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Conf. ce me sembleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > methinks
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∎ to make a protest against or about sth élever une protestation contre qch, protester contre qch;∎ to register or to lodge a protest with sb protester auprès de qn;∎ in protest against or at sth en signe de protestation contre qch;∎ they did it without the slightest protest ils l'ont fait sans élever la moindre protestation ou sans protester le moins du monde;∎ despite their protests, the children had to go to school malgré leurs protestations, les enfants ont dû aller à l'école;∎ to stage a protest (complaint) organiser une protestation; (demonstration) organiser une manifestation;∎ she resigned in protest (at this decision) elle a démissionné en signe de protestation (contre cette décision);∎ to do sth under protest faire qch en protestant(a) (innocence, love etc) protester de;∎ "no one told me", she protested "personne ne me l'a dit", protesta-t-elle;∎ she protested that it was unfair elle déclara que ce n'était pas juste[prə'test] protester;∎ to protest at or against/about sth protester contre qch;∎ I must protest in the strongest terms at or about… je m'élève avec la dernière energie ou énergiquement contre…;∎ really, I protest, that's too much! non, vraiment, je proteste, c'est trop!►► protest demonstration, protest march manifestation f;protest marcher manifestant(e) m,f;protest song chanson f engagée;protest vote vote m de protestationⓘ The lady protests too much, methinks Cette phrase ("la dame fait trop de serments, me semble-t-il") vient de Hamlet de Shakespeare, et est prononcée par Gertrude lorsqu'elle assiste à la représentation de la Souricière, la pièce écrite par son fils Hamlet, et dans laquelle le personnage de la reine, calqué sur la reine Gertrude elle-même, jure de ne jamais se remarier après la mort de son mari. On utilise cette expression en plaçant methinks en début de phrase et en ajoutant la forme archaïque doth avant le verbe, lorsqu'on estime que quelqu'un proteste trop de son innocence pour être honnête. On se sert souvent de l'expression à propos de l'attitude de personnes de sexe féminin, mais pas exclusivement; ainsi on pourra dire the minister has spoken loudly on the issue, but methinks he doth protest too much ("le ministre a beaucoup parlé du problème, et son insistance même me semble suspecte").
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Methinks — Me*thinks , v. impers. [imp. {Methought}.] [AS. [thorn]yncan to seem, m[=e] [thorn]ynce[eth], m[=e] [thorn][=u]hte, OE. me thinketh, me thoughte; akin to G. d[ u]nken to seem, denken to think, and E. think. See {Me}, and {Think}.] It seems to me; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
methinks — (v.) O.E. me þyncð it seems to me, from ME (Cf. me) (pron.), dative of I, + þyncð, third person singular of þyncan to seem, reflecting the Old English distinction between þyncan to seem and related þencan to think, which bedevils modern students… … Etymology dictionary
methinks — ► VERB (past methought) archaic or humorous ▪ it seems to me. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
methinks — [mē thiŋks′] v.impersonal pt.methought [ME me thinketh < OE me thyncth < me, me, to me + thyncth, it seems < thyncan, to seem: see THINK2] Archaic it seems to me … English World dictionary
methinks — me|thinks [mıˈθıŋks] v past tense methought [ ˈθo:t US ˈθo:t] [T] old use [: Old English; Origin: me thincth it seems to me , from thyncan to seem ] I think ▪ Methinks he is not mistaken … Dictionary of contemporary English
methinks — I think. It s raining outside. Methinks I m going to get my coat … Dictionary of american slang
methinks — I think. It s raining outside. Methinks I m going to get my coat … Dictionary of american slang
methinks — verb past tense methought, old use or humorous I think: a holiday somewhere nice, Florida methinks … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
methinks — verb impersonal (past methought) Etymology: Middle English me thinketh, from Old English mē thincth, from mē (dative of ic I) + thincth seems, from thyncan to seem more at i, think Date: before 12th century archaic it seems to me … New Collegiate Dictionary
methinks — /mi thingks /, v. impers.; pt. methought. Archaic. it seems to me. [bef. 900; ME me thinketh, OE me thyncth. See ME, THINK2, S2] * * * … Universalium
methinks — me|thinks [ mi θıŋks ] verb an old word meaning I think. This is sometimes still used in a humorous way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English