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1 démonstration par l'absurde
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2 raisonnement par l'absurde
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3 absurde
absurde [apsyʀd]1. adjective2. masculine noun* * *apsyʀd
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adjectif absurd
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nom masculin absurd* * *apsyʀd1. adj2. nm1) (= nature absurde de qch) absurdity2) PHILOSOPHIE* * *B nm absurd; philosophie de l'absurde philosophy of the absurd; démontrer qch par l'absurde gén, Math to prove sth by contradiction; raisonnement par l'absurde Math proof by contradiction.[apsyrd] adjectifne soyez pas absurde! don't be absurd ou talk nonsense!2. [oubli, contretemps] absurd————————[apsyrd] nom masculin1. [absurdité] absurd -
4 raisonnement
raisonnement [ʀεzɔnmɑ̃]masculine nouna. ( = activité) reasoning uncount ; ( = façon de réfléchir) way of thinking ; ( = cheminement de la pensée) thought process• raisonnement économique/politique economic/political thinkingb. ( = argumentation) argument* * *ʀɛzɔnmɑ̃nom masculin1) ( suite d'arguments) reasoning [U] ( sur about)2) ( type de pensée) thinking•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʀɛzɔnmɑ̃ nm1) (= logique, mode de pensée) reasoning2) (= argumentation) argument, reasoningJ'ai du mal à suivre son raisonnement. — I have difficulty following his reasoning.
* * *raisonnement nm1 ( suite d'arguments) reasoning ¢ (sur about); un raisonnement confus/solide confused/sound reasoning; les lacunes de ton raisonnement the gaps in your reasoning; suivre le raisonnement de qn to follow sb's reasoning; tous les raisonnements sous-jacents all the underlying reasoning; faire le même raisonnement pour to apply the same reasoning to; selon le même raisonnement by the same argument; faire le raisonnement que to argue that; il tient le raisonnement suivant his argument is as follows; je ne tiens pas le même raisonnement I have a different way of reasoning; tu ne feras jamais rien avec ce genre de raisonnement you won't get anywhere with that sort of thinking;2 ( opération de la pensée) reasoning; raisonnement logique/analogique/pratique logical/analogical/practical reasoning; mode/forme /méthode de raisonnement way/form/method of reasoning; fondé sur le raisonnement based on reason;3 ( type de pensée) thinking; raisonnement économique/politique economic/political thinking.raisonnement par l'absurde reductio ad absurdum.[rɛzɔnmɑ̃] nom masculin1. [faculté, réflexion]raisonnement déductif/inductif deductive/inductive reasoning2. [argumentation] reasoningla conclusion de mon raisonnement est la suivante after careful thought, I have come to the following conclusion -
5 démonstration
démonstration [demɔ̃stʀasjɔ̃]feminine nouna. demonstration ; [de théorème] proofb. ( = manifestation) [de joie, tendresse] show* * *demɔ̃stʀasjɔ̃1) ( manifestation) display2) ( leçon pratique) demonstration3) ( de théorie) demonstration; ( de théorème) proof* * *demɔ̃stʀasjɔ̃ nfdemonstration, (aérienne, navale) display* * *1 ( signe extérieur) show ¢; faire des démonstrations d'amitié à qn to make a show of friendship towards sb;2 ( leçon pratique) demonstration; démonstration culinaire/de judo cookery GB ou cooking US/judo demonstration; faire une démonstration à qn to give sb a demonstration; faire la démonstration d'un appareil to demonstrate an appliance; de démonstration [appareil, matériel] demonstration;3 (illustration, preuve) (de loi, théorie, vérité) demonstration; ( de théorème) proof; la démonstration en a été faite this has been proved GB ou proven; l'organisme a fait la démonstration de son utilité the organization has demonstrated its usefulness; démonstration par l'absurde reductio ad absurdum;4 ( manifestation) display; démonstration de force/courage display of strength /courage; démonstration aérienne Sport air display.[demɔ̃strasjɔ̃] nom féminin[ensemble de formules] demonstration————————démonstrations nom féminin pluriel[crises] outburstsdémonstrations de tendresse/joie/colère show of tenderness/joy/anger -
6 preuve
preuve [pʀœv]feminine noun• faire la preuve de qch/que to prove sth/that• avoir la preuve de/que to have proof of/that• c'est la preuve que... that proves that...• c'est une preuve de bonne volonté/d'amour it's proof of his good intentions/of his love• cette nouvelle technique n'a pas encore fait ses preuves this new technique hasn't yet proved its worth* * *pʀœv1) ( argument) proof [U]faire ses preuves — [personne] to prove oneself; [chose] to prove itself
il doit être malade, la preuve, c'est qu'il n'a pas mangé — he must be ill, the fact that he has not eaten proves it
2) ( expression) demonstration* * *pʀœv nf1) (fait de prouver) proof2) DROIT proof, evidence no plVous n'avez aucune preuve. — You have no proof.
Il y a des preuves contre lui. — There's evidence against him.
3)faire ses preuves — to prove o.s., to prove itself
Pour être embauché ici, il faut faire ses preuves. — To be employed here, you need to prove yourself.
* * *preuve nf1 ( argument) proof ¢; une preuve a piece of evidence; preuve légale/mathématique/incontournable legal/mathematical/incontrovertible proof; preuve probante conclusive proof; apporter la preuve de/que to offer proof of/that; ne pas avoir de preuve(s) to have no proof; demander/fournir des preuves to ask for/to provide proof; fournir une autre preuve to provide further proof; être la preuve supplémentaire de to be further proof of; preuve d'achat/de propriété proof of purchase/of ownership; sur preuve d'identité upon proof of identity; par manque de preuve for lack of proof; la meilleure preuve c'est que the most compelling proof is that; la preuve est faite de/que now there is proof of/that; pour preuve de as proof of; preuve en main with concrete proof; renverser la charge de la preuve to reverse the onus of proof; faire la preuve de to show proof of; donner la preuve que to prove that; faire ses preuves [personne] to prove oneself; [chose] to prove itself; jusqu'à preuve du contraire until proved otherwise; il a rougi, preuve qu'il t'aime he blushed which proves that he loves you; il t'aime, la preuve en est qu'il a rougi he loves you, otherwise he would not have blushed; il doit être malade, la preuve, c'est qu'il n'a pas mangé he must be ill, the fact that he has not eaten proves it;2 ( expression) demonstration; preuve d'amour demonstration of love; être la preuve vivante de to be living proof of; faire preuve de to show; faire preuve que to show that; preuve de bonne volonté (de la part de) goodwill gesture (from).preuve par l'absurde Sci reductio ad absurdum.[prɶv] nom fémininavez-vous des preuves de ce que vous avancez? can you produce evidence of ou can you prove what you're saying?c'est à nous de fournir la preuve it's up to us to show proof, the onus of proof is on uspreuve littérale ou par écrit written evidence2. [démonstration] proofmon avocat fera la preuve de mon innocence my lawyer will prove that I'm innocent, my lawyer will prove my innocencela preuve de son inexpérience, c'est qu'il n'a pas demandé de reçu his not asking for a receipt goes to show ou proves that he lacks experienceil n'est pas fiable, la preuve, il est déjà en retard (familier) you can never rely on him, look, he's already latefaire preuve d'un grand sang-froid to show ou to display great presence of mindil avait fait ses preuves dans le maquis he'd won his spurs ou proved himself in the Maquis————————à preuve locution adverbialetout le monde peut devenir célèbre, à preuve moi-même anybody can become famous, take me for instance ou just look at me————————à preuve que locution conjonctiveil m'a trahi, à preuve qu'on ne peut se fier à personne he betrayed me, which (just) goes to show that you can't trust anybodypreuves en main locution adverbiale -
7 prouver
prouver [pʀuve]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb• il est prouvé que... it has been proved that...• cela prouve que... it proves that...• il a voulu se prouver (à lui-même) qu'il en était capable he wanted to prove to himself that he was capable of it* * *pʀuve
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1) ( établir la réalité de) to proveil faudrait qu'il accepte, et ça n'est pas prouvé — (colloq) he has to accept and there's no guarantee that he will
2) ( indiquer) to show3) ( exprimer) to demonstrate [sentiment]
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se prouver verbe pronominal1) ( à soi-même) to prove to oneself2) ( être démontré)3) ( l'un l'autre)••* * *pʀuve vtprouver par A+B que; prouver par A plus B que — to prove logically that
* * *prouver verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( établir la réalité de) to prove; ton hypothèse reste à prouver your hypothesis is yet to be proved; il faudrait qu'il accepte, et ça n'est pas prouvé○ he has to accept and there's no guarantee that he will; prouver par l'absurde to prove by reductio ad absurdum; prouver à qn que to prove to sb that; prouver qch à qn to prove sth to sb;2 ( indiquer) to show; tout prouve qu'il est sincère everything shows that he's sincere;3 ( exprimer) to demonstrate [sentiment].B se prouver vpr1 ( à soi-même) elle cherche à se prouver qu'elle a raison she's trying to prove to herself that she's right;2 ( être démontré) un axiome ne se prouve pas an axiom cannot be proved;3 ( l'un l'autre) ils se sont prouvé qu'ils s'aimaient they demonstrated their love for one another.n'avoir plus rien à prouver to have proved oneself.[pruve] verbe transitif1. [faire la preuve de] to proveil n'est pas prouvé que... there's no proof that...les faits ont prouvé qu'elle était bel et bien absente the facts proved her to have indeed been absentprouve-moi le contraire! give me proof of ou to the contrary!il m'a prouvé par A + B que j'avais tort he demonstrated that I was wrong in a very logical way2. [mettre en évidence] to show3. [témoigner] to demonstrateprouver à quelqu'un son amitié/sa reconnaissance to demonstrate one's friendship/gratitude to somebody, to give somebody proof of one's friendship/gratitude————————se prouver verbe pronominal transitif -
8 tam
tam, adv. [orig. acc. fem. of the demonstrative root ta-; cf.: tum, tamen], correlative of quam, so, so much, as.I.As comparative adverb, demonstrative with correlative quam, introducing comparative clauses of like intensity.A.As adjunct of adjectives or participles the intensity of which is expressed by a comparative clause, tam... quam = as... as; negatively, non (neque, nihil, etc.) tam... quam = not so... as.1.In comparison between two adjj.:2.tam esse clemens tyrannus quam rex importunus potest,
a tyrant may be as mild as a king may be harsh, Cic. Rep. 1, 33, 50 (B. and K. bracket rex):non tam solido quam splendido nomine,
id. Fin. 1, 18, 61:tam culpae hostium justus existimator quam gloriosus victor,
Val. Max. 3, 8, 1:adjuro, tam me tibi vera referre Quam veri majora fide,
things as true as they are beyond belief, Ov. M. 3, 659:quorum vires quam repentinae tam breves,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 7, 2.—Negatively:non enim tam praeclarum est scire Latine quam turpe nescire,
Cic. Brut. 37, 140:ut illa... non tam mirabilia sunt, quam conjecta belle,
id. Div. 2, 31, 66; 2, 36, 76: nec tam Turpe fuit vinci [p. 1836] quam contendisse decorum est, Ov. M. 9, 5. —Tam preceded by comp. clause:maximeque eam pestilentiam insignem mors quam matura tam acerba M. Furi fecit,
Liv. 7, 1, 8:quam magni nominis bellum est, tam difficilem existimaritis victoriam fore,
id. 21, 43, 11:donec quam felices seditiones, tam honorati seditionum auctores essent,
id. 4, 2, 4. —In a comparison between degrees of intensity, etc., of the same adjective.a.As in relative clauses, the adjective repeated (so esp. in Plaut.;b.not repeated in English): tam liquidus est quam liquida tempestas esse solet,
as serene as the weather is wont to be, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 64:quam placida'st aqua,
id. ib. 3, 2, 165:tam frictum ego illum reddam quam frictum est cicer,
id. Bacch. 4, 4, 7.—Negatively:nemo orator tam multa scripsit quam multa sunt nostra,
Cic. Or. 30, 168:tametsi non tam multum in istis rebus intellego quam multa vidi,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94.—The adjective not repeated.(α).The terms of comparison being nouns or pronouns:(β).tam ego fui ante liber quam gnatus tuus ( = quam liber gnatus tuus est),
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 60:fieret corium tam maculosum quam est nutricis pallium,
id. Bacch. 3, 3, 30:tam mihi mea vita quam tua Tibi cara est,
id. Cas. 3, 6, 43:ni illam mihi tam tranquillam facis quam mare est,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 145:tam crebri ad terram decidebant quam pira,
id. ib. 2, 38:tam excoctam reddam atque atram quam carbo'st,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 63:quom fervit maxume, tam placidum (eum) quam ovem reddo,
id. ib. 4, 1, 18:tam sum misericors quam vos, tam mitis quam qui lenissimus,
Cic. Sull. 31, 87:tam gratum mihi id erit quam quod gratissimum,
id. Fam. 13, 3:nulla ingenia tam prona ad invidiam sunt quam eorum qui genus ac fortunam suam animis non aequant,
Liv. 45, 22:nihil est tam violentum quam magna vis aquae,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 6:(cum sit) tam aurum et argentum quam aes Corinthium ( = cum aurum et argentum tam sit Corinthium quam aes),
Quint. 8, 2, 8:(ira) tam inutilis animi minister est quam miles qui signum receptui neglegit,
Sen. Ira, 1, 9, 2.—Negatively: neque opes nostrae tam sunt validae quam tuae,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 20:nihil esse tam detestabile tamque pestiferum quam voluptatem,
Cic. Sen. 12, 41:neque tam condenso corpore nubes esse queunt quam sunt lapides, neque autem tam tenues quam nebulae,
Lucr. 6, 101.—Virtually negative:quod enim tam infidum mare quam blanditiae principum? ( = nullum tam infidum mare, etc.),
Plin. Pan. 66. — With comp. pregn. (very rare): istam dextram non tam in bellis et proeliis quam in promissis et fide firmiorem, i. e. whose superior trustworthiness is not so much in wars, etc., Cic. Deiot. 3, 8:vectigal ex agro eorum capimus, quod nobis non tam fructu jucundius est, quam ultione,
Liv. 28, 39, 13. —With quam in subst.-clause:(γ).quicquid mali hic Pisistratus non fecerit, tam gratum est quam si alium facere prohibuerit,
Cic. Att. 8, 16, 2.—Negatively:juris interpretatio, quae non tam mihi molesta sit propter laborem quam quod dicendi cogitationem auferat,
Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 12. —Virtually negative: quid autem tam exiguum quam est munus hoc eorum qui consuluntur?
Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 14.—With quam in adverb.-clause:B.cupam facito tam crassam quam modioli postulant,
Cato, R. R. 21, 1:si era mea sciat tam socordem esse quam sum,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 5:tua est imago: tam consimili'st quam potest,
id. Men. 5, 9, 4:sororem tam similem quam lacte lacti est,
id. Mil. 2, 2, 87.—Tam with advv.: tam... quam = as ( so)... as; negatively = not so... as.1.Comparing an adv. with another adv. or adverb. clause: satin' istuc mihi exquisitum est...? Ar. Tam satis quam numquam hoc invenies secus, with as full certainty as that you will never find this otherwise, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 106.—Virtually negative:2.quis umquam obeundi negotii studio tam brevi tempore tot loca adire potuit, quam celeriter Cn. Pompejo duce tanti belli impetus navigavit?
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34. —After quam:nam dictaturam quam pertinaciter ei deferebat populus, tam constanter repulit,
Vell. 2, 89, 5 (the repetition of the adverb is especially frequent in tam diu... quam diu; v. tamdiu).—The adverb understood after quam: sed tu novisti fidicinam? Tr. Tam facile quam me (quam facile me novi), Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 72:C.tam facile vinces quam pirum volpes comest,
id. Most. 3, 1, 26:tam hercle certe quam ego ted, ac tu me vides,
id. Merc. 1, 2, 77:tam audacter (ibis intro) quam domum ad te,
id. Truc. 1, 2, 109:tam facile quam tu arbitraris,
Cic. Div. 1, 6, 10:tam cito evertetur quam navis, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 34, 51:nihil tam cito redditur quam a speculo imago,
Sen. Q. N. 1, 4, 2. —Negatively: (ira) quia non tam cito in alium quam vult erumpit,
Sen. Ira, 1, 19, 4.—Virtually negative (very freq.):quasi vero quidquam sit tam valde, quam nihil sapere, vulgare,
Cic. Div. 2, 39, 81. — With sup. adv.: quam potes tam verba confer maxime ad compendium = as much as you can (hence the idiomatic expression: quam maxime = as much as possible), Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 184. —With verbs: tam... quam = as much... as, as well... as; negatively: non tam... quam, not so much... as.1.One verb compared with another:2.nam quod edit tam duim quam perduim,
for what he can eat I would give as much as lose, Plaut. Aul. 4, 6, 6:vellem tam domestica ferre possem quam ista contemnere,
Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4:utinam tam non pigeat ista facere quam non displicebit,
Quint. 2, 5, 17:Tyrus et ipsa tam movetur quam diluitur,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 26, 5.—Negatively:fit quoque enim interdum ut non tam concurrere nubes frontibus adversis possint quam de latere ire,
Lucr. 6, 115.—The same verb repeated or understood after quam; the compared terms being,(α).Nouns or pronouns: tam mihi quam illi libertatem hostilis eripuit manus;(β).tam ille apud nos servit quam ego hic apud te servio,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 61:tam hic scit me habere (pecuniam) quam egomet (i. e. scio),
id. Aul. 3, 6, 12:quam tu filium tuum, tam me pater me meus desiderat,
id. Capt. 2, 2, 6:tam huic loqui licere oportet quam isti,
id. Cas. 2, 6, 58:tam tibi istuc credo quam mihi,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 25:haec tibi tam sunt defendenda quam moenia,
Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 137:tam moveor quam tu, Luculle,
id. ib. 2, 46, 141:tamque id... tuendum conservandumque nobis est quam illud, etc.,
id. Off. 3, 4, 17: amurcam periti agricolae tam in doliis condunt quam oleum aut vinum ( as well as), Varr. R. R. 1, 61:tam natura putarem vitam hominis sustentari quam vitis, quam arboris,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 56:sicut pueris, qui tam parentibus amissis flebunt quam nucibus,
Sen. Ira. 1, 12, 4:meliorque tam sibi quam aliis faciendus (est),
id. ib. 1, 15, 1:tam solstitium quam aequinoctium suos dies rettulit (i. e. solstitium tam rettulit dies quam rettulit aequinoctium),
id. Q. N. 3, 16, 3:quoniam orationis tam ornatus quam perspicuitas aut in singulis verbis est aut in pluribus positus (i. e. ornatus tam positus est quam perspicuitas),
Quint. 8, 3, 15. — This construction passes into mere co - ordination: tam vera quam falsa cernimus, as well... as, almost = both... and, Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 111: repentina res, quia quam causam nullam tam ne fidem quidem habebat ( = ut causam nullam, sic ne fidem quidem; cf.sic),
Liv. 8, 27, 10; so Sall. J. 31, 16; id. H. 1, 41, 24 Dietsch; cf. Liv. 33, 17, 9; Sen. Q. N. 4, 13, 4. —Negatively: non tam meapte causa Laetor quam illius,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 8:nihil est quod tam obtundat elevetque aegritudinem... quam meditatio condicionis humanae,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 16, 34:quae compararat non tam suae delectationis causa quam ad invitationes adventusque nostrorum hominum,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 83:cujus me facti paenituit non tam propter periculum meum quam propter vitia multa quae,
id. Fam. 7, 3, 2:qua nulla in re tam utor quam in hac civili et publica,
id. Att. 2, 17, 2:neque eos tam istius hominis perditi subita laetitia quam hominis amplissimi nova gratulatio movebat,
id. Verr. 1, 8, 21:Iliensibus Rhoeteum addiderunt, non tam ob recentia ulla merita quam originum memoria,
Liv. 38, 39, 10.—Object-inff.:(γ).qualis est istorum oratio qui omnia non tam esse quam videri volunt,
Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44:quid enim tam pugnat, quam non modo miserum, sed omnino quidquam esse qui non sit,
id. Tusc. 1, 7, 13:virtute ipsa non tam multi praediti esse quam videri volunt,
id. Lael. 26, 98.—Subject-inff. or dependent clauses:(δ).ego illud argentum tam paratum filio Scio esse, quam me hunc scipionem contui ( = tam scio, argentum paratum esse, quam scio me, etc.),
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 109:Parmenonis tam scio esse hanc techinam quam me vivere,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 51:tam teneor dono quam si dimittar onustus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 18:Acrisium Tam violasse deum quam non agnosse nepotem Paenitet,
Ov. M. 4, 613:tam perdis operam cum illi irasceris, quam cum illum alteri precaris iratum,
Sen. Ira, 2, 30, 2.—Negatively (so most freq.):nihil est quod tam deceat quam in omni re gerenda servare constantiam,
Cic. Off. 1, 34, 125:eundum igitur est, nec tam ut belli quam ut fugae socii simus,
id. Att. 9, 2, a, 3:nec tam quaerendum est, dolor malumne sit, quam firmandus animus ad dolorem ferendum,
id. Tusc. 2, 12, 28:non tam ut prosim causis elaborare soleo, quam ut ne quid obsim,
id. Or. 2, 72, 295:cum ego te non tam vitandi laboris mei causa quam quia tua id interesse arbitrarer, hortatus essem,
id. Top. 1, 2:auxilia convenerant non tam Vejentium gratia concitata, quam quod in spem ventum erat, etc.,
Liv. 2, 44, 7:Boji defecerunt, nec tam ob veteres in populum Romanum iras, quam quod, etc.,
id. 21, 25, 2. — So with causal clauses, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24; id. Or. 3, 30, 119; id. Sest. 64, 135; Liv. 8, 19, 3. —With quam in adverb.-clause:(ε).tam confido quam poti'st,
Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 1; and in Cicero's epistolary style, tam esse with predicative force (like ita esse, sic esse;v. sic): atque ego haec tam esse quam audio non puto ( = tam male esse),
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 3, § 9.—Tam with a neg. is sometimes followed by sed with an independent clause, instead of a comp. clause:D.quidam autem non tam id reprehendunt, si remissius agatur, sed tantum studium tamque multam operam ponendam in eo non arbitrantur,
Cic. Fin. 1, 1, 1 Madv. ad loc.; cf.:quae (suaviloquentia) quidem non tam est in plerisque... sed est ea laus eloquentiae certe maxima,
id. Brut. 15, 58.—With esse and predic. noun:E. F.tam ea est quam poti'st nostra erilis concubina,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 47:equidem tam sum servos quam tu,
id. Capt. 3, 4, 11:tam ego homo sum quam tu,
id. As. 2, 4, 83:nam id nobis tam flagitium'st quam illa Non facere,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 68:tam es tu judex quam ego senator,
Cic. Rab. Post. 7, 17:tam sum amicus rei publicae quam qui maxime,
id. Fam. 5, 2, 6.—With prep. and its case as predicate:tam hoc quidem tibi in proclivi quam imber quando pluit,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 86:qui non defendit, nec obsistit, si potest, injuriae, tam est in vitio quam si parentes, etc., deserat,
Cic. Off. 1, 7, 23. —Negatively: nihil est tam contra naturam quam turpitudo,
Cic. Off. 3, 8, 35. —Quam... tam with compp. = quanto... tanto or quo... eo (ante-class. and poet.): quam magis aerumna urget, tam magis ad malefaciendum viget, Enn. ap. Quint. 9, 3, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 303 Vahl.):G.quam magis adspecto, tam magis est nimbata,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 138:magis quam id reputo, tam magis uror quae meus filius turbavit,
id. Bacch. 5, 1, 5:quam magis te in altum capessis, tam aestus te in portum refert,
id. As. 1, 3, 6:quo quaeque magis sunt aspera semina eorum, Tam magis in somnis eadem saevire necessust,
Lucr. 4, 999:quae quanto magis inter se perplexa coibant, Tam magis expressa ea quae mare... efficerent,
id. 5, 453:tam magis illa fremens et tristibus effera flammis, Quam magis effuso crudescunt sanguine pugnae,
Verg. A. 7, 787.—With quanto for quam:quanto magis aetheris aestus cogebant terram, Tam magis, etc.,
Lucr. 5, 484. —With rel. adv. for quam:verum ubicumque magis denso sunt agmine nubes, tam magis hinc... fremitus fit,
Lucr. 6, 99. — Ellips. of tam:quam magis specto. minus placet mihi hominis facies,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 19.—Quam... tam with superll. = quanto... tanto or quo... eo (mostly anteclass.; cf.H.the class.: ut quisque maxime... ita maxime): quam citissime conficies, tam maxime expediet,
Cato, R. R. 64 (65):oleum quam diutissime in amurca erit, tam deterrimum erit,
id. ib. 64 (65):quam acerbissima olea oleum facies, tam oleum optumum erit,
id. ib. 65 (66): quam plurimum [p. 1837] erit, tam citissime canus fiet, id. ib. 157 (158) med.:quam ad probos propinquitate proxume te adjunxeris, tam optumum est,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 59:quam maxime huic vana haec suspicio erit, tam facillime patris pacem in leges conficiet suas,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 44:quam vos facillime agitis, quam estis maxume Potentes, dites, fortunati, nobiles: tam maxime vos aequo animo aequa noscere Oportet,
id. Ad. 3, 4, 56:quam paucissimos reliqueris, tam optimi fiunt in alendo,
Varr. R. R. 2, 9:quam quisque pessume fecit, tam maxume tutus est,
Sall. J. 31, 14. —With quam in immediate succession (to be distinguished from the conj. tamquam, as if):II.nam, si a mare abstinuissem, tam quam hoc uterer ( = tam illo uterer quam hoc),
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 26:tam quam proserpens bestia (iste) est bilinguis et scelestus ( = tam bilinguis quam, etc.),
id. Fers. 2, 4, 28: esne tu huic amicus? To. Tam quam di omnes qui caelum colunt, id. ib. 4, 4, 32: vide, homo ut hominem noveris. Sy. Tam quam me, id. Trin. 4, 2, 68: nostine? Da. Tam quam te, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 15 (for tam diu, with or without quam, quam diu, etc., v. tamdiu).With a comp. clause understood.A.With a comp. clause to be supplied from a preceding sentence:B.quae faciliora sunt philosophis... quia tam graviter cadere non possunt (sc. quam alii),
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 73:cur corporis curandi causa quaesita sit ars, animi autem medicina nec tam desiderata sit..., nec tam culta (i. e. quam corporis medicina),
id. Tusc. 3, 1, 1:nihil umquam tam eleganter explicabunt (i. e. quam Plato),
id. ib. 1, 23, 55:non conturbat me expectatio tua, etsi nihil est eis, qui placere volunt, tam adversarium,
id. Ac. 2, 4, 10:sed ea (plebs) nequaquam tam laeta Quinctium vidit (i. e. quam ejus amici),
Liv. 3, 26, 12: nec minora consequi potuit (Maecenas);sed non tam concupivit (sc. quam Agrippa),
Vell. 2, 88, 2: nec tibi tam longis opus est ambagibus usquam, nec me tam multam hic operam consumere par est (i. e. quam consumere opus sit, si haec tractare velim), Lucr 6, 1079; so, tam gratia est (colloq.) = non accipio, sed tam gratia est quam esset si acciperem, I thank you just as much; no, thank you:bene vocas (ad prandium): tam gratia'st,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 36: cenabis apud me. Ep. Locata'st opera nunc quidem:tam gratia'st,
id. Stich. 3, 2, 18: quin tu, quidquid opus'st, audacter imperas? Ps. Tam gratia'st. Bene est tibi;nolo tibi molestos esse nos,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 23 (in this formula, however, tam is explained by some as a shortened form for tamen; cf. Brix ad Plaut. Men. 386, and v. IV. infra).—With a general comp. clause understood ( = sic, ita), so ( so much) as I do, as you do, as he did, as I said before, as he is, as you are, etc.1.With adjj.: ut vos servem sedulo, quos tam grandi sim mercatus pecunia, have bought you at so high a price, i. e. as I have, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 8: qui nummi exciderunt quod terram sic obtuere? quid vos maestos tam tristisque conspicor? (sc. as I do, as you are), id. Bacch. 4, 4, 17:2.equidem miror, tam catam, tam doctam te et bene eductam, non scire stulte facere,
id. Most. 1, 3, 29:ordine cum videas tam certo multa creari,
Lucr. 5, 735:deus ille fuit qui ista in tam tranquillo et tam clara luce locavit,
id. 5, 12:quorsum igitur tam multa de voluptate?
Cic. Sen. 12, 44:ut mihi quidem, qui tam magno animo fuerit innocens damnatus esse videatur,
id. Tusc. 1, 42, 100:inter ista tam magnifica verba tamque praeclara,
id. Fin. 2, 23, 77:quis est qui complet aures meas tantus et tam dulcis sonus?
as I hear, id. Rep. 6, 18, 18:tollite hanc: nullam tam pravae sententiae causam reperietis,
id. Phil. 14, 1, 3: et tamen veremur ut hoc quod a tam multis perferatur natura patiatur? ( as it is, sc. suffered), id. Tusc. 2, 20, 46:ut tam in praecipitem locum non debeat se sapiens committere,
id. Ac. 2, 21, 68:tam necessario tempore, tam propinquis hostibus,
at so urgent a time as this, Caes. B. G. 1, 16, 6:supra triginta quinque milia hostium fuerant, ex quibus tam exigua pars pugnae superfuit,
Liv. 39, 31, 14:tam constantem defensionem Scipionis universus senatus comprobavit,
Val. Max. 3, 7, 1: ceterum... ne tam praeclara lex... oblitteraretur, id. 2, 8, 1:qui tam crudelem tyrannum occideret,
id. 3, 1, 2:ne illo quidem tam misero tamque luctuoso tempore civitas nostra virtutis suae oblita est,
id. 3, 2, 7:tam contraria est pestis,
Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 136:tam parvo distat ibi tanta rerum naturae diversitas,
id. 5, 11, 12, § 65; so, tamne (cf. sicine):tamne indignus videar?
Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 77.—And with sup.:nondum erat vestris tam gravissimis tamque multis judiciis concisus,
of so great weight, Cic. Phil. 12, 5, 11.—With advv.:3.alienus quom ejus incommodum tam aegre feras, quid me patrem par facere est?
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 37:quid est negotii quod tu tam subito domo abeas?
id. Am. 1, 3, 4:unde ego nunc tam subito huic argentum inveniam miser?
Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 1:quia (anima cum corpore) tam conjuncta atque leniter apta'st,
Lucr. 5, 559:jam mallem Cerberum metueres quam ista tam inconsiderata diceres,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 12:ista tam aperte et per versa et falsa,
id. Ac. 2, 18, 60:cum ex co quaereretur cur tam diu vellet esse in vita,
id. Sen. 5, 13:me pudet tam cito de sententia esse dejectum,
id. Tusc. 2, 5, 14:etsi hoc quidem est in vitio, dissolutionem naturae tam valde perhorrescere,
id. Fin. 5, 11, 31:an melius fuerit rationem non dari omnino, quam tam munifice et tam largiter,
as I have shown, id. N. D. 3, 27, 69:nam quod jus civile tam vehementer amplexus es,
id. Or. 1, 55, 274:quid tu, inquit, tam mane?
id. Rep. 1, 9, 14: cur hunc tam temere ( as mentioned before) quisquam ab officio discessurum judicaret? Caes. B. G. 1, 40:quod sua victoria tam insolenter gloriarentur,
id. ib. 1, 14:cum tam procul a finibus Macedoniae absint,
Liv. 39, 27, 6: non digna exempla quae tam breviter ( as I am going to do) nisi majoribus urgerer, referrentur, Val. Max. 2, 7, 5:qualis esset quem tam diu tamque valde timuissent,
Nep. Eum. 11, 2; and with sup.: tam maturrime comparavisse, Cato ap. Charis. p. 184 P.—With adverb. abl.: tam crepusculo fere ut amant, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 77; cf.:tam vesperi,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 15; v. III. B. 3. infra.—With verbs:4.ut, ni meum gnatum tam amem, tua jam virgis latera lacerentur probe,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 5, 10:quid, cedo, te, obsecro, tam abhorret hilaritudo?
id. Cist. 1, 1, 55:quid tam properas?
id. Pers. 4, 6, 11:cum te video nostrae familiae Tam ex animo factum velle ( = te tam velle nostrae familiae ex animo factum),
Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 21:age, quaeso, ne tam obfirma te, Chreme,
id. Heaut. 5, 5, 8:non pol temere'st quod tu tam times,
id. Phorm. 5, 8 (9), 9: Sy. Eamus, namque hic properat in Cyprum. Sa. Ne tam quidem, implying a corresponding gesture, id. Ad. 2, 4, 14:quam si explicavisset, non tam haesitaret,
i. e. as he does, Cic. Fin. 2, 6, 18.—Sometimes with an adv. to be supplied:quid ergo hanc, quaeso, tractas tam ( = tam male, or implying a corresponding gesture),
Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 31:Graecos in eo reprehendit quod mare tam secuti sunt ( = tam vulgo. or tam temere),
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3; cf. id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 3, § 9; v. I. C. 2. d, supra. — With esse and predic. noun:numquam ego te tam esse matulam credidi,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 72.—Preceded and strengthened by a demonstrative adjective (order: 1. demonstr., 2. tam, 3. adjective, 4. noun; or, 1. demonstr., 2. noun, 3. tam, 4. adjective).(α).After hic:(β).etiamne haec tam parva civitas, tam procul a manibus tuis remota, praedae tibi et quaestui fuit?
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 37, § 85:hunc hominem tam crudelem, tam sceleratum, tam nefarium nolunt judicare,
id. ib. 2, 2, 31, §77: hunc tamen hominem tam audacem, tam nefarium, tam nocentem,
id. Clu. 14, 42:haec mea oratio tam longa aut tam alte repetita,
id. Sest. 13, 31:in hoc tam exiguo vitae curriculo,
id. Arch. 11, 28:hanc tam taetram, tam horribilem tamque infestam rei publicae pestem,
id. Cat. 1, 5, 11:in hac tam clara re publica natus,
id. Rep. 1, 19, 31:hanc rem publicam tam praeclare fundatam,
id. Par. 1, 2, 10:haec tam crebra Etruriae concilia,
Liv. 5, 5, 8:in his tam parvis atque tam nullis,
Plin. 11, 2, 1, § 2:quorsum haec tam putida tendant,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 21:hac tam prospera pugna nuntiata,
Curt. 3, 11, 16.—After ille:(γ).ille homo tam locuples, tam honestus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11: illud argentum tam praeclarum ac tam nobile, id. ib. 2, 4, 20, §44: illud tam grave bellum,
Val. Max. 5, 6, ext. 1:ne illo quidem tam misero tamque luctuoso tempore,
id. 3, 2, 7.—After iste:(δ).tamenne ista tam absurda defendes?
Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 81:ista admonitio tua tam accurata,
id. Att. 6, 1, 20:quae est ista tam infesta ira?
Liv. 7, 30, 15:iste tam justus hostis, tam misericors victor,
Curt. 4, 10, 34.—After id ipsum:(ε).id ipsum tam mite ac tam moderatum imperium,
Liv. 1, 48, 9.—After tot:(ζ).jacere necesse sit tot tam nobiles disciplinas,
Cic. Ac. 2, 48, 147:tot tam valida oppida,
Liv. 5, 54, 5:tot tam opulenti tyranni regesque,
id. 25, 24, 13:inter tot tam effrenatarum gentium arma,
id. 21, 9, 3:tot tam praeclaris imperatoribus uno bello absumptis,
id. 28, 28, 12; 25, 27, 13; 26, 13, 17; cf.:cum tot ac tam validae eluctandae manus essent,
id. 24, 26, 13; 8, 12, 4.—After hic talis:III.da operam ut hunc talem, tam jucundum, tam excellentem virum videas,
Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 3.As demonstr. adv. of intensity, correlative with ut, that, and its equivalents (qui, quin); so only with adjj. and advv. (not with verbs).A.Without a negation ( = ita, adeo;B.rare before the Aug. period): ni erit tam sincerum (tergum), ut quivis dicat ampullarius Optumum esse operi faciundo corium et sincerissimum,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 51:quae (maturitas) mihi tam jucunda est ut, quo propius ad mortem accedam, quasi terram videre videar,
Cic. Sen. 19, 71. de qua tam variae sunt doctissimorum hominum sententiae, ut magno argumento esse debeat, etc., id. N. D. 1, 1, 1:ad eum pervenit tam opportuno tempore, ut simul Domitiani exercitus pulvis cerneretur, et primi antecursores Scipionis viderentur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 36:tam parandus ad dimicandum animus, ut, etc.,
id. B. G. 2, 21:tamen tam evidens numen rebus adfuit Romanis, ut putem, etc.,
Liv. 5, 51, 4: infimam plebem natura ipsa tam abjecto tamque imo loco collocavit ut nulla ratione erigi aut sublevari possit, Ps.-Cic. Cons. 6, 22:tam multa sunt, tamque misera quae perferunt ut nemo sit quin mori saepissime cupiat,
id. ib. 16, 59:quem constat tam certa acie luminum usum esse ut a Lilybaeo portu Carthaginienses egredientes classes intueretur,
Val. Max. 1, 8, ext. 14:tam alacri animo suos ad id proelium cohortatus est ut diceret: Sic prandete, etc.,
id. 3, 2, ext. 3:in Theophrasto tam est loquendi nitor ille divinus ( = tam divinus est) ut ex eo nomen quoque traxisse videatur,
Quint. 10, 1, 83:(Scipio) bellum in Africam transtulit, tam lentus ut opinionem luxuriae segnitiaeque malignis daret,
Sen. Ira, 1, 11, 6; id. Q. N. 1, 15, 5:3, 21, 1: tam parvulis in faucibus... ut non sit dubium, etc.,
Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82:ipsum Macedonem tam graviter palma percussit ut paene concideret,
Plin. Ep. 3, 14, 7.—With a negation, or in a question implying a negation.1.Before ut (very freq. in the class. period; cf. adeo, poet., e.g. Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 39):2.numquam tam dices commode ut tergum meum Tuam in fidem committam,
Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 33:non tam viva tamen, calidus queat ut fieri fons,
Lucr. 6, 887:quis umquam praedo fuit tam nefarius, quis pirata tam barbarus ut, etc.,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 146:non sum tam stultus, ut te usura falsi gaudii frui velim,
id. Fam. 6, 12, 1:nec, cum id faciebamus tam eramus amentes ut explorata nobis esset victoria,
id. ib. 6, 1, 3:non essem tam inurbanus ac paene inhumanus uti in eo gravarer quod vos cupere sentirem,
id. Or. 2, 90, 365:non puto tam expeditum negotium futurum ut non habeat aliquid morae,
id. Att. 13, 31, 1:nec vero eram tam indoctus ignarusque rerum ut frangerer animo propter, etc.,
id. Phil. 2, 15, 37:quis tam demens ut sua voluntate maereat?
id. Tusc. 3, 29, 71; so id. Off. 3, 20, 82; id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. Phil. 3, 4, 10:non enim proferremus vino oppressos... tam absurde, ut tum diceremus, etc.,
id. Ac. 2, 17, 53:non se tam barbarum ut non sciret, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 44, 17:nulli sunt tam feri et sui juris affectus ut non disciplina perdomentur,
Sen. Ira, 2, 12, 3:nemo tam divos habuit faventes, crastinum ut posset sibi polliceri,
id. Thyest. 619.—With a negation (esp. nemo), followed by qui ( = ut is; class. and freq.); nec quisquam sit tam opulentus qui mihi obsistat in via, [p. 1838] Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 5:3.generi lenonio Numquam deus ullus tam benignus fuit, qui fuerit propitius,
id. Pers. 4, 4, 34:an ille tam esset stultus qui mihi mille nummum crederet?
id. Trin. 4, 2, 42:nemo inventus est tam amens, qui illud argentum tam praeclarum ac tam nobile eriperet, nemo tam audax qui posceret, nemo tam impudens qui postularet ut venderet,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 44:nemo Agrigenti neque aetate tam affecta neque viribus tam infirmis fuit, qui non illa nocte surrexerit,
id. ib. 2, 4, 43, §95: nemo est tam senex qui se annum non putet posse vivere,
id. Sen. 7, 24:nihil tam absurde dici potest, quod non dicatur ab aliquo philosophorum,
id. Div. 2, 58, 119:nulla gens tam immanis umquam fuit in qua tam crudelis hostis patriae sit inventus,
id. Sull. 27, 76:quae est anus tam delira quae timeat ista?
id. Tusc. 1, 21, 48:ecquem tam amentem esse putas qui illud quo vescatur deum esse credat?
id. N. D. 3, 16, 41:sed neque tam docti tum erant, ad quorum judicium elaboraret, et sunt, etc.,
id. Fin. 1, 3, 7; so id. Sen. 19, 67; id. Lael. 7, 23; id. Tusc. 1, 6, 11; 1, 15, 33; 2, 17, 41; id. Sest. 14, 32; id. Fin. 2, 20, 63; id. Fam. 9, 2, 2; id. Off. 2, 5, 16:neque tam remisso animo quisquam fuit qui ea nocte conquierit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 21:in bello nihil tam leve est quod non magnae interdum rei momentum faciat,
Liv. 25, 18, 3:ut nemo tam humilis esset cui non aditus ad eum pateret,
Nep. Milt. 8, 4:ecquid esse tam saevum potest quod superet illum?
Sen. Thyest. 196. —With a negation, followed by quin ( = ut is non;IV.class. and freq.): nec sacrum nec tam profanum quidquam est quin ibi ilico adsit,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 27:nihil mihi tam parvi est quin me id pigeat perdere,
id. Pers. 4, 6, 8:nec quisquam est tam ingenio duro, neque tam firmo pectore quin sibi faciat bene,
id. As. 5, 2, 94:numquam tam mane egredior, neque tam vesperi Domum revortor, quin te... conspicer Fodere,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 15:nil tam difficile'st quin quaerendo investigari possiet,
id. ib. 4, 2, 8:ut nullus umquam dies tam magna tempestate fuerit, quin... solem homines viderint,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 26:numquam tam male est Siculis quin aliquid facete et commode dicant,
id. ib. 2, 4, 43, §95: nemo est tam afflictus quin possit navare aliquid et efficere,
id. Fam. 6, 1, 7:ut nemo tam ferus fuerit, quin ejus causam lacrimarit,
Nep. Alcib. 6, 4.Tam, ante-class., sometimes = tamen:V.antiqui tam etiam pro tamen usi sunt,
Fest. p. 360: bene cum facimus, tam male cupimus...; quamquam estis nihili, tam ecastor simul vobis consului, Titin. ap. Fest. l. l.; so,etsi illi aliter nos faciant quam aequom sit, tam pol noxiae nequid magis sit... nostrum officium meminisse decet,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 44 Fleck., Ritschl:tam si nihil usus esset, jam non dicerem,
id. Merc. 4, 3, 32 Ritschl; v. Prol. Trin. p. 14 ib.; Brix ad Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 36; Curt. in Rhein. Mus. 6, 84; 6, 93; but cf. contra, Corss. Beitr. p. 272 sqq.In the dialect of Praeneste: tam modo, just now ( = modo): ilico hic ante ostium;Tam modo, inquit Praenestinus,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 1, 8 Brix ad loc.; cf. Fest. s. v. tammodo, p. 359; Ritschl, opusc. 2, 372. -
9 quelque
quelque [kεlk(ə)]━━━━━━━━━2. adverb━━━━━━━━━1. <• puis-je faire quelque chose pour vous ? is there something I can do for you?• il a quelque chose (qui ne va pas) (maladie) there's something wrong with him ; (ennuis) there's something the matter with him• il a plu quelque chose de bien ! it rained like anything! (inf)• ça alors, c'est quelque chose ! that's a bit too much!► quelque part somewhere ; ( = d'une certaine façon) in a way• il veut l'acheter, à quelque prix que ce soit he wants to buy it no matter how much it costs► en quelque sorte ( = pour ainsi dire) as it were ; ( = d'une certaine manière) in a way• on pourrait dire en quelque sorte que... you could say in a way that...• M. Dupont va vous dire quelques mots Mr Dupont is going to say a few words to you• les quelques centaines de personnes qui lisent ses romans the few hundred people who read his novels2. <( = environ) about* * *kɛlk
1.
1) ( au singulier) ( dans les phrases affirmatives) some; ( dans les phrases interrogatives) any2) ( au pluriel) ( dans les phrases affirmatives) some, a few; ( dans les phrases interrogatives) any
2.
1) ( environ)les quelque deux mille spectateurs — the two thousand odd spectators, the two thousand or so spectators
2) (si) howeverquelque admirable que soit son attitude — however admirable his/her attitude may be
3.
quelque chose pronom indéfini invariable ( dans les phrases affirmatives) somethingil y aurait quelque chose d'absurde à refuser sa proposition — it would be ridiculous to turn down his offer
faire quelque chose à quelqu'un — [événement, substance] to have an effect on somebody
c'est quelque chose! (colloq) tu es toujours en retard! — for crying out loud! you're always late
en ce temps-là, être instituteur, c'était quelque chose — in those days it was quite something to be a primary school teacher
ça me dit quelque chose — it reminds me of something, it rings a bell
4.
quelque part locution adverbiale somewhereil lui a mis son pied quelque part — (colloq) euph he gave him/her a kick in the behind
5.
quelque peu locution adverbiale somewhat
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Remarques à propos de ‘quelque chose’Dans les phrases affirmatives quelque chose se traduit par something: quelque chose m'a frappé = something struck me; j'ai vu quelque chose qui va te plaire = I saw something that you will likeDans les phrases interrogatives et conditionnelles, l'anglais fait une distinction entre une vraie question dont la réponse peut être oui ou non ou une vraie supposition: avez-vous quelque chose à ajouter? = have you got anything to add?; si tu vois quelque chose de louche = if you see anything suspicious; si quelque chose leur arrivait = if anything happened to them; et une supposition formulée sous forme de question: tu fais une drôle de tête, tu as quelque chose à dire? = you're pulling a face, have you got something to say?; ou de suggestion: si tu as vu quelque chose que tu aimerais pour ton anniversaire = if you have seen something that you'd like for your birthday; si quelque chose te déplaît, dis-le = if there's something you don't like, say so* * *kɛlk1. adj1) (au singulier) someIl habite à quelque distance d'ici. — He lives some distance from here.
Il trouvera quelque excuse. — He'll find some excuse., He'll find some excuse or other.
2) (en corrélation: n'importe)quelque... que — whatever, whichever
Quelque livre qu'il choisisse... — Whatever book he chooses..., Whichever book he chooses...
Par quelque temps qu'il fasse... — Whatever the weather...
3)quelque chose — something, (en tournure interrogative) anything
J'ai quelque chose pour toi. — I've got something for you.
Je voudrais quelque chose de moins cher. — I'd like something cheaper.
faire quelque chose à qn (= émouvoir) — to do something to sb
quelque chose d'autre — something else, (tournure interrogative) anything else
4)quelque part — somewhere, (tournure interrogative) anywhere
J'ai oublié mon sac quelque part. — I've left my bag somewhere.
5) (locution)Il a quelques amis à Paris. — He has some friends in Paris., He has a few friends in Paris.
J'ai acheté quelques disques. — I bought some records., I bought a few records.
Il reste quelques bouteilles. — There are a few bottles left.
Ils ont fini les quelques bouteilles qui restaient. — They finished the few bottles that were left.
"quelle heure est-il?" - - "onze heures et quelques" — "what time is it?" - - "just gone eleven"
2. adv1) (= environ)quelque peu — rather, somewhat
J'ai trouvé ça quelque peu déplacé de sa part. — I thought what he said was somewhat uncalled-for.
* * *quelque ⇒ Note d'usageA adj indéf1 ( au singulier) ( dans les phrases affirmatives) some; ( dans les phrases interrogatives) any; nous avons eu quelque difficulté à nous comprendre we had some difficulty in understanding each other; j'ai eu quelque peine à le convaincre I had some trouble persuading him; il sera probablement allé voir quelque ami he's probably gone to see some friend of his; il trouvera bien quelque autre moyen d'y parvenir he's sure to find some other way of managing it; il y a quelque temps some time ago; depuis quelque temps il est déprimé for some time he has been depressed; il y aurait quelque contradiction à dire que it would be somewhat contradictory to say that; si pour quelque raison que ce soit tu ne pouvais pas venir if for whatever reason you were unable to come; quelque décision que tu prennes whatever decision you come to; de quelque côté que nous allions whichever way we go;2 ( au pluriel) ( dans les phrases affirmatives) some, a few; ( dans les phrases interrogatives) any; quelques jours/chaises/étudiants some ou a few days/chairs/students; je voudrais ajouter quelques mots I'd like to add a few words; quelques instants a few moments; la police a dispersé les quelques manifestants qui restaient the police dispersed the few remaining demonstrators; est-ce qu'il vous reste quelques cartons? do you have any boxes left?; ça dure trois heures et quelques it lasts over three hours.B adv1 ( environ) les quelque deux mille spectateurs the two thousand odd spectators, the two thousand or so spectators; il y a quelque 20 ans de cela it was about 20 years ago; ça lui a coûté quelque 300 euros it cost him about 300 euros; ils étaient quelque deux cents hommes they numbered some two hundred men;2 (si) however; quelque compétents qu'ils soient however competent they may be; quelque admirable que soit son attitude however admirable his attitude may be.C quelque chose pron indéf inv ( affirmatives) something; vous mangerez/boirez bien quelque chose? you'll eat/drink something won't you?; vous avez fait tomber quelque chose you've knocked something over; elle lui a offert un petit quelque chose she gave him a little something; il faut faire quelque chose! we've got to do something!; il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas something's wrong; quelque chose me dit que something tells me that; ils y sont pour quelque chose they've got something to do with it; il se passe quelque chose there's something going on; il leur est peut-être arrivé quelque chose maybe something's happened to them; elle est restée quelque chose comme trois heures she stayed for something like ou for about three hours; il me reste quelque chose comme 200 euros I've got about 200 euros left; quelque chose d'autre something else; quelque chose de mieux/de moins cher something better/cheaper; il m'a dit quelque chose d'incroyable he told me something amazing; il y a quelque chose d'inquiétant chez elle, elle a quelque chose d'inquiétant there's something strange about her; il y aurait quelque chose d'absurde à refuser sa proposition it would be ridiculous to turn down his offer; il boit, c'est quelque chose d'inimaginable! he drinks such a lot, it's unbelievable!; il a quelque chose de son grand-père he's got a look of his grandfather about him; faire quelque chose à qn [événement, substance] to have an effect on sb; il y a quelque chose comme vent aujourd'hui○! there's quite a wind blowing today!; il y avait quelque chose comme monde en ville○ there was quite a crowd in town; c'est quelque chose! tu es toujours en retard! for crying out loud! you're always late; en ce temps-là, être instituteur, c'était quelque chose in those days it was quite something to be a primary school teacher; leur faire ranger leur chambre, c'est quelque chose! getting them to tidy their room is quite an operation!; c'est déjà quelque chose! that's something at least!; ça me dit quelque chose it reminds me of something, it rings a bell.D quelque part loc adv somewhere; ils sont quelque part en Autriche they're somewhere in Austria; il lui a mis son pied quelque part○ euph he gave him a kick in the behind; tu n'aurais pas vu mes clés quelque part? you haven't seen my keys anywhere, have you?E quelque peu loc adv somewhat; ma remarque l'a quelque peu décontenancé he was somewhat taken aback by my remark; il était quelque peu surpris/gêné he was somewhat surprised/embarrassed; il a accepté après avoir quelque peu hésité he accepted after some hesitation.[kɛlk(ə)] déterminant (adjectif indéfini)1. [un peu de] someelle est bizarre depuis quelque temps she's been acting strangely for a ou some time now3. [en corrélation avec 'que']dans quelque pays que tu sois whichever ou whatever country you may be inà quelque heure que ce soit whatever the time, at whatever time————————[kɛlk(ə)] adverbeil y a quelque 40 ans de cela that was about 40 years ago, that was 40 or so years ago2. [en corrélation avec 'que']nous y arriverons, quelque difficile que ce soit we will manage, however difficult it may be————————quelques déterminant (adjectif indéfini pluriel)amène quelques amis bring some ou a few friends alongen quelque sorte locution adverbialec'est en quelque sorte un cheval avec un buste d'homme it is, as it were ou so to speak, a horse with the head and shoulders of a manquelque chose pronom indéfini1. [dans une affirmation] somethingça m'a fait quelque chose de le revoir 20 ans plus tard it was really weird to see him 20 years laterquand il est parti, ça m'a vraiment fait quelque chose when he left, it really affected mes'il m'arrivait quelque chose, contactez mon notaire if anything ou something should happen to me, contact my solicitorça te ferait vraiment quelque chose si je partais? would it really matter to you ou would you feel anything if I left?3. (familier) [dans une approximation]elle a quelque chose comme 80 ans she's about 80 ou 80 or soc'était une Renault 5 ou quelque chose comme ça it was a Renault 5 or something (of the kind) ou like that4. (familier) [emploi expressif]je vais te corriger, quelque chose de bien! I'm going to give you a good ou proper hiding!a. [ton exaspéré] that's a bit much!b. [ton admiratif] that's quite something!quelque part locution adverbiale1. [dans un lieu] somewhere2. (familier & euphémisme) [aux toilettes]3. (familier & euphémisme) [au derrière]————————quelque part que locution conjonctive -
10 fort
fort, e [fɔʀ, fɔʀt]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb━━━━━━━━━1. <a. strong• c'est une forte tête he (or she) is a rebel► fort de• fort de son expérience, il... wiser for this experience, he...b. ( = gros) [personne, poitrine] large ; [hanches] broadc. ( = intense) [bruit, voix] loud ; [dégoût, crainte] great ; [douleur, chaleur] intense ; [fièvre] highd. ( = raide) [pente] steepe. ( = violent) [secousse, coup] hard ; [houle, pluies] heavyf. ( = excessif) (inf) c'est trop fort ! that's going too far!• et le plus fort, c'est que... and the best part of it is that...g. ( = important) (avant le nom) [somme, dose] large ; [baisse, différence, augmentation] big ; [consommation] high2. <a. ( = intensément) [lancer, serrer, souffler, frapper] hardb. ( = bruyamment) loudlyc. ( = beaucoup) greatly► fort bien [dessiné, dit, conservé] extremely well• fort bien ! excellent!3. <a. ( = forteresse) fortc. ( = spécialité) forted. ► au plus fort de... at the height of...* * *
1.
forte fɔʀ, fɔʀt adjectif1) ( puissant) strongarmée forte de 10000 hommes — 10,000-strong army
forts de leur expérience... — boosted by their experience...
2) ( résistant) strong3) ( intense) [bruit] loud; [lumière] bright; [chaleur, activité, pression] intense; [crampe] bad; [fièvre] high; [soupçon] strong; [crainte, colère] deep4) ( violent) [coup] hard; [pluie] heavy; [vent] strong5) ( concentré) [café, cigarette, alcool] strong; [épice] hot6) ( net) [accent, personnalité, odeur, tendance, impression] strong; [pente] steep; [somme, majorité, réduction] large; [taux, inflation, consommation] high; [expansion, pénurie] great; [baisse, augmentation] sharp; [différence] big; [contingent, dose, croissance] strong7) ( doué) good (en, à at; pour faire at doing)il est fort pour ne rien faire — hum he's good at doing nothing
8) ( ferme) [personne] strong9) ( gros) [personne] stout; [hanches] broad; [poitrine] large; [cuisses] big10) (colloq) ( exagéré)c'est un peu fort! — that's a bit much! (colloq)
le plus fort, c'est que... — ( surprenant) the most amazing thing is that...; ( absurde) the most ridiculous thing is that...
2.
1) ( très) [bon, déçu, émouvant] extremely; [bien, vite] very2) ( beaucoup) [douter] very muchj'ai eu fort à faire (colloq) pour le convaincre — I had a hard job convincing him
3) ( avec force) [frapper, tirer, frotter] hard; [serrer] tight; [respirer] deeply; [parler, crier] loudly; [sentir] stronglyy aller un peu fort — (colloq) to go a bit too far
4) ( bien) wellfaire or frapper (très) fort — (colloq) to do (really) well
attaquer très fort — (colloq) to start off really well
3.
nom masculin1) ( ouvrage fortifié) fort2) ( personne puissante) strong person3) ( domaine d'excellence) strong point, forte
4.
au plus fort de locution prépositivePhrasal Verbs:••fort comme un bœuf or Turc — strong as an ox
c'est plus fort que moi/qu'elle — ( incontrôlable) I/she just can't help it
c'est plus fort que l'as de pique (colloq) or que de jouer au bouchon — (colloq) that beats it all, that takes the biscuit (colloq)
* * *fɔʀ, fɔʀt fort, -e1. adj1) (physiquement, politiquement, économiquement) strong2) (par le goût, l'effet, la sensation) (café, médicament, odeur) strong, (sauce) hot, (alcool) strongLe café est trop fort. — The coffee's too strong.
4) (= corpulent) large5) (= doué)Il est très fort en espagnol. — He's very good at Spanish.
fort de; fort de son expérience — with a wealth of experience
à plus forte raison — even more so, all the more reason
2. adv1) [serrer, frapper] hard2) [sonner] loudly3) soutenu (= très) mostC'est fort désagréable. — It's most unpleasant.
fort bien... (avec adjectif) — very well...
fort peu loquace — not at all talkative, (emploi pronominal) very few
4) (= beaucoup) greatly, very muchIl appréciait fort sa compagnie. — He very much enjoyed his company.
3. nm1) (= édifice) fort2) (= point fort) strong point, forte3) (emploi substantivé, généralement pluriel) (personne, pays)au plus fort de (= au milieu de) — in the thick of, at the height of
* * *A adj1 ( puissant) [personne, pays, monnaie, économie, lunettes, médicament] strong; armée forte de 10 000 hommes 10,000-strong army; notre compagnie est forte de 30 appareils Aviat our airline can boast 30 aircraft; fort d'un chiffre d'affaires en hausse/de trois joueurs internationaux… boasting an increased turnover/three international players…; forts de leur approbation/expérience… boosted ou fortified by their approval/experience…; le roi est plus fort que la dame Jeux a king is worth more than a queen; trouver plus fort que soi to meet one's match; s'attaquer or s'en prendre à plus fort que soi to take on someone bigger than oneself; ⇒ partie;2 ( résistant) [carton, papier, colle] strong;3 ( intense) [bruit] loud; [lumière] bright; [chaleur, activité, pression] intense; [crampe, douleur] bad; [fièvre] high; [sentiment, soupçon] strong; [crainte, colère, mécontentement] deep; une forte grippe a bad attack of flu; avoir une forte envie de faire to feel a strong desire to do;5 ( concentré) [café, cigarette, alcool, moutarde] strong; [épice, piment, curry] hot; un vin fort a strong wine, a wine with a high degree of alcohol; au sens fort du mot fig in the fullest sense of the word;7 ( ample) [somme, majorité, réduction] large; [concentration, taux, inflation] high; [demande, consommation] high, heavy; [expansion, pénurie] great; [baisse, augmentation] sharp; [croissance] strong; [différence] big; [délégation, contingent, dose] strong; forte émigration/abstention high level of emigration/abstention; de forte puissance very powerful;8 ( doué) good (en, à at; pour faire at doing); ceux qui sont forts en latin those who are good at Latin; il est fort pour ne rien faire iron he's good at doing nothing;9 ( ferme) [personne] strong; rester fort dans le malheur to remain strong in adversity; je me fais fort de la convaincre I feel confident ou I am sure that I can convince her;10 ( gros) [personne] stout; [hanches] broad; [poitrine] large; [cuisses] big; être forte de poitrine to have a large bust;11 ○( exagéré) c'est un peu fort! that's a bit much○!; ( prix) that's a bit steep○!; le plus fort, c'est que… ( surprenant) the most amazing thing is that…; ( absurde) the most ridiculous thing is that…B adv1 ( très) [bon, déçu, émouvant, mécontent] extremely; [bien, logiquement, vite] very; fort recherché/demandé very much sought after/in demand; c'est fort dommage it's a great pity, it's extremely regrettable;2 ( beaucoup) [douter, soupçonner] very much; avoir fort à faire○ to have a lot to do; j'ai eu fort à faire○ pour le convaincre I had a hard job convincing him;3 ( avec force) [frapper, tirer, pousser, frotter] hard; [serrer] tight; [respirer] deeply; [parler, crier] loudly; [sentir] strongly; [coller] firmly; souffle fort! blow hard!; le vent souffle fort there's a strong wind; parler de plus en plus fort to speak louder and louder; mon cœur bat trop fort my heart is beating too fast; le chauffage marche trop fort the heating is turned up too high; dire haut et fort to say loud and clear; y aller un peu fort○ to go a bit too far; y aller un peu fort sur la moutarde/le sel to overdo the mustard/the salt; revenir très fort [coureur, équipe] to make a strong comeback;4 ( bien) well; il ne va pas très fort he's not very well; (moi) ça ne va pas très fort I'm not all that well○; chez eux ça ne va pas très fort things aren't going so well for them; marcher fort [entreprise] to do well; faire or frapper (très) fort○ to do (really) well; attaquer or commencer très fort○ to start off really well.C nm3 ( domaine d'excellence) strong point; les échecs ne sont pas mon fort chess is not my strong point; la générosité n'est pas ton fort generosity is not your strong point.D au plus fort de loc prép au plus fort de l'été/de l'incendie at the height of summer/of the fire; au plus fort de l'hiver in the depths of winter; au plus fort de la bataille in the thick of the fighting; au plus fort de la pluie in the middle of the downpour.fort des halles market porter; fig Goliath; fort en thème○ Scol swot○ GB, grind○ US; forte tête rebel.fort comme un bœuf or Turc strong as an ox; c'est plus fort que moi/qu'elle ( incontrôlable) I/she just can't help it; c'est plus fort que l'as de pique○ or que de jouer au bouchon that beats it all, that takes the biscuit○.( féminin forte) [fɔr, fɔrt] adjectifA.[QUI A DE LA PUISSANCE, DE L'EFFET]1. [vigoureux - personne, bras] strong, sturdy ; [ - vent] strong, high ; [ - courant, jet] strong ; [ - secousse] hard ; [ - pluies] heavyfort comme un Turc ou un bœuf as strong as an ox2. [d'une grande résistance morale]rester fort dans l'adversité to remain strong ou to stand firm in the face of adversity3. [autoritaire, contraignant - régime] strong-arm (avant nom)4. [puissant - syndicat, parti, économie] strong, powerful ; [ - monnaie] strong, hard ; [ - carton, loupe, tranquillisant] strongcolle (très) forte (super) ou extra strong glueB.[MARQUÉ]1. [épais, corpulent - jambes] big, thick ; [ - personne] stout, large ; [ - hanches] broad, large, wide2. [important quantitativement - dénivellation] steep, pronounced ; [ - accent] strong, pronounced, marked ; [ - fièvre, taux] high ; [ - hausse] large ; [ - somme] large, big ; [ - concentration] high ; [ - bruit] loud ; [ - différence] great, big3. [grand, intense - amour, haine] strong, intense ; [ - douleur] intense, great ; [ - influence] strong, big, great ; [ - propension] markedavoir une forte volonté to be strong-willed, to have a strong will4. [café, thé, moutarde, tabac] strong[odeur] strong5. (familier & locution)le plus fort, c'est qu'il avait raison! the best of it is that he was right!C.[HABILE] [compétent, doué]le marketing, c'est là qu'il est fort/que sa société est forte marketing is his/his company's strong pointpour donner des leçons, elle est très forte! she's very good at lecturing people!fort en gymnastique/en langues very good at gymnastics/at languages————————adverbe1. [avec vigueur - taper, tirer] hard[avec intensité]mets le gaz plus/moins fort turn the gas up/downparle plus fort, on ne t'entend pas speak up, we can't hear youmets le son plus/moins fort turn the sound up/down3. (soutenu) [très]fort bien, partons à midi! very well, let's leave at noon!4. (locution)là, tu as fait très fort! you've really excelled yourself!————————nom masculin1. [physiquement, moralement][intellectuellement]2. [spécialité] forte3. [forteresse] fort————————au (plus) fort de locution prépositionnelle -
11 paraître
paraître° [paʀεtʀ]➭ TABLE 57━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. intransitive verba. ( = se montrer) to appearb. ( = sembler) to seemc. [journal, livre] to be published• « vient de paraître » "just out"• « à paraître » "forthcoming"d. ( = briller) to be noticede. ( = être visible) to show• il me paraît difficile qu'elle puisse venir it seems to me that it will be difficult for her to come• il va se marier, paraît-il or à ce qu'il paraît apparently he's getting married• il n'y paraîtra bientôt plus (tache, cicatrice) there will soon be no trace of it left ; (maladie) soon no one will ever know you've had it* * *paʀɛtʀ
1.
verbe intransitif1) [publication] to come out, to be published‘à paraître’ — ‘forthcoming titles’
2) ( sembler) to appear, to seem; ( avoir l'air) to lookcela peut paraître ridicule — this may appear ou seem ridiculous
3) ( devenir visible) [personne, objet, véhicule, soleil] to appearsans qu'il n'y paraisse rien, elle a fini par gagner tout le monde à sa cause — without anyone realizing, she ended up winning everyone over to her cause
4) ( se montrer) to appearchercher à/aimer paraître — to try/to like to be noticed
2.
verbe impersonnelil paraît qu'il/elle — apparently he/she
oui, il paraît — so I hear
* * *paʀɛtʀ1. vi1) [ouvrage, livre] to be published, to come out2) [marque, émotion] to show3) [personne] (= apparaître) to appearparaître à l'écran — to appear on the screen, (= comparaître)
4) (= briller) to show off2. vb (avec attribut)1) (= sembler) to seem, to appearÇa paraît incroyable. — It seems unbelievable.
2) (visuellement) to lookElle paraît plus jeune que son frère. — She looks younger than her brother.
Il ne paraît pas son âge. — He doesn't look his age.
La maison paraissait à l'abandon. — The house looked neglected.
paraître faire qch — to seem to be doing sth, to look as though one is doing sth
Il paraissait chercher une solution. — He seemed to be looking for a solution.
3. vb impersil paraît que... — apparently...
Il paraît qu'elle s'est mariée. — Apparently she's got married.
* * *paraître verb table: connaîtreA nm le paraître appearance.B vi1 Édition, Presse [publication] to come out, to be published; revue paraissant le jeudi/chaque semaine magazine which comes out on Thursdays/weekly; mon livre a paru l'an dernier my book came out ou was published last year; mon livre paraîtra aux éditions Hachette my book will be published by Hachette; faire paraître un article to publish an article; un article paru dans une revue an article which appeared in a magazine; ‘à paraître’ ‘forthcoming titles’; prochains ouvrages à paraître dans cette collection coming out soon in this collection; ‘vient de paraître’ ‘just out’, ‘just published’; dans la rubrique ‘vient de paraître’ in the ‘latest titles’;2 ( sembler) to appear, to seem; ( avoir l'air) to look; cela peut paraître ridicule this may appear ou seem ridiculous; il ne craint pas de paraître ridicule he's not afraid of looking silly; la situation paraît s'améliorer the situation appears ou seems to be improving; cette affaire me paraît louche this business looks ou seems fishy to me; aussi évident que cela puisse paraître however obvious this may appear ou seem (to be);3 ( devenir visible) [personne, objet, véhicule, soleil] to appear; quand elle parut à la fenêtre when she appeared at the window; avec le temps, la cicatrice ne paraîtra plus with time, the scar won't show any more; avec un peu de maquillage, il n'en paraîtra rien with a little make-up, it won't show at all; elle ne laisse rien paraître de ses sentiments she doesn' t let her feelings show at all; sans qu'il n'y paraisse rien, elle a fini par gagner tout le monde à sa cause without anyone realizing, she ended up winning everyone round GB ou over to her cause; ce qu'ils font paraître à l'écran n'a rien à voir avec la réalité what they show us on the screen has nothing to do with reality;4 ( se montrer) to appear; paraître en public to appear in public; il n'a pas paru à son bureau de la semaine he hasn't shown up at his office all week; paraître à son avantage to look one's best; chercher à/aimer paraître to try/like to be seen in one's best light.C v impers il paraît que apparently; il paraîtrait que it would seem that; il me paraît inutile de faire it seems useless to me to do; ce n'est peut-être pas aussi grave qu'il (n'y) paraît it may not be as serious as it seems; paraît-il it seems; il paraît qu'elle a déménagé ( information) apparently she's moved; ( question) I hear she's moved; oui, il paraît so I hear; il paraît que les Français adorent la musique the French are supposed to love music; à ce qu'il paraît apparently.I[parɛtr] nom masculinle paraître appearance, appearancesII[parɛtr] verbe intransitif1. [se montrer - soleil] to appear, to come out ; [ - émotion] to show ; [ - personne attendue] to appear, to turn up ; [ - dignitaire, prince] to appear, to make a public appearance ; [ - acteur] to appear2. [figurer] to appearil ne paraît pas très à l'aise dans son costume he doesn't seem (to be) very comfortable in his suitparaître plus jeune que l'on n'est to seem ou to look ou to appear younger than one istu as retrouvé du travail, paraît-il I hear you've got a new job5. [se donner en spectacle] to show off————————[parɛtr] verbe transitif————————[parɛtr] verbe impersonnelça ne paraît pas (mais...) [ça ne se voit pas] it doesn't look like it (but...)il me paraît préférable de se décider maintenant I think it's better ou it seems better to make up our minds nowvous êtes renvoyé? — il paraît have you been fired? — it looks like it ou so it seemsil paraît que... I've heard (that)..., it would seem (that)...il paraîtrait qu'il a trois enfants it would seem ou appear (that) he's got three children -
12 respondeo
rē-spondĕo, di, sum, 2, v. a.I.Lit., to promise a thing in return for something else; to offer or present in return. So, only in a few examples, the phrase par pari (dat.) respondere, to return like for like: par pari respondes dicto, you return tit for tat with your tongue (syn. refero), Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 41; cf.: istuc serva; et verbum verbo par pari ut respondeas, Ter Phorm. 1, 4, 35; and:II.paria paribus respondimus,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 23.— Pass.: provide, si cui quid debetur, ut sit, unde par pari respondeatur, i. e. that there be wherewithal to meet the demand, Atticus ap. Cic. Att. 16, 7, 6; cf. also under II. A. 1, the lusus verbb. with spondeo; and II. B. init. —In a more general signification.A.To answer, reply, respond (either to a question, or to any statement or remark, and either in a friendly or hostile signif.); constr. aliquid alicui, ad, adversus, contra aliquem ( aliquid).1.In gen.a.Lit.: Th. Aliud te rogo. Tr. Aliud ergo nunc tibi respondeo, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 70; cf. id. Merc. 1, 2, 73.— Absol.:b.prius respondes, quam rogo,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 119:eā legatione Papirius auditā... respondit,
Liv. 9, 14, 2; 27, 40, 8; 33, 38, 7; Nep. Milt. 1, 4:ille appellatus respondit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 36; 5, 41; Cic. Leg. 3, 13, 30; id. Verr. 2, 4, 62, § 138; id. Fam. 3, 6, 2; 5, 2, 8; 7, 24, 2;9, 14, 2. — So usu. of an oral answer: tibi non rescribam, sed respondeam,
Sen. Ep. 67, 2;but also of writing: epistulae,
Cic. Att. 9, 9, 1 et saep.; v. infra:ab his sermo oritur, respondet Laelius,
Cic. Lael. 1, 5; Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 28: olli respondit rex Albaï Longaï, Enn. ap. Fortun. p. 2691 P. (Ann. v. 34 Vahl.):cui orationi Caepionis ore respondit Aelius,
Cic. Brut. 46, 169:criminibus,
id. Planc. 2, 4:supremae tuae paginae,
id. Att. 6, 2, 1:cui opinioni,
Quint. 4, 4, 1:tam aequae postulationi,
id. 7, 1, 47 al.:summā constantiā ad ea, quae quaesita erant, respondebat,
Cic. Phil. 1, 1, 2; cf.:arbitrabar me satis respondisse ad id quod quaesierat Laelius,
id. Rep. 2, 39, 65:nec absurde adversus utrosque respondisse visus est,
Liv. 35, 50; 8, 32:adversus haec imperator respondit,
id. 30, 31; 33, 35 fin. — With acc. of neutr. pron.:illud respondere cogam,
to make answer to that, Cic. Cael. 28, 67; cf. id. Vatin. 7, 18; 17, 41:multa contra patronos venuste testis saepe respondet,
Quint. 5, 7, 31; 5, 7, 24; cf.:accipe, quid contra juvenis responderit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 233.— With object-clause:respondent, bello se et suos tutari posse,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 59; id. Curc. 2, 3, 54; id. Mil. 2, 2, 23; id. Merc. 5, 2. 102 al. —Introducing a direct answer:cum dixisset, Quid agis, Grani? respondit, Immo vero tu, Druse, quid agis!
Cic. Planc. 14, 33; id. Att. 5, 21, 12; id. Inv. 1, 31, 51; id. Tusc. 5, 19, 56.— In impers. perf.:postquam mihi responsum est, abeo, etc.,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 57; cf. id. Mil. 4, 2, 93: quid nunc renunciem abs te responsum? Ter. Heaut. 4, 8, 18:sic existimet: Responsum non dictum esse, quia laesit prior,
id. Eun. prol. 6.— In plur.:multa ejus et in senatu et in foro vel provisa prudenter vel acta constanter vel responsa acute ferebantur,
Cic. Lael. 2, 6.— In the sup.:(haec) quam brevia responsu,
Cic. Clu. 59 fin. — In a lusus verbb. with spondeo: Er. Sponden' tu istud? He. Spondeo. Er. At ego, tuum tibi advenisse filium, respondeo, and in return I promise you, i. e. assure you, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 119; cf.:fideiussores, qui salvam rempublicam fore responderunt, etc.,
promised, gave assurance, Dig. 50, 1, 17 fin. —Trop., to answer, respond, reply to, re-echo, resound, etc.:2.saxa et solitudines voci respondent,
Cic. Arch. 8, 19;respondent flebile ripae,
Ov. M. 11, 53; and:respondentia tympana,
Stat. Achill. 2, 175: urbes coloniarum respondebunt Catilinae tumulis silvestribus, will give an answer to, i. e. will prove a match for, Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24.—In partic.a.Of lawyers, priests, oracles, etc., to give an opinion, advice, decision, response:b.quaeris, num juris consultus (sit)? quasi quisquam sit, qui sibi hunc falsum de jure respondisse dicat,
Cic. Planc. 25, 62; so,de jure,
id. Brut. 30, 113; cf.:de jure consulentibus respondere,
id. Mur. 4, 9;in a like signif., also simply jus,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 12:facultas respondendi juris,
id. ib. 2, 12, 29; id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Plin. Ep. 6, 15, 3 al.; cf.:civica jura,
Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 24; and:quae consuluntur, minimo periculo respondentur, etc.,
Cic. Mur. 13, 28; id. Brut. 89, 306. — Absol., Dig. 2, 14, 7; and so very freq. of the jurists in the Digests;v. responsum: pater Roscii ad haruspices retulit: qui responderunt, nihil illo puero clarius fore,
Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79:cum ex prodigiis haruspices respondissent,
Sall. C. 47, 2; Liv. 27, 37; 31, 5; 5, 54; Vell. 2, 24, 3:responsum est,
Suet. Aug. 94, 97:deliberantibus Pythia respondit, ut moenibus ligneis se munirent,
gave advice, Nep. Them. 2, 6; cf. Just. 11, 11, § 11:possumus seniores amici quiete respondere,
to give advice, Tac. A. 14, 54 fin. —Of the answering of a person summoned when his name is called; hence, meton., to appear: citatus neque respondit neque excusatus est, Varr. ap. Gell. 11, 1, 4; cf.:(β).cives, qui ad nomina non respondissent,
Liv. 7, 4:quia Romae non respondebant,
id. 39, 18; Val. Max. 6, 3, 4; Suet. Tib. 38; id. Ner. 44; Hor. S. 1, 9, 36 (vadato, dat., i.e. ei qui eum vadatus erat; v. vador); Dig. 3, 3, 35; 41, 1, 14 et saep.—Esp., to appear before a tribunal, to answer an accusation, meet a charge, etc.:(γ).perfectus in exsilium Tubulus est nec respondere ausus,
Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:Verrem alterā actione responsurum non esse,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1:nemo Epaminondam responsurum putabat,
Nep. Epam. 8, 1.—Transf., in gen., to appear, be present:B.ipsi (sc. paeon et herous) se offerent et respondebunt non vocati,
Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 191:verba (with res se ostendent),
Quint. 10, 3, 9:ut ii, qui debent, non respondeant ad tempus,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 2; cf.:podagra ad tempus (with venit ad horam),
Sen. Q. N. 3, 16, 1:sanguis per menstrua,
Cels. 4, 4, 5.—To answer to; to meet, agree, accord, or correspond with a thing; constr. usually with dat. or absol.:C.ut omnia omnibus paribus paria respondeant,
Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 50:ut horum auctoritatibus illorum orationi, qui dissentiunt, respondere posse videamur,
id. Imp. Pomp. 23, 68:ut verba verbis quasi demensa et paria respondeant,
id. Or. 12, 38; and:respondent extrema primis, media utrisque, omnia omnibus,
id. Fin. 5, 28, 83: (Aristoteles dicit) illam artem (sc. rhetoricam) quasi ex alterā parte respondere dialecticae, that it corresponds to, i. e. forms the counterpart of, id. Or. 32, 114:aedificare alteram porticum quae Palatio responderet,
id. Har. Resp. 23, 49; cf.of a locality: contra elata mari respondet Gnosia tellus,
i. e. lies opposite, Verg. A. 6, 23:Pachyni pulsata Ionio respondent saxa profundo,
Sil. 14, 73:est mihi magnae curae, ut ita erudiatur (Lucullus), ut et patri et Caepioni nostro et tibi tam propinquo respondeat,
Cic. Fin. 3, 2, 8: satis Graecorum [p. 1582] gloriae responderunt, id. Tusc. 1, 2, 3:tua virtus opinioni hominum,
id. Fam. 2, 5, 2; id. Lael. 16, 56:fortuna meis optatis,
id. Fam. 2, 1, 2; cf.:seges votis,
Verg. G. 1, 47:arma Caesaris non responsura lacertis,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 48:favor meritis,
id. ib. 2, 1, 9:ne prior officio quisquam respondeat,
id. S. 2, 6, 24:par fama labori,
id. ib. 2, 8, 66:fructus labori,
Ov. F. 4, 641:non mihi respondent veteres in carmine vires,
id. H. 15, 197 al.:familiam nemo speciosiorem producet, sed hominibus non respondet,
he does not pay his debts, Sen. Ep. 87, 6:amori amore respondere,
i. e. to return it, repay it, Cic. Fam. 15, 21, 4; cf.:Quinti fratris liberalitati subsidiis amicorum,
id. Att. 4, 3, 6:qui ex vico ortus est, eam patriam intellegitur habere, cui reipublicae vicus ille respondet,
to which it belongs, Dig. 50, 1, 30.—In mal. part.: mulieribus,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 17.—With ad:respondere ad parentum speciem,
resemble, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 9:deformentur directiones, ut longitudines ad regulam et lineam, altitudines ad perpendiculum, anguli ad normam respondentes exigantur,
Vitr. 7, 3; cf.:structuram ad perpendiculum respondere oportet,
Plin. 36, 22, 51, § 172:quia non tota ad animum responderat (villa),
Suet. Caes. 48:ad spem eventus respondit,
Liv. 28, 6.—With dat.:Papirio quoque brevi ad spem eventus respondit,
Liv. 9, 15.— With ex:quicquid non ex voluntate respondet, iram provocat,
Sen. Ep. 47, 19:speculum quocumque obvertimus oris, Res sibi respondent simili formā atque colore,
i. e. correspond, are reflected, Lucr. 4, 167.— Absol.:sidera respondent in aquā,
Lucr. 4, 213:quia raro verba belle respondeant,
Quint. 6, 3, 48: medicus aliquid oportet inveniat, quod non ubique fortasse, sed saepius tamen etiam respondeat, may answer, be suitable, Cels. praef.—To return, make a return, yield:1.frumenta quando cum quarto responderint (sc. colono),
have returned, yielded, Col. 3, 3, 4; cf. with abl. and dat.:humus cum est repetita cultu, magno fenore colono respondet,
id. 2, 1, 3:vitis, nisi praepingui solo, non respondet,
id. 3, 2, 11; cf.:metalla plenius responsura fodienti,
Sen. Ep. 23, 5.—Hence, rēspon-sum, i, n., an answer, reply, response (equally freq. in sing. and plur.).In gen.:2.suis postulatis responsa exspectare,
Caes. B. C. 1, 5 fin.:haec paucis diebus ex illius ad nostra responsa responsis intellegentur, quorsum evasura sint,
Cic. Att. 7, 17, 4:responsum senatūs,
Liv. 7, 31:sine responso legatos dimisit,
id. 9, 38:nullo ab nostris dato responso,
Caes. B. G. 5, 58:responsum dedisti tantis de rebus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 40; 2, 4, 39, § 85; so,dare responsum,
Liv. 5, 32, 8; Val. Max. 9, 5, ext. 3; Curt. 3, 12, 9; Liv. 3, 50, 12:reddere alicui,
Cic. Planc. 14, 34; cf.:triste redditum,
Liv. 9, 16:ferre (ab aliquo),
to receive, Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 19; Caes. B. G. 6, 4 fin.:referre (ab aliquo),
to deliver, Cic. Att. 7, 17, 2; Hirt. B. G. 8, 23; Liv. 37, 6:elicere,
Quint. 5, 7, 20:petere,
Hor. C. S. 55:responsum accipere,
Liv. 5, 36, 4; Just. 12, 2, 8:responsum non fuit in eis,
Vulg. Jer. 5, 13.—In partic. (acc. to II. A. 2.), an answer, reply of a lawyer, priest, oracle, etc.; an opinion, response, oracle:cum responsumque ab eo (Crasso) verum magis, quam ad suam rem accommodatum abstulisset, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 239:res judicatae, decreta, responsa,
id. ib. 2, 27, 116; id. Mur. 13, 29.—The responsa prudentium, or authoritative opinions of leading lawyers, were an important source of the Roman law,
Just. Inst. 1, 2, 8 Sandars ad loc.:haruspicum responsa,
Cic. Cat. 3, 4, 9; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 30; Ov. M. 3, 340; 527:legatus a Delphis Romam rediit, responsumque ex scripto recitavit,
Liv. 23, 11; cf. id. 1, 56; Quint. 3, 7, 11; 5, 7, 35; Tac. H. 1, 10; 4, 65 al.; Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 65; Ter. And. 4, 2, 15; Verg. A. 7, 86 et saep.—In eccl. Lat.: responsum Dei, ab angelo, etc.,
Vulg. Mich. 3, 7; id. Luc. 2, 26; id. Act. 10, 22. -
13 réflexion
c black réflexion [ʀeflεksjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = méditation) thought• réflexion faite or à la réflexion, je reste on reflection, I'll stay• à la réflexion, on s'aperçoit que c'est faux when you think about it you can see that it's wrong• groupe or cellule or cercle de réflexion think tank• laissez-moi un délai or un temps de réflexion give me some time to think about it• après un temps de réflexion, il ajouta... after a moment's thought, he added...• nous organiserons une journée de réflexion sur ce thème we will organize a one-day conference on this topicc black b. ( = remarque) remark ; ( = idée) thought━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *ʀeflɛksjɔ̃1) ( pensée) thought, reflection2) ( méditation) thinking, reflectionréflexion faite or à la réflexion, je n'irai pas — on reflection ou on second thoughts, I won't go
s'attirer des réflexions — to attract criticism ou adverse comment
5) Physique reflection* * *ʀeflɛksjɔ̃1. nf1) (= pensée) reflectionréflexion faite; à la réflexion — on reflection
2) (= fait de penser) thoughtElle est en pleine réflexion. — She's deep in thought.
3) (= remarque) remark4) [lumière] reflection2. réflexions nfpl(= méditations) thoughts* * *réflexion nf1 ( pensée) thought (sur on), reflection (sur on); faire part de ses réflexions à qn to share one's thoughts with sb; inspirer des réflexions amères to give rise to bitter feelings;2 ( méditation) thinking (sur on), reflection (sur on); faire naître une réflexion nouvelle sur l'histoire to give rise to some fresh thinking on history; leur offre mérite réflexion their offer is worth thinking about; cela demande réflexion it needs ou requires thinking about; prendre le temps de la réflexion to take time to think; sans réflexion without thinking; réflexion faite or à la réflexion, je n'irai pas on reflection ou on second thoughts, I won't go; à la réflexion, on s'aperçoit que c'est absurde when you really think about it, you realize that it is absurd; après mûre réflexion after careful consideration, after much thought; donner matière à réflexion to be food for thought;3 ( remarque) remark (sur about), comment (sur on); faire des réflexions gén to make remarks; fais-nous grâce de tes réflexions spare us your comments; elle t'a fait une réflexion? did she say anything to you?; on m'a fait des réflexions sur votre attitude I've had complaints about your attitude; s'attirer des réflexions to attract criticism ou adverse comment; il a eu une réflexion bizarre/étonnante he said something odd/surprising; elle a des réflexions parfois! she says some funny things sometimes!;4 ( étude) study (sur of); document de réflexion discussion paper;5 Phys reflection.[reflɛksjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [méditation] thoughtaprès mûre réflexion after careful consideration, after much thoughts'absorber dans ses réflexions to be deep ou lost in thoughtréflexion faite, à la réflexion on reflection2. [discernement]agir sans réflexion to act without thinking, to act thoughtlesslysa réflexion ne m'a pas plu I didn't like his remark ou what he said4. TECHNOLOGIE [de la lumière] reflection
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