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1 tactfully
tactfully ['tæktfʊlɪ]avec tact ou délicatesse;∎ I tactfully refrained from asking him par tact ou délicatesse, je me suis retenu de lui poser la question -
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3 tactfully
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4 tactfully
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5 delicately
delicately [ˈdelɪkɪtlɪ]a. ( = subtly) délicatementb. ( = tactfully) avec délicatesse* * *['delɪkətlɪ]1) [crafted, flavoured] délicatement2) [handle, phrase] avec délicatesse -
6 tact
[tækt](care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them: He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.) tact- tactful- tactfully - tactfulness - tactless - tactlessly - tactlessness -
7 Usage note : might
Although usage shows that may and might are interchangeable in many contexts, might indicates a more remote possibility than may. French generally translates this element of possibility using peut-être with the appropriate verb tense:it might snow= il va peut-être neiger(It is also possible to translate this more formally using il se peut + subjunctive: il se peut qu’il neige). For particular examples see might1 1.It is possible to translate might differently depending on the nature of the context and the speaker’s point of view:he might not come= il risque de ne pas venirimplies that this is not a desirable outcome for the speaker ;he might not come= il pourrait ne pas venir or il se peut qu’il ne vienne pashowever, is neutral in tone. Where there is the idea of a possibility in the past which has not in fact occurred (see might1 2), French uses the past conditional of the verb (which is often pouvoir):it might have been serious (but wasn’t in fact)= ça aurait pu être graveThis is also the case where something which could have taken place did not, thus causing annoyance:you might have said thanks!= tu aurais pu dire merci!(see might1 7).might, as the past tense of may, will automatically occur in instances of reported speech:he said you might be hurt= il a dit que tu serais peut-être blesséFor more examples see the entry might1 and bear in mind the rules for the agreement of tenses.Where there is a choice between may and might in making requests, might is more formal and even rather dated. French uses inversion (je peux = puis-je?) in this context and puis-je me permettre de…? (= might I…?) is extremely formal.Might can be used to polite effect - to soften direct statements: you might imagine that…or to offer advice tactfully: it might be wise to…In both cases, French uses the conditional tense of the verb: on pourrait penser que… ; ce serait peut-être une bonne idée de… The use of well in phrases such as he might well be right etc. implies a greater degree of likelihood.For translations of might well, may well, see B2 in the entry well1. -
8 humour
1 noun(a) (wit, fun) humour m;∎ the play is devoid of humour la pièce est dénuée ou dépourvue d'humour;∎ the humour of the situation le côté comique de la situation;∎ sense of humour sens m de l'humour;∎ I like her sense of humour j'aime son sens de l'humour;∎ he's got no sense of humour il n'a aucun sens de l'humour;∎ he has a very dry sense of humour il est très pince-sans-rire∎ in a good/bad humour de bonne/mauvaise humeur;∎ he's in no humour to talk to anybody il n'est pas d'humeur à parler à qui que ce soit;∎ literary to be out of humour être de mauvaise humeur∎ the four humours les quatre humeurs fpl(person → indulge, gratify) faire plaisir à; (→ treat tactfully) ménager; (whim, fantasy) se prêter à;∎ don't try to humour me n'essaie pas de m'amadouer
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