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6 Spelling and punctuation
This table presents a useful way of clarifying difficulties when you are spelling names etc.A comme Anatole means A for Anatole, and so on.When spelling aloud…A A comme AnatoleB B comme BertheC C comme Célestinç c cédilleD D comme DésiréE E comme Eugèneé e accent aiguè e accent graveê e accent circonflexeë e trémaF F comme FrançoisG G comme GastonH H comme HenriI I comme IrmaJ J comme JosephK K comme KléberL L comme LouisM M comme MarcelN N comme NicolasO O comme OscarP P comme PierreQ Q comme QuintalR R comme RaoulS S comme SuzanneT T comme ThérèseU U comme UrsuleV V comme VictorW W comme WilliamX X comme XavierY Y comme YvonneZ Z comme ZoéSpellingcapital B= B majusculesmall b= b minusculeit has got a capital B= cela s’écrit avec un B majusculein small letters= en minusculesdouble t= deux tdouble n= deux napostrophe= apostrophed apostrophe= d apostrophehyphen= trait d’unionrase-mottes has got a hyphen= rase-mottes s’écrit avec un trait d’unionDictating punctuation. point or un point ( full stop), virgule ( comma): deux points ( colon); point-virgule ( semicolon)! point d’exclamation† ( exclamation mark)? point d’interrogation† ( interrogation mark)à la ligne ( new paragraph)( ouvrez la parenthèse ( open brackets)) fermez la parenthèse ( close brackets)() entre parenthèses ( in brackets)[] entre crochets ( in square brackets)- tiret ( dash)… points de suspension ( three dots)« ou " ouvrez les guillemets ( open inverted commas)» ou " fermez les guillemets ( close inverted commas)«» ou "" entre guillemets ( in inverted commas)The use of inverted commas in FrenchIn novels and short stories, direct speech is punctuated differently from English:The inverted commas lie on the line, e.g.«Tiens, dit-elle, en ouvrant les rideaux, les voilà!»‡This example also shows that the inverted commas are not closed after each stretch of direct speech. In modern texts they are often omitted altogether (though this is still sometimes frowned on):Il l’interrogea:- Vous êtes arrivé quand?- Pourquoi cette question? Je n’ai rien fait de mal.- C’est ce que nous allons voir.Note the short dash in this case that introduces each new speaker. Even if inverted commas had been used in the above dialogue, they would have been opened before vous and closed after voir, and not used at other points.English-style inverted commas are used in French to highlight words in a text:Le ministre a voulu "tout savoir" sur la question.† Note that, unlike English, French has a space before ! and ? and: and ;, e.g. Jamais !, Pourquoi ? etc. This is not usual, however, in dictionaries, where it would take up too much room.‡ Single inverted commas are not much used in French. -
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1 ( in punctuation) point m d'interrogation ;2 ( doubt) there is a question mark about his honesty on s'interroge quant à son honnêteté ; there is a question mark about his suitability for the job on se demande s'il est apte à occuper ce poste ; there is a question mark hanging over the factory/over his future l'incertitude plane sur l'usine/sur son avenir. -
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dash [dæ∫]1. nouna. ( = sudden rush) there was a dash for the door tout le monde s'est rué vers la porte• there was a mad dash to get the Christmas shopping done ça a été la ruée dans les magasins pour acheter des cadeaux de Noël• to make a dash for/towards... se précipiter sur/vers...b. ( = small amount) [of liquid] goutte f ; [of spice] pincée f ; [of mustard] pointe f ; [of vinegar, lemon] filet md. ( = punctuation mark) tiret ma. ( = rush) se précipiter• to dash away/back/up s'en aller/revenir/monter à toute allure► dash off[+ letter] écrire en vitesse* * *[dæʃ] 1.1) ( rush) course f folleto make a dash for it — ( run off) s'enfuir
2) ( small amount) ( of liquid) goutte f; ( of powder) pincée f; ( of colour) touche f3) ( flair) panache m4) ( punctuation) tiret m5) ( in morse code) trait m2.transitive verb1) ( smash)3.to dash somebody/something against — projeter quelqu'un/quelque chose contre [rocks]
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(to divide up sentences etc by commas, full stops, colons etc.) ponctuer- punctuation mark -
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question ['kwestʃən]1 noun∎ to ask sb a question poser une question à qn;∎ I wish to put a question to the chairman j'aimerais poser une question au président;∎ Parliament to put down a question for sb adresser une interpellation à qn;∎ you haven't answered my question vous n'avez pas répondu à ma question;∎ they obeyed without question ils ont obéi sans poser de questions;∎ a question and answer session une séance questions-réponses;∎ what a question! quelle question!;∎ Grammar direct/indirect question interrogation f directe/indirecte;∎ British Parliament (Prime Minister's) Question Time, Prime Minister's Questions = session hebdomadaire du Parlement britannique réservée aux questions des députés au Premier ministre∎ her article raises some important questions son article soulève d'importantes questions ou d'importants problèmes;∎ it raises the question of how much teachers should be paid cela soulève ou pose le problème du salaire des enseignants;∎ the place/time in question le lieu/l'heure en question;∎ the person in question is away at the moment la personne en question est absente en ce moment;∎ the Jewish question la question juive;∎ the question is, will he do it? toute la question est de savoir s'il le fera;∎ that is the question voilà la question;∎ that's another or a different question c'est une autre histoire;∎ but that's not the question, that's beside the question mais là n'est pas la question, il ne s'agit pas de cela;∎ it's not a question of who's right la question n'est pas de savoir qui a raison;∎ it's a question of how much you want to spend tout dépend de la somme que vous voulez mettre;∎ it's only a question of money/time ce n'est qu'une question d'argent/de temps;∎ it's only a question of time before it happens ça arrivera tôt ou tard∎ there's no question about it, he was murdered il a été assassiné, cela ne fait aucun doute;∎ his honesty was never in question son honnêteté n'a jamais été mise en doute ou remise en question;∎ to bring or to call sth into question remettre qch en question;∎ she is without or beyond question the best elle est incontestablement la meilleure;∎ they know beyond question where their interests lie ils savent parfaitement (bien) où est leur intérêt;∎ whether they are happier now is open to question sont-ils plus heureux maintenant? on peut se le demander;∎ the wisdom of this decision is open to question le bien-fondé de la décision est discutable∎ there was some question of… il a été question de…;∎ there's no question of our making the same mistake again nous ne sommes pas près de refaire la même erreur;∎ there is no question of going back now il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière;∎ there's no question of his coming with us, it's out of the question that he should come with us il est hors de question qu'il vienne avec nous;∎ there was never any question of his coming with us il n'a jamais été question qu'il nous accompagne;∎ I'm sorry, you can't go, it's out of the question! je regrette, vous ne pouvez pas y aller, c'est hors de question!∎ to put sb to the question (torture) mettre qn à la question, appliquer la question à qn(a) (interrogate) interroger, poser des questions à; (of police) interroger; School interroger; Marketing (consumer) interroger;∎ to be questioned être interrogé; (suspect) subir un interrogatoire;∎ the people questioned in the survey les personnes interrogées dans le cadre du sondage;∎ she was questioned on her views on l'a interrogée sur ses opinions(b) (doubt → motives, honesty, wisdom) mettre en doute, mettre en question; (→ statement, claim) mettre en doute, contester;∎ nobody is questioning your motives personne ne met en doute ou en question vos motivations;∎ I questioned whether it was wise to continue je me suis demandé s'il était bien sage de continuer►► Grammar question form forme f interrogative;question mark (punctuation mark) point m d'interrogation; Marketing (product) point m d'interrogation, dilemme m;∎ figurative a question mark hangs over the future of this country il est impossible de prédire quel sort attend ce pays ou sera réservé à ce pays;∎ there is a question mark over her reasons for leaving on ignore les raisons qui l'ont poussée à partir;Linguistics question tag question tag m, = tournure interrogative en fin de phrase, équivalent du "n'est-ce pas" français -
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∎ the 15 to 20 age bracket le groupe ou la classe des 15 à 20 ans;∎ the high/low income bracket la tranche des gros/petits revenus;∎ my pay rise put me in the £40,000 bracket mon augmentation de salaire m'a placé dans la tranche (de revenus) des 40 000 livres annuelles;∎ what tax bracket are you in? dans quelle tranche d'imposition es-tu? -
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1 noun(a) (complete, whole)∎ to pay in full payer intégralement;∎ we paid the bill in full nous avons payé la facture dans son intégralité;∎ they refunded my money in full ils m'ont entièrement remboursé∎ he gave us a full report il nous a donné un rapport détaillé;∎ I asked for full information j'ai demandé des renseignements completsfull container load conteneur m chargé complètement;full cost accounting (method) méthode f du coût de revient complet;full costing méthode du coût complet;INSURANCE full cover garantie f totale;full demand demande f soutenue;FINANCE full discharge quitus m;full employment plein emploi m;full fare (in air travel) plein tarif m;STOCK EXCHANGE full listing = description d'une société qui apparaît à la cote officielle de la Bourse de Londres;full load chargement m complet;full pay paie f entière;full payment paiement m intégral;LAW full power of attorney procuration f générale;full price prix m fort;full rate plein tarif;full stop (punctuation mark) point m;full time temps m complet;full warranty garantie totale;full weight poids m justeTenon Group, the AIM-listed accountancy consolidator, has said it will move up to a full listing on the London Stock Exchange - but not until September 2003 at the earliest, writes Philip Smith. The original intention had been for the company to make the switch this year, but chief executive Ian Buckley admitted that would no longer be possible and could be as late as March 2004.
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1 noun(punctuation mark) barre f oblique(prices) casser; (cost, taxes) réduire considérablement;∎ prices have been slashed by 40 percent les prix ont été réduits de 40 pour cent -
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['komə](the punctuation mark (,) used to show a slight pause etc.) virgule
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