ou move aside s'écarter ; to turn aside se détourner ; to cast ou throw [sth] aside mettre [qch] au rebut [clothes, gift] ; écarter [idea, theory] ; to set ou put ou lay [sth] aside ( save) mettre [qch] de côté ; ( in shop) réserver ; to brush ou sweep [sth] aside écarter [objections, protests, worries] ; to lay ou put a book aside mettre un livre de côté ; to push ou move sb aside écarter qn ; to take sb aside prendre qn à part ; leaving aside all these problems laissons de côté tous ces problèmes ; to set a verdict aside Jur casser un jugement ;2 ( apart) money aside, let's discuss accommodation laissons de côté la question d'argent et parlons du logement ; joking aside blague à part ○.
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