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126 Usage note : might
Although usage shows that may and might are interchangeable in many contexts, might indicates a more remote possibility than may. French generally translates this element of possibility using peut-être with the appropriate verb tense:it might snow= il va peut-être neiger(It is also possible to translate this more formally using il se peut + subjunctive: il se peut qu’il neige). For particular examples see might1 1.It is possible to translate might differently depending on the nature of the context and the speaker’s point of view:he might not come= il risque de ne pas venirimplies that this is not a desirable outcome for the speaker ;he might not come= il pourrait ne pas venir or il se peut qu’il ne vienne pashowever, is neutral in tone. Where there is the idea of a possibility in the past which has not in fact occurred (see might1 2), French uses the past conditional of the verb (which is often pouvoir):it might have been serious (but wasn’t in fact)= ça aurait pu être graveThis is also the case where something which could have taken place did not, thus causing annoyance:you might have said thanks!= tu aurais pu dire merci!(see might1 7).might, as the past tense of may, will automatically occur in instances of reported speech:he said you might be hurt= il a dit que tu serais peut-être blesséFor more examples see the entry might1 and bear in mind the rules for the agreement of tenses.Where there is a choice between may and might in making requests, might is more formal and even rather dated. French uses inversion (je peux = puis-je?) in this context and puis-je me permettre de…? (= might I…?) is extremely formal.Might can be used to polite effect - to soften direct statements: you might imagine that…or to offer advice tactfully: it might be wise to…In both cases, French uses the conditional tense of the verb: on pourrait penser que… ; ce serait peut-être une bonne idée de… The use of well in phrases such as he might well be right etc. implies a greater degree of likelihood.For translations of might well, may well, see B2 in the entry well1. -
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1) кpoмe (тoгo), вдoбaвoк, к тoму жe, нe тoлькo... нo и, нapяду, a тaкжe; в paвнoй cтeпeни, в тaкoй жe мepe (тж. as well as)He is a coward as well as a scoundrel (A. Trollope). The waiter... was an old friend of mine, and at that session he was boots, porter, chambermaid, a cook as well (W. S. Maugham). Mounteney, as well as being cantankerous, was the most obstinate of men (C. P. Snow)2) и тoчнo тaк жe, c тaким жe уcпexoм (чacтo упoтp. c гл. may)After sitting for a time Wolfe said: 'Might as well go out there' (J. Aldridge). As well get the girl to help you as set a cat to help a rat - she's as lazy and as selfish as a pig3) (that) к лучшeму (тж. just as well)There was an odd expression in her eyes that Larry did not understand. It was just as well (S. Sheldon) -
128 as well
1) ≈ точно так же; с таким же успехомThe Colonel here was asked me to say a few words to you. I might as well. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book VI, ch. 4) — Полковник Уиллоуби просит меня сказать вам несколько слов. Что ж, я не прочь.
2) кроме (того), вдобавок, к тому же, не только... но и, наряду, а также; в равной степени, в такой же мере (тж. as well as)He is a coward as well as a scoundrel. (A. Trollope, ‘The Small House at Allington’, ch. V) — Крогсби мерзавец, к тому же и трус.
The waiter, whose name was Giuseppe, was an old friend of mine, and at that season he was boots, porter, chamber maid and cook as well. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Wash-Tub’) — Официант, которого звали Джузеппе, был моим старым другом. В этом сезоне он выполнял обязанности коридорного, носильщика, горничной и, вдобавок ко всему, повара.
Mounteney, as well as being cantankerous, was the most obstinate of men. (C. P. Snow, ‘The New Men’, part III, ch. 25) — Маунтени не только сварлив, он упрямец каких мало.
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