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A n1 ( verbal expression) mot m ; to say a few words about dire quelques mots sur ; those were his very words ce sont ses propres mots ; to have no words to express sth ne pas trouver les mots pour exprimer qch ; idle/well-chosen words mots en l'air/choisis ; long words mots savants ; in 120 words en 120 mots ; in a word, no en un mot, non ; there is no other word for it il n'y a pas d'autre mot (pour le dire) ; with these words he left sur ces mots il est parti ; in your own words avec tes propres mots ; I don't think ‘aunt’ is quite the right word je ne suis pas sûr que ‘tante’ soit le mot qui convienne ; the last word lit le dernier mot ; fig le dernier cri (in en) ; to get a word in placer un mot ; not in so many words pas exactement ; in other words en d'autres termes ; the spoken word la langue parlée ; the written word la langue écrite ; to put one's feelings ou thoughts into words exprimer ce qu'on ressent ; there's no such word as ‘can't’ ‘impossible’ n'est pas français ; what's the Greek word for ‘table’? comment dit-on ‘table’ en grec? ; a word of warning un avertissement ; a word of advice un conseil ; kind words paroles aimables ; vulgar is hardly the word for it vulgaire est trop peu dire ; lazy is a better word for him je dirais plutôt qu'il est paresseux ; I've said my last word on the subject j'ai dit tout ce que j'avais à dire sur le sujet ; too funny/sad for words trop drôle/triste ; in the words of Washington pour reprendre l'expression de Washington ; I believed every word he said je croyais tout ce qu'il me disait ; I mean every word of it je pense ce que je dis ; a word to all those who… quelques conseils pour tous ceux qui… ; a man of few words un homme peu loquace ;2 (anything, something) mot m ; without saying a word sans dire un mot ; I couldn't get a word out of her je n'ai pas réussi à tirer un mot d'elle ; not to believe/hear/understand a word of sth ne pas croire/entendre/comprendre un mot de qch ; not a word to anybody pas un mot à qui que ce soit ; I don't believe a word of it je n'en crois pas un mot ; not to have a good word to say about sb/sth n'avoir rien de bon à dire de qn/sur qch ; I want to say a word about honesty je voudrais dire quelque chose au sujet de l'honnêteté ; I didn't say a word! je n'ai pas ouvert la bouche! ; he won't hear a word against her il ne supporte pas qu'on dise quoi que ce soit contre elle ; the article didn't say a word about it l'article n'en a pas parlé ;3 ¢ ( information) nouvelles fpl (about concernant) ; we are waiting for word nous attendons des nouvelles ; there is no word of the missing climbers on est sans nouvelles des alpinistes disparus ; we are hoping for word that all is well nous espérons des bonnes nouvelles ; word got out that… la nouvelle a transpiré que… ; to bring word of sth annoncer qch ; to bring/send word that annoncer/faire savoir que ; he left word at the desk that… il a laissé un message à la réception disant que… ; to spread the word faire circuler la nouvelle ;4 (promise, affirmation) parole f ; he gave me his word il m'a donné sa parole ; to keep/break one's word tenir/ne pas tenir parole ; it's his word against mine c'est sa parole contre la mienne ; to hold sb to his/her word obliger qn à tenir parole ; a woman of her word une femme de parole ; to take sb's word for it croire qn sur parole ; to take sb at his/her word prendre qn au mot ; I've only got her word for it je n'ai que sa parole ; to doubt/question sb's word douter/mettre en doute les paroles de qn ; take my word for it! crois-moi! ; to go back on one's word revenir sur sa promesse ; to be as good as one's word tenir parole ; to be better than one's word faire plus que ce qu'on a promis ;5 ( rumour) word has it that he's a millionaire on dit qu'il est millionnaire ; word got round ou around that… le bruit a couru que… ;6 ( command) ordre m ; to give the word to do donner l'ordre de faire ; if you need anything just say the word si tu as besoin de quoi que ce soit, dis-le ; just say the word and I'll come tu n'as qu'un mot à dire et je viendrai ; at ou on the word of command, present arms à mon commandement, présentez armes ; their word is law ils font la loi ;7 ( key word) maître mot m ; the word now is devolution le maître mot est maintenant la décentralisation ;8 the Word Relig gen la bonne parole ; ( of Trinity) le Verbe ; to preach the Word prêcher la bonne parole ; the Word of God la parole de Dieu ;9 Comput mot m.1 ( oratory) paroles fpl ; show your support by deeds not words montrez votre soutien par des actes et non par des paroles ; empty words paroles vides de sens ;2 Theat, Mus ( of play) texte m ; ( of song) paroles fpl ; to forget one's words oublier son texte ; I'll sing the words je vais chanter les paroles ; to set the words to music mettre un texte en musique.C - worded (dans composés) a carefully-worded letter une lettre soigneusement formulée ; a strongly-worded statement un communiqué ferme ; a sarcastically-worded reply une réponse caustique.my word! ( in surprise) ma parole! ; ( in reproof) tu vas voir! ; right from the word go dès le départ ; to have a word with sb about sth parler (un peu) à qn à propos de qch ; to have words with sb s'accrocher avec qn ; to put in a good word for sb glisser un mot en faveur de qn ; upon my word†! ( in surprise) ma parole! ; ( confirming truth) parole d'honneur!
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