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1 adamant
adamant [ˈædəmənt][person] catégorique• to be adamant that... maintenir catégoriquement que...* * *['ædəmənt] -
2 adamant
adamant adj catégorique (about sur) ; to be adamant that ( regarding past events) être catégorique sur le fait que ; ( regarding future events) insister sur le fait que ; to remain adamant rester inébranlable. -
3 adamant
adamant ['ædəmənt]résolu, inflexible;∎ she is adamant that she saw him elle affirme l'avoir vu et ne veut pas en démordre -
4 sorry
A adj1 ( apologetic) désolé ; ( for emphasis) navré ; I'm terribly sorry je suis vraiment désolé, je suis navré ; (I'm) sorry, I haven't a clue ○ ou I've no idea je suis désolé mais je n'en ai pas la moindre idée ; to be sorry that être désolé que (+ subj) ; to be sorry if être désolé si ; I'm sorry that things didn't work out/if I was rude je suis désolé que ça n'ait pas marché/si j'ai été grossier ; I'm sorry I'm late je suis désolé d'être en retard ; I'm sorry for the delay je suis désolé du retard, je m'excuse pour le retard ; to be sorry for doing/to do être désolé d'avoir fait/de faire ; I'm sorry for keeping you waiting excusez-moi de vous avoir fait attendre ; I'm sorry to be a nuisance but… excusez-moi de vous embêter, mais… ; to be sorry about s'excuser de [behaviour, mistake, change] ; I'm sorry about this! je suis désolé!, excusez-moi! ; sorry about that! (je suis) désolé! ; to say sorry s'excuser ; he didn't look the slightest bit sorry! il n'avait pas du tout l'air désolé! ;2 ( sympathetic) to be sorry to hear of sth/to hear that être désolé d'apprendre qch/d'apprendre que ; I'm very sorry about your uncle j'ai été désolé d'apprendre pour ton oncle ;3 ( regretful) to be sorry to do regretter de faire ; we are sorry to inform you that nous regrettons or nous avons le regret de vous informer que ; will you be sorry to go back? est-ce que tu auras des regrets en rentrant? ; no-one will be sorry to see him go! personne ne regrettera son départ! ; and, I'm sorry to say et malheureusement ; I'm sorry that I didn't come/that you didn't come je regrette de ne pas être venu/que tu ne sois pas venu ; she was sorry (that) she'd raised the subject elle regrettait d'avoir abordé le sujet ; I felt sorry about it afterwards j'ai eu des remords par la suite ; do it now or you'll be sorry! fais-le maintenant ou tu t'en repentiras! ;6 (pathetic, deplorable) [state, sight, business] triste ; [person] minable ; they're a sorry lot! ils sont minables! ; to be in a sorry state être dans un triste état or en piteux état ; this is a sorry state of affairs! c'est vraiment lamentable!B excl1 ( apologizing) désolé! ;2 ( failing to hear) sorry? pardon? ;3 ( contradicting) sorry, Sarah, that isn't true! désolé, Sarah, mais cela est faux! ;4 ( interrupting others) sorry, time is running out je suis désolé, mais nous n'avons plus beaucoup de temps ;5 ( adding a comment) sorry, may I just say that excusez-moi, je voudrais simplement ajouter que ;6 ( requesting clarification) sorry, I'm not with you pardon, mais je ne vous suis pas ;7 ( correcting self) so we have two, sorry, three options nous avons donc deux, pardon, trois options ;8 ( being adamant) sorry, but that's the way it is! désolé, mais c'est comme ça!
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adamant — adj. 1) adamant about; in 2) adamant that + clause; subj. when the subjects of the clauses are different (he was adamant that he was fit to go; she was adamant that he not go) * * * [ ædəmənt] in subj. when the subjects of the clauses are… … Combinatory dictionary
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adamant — UK [ˈædəmənt] / US adjective determined not to change your belief or decision about something We tried to persuade her but she was adamant. adamant (that): He was adamant that he would not pay any more money. adamant about: They are adamant about … English dictionary
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