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might [maɪt]1. modal verba. ( = may)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When might expresses present, future or past possibility, it is often translated by peut-être, with the appropriate tense of the French verb.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = could)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• you might have told me you weren't coming! tu aurais pu me prévenir que tu ne viendrais pas !might I suggest that...? puis-je me permettre de suggérer que... ?c. ( = should) I might have known j'aurais dû m'en douter━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. (emphatic) and, I might add, it was entirely his fault et j'ajouterais que c'était entièrement de sa faute• why did he give her his credit card? -- you might well ask! mais pourquoi lui a-t-il donné sa carte de crédit ? -- va savoir !• one might well ask whether... on est en droit de se demander si...• try as he might, he couldn't do it il a eu beau essayer, il n'y est pas arrivé2. noun* * *I [maɪt]1) ( indicating possibility)‘will you come?’ - ‘I might’ — ‘tu viendras?’ - ‘peut-être’
you might have guessed that... — vous aurez peut-être deviné que...
try as I might, I can't do it — j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas
he was thinking about what might have been — il pensait à ce qui se serait passé si les choses avaient été différentes
if they had acted quickly he might well be alive — s'ils avaient agi plus vite il serait peut-être encore en vie
4) sout ( when making requests)and who, might I ask, are you? —
and who might you be? — ( aggressive) on peut savoir qui vous êtes?
5) ( when making suggestions)6) (when making statement, argument)one might argue ou it might be argued that — on pourrait dire or faire valoir que
as you ou one might expect — comme de bien entendu
7) (expressing reproach, irritation)I might have known ou guessed! — j'aurais dû m'en douter!
8) ( in concessives)II [maɪt]they might not be fast but they're reliable — ils ne sont peut-être pas rapides mais on peut au moins compter sur eux; well I 2. 2
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♦ might (1) /maɪt/v. modalemight, come tutti i verbi modali, ha caratteristiche particolari:● ha significato di condizionale;● non ha forme flesse (-s alla 3a pers. sing. pres., - ing, -ed), non è mai usato con ausiliari e non ha quindi tempi composti;● forma le domande mediante la semplice posposizione del soggetto;● l'infinito che segue non ha la particella to;1 ( esprime eventualità, probabilità) – You might be right, potresti aver ragione; It might prove difficult, la cosa potrebbe dimostrarsi difficile; He might not agree, potrebbe non essere d'accordo; You might have underestimated her, potresti averla sottovalutata2 ( nel discorso indiretto) – He said he might be late, (rif. al futuro) ha detto che potrebbe tardare; (rif. al pass.) disse che avrebbe potuto tardare; We thought you might have already left, pensavamo che tu potessi essertene già andata3 ( dopo i verbi di timore, speranza, ecc., al passato) – I was afraid he might hurt himself, temevo che si facesse (o che si sarebbe fatto) male; I hoped he might succeed, speravo che riuscisse; I feared she might have been arrested, temevo che potessero averla arrestata4 ( esprime possibilità non realizzata) – I might have been killed, avrei potuto essere ucciso; If we hadn't given the alarm, there might have been casualties, se non avessimo dato l'allarme, ci sarebbero potute essere (o forse ci sarebbero state) delle vittime5 ( esprime un suggerimento) – We might go to the cinema, potremmo andare al cinema; You might like to have a look at this, forse ti interessa dare un'occhiata a questo6 (antiq. o form.) ( esprime richiesta cortese) – Might I ask you your name?, posso chiederle come si chiama?; Might I make a suggestion?, potrei suggerire una cosa?; Might I ask you what you're doing here?, potrei sapere che cosa ci fate qui?; che cosa fate qui, se è lecito?7 ( esprime una concessione) – She might be clever, but…, sarà intelligente, ma…; He might have lots of money, but his manners are atrocious, sarà anche pieno di soldi, ma ha maniere pessime8 (esprime rammarico o rimprovero per qc. di non avvenuto) – He might at least apologize, potrebbe almeno chiedere scusa; You might have told me, avresti potuto dirmelo● might as well ► well (2) □ They might well change their minds, potrebbero benissimo cambiare idea □ as you might expect, come ci si potrebbe aspettare □ as you might imagine, come puoi immaginare □ as well he [she, etc.] might (be), a buon diritto; comprensibilmente □ I might have guessed (o I might have known)!, avrei dovuto immaginarlo!; me lo sarei dovuto aspettare!NOTA D'USO: - might o may?- might (2) /maɪt/n.forza; potenza; potere; vigore: He fought with all his might, ha lottato con tutte le sue forze● (prov.) Might is right, la ragione è del più forte; contro la forza la ragion non vale. -
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1) ( expressing possibility)that old bridge \might be dangerous die alte Brücke könnte gefährlich sein;I \might go to the cinema tonight vielleicht gehe ich heute Abend ins Kino;( could)someone phoned at six, it \might have been him um sechs rief jemand an, das könnte er gewesen sein;he is closing his door so that he \might have a little peace and quiet er schließt seine Tür, damit er etwas Ruhe hat;let's not answer the phone so that we \might talk undisturbed lass uns nicht ans Telefon gehen, damit wir ungestört reden können;if he keeps studying so hard he \might even get a first in his final exams wenn er weiterhin so eifrig lernt, könnte er sogar der Beste bei den Abschlussprüfungen werden2) ( conceding a fact)the village \might be in the middle of nowhere but I like such places das Dorf kann ruhig mitten im Nirgendwo sein, ich mag solche Orte;Leeds \might be an excellent team, but... Leeds mag eine hervorragende Mannschaft sein, aber...\might I...? dürfte ich [vielleicht]...?;\might I ask a question? dürfte ich eine Frage stellen?;how \might I help you? wie kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?;\might I ask what you think you're doing in my seat? könnten Sie mir vielleicht sagen, was sie auf meinem Sitz zu suchen haben?;and who \might you be? und was glaubst du wohl, wer du bist?I thought you \might like to join me for dinner ich dachte, du hättest vielleicht Lust, mit mir zu Abend zu essen;she \might as well tell the truth - they'll find it out anyway sie könnte ebenso gut die Wahrheit sagen - sie werden es ohnehin herausfinden5) ( in reproach)you \might have at least made an effort du hättest zumindest einen Versuch machen können;you \might have told me about the job! du hättest mir eigentlich von dem Job erzählen müssen!;I \might have known that you'd lie to me ich hätte es eigentlich wissen müssen, dass du mich anlügen würdestwith \might and main aus Leibeskräften;with all one's \might mit aller KraftPHRASES:\might is right ( saying) Macht geht vor Recht -
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Ⅰmight [maɪt] vshe said she might arrive at six она́ сказа́ла, что мо́жет прие́хать в шесть
2) выражает сомнение, предположение, неуверенность ( с простым инфинитивом относится к настоящему и будущему, с перфектным инфинитивом — к прошедшему):we might see her again, or we might not возмо́жно, мы её ещё уви́дим, а мо́жет быть и нет
;the car nearly hit me. I might have been killed. I had a narrow escape автомоби́ль чуть бы́ло не нае́хал на меня́. Я мог бы поги́бнуть, чу́дом уцеле́л
3) в вопр. предложениях выражает просьбу в вежливой форме:might I keep your book for a day or two? — Yes, you may могу́ я подержа́ть Ва́шу кни́гу день и́ли два? — Мо́жете
you might write letters to your mother once a month at least Вы могли́ бы писа́ть Ва́шей ма́тери хотя́ бы раз в ме́сяц
5) употр. как вспомогательный глагол с простым или с перфектным инфинитивом для образования сложной формы сослагательного наклонения, относящегося к настоящему ( будущему) или к прошедшему времени:if it were summer now, our friends might invite us to come to their country place е́сли бы сейча́с бы́ло ле́то, друзья́ могли́ бы пригласи́ть нас к себе́ на да́чу
;but for the TV, we might not have known about it е́сли бы не телеви́дение, мы бы не зна́ли об э́том
Ⅱmight [maɪt] n1) могу́щество; мощь2) эне́ргия; си́ла;with might and main изо все́х си́л
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Might go in and look the joint over. — Надо будет сходить с вами, поглядеть. Well, we might as well… — Остается только… The song of the Pearl That Might Be — Песнь в честь Жемчужины, в честь Той, что вдруг найдется -
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(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) poder, ser posible que2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) poder3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) podrías/podría•- might have
- I might have known
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(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) fuerza- mighty- mightily
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might vb podermight I ask you a question? ¿podría hacerle una pregunta?Como expresa una posibilidad también se puede traducir por quizá, quizás, a lo mejor, tal vez o puede quehe might come tomorrow a lo mejor viene mañana / quizá venga mañanatr[maɪt]1 (possibility) poder■ why don't you go out? --I might ¿por qué no sales? --puede que lo haga■ don't touch it! it might be a bomb! ¡no lo toques! ¡podría ser una bomba!■ that might be them now quizás sean ellos ahora, a lo mejor son ellos ahora2 (in suggestions or requests) poder■ you might have told me! ¡podrías habérmelo dicho!■ you might have waited! ¡podrías haber esperado!3 (permission) poder■ might I suggest make a suggestion? ¿podría hacer una sugerencia?■ who are you, if I might ask? ¿quién eres tú? si se puede saber■ and where might that be? ¿y dónde se supone que está eso?■ and who might you be? ¿y tú quién demonios eres?5 (subjunctive use) poder■ he died that others might live murió para que otros pudieran vivir, murió para que otros vivieran\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI might have known! ¡debí imaginármelo!, ¡típico!might (just) as well más vale que■ you might as well give it away más vale que lo regales Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL See also may/Table 1————————tr[maɪt]1 poder nombre masculino, fuerza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmight is right el poder tiene la razónwith all one's might con todas sus fuerzaswith might and main a más no poder, hasta más no poderit might be true: podría ser verdadmight I speak with Sarah?: ¿se puede hablar con Sarah?might n: fuerza f, poder mauxr.n.• fuerza s.f.• poderío s.m.• pujanza s.f.pret.aux.• de may pret.aux.
I maɪt2)a) ( asking permission) (esp BrE) podría (or podríamos etc)might I make a suggestion? — si se me permite (hacer) una sugerencia..., ¿podría hacer una sugerencia?
b) (in suggestions, expressing annoyance, regret) poder*you might at least listen — al menos podrías or podías escuchar
3) ( indicating possibility) [La posibilidad que indica might es más remota que la que expresan may o could]somebody might have found it — pudiera ser que alguien lo hubiera encontrado, a lo mejor alguien lo encontró
it might (well) have been disastrous if the police hadn't arrived — podría haber sido catastrófico si no hubiera llegado la policía
he rang to apologize - and o as well he might! — llamó para pedir perdón - era lo menos que podía hacer!
5)a) ( conceding)the house might not be big, but... — la casa no será grande pero..., puede ser que la casa no sea grande, pero...
b) ( asking for information) (frml)who might that gentleman be? — ¿quién es ese caballero?
6) ( indicating purpose)he died that others might live — (liter) murió para que otros vivieran
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mass noun poder m, poderío mwith all one's might — con todas sus (or mis etc) fuerzas
to struggle with might and main — luchar con todas sus (or mis etc) fuerzas
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[maɪt]PT, cond of may
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[maɪt]N poder m, fuerza fwith might and main — a más no poder, esforzándose muchísimo
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I [maɪt]2)a) ( asking permission) (esp BrE) podría (or podríamos etc)might I make a suggestion? — si se me permite (hacer) una sugerencia..., ¿podría hacer una sugerencia?
b) (in suggestions, expressing annoyance, regret) poder*you might at least listen — al menos podrías or podías escuchar
3) ( indicating possibility) [La posibilidad que indica might es más remota que la que expresan may o could]somebody might have found it — pudiera ser que alguien lo hubiera encontrado, a lo mejor alguien lo encontró
it might (well) have been disastrous if the police hadn't arrived — podría haber sido catastrófico si no hubiera llegado la policía
he rang to apologize - and o as well he might! — llamó para pedir perdón - era lo menos que podía hacer!
5)a) ( conceding)the house might not be big, but... — la casa no será grande pero..., puede ser que la casa no sea grande, pero...
b) ( asking for information) (frml)who might that gentleman be? — ¿quién es ese caballero?
6) ( indicating purpose)he died that others might live — (liter) murió para que otros vivieran
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mass noun poder m, poderío mwith all one's might — con todas sus (or mis etc) fuerzas
to struggle with might and main — luchar con todas sus (or mis etc) fuerzas
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I [maɪt]"will you come?" - "I might" — "vieni?" - "può darsi"
try as I might, I can't do it — per quanto ci provi, non riesco a farlo
3) (in sequence of tenses, in reported speech)4) form. (when making requests)if I might — se possibile, se posso
might I ask who's calling? — con chi sto parlando, per favore?
and who, might I ask, are you? o and who might you be? — (aggressive) e potrei sapere chi è lei?
6) (when making statement, argument)one might argue o it might be argued that si potrebbe sostenere che; as you o one might expect come ci si potrebbe aspettare; as you might imagine — come puoi immaginare
7) (expressing reproach, irritation)II [maɪt]I might have known o guessed! avrei dovuto aspettarmelo o immaginarlo! he might at least apologize! potrebbe almeno scusarsi! you might have warned me! — avresti potuto avvisarmi!
1) (power) potere m., potenza f.2) (physical strength) forza f., potenza f.* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.)2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?)3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!)•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.)- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *I [maɪt]"will you come?" - "I might" — "vieni?" - "può darsi"
try as I might, I can't do it — per quanto ci provi, non riesco a farlo
3) (in sequence of tenses, in reported speech)4) form. (when making requests)if I might — se possibile, se posso
might I ask who's calling? — con chi sto parlando, per favore?
and who, might I ask, are you? o and who might you be? — (aggressive) e potrei sapere chi è lei?
6) (when making statement, argument)one might argue o it might be argued that si potrebbe sostenere che; as you o one might expect come ci si potrebbe aspettare; as you might imagine — come puoi immaginare
7) (expressing reproach, irritation)II [maɪt]I might have known o guessed! avrei dovuto aspettarmelo o immaginarlo! he might at least apologize! potrebbe almeno scusarsi! you might have warned me! — avresti potuto avvisarmi!
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I II nounwith all one's might — mit aller Kraft
2) (power) Macht, die* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) pt. of may:können2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) können3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) können•- might as well- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) die Macht- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *might1[maɪt]II. aux vbthat old bridge \might be dangerous die alte Brücke könnte gefährlich seinsomeone phoned at six, it \might have been him um sechs rief jemand an, das könnte er gewesen sein; (will be able to)he is closing his door so that he \might have a little peace and quiet er schließt seine Tür, damit er etwas Ruhe hatlet's not answer the phone so that we \might talk undisturbed lass uns nicht ans Telefon gehen, damit wir ungestört reden können; (expressing probability)if he keeps studying so hard he \might even get a first in his final exams wenn er weiterhin so eifrig lernt, könnte er sogar der Beste bei den Abschlussprüfungen werden2. (conceding a fact)the village \might be in the middle of nowhere but I like such places das Dorf kann ruhig mitten im Nirgendwo sein, ich mag solche OrteLeeds \might be an excellent team, but... Leeds mag eine hervorragende Mannschaft sein, aber...\might I...? dürfte ich [vielleicht]...?\might I ask a question? dürfte ich eine Frage stellen?how \might I help you? wie kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?; (when offended)\might I ask what you think you're doing in my seat? könnten Sie mir vielleicht sagen, was sie auf meinem Sitz zu suchen haben?and who \might you be? und was glaubst du wohl, wer du bist?I thought you \might like to join me for dinner ich dachte, du hättest vielleicht Lust, mit mir zu Abend zu essen; (unenthusiastically)she \might as well tell the truth — they'll find it out anyway sie könnte ebenso gut die Wahrheit sagen — sie werden es ohnehin herausfinden5. (in reproach)you \might have at least made an effort du hättest zumindest einen Versuch machen könnenI \might have known that you'd lie to me ich hätte es eigentlich wissen müssen, dass du mich anlügen würdestmight2[maɪt]n no plwith \might and main aus Leibeskräftenwith all one's \might mit aller Kraft3.* * *I [maɪt] pretthey might be brothers, they look so alike — sie könnten Brüder sein, sie sehen sich so ähnlich
as you might expect — wie zu erwarten war
... I might add —... möchte ich hinzufügen
how old might he be? — wie alt er wohl ist?
might I smoke? — dürfte ich wohl rauchen?
you might try Smith's — Sie könnten es ja mal bei Smiths versuchen
he might at least have apologized — er hätte sich wenigstens entschuldigen können
I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können
she was thinking of what might have been — sie dachte an das, was hätte sein können
IInMacht fsuperior might — Übermacht f, Überlegenheit f
might is right (Prov) — Macht geht vor Recht (Prov)
* * *might1 [maıt] s1. Macht f, Gewalt f2. Stärke f, Kraft f:might2 [maıt] prät von may1may [meı], obs 2. sg präs mayst [meıst], 3. sg präs may, prät und optativ might [maıt] v irr (defektiv, meist Hilfsverb)1. (Möglichkeit, Gelegenheit) können, mögen:it may happen any time es kann jederzeit geschehen;it might happen es könnte geschehen;you may be right du magst recht haben, vielleicht hast du recht;he may not come vielleicht kommt er nicht; es ist möglich, dass er nicht kommt;come what may komme, was da wolle;he might lose his way er könnte sich verirren2. (Erlaubnis) dürfen, können:may I ask? darf ich fragen?;I wish I might tell you ich wollte, ich dürfte es dir sagen; selten neg:he may not do it er darf es nicht tun3. mit (as) well, just as well:you may well say so du hast gut reden;we might as well go da können wir (auch) ebenso gut gehen, gehen wir schon;he may as well dazu hat er auch allen Grund4. ungewisse Frage:how old may she be? wie alt mag sie wohl sein?;I wondered what he might be doing ich fragte mich, was er wohl tue5. (Wunschgedanke, Segenswunsch) mögen:may God bless you!;may it please your Grace Euer Gnaden mögen geruhen6. als Aufforderung:you may post this letter for me du kannst diesen Brief für mich einstecken;you might help me du könntest mir (eigentlich) helfen;you might at least offer to help du könntest wenigstens deine Hilfe anbieten7. may oder might als Konjunktionsumschreibung: I shall write to him so that he may know our plans damit er unsere Pläne erfährt;though it may cost a good deal obwohl es eine Menge kosten kann;difficult as it may be so schwierig es auch sein mag;we feared they might attack wir fürchteten, sie würden angreifen* * *I II noun2) (power) Macht, die* * *aux.kann aux.könnte aux.mag aux. n.Macht ¨-e f. -
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I.1 ( indicating possibility) she might be right elle a peut-être raison ; the rumour might not be true cette rumeur n'est peut-être pas fondée ; they might not go peut-être qu'ils n'iront pas ; ‘will you come?’-‘I might’ ‘tu viendras?’-‘peut-être’ ; you might finish the painting before tonight tu auras peut-être fini de peindre avant ce soir ; you might find that vous trouverez peut-être que ; they might have to go away il va peut-être falloir qu'ils partent ; we might be misjudging her nous la jugeons peut-être mal, il se peut que nous la jugions mal fml ; you might have met her already tu l'as peut-être déjà rencontrée ; they might have got lost ils se sont peut-être perdus ; you might have guessed that vous aurez peut-être deviné que ; the plane might have landed by now l'avion a dû déjà atterrir ; it might be tiredness c'est peut-être or ça pourrait être la fatigue ; I might (well) lose my job je risque de perdre mon travail ; it might well improve the standard ça pourrait bien améliorer le niveau ; try as I might, I can't do it j'ai beau essayer, je n'arrive pas à le faire ; however unlikely that might be si improbable que cela puisse paraître ; whatever they might think quoi qu'ils pensent ( subj) ; he wouldn't do anything which might damage his reputation il ne ferait rien qui puisse nuire à sa réputation ;2 ( indicating unrealized possibility) I might have been killed! j'aurais pu être tué! ; I hate to think what might have happened je n'ose imaginer ce qui aurait pu arriver ; more might have been done to prevent it on aurait pu faire davantage pour l'éviter ; he was thinking about what might have been il pensait à ce qui se serait passé si les choses avaient été différentes ; if I had been there all this mightn't have happened si j'avais été là tout ça ne serait peut-être pas arrivé ; if they had acted quickly he might well be alive today s'ils avaient agi plus vite il serait peut-être encore en vie aujourd'hui ;3 (in sequence of tenses, in reported speech) I said I might go into town j'ai dit que j'irais peut-être en ville ; we thought you might be here nous avons pensé que tu serais peut-être là ; they thought she might have been his lover ils ont pensé qu'elle avait peut-être été sa maîtresse ; I thought it might rain j'ai pensé qu'il risquait de pleuvoir ; she asked if she might leave elle demanda si elle pouvait partir ;4 sout ( when making requests) might I make a suggestion? puis-je me permettre de faire une suggestion? ; might I enquire if… puis-je me permettre de demander si… ; I should like to invite them, if I might j'aimerais les inviter si vous voulez bien ; I might add that j'aurais souhaité ajouter que ; might I ask who's calling? c'est de la part de qui s'il vous plaît? ; and who, might I ask, are you?, and who might you be? ( aggressive) on peut savoir qui vous êtes? ;5 ( when making suggestions) it might be a good idea to do ce serait peut-être une bonne idée de faire ; you might try making some more enquiries tu devrais essayer de te renseigner un peu plus ; they might do well to consult an expert ils feraient peut-être bien de consulter un spécialiste ; we might go out for a meal later nous pourrions aller manger au restaurant plus tard ; you might like to drop in later tu veux peut-être passer plus tard ; you might take time to visit the old town n'hésitez pas à aller visiter la vieille ville ;6 (when making statement, argument) one might argue ou it might be argued that on pourrait dire or faire valoir que ; one might assume that on pourrait supposer que ; as you ou one might expect comme de bien entendu ; what you might call a ‘putsch’ ce qu'on pourrait appeler un ‘putsch’ ; as you might imagine, he has conservative tastes comme vous pouvez le deviner, il a des goûts classiques ;7 (expressing reproach, irritation) I might have known ou guessed! j'aurais dû m'en douter! ; you might try helping! tu pourrais peut-être aider! ; he might at least apologize! il pourrait au moins s'excuser! ; they might have consulted us first ils auraient pu nous consulter d'abord ; you might have warned me! tu aurais pu me prévenir! ;8 ( in concessives) he might be very brilliant but he's not a politician il est peut-être très brillant mais ce n'est pas un politique ; they might not be fast but they're reliable ils ne sont peut-être pas rapides mais on peut au moins compter sur eux ; ⇒ well B 2.II.might n1 ( power) puissance f ;might makes right la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure ; with might and main† de toutes ses forces. -
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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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I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) kunne, ville2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) kunne3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) kunne, burde•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) makt, styrke, kraft- mighty- mightily
- mightinessmaktIsubst. \/maɪt\/ ( litterært)1) styrke, kraft2) makt, veldemight makes\/is right makt er rettwith all one's might eller (with) might and main av alle krefter, av all kraftIIverb (pretritum av may) \/maɪt\/ ( hjelpeverb)1) ( uttrykk for mulighet eller tillatelse i indirekte tale) kunne, hadde2) ( i uttrykk for mulighet basert på en betingelse som ikke er oppfylt) ville, hadde (kanskje)• we might have been there now, had we taken the new roadvi hadde kanskje vært der nå, hvis vi hadde tatt den nye veien3) ( i uttrykk for misnøye med at noe ikke ble gjort) kunne, burde• you might have done that for me!• she might at least have waited!4) ( i uttrykk for oppfordring eller anmodning) kunne, ville5) (hverdagslig, uttrykk for mulighet) kan, kunne6) (hverdagslig, om tillatelse) kan, kunne• might I ask a question?7) ville, skulle, måtte, kunnejeg håpet han skulle\/ville lykkes• I changed my seat, so that I might hear betteras quickly as might be så fort som muligas the case might be alt etter omstendighetenewho might you be? og hvem er så du? -
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I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) kunne; ville måske2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) kunne; kunne måske3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) kunne godt; burde•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) magt; styrke- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) kunne; ville måske2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) kunne; kunne måske3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) kunne godt; burde•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) magt; styrke- mighty- mightily
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{mait}
I. вж. may
II. n мощ, сила, могъщество
with all one's MIGHT, with MIGHT and main с все сила/всички сили
MIGHT is right правотo e на силния* * *{mait} вж. may.(2) {mait} n мощ, сила, могьщество; with all o.'s might, with might an* * *I v p.t. от may;II n мощ, сила; могъщество;with MIGHT and main с всички сили;might; вж. may.;{2};{mait} n мощ, сила, могьщество; with all o.'s might, with might and main с* * *1. i. вж. may 2. ii. n мощ, сила, могъщество 3. might is right правотo e на силния 4. with all one's might, with might and main с все сила/всички сили* * *might I. pt, pp от may ; II. might n 1. мощ, сила; могъщество; \might is right правото е на страната на силния; with all o.'s \might, with \might and main с все сила, с всички сили; 2. диал. голямо количество, куп (трудности и пр.). -
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I [maıt] n1. могущество, мощь2. энергия, силаto cry with all one's might - кричать во весь голос /во всю глотку/
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with might and main - изо всей силы, изо всей мочиII [maıt]might is right - посл. право на стороне сильного; кто силён, тот и прав
1. past от may22. (с простым инфинитивом относится к настоящему и будущему времени, с перфектным инфинитивом - к прошедшему) выражает предположение, сомнение, неуверенностьit might be true - может быть, это и правда (но вряд ли)
he might have lost his way - могло быть и так, что он заблудился
he might not have heard the news - может быть /могло быть и так, что/ он и не слышал эту новость
3. выражает1) просьбу в вежливой форме (в вопросит. предложениях):might I make a suggestion? - позвольте мне внести предложение?
might I leave this book with you? - может быть, вы разрешите мне /не позволите ли вы/ оставить эту книгу у вас?
oh, that we might end all wars! - О, если бы только мы могли навсегда покончить с войнами!
4. выражаетyou might have brought this book in time - вы могли бы принести книгу вовремя
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pp.participio pasado del verbo: MAYpt.pretérito del verbo MAY.va.it might be difficult puede que sea o puede ser difícilI might go if I feel like it puede que vaya si tengo ganasit might be better to ask permission first sería mejor pedir permiso primeroyou might want to? tal vez podrías?shall we go? ? we might as well ¿nos vamos? ? bueno, bien o vale o (español de España) dale o (español de Argentina) órale (español de México)I wonder what I might have done to offend him me pregunto qué le habré hecho para que se ofendaI might as well be talking to myself! ¡es como si hablara con la pared!2 [como forma del pasado de may ]I knew he might be angry ya sabía que se podía enfadar o (especialmente español de España) enojar (especialmente Am)I was afraid she might have killed him tenía miedo de que (ella) lo hubiera matadohe said he might be late dijo que quizá se retrasaríamight I have a word with you? ¿podría hablar un momento con usted?it might not be the fastest car in the world, but? no será el coche más rápido del mundo, pero?En el inglés hablado, y en el escrito en estilo coloquial, la forma negativa might not se transforma en mightn't. La forma might have se transforma en might've. Cuando expresa posibilidad (ver 1.), puede utilizarse may sin que se altere apenas el significado.(pt & pp mighted) -
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1. n могущество, мощь2. n энергия, силаmight is right — право на стороне сильного; кто силён, тот и прав
3. от 24. выражает предположение, сомнение, неуверенностьit might be true — может быть, это и правда
5. просьбу в вежливой форме6. редк. пожеланиеoh, that we might end all wars! — О, если бы только мы могли навсегда покончить с войнами!
7. выражает8. желательность действия или побуждение к действию9. упрёкСинонимический ряд:1. ability (noun) ability; adequacy; capability; capacity; competence; faculty; qualification; qualifiedness2. power (noun) arm; authority; beef; brawn; command; control; dint; domination; dominion; dynamism; efficacy; energy; force; impetus; influence; intensity; jurisdiction; main; mastery; muscle; potency; potential; power; prerogative; prowess; puissance; sinew; steam; strength; strings; strong arm; sway; thew; vigor; virtue3. strength (noun) brawn; muscle; potency; powerfulness; sinew; strength; vigorousness; vigourАнтонимический ряд:
См. также в других словарях:
Might — Might, n. [AS. meaht, miht, from the root of magan to be able, E. may; akin to D. magt, OS. maht, G. macht, Icel. m[=a]ttr, Goth. mahts. [root]103. See {May}, v.] Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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might|i|ly — «MY tuh lee», adverb. 1. in a mighty manner; powerfully; vigorously: »Samson strove mightily and pulled the pillars down. 2. very much; greatly: »We were mightily pleased at winning … Useful english dictionary