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singsong ['sɪŋsɒŋ]1 noun(a) (melodious voice, tone)∎ to speak in a singsong parler d'une voix chantante∎ let's have a singsong chantons tous ensemble ou en chœur(voice, accent) chantant;∎ in a singsong voice d'une voix chantante -
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there [ðεər]1. adverb• down or over there là-bas► there is ( = there exists) → be► to be there ( = exist) exister• if the technology is there, someone will use it si la technologie existe, quelqu'un l'utiliserab. (other uses) there he is! le voilà !• hurry up there! eh ! dépêchez-vous !• you've got me there! alors là, ça me dépasse ! (inf)• there comes a time when... il vient un moment où...• you press this switch and there you are! tu appuies sur ce bouton et ça y est !• there you are, I told you that would happen tu vois, je t'avais bien dit que ça allait arriver• there they go! les voilà qui partent !• I had hoped to finish early, but there you go j'espérais finir tôt mais tant pis2. exclamation• there, what did I tell you? alors, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit ?• there, there, don't cry! allons, allons, ne pleure pas !• there now, that didn't hurt, did it? eh bien, ça n'a pas fait si mal que ça, si ?* * *Note: there is generally translated by là after prepositions: near there = près de là etc and when emphasizing the location of an object/a point etc visible to the speaker: put them there = mettez-les làRemember that voilà is used to draw attention to a visible place/object/person: there's my watch = voilà ma montre, whereas il y a is used for generalizations: there's a village nearby = il y a un village tout prèsthere when unstressed with verbs such as aller and être is translated by y: we went there last year = nous y sommes allés l'année dernière, but not where emphasis is made: it was there that we went last year = c'est là que nous sommes allés l'année dernièreFor examples of the above and further uses of there see the entry below[ðeə(r)] 1.pronoun ( as impersonal subject) ilthere seems ou appears to be — il semble y avoir
2.there is/are — il y a
1) ( that place or point) làup to there —
in there please — ( ushering somebody) par là s'il vous plaît
2) ( at or to that place) làit's there that — gen c'est là que; ( when indicating) c'est là où
take the offer while it's there — fig profite de l'occasion pendant que c'est possible
3) ( to draw attention) (to person, activity etc) voilà; ( to place) làthere you go again — fig ça y est, c'est reparti
there you are — ( seeing somebody arrive) vous voilà; ( giving object) tenez, voilà; ( that's done) et voilà
4) ( indicating arrival) là5) ( indicating juncture) là6) (colloq) ( emphatic)3.there and then adverbial phrase directement4.there again adverbial phrase ( on the other hand) d'un autre côté5.there there! — ( soothingly) allez! allez!
there! — ( triumphantly) voilà!
there, I told you! — voilà, je te l'avais bien dit!
there, you've woken the baby! — c'est malin, tu as réveillé le bébé!
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❢ There is generally translated by là after prepositions: near there = près de là etc and when emphasizing the location of an object/point etc visible to the speaker: put them there = mettez-les là. Remember that voilà is used to draw attention to a visible place/object/person: there's my watch = voilà ma montre, whereas il y a is used for generalizations: there's a village nearby = il y a un village tout près. there when unstressed with verbs such as aller and être is translated by y: we went there last year = nous y sommes allés l'année dernière, but not where emphasis is made: it was there that we went last year = c'est là que nous sommes allés l'année dernière. For examples of the above and further uses of there see the entry below.A pron ( as impersonal subject) il ; there seems ou appears to be il semble y avoir ; there is/are il y a ; there are many reasons il y a beaucoup de raisons ; there is some left il en reste ; once upon a time there was il était une fois ; there'll be a singsong later on va chanter plus tard ; there's no denying that personne ne peut nier que ; suddenly there appeared a fairy littér soudain est apparue une fée ; there arose cries from the audience littér des cris sont montés de la salle.B adv1 ( that place or point) là ; far from/near/two kilometres from there loin de/près de/à deux kilomètres de là ; up to there, down to there jusque là ; put it in there mettez-le là-dedans ; in there please ( ushering sb) par là s'il vous plaît ; we left there on Thursday nous sommes partis de là jeudi ;2 ( at or to that place) là ; stop there arrêtez-vous là ; sign there please veuillez signer là s'il vous plaît ; stand there mettez-vous là ; go over there va là-bas ; are you still there? ( on phone) est-ce que tu es toujours là? ; since we were last there depuis la dernière fois que nous y sommes allés ; it's there that gen c'est là que ; ( when indicating) c'est là où ; to go there and back in an hour faire l'aller et retour en une heure ; take the offer while it's there fig profite de l'occasion pendant que c'est possible ;3 ( to draw attention) (to person, activity etc) voilà ; ( to place) là ; what have you got there? qu'est-ce que tu as là? ; there they go les voilà qui s'en vont ; there goes the coach voilà le car qui s'en va ; there you go again fig ça y est c'est reparti ; there you are ( seeing sb arrive) vous voilà ; ( giving object) tenez, voilà ; ( that's done) et voilà ; there is a hammer/are some nails voilà un marteau/des clous ; there's a bus coming voilà un bus ; listen, there's my sister calling tiens, voilà ma sœur qui appelle ; that paragraph/sales assistant there ce paragraphe/vendeur ; my colleague there will show you mon collègue va vous montrer ; which one? this one or that one there? lequel? celui-ci ou celui-là? ; what does it say there? qu'est-ce qui est marqué là? ; there's why! ça explique tout! ;4 ( indicating arrival) là ; will she be there now? est-ce qu'elle y est maintenant? ; when do they get there? quand est-ce qu'ils arrivent là-bas? ; there I was at last j'étais enfin là-bas ; the train won't be there yet le train ne sera pas encore là ; we get off there c'est là qu'on descend ;5 ( indicating juncture) là ; there we must finish nous devons nous arrêter là ; I'd like to interrupt you there là je me permets de vous interrompre ; there was our chance c'était notre chance ; I think you're wrong there je crois que là tu te trompes ; so there we were in the same cell et comme ça on s'est retrouvés dans la même cellule ;6 ○ ( emphatic) that there contraption ce truc-là ○ ; hello there! salut! ; hey you there! eh toi là-bas!E excl there there! ( soothingly) allez! allez! ; there! ( triumphantly) voilà! ; there, I told you! voilà, je te l'avais bien dit! ; there, you've woken the baby! c'est malin, tu as réveillé le bébé! ; ⇒ so.
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