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1 worthy
A n notable m.B adj1 ( jamais épith) ( deserving) to be worthy of sth mériter qch, être digne de qch ; that's not worthy of mention/of your attention cela ne mérite pas d'être mentionné/de retenir votre attention ; is he worthy of the honour? mérite-t-il cet honneur? ; the idea's not worthy of your consideration l'idée ne mérite pas réflexion ; worthy of note digne d'intérêt ; to be worthy of doing mériter d'être fait ; the matter's/he's not worthy of being taken seriously l'affaire/il ne mérite pas qu'on la/le prenne sérieusement ; to be worthy to do être digne de faire ;3 ( appropriate) worthy of sth/sb digne de qn/qch ; a performance worthy of a champion une performance digne d'un champion ; a speech worthy of the occasion un discours adapté aux circonstances. -
2 considerable
considerable [kən'sɪdərəbəl]∎ she showed considerable courage elle a fait preuve de beaucoup de courage;∎ a considerable number (of) un nombre considérable (of);∎ to a considerable extent dans une (très) large mesure;∎ she only found the house after considerable difficulty elle n'a trouvé la maison qu'avec beaucoup de difficultéUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > considerable
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3 remark
remark [rɪ'mɑ:k]1 noun∎ to make or to pass a remark faire une remarque;∎ to make or to pass remarks about sb/sth faire des réflexions sur qn/qch;∎ she made the remark that no one knew the truth elle fit remarquer ou observer que personne ne savait la vérité;∎ it was a valid remark c'était une réflexion pertinente;∎ to let sth pass without remark laisser passer qch sans faire de commentaire∎ worthy of remark digne d'attention;∎ his behaviour did not escape remark son comportement n'est pas passé inaperçu∎ "the days are getting longer", she remarked "les jours rallongent", fit-elle remarquer∎ it may be remarked that… constatons que… + indicative∎ to remark on or upon sth (comment) faire un commentaire ou une observation sur qch; (criticize) faire des remarques sur qch;∎ he remarked on the lateness of the hour il fit remarquer qu'il était tard -
4 note
note [nəʊt]1. nouna. note fb. ( = informal letter) mot m• just a quick note to tell you... juste un petit mot pour te dire...d. ( = tone) note f• on an optimistic/positive note sur une note optimiste/positive• on a personal/practical note d'un point de vue personnel/pratique• on a more positive note... pour continuer sur une note plus optimiste...• on a more serious note... plus sérieusement...e. ( = implication) note fg. ( = notability) a man of note un homme éminenth. ( = notice) to take note of remarquera. noterb. ( = notice) constater• I note that... je constate que...• note that... notez bien que...* * *[nəʊt] 1.1) gen note f; ( short letter) mot mto make a note of — noter [date, address]
to take note of — lit, fig prendre note de
2) figto strike ou hit a wrong note — commettre un impair
4) ( banknote) billet m2.of note adjectival phrase [person] éminent, réputé; [development, contribution] digne d'intérêt3.transitive verb gen noter; ( pay attention to) prendre bonne note de4.noted past participle adjective [intellectual, criminal] célèbreto be noted for — être réputé pour [tact, wit]
Phrasal Verbs:••••Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée au verbe (eg you can't go, he hasn't finished)
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