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21 all-out
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22 for good
( sometimes for good and all) (permanently: He's not going to France for a holiday - he's going for good.) pour de bon -
23 for ever / forever
1) (continually: He was forever looking at this watch.) continuellement2) (for all time: I'll love you for ever (and ever).) pour toujours -
24 for love or money
(in any way at all: We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.) pour rien au monde -
25 for all appropriate legal purposes
Pol., Jur. pour valoir ce que de droitEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > for all appropriate legal purposes
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26 for all practical purposes
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > for all practical purposes
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27 Usage note : all
When all is used to mean everything, it is translated by tout:is that all?= c’est tout?all is well= tout va bienWhen all is followed by a that clause, all that is translated by tout ce qui when it is the subject of the verb and tout ce que when it is the object:all that remains to be done= tout ce qui reste à fairethat was all (that) he said= c’est tout ce qu’il a ditafter all (that) we’ve done= après tout ce que nous avons faitwe’re doing all (that) we can= nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvonsall that you need= tout ce dont tu as besoinWhen all is used to refer to a specified group of people or objects, the translation reflects the number and gender of the people or objects referred to ; tous is used for a group of people or objects of masculine or mixed or unspecified gender and toutes for a group of feminine gender:we were all delighted= nous étions tous ravis‘where are the cups?’ ‘they’re all in the kitchen’= ‘où sont les tasses?’ ‘elles sont toutes dans la cuisine’For more examples and particular usages see the entry all.As a determinerIn French, determiners agree in gender and number with the noun they precede. So all is translated by tout + masculine singular noun:all the time= tout le tempsby toute + feminine singular noun:all the family= toute la familleby tous + masculine or mixed gender plural noun:all men= tous les hommesall the books= tous les livresand by toutes + feminine plural noun:all women= toutes les femmesall the chairs= toutes les chaisesFor more examples and particular usages see the entry all.As an adverbmy coat’s all dirty= mon manteau est tout salehe was all alone= il était tout seulthey were all alone= ils étaient tout seulsthe girls were all excited= les filles étaient tout excitéesHowever, when the adjective that follows is in the feminine and begins with a consonant the translation is toute/toutes:she was all alone= elle était toute seulethe bill is all wrong= la facture est toute faussethe girls were all alone= les filles étaient toutes seulesFor more examples and particular usages see the entry all. -
28 Consumer, Price, Index, for, Canada
(All, items)Indice m des prix à la consommation pour le Canada(indice d'ensemble)English-French legislative terms > Consumer, Price, Index, for, Canada
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29 free-for-all
mêlée f générale;∎ when the food arrived the queue quickly turned into a free-for-all quand la nourriture est arrivée la file d'attente a tourné en mêlée généraleUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > free-for-all
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30 once and for all
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31 stand for
1) (to be a candidate for election to: He stood for Parliament.) être candidat/-ate (à, pour)2) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.) vouloir dire3) (to represent: I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.) représenter4) (to tolerate: I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.) tolérer -
32 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) s'attribuer le mérite deEnglish-French dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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33 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) s'attribuer le mérite deEnglish-French dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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34 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) s'attribuer le mérite deEnglish-French dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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35 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) s'attribuer le mérite deEnglish-French dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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36 free-for-all
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37 after all
1) ((used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration: I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him.) après tout2) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) en fin de compte -
38 except for
1) (apart from: We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.) à part2) (except: Except for John, they all arrived punctually.) à l'exception de -
39 hunt for
(to search for: I've been hunting for that shoe all morning.) chercher -
40 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) voilà pour, voilà ce qu'on appelle
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