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credit ['kredɪt]crédit ⇒ 1 (a) mérite ⇒ 1 (b) croyance ⇒ 1 (c) unité de valeur ⇒ 1 (d) créditer ⇒ 3 (a) supposer ⇒ 3 (b) croire ⇒ 3 (c) générique ⇒ 41 noun∎ he has £50 to his credit il a 50 livres sur son compte, il a un avoir de 50 livres;∎ to enter or to place a sum to sb's credit créditer le compte de qn d'une somme, porter une somme à l'actif de qn;∎ debit and credit débit m et crédit m;∎ to give sb credit, to give credit to sb (of bank) accorder un découvert à qn; (of shop, pub) faire crédit à qn;∎ to run a credit check on sb (to ensure enough money in account) vérifier la solvabilité de qn, vérifier que le compte de qn est approvisionné; (to ensure no record of bad debts) vérifier le passé bancaire de qn;∎ we do not give credit (sign) la maison ne fait pas crédit;∎ to sell/to buy/to live on credit vendre/acheter/vivre à crédit;∎ her credit is good elle a une bonne réputation de solvabilité; figurative (she is trustworthy) elle est digne de confiance;∎ figurative isn't my credit good any more? on ne me fait plus confiance?(b) (merit, honour) mérite m;∎ all the credit should go to the team tout le mérite doit revenir à l'équipe;∎ to take the credit for sth/doing sth s'attribuer le mérite de qch/d'avoir fait qch;∎ I can't take all the credit for it tout le mérite ne me revient pas;∎ to give sb the credit for sth/doing sth attribuer à qn le mérite de qch/d'avoir fait qch;∎ management got all the credit tout le mérite est revenu à la direction;∎ give her credit for what she has achieved reconnais ce qu'elle a accompli;∎ with credit (perform) honorablement;∎ nobody emerged with any credit except him c'est le seul qui s'en soit sorti à son honneur;∎ it must be said to his credit that… il faut dire en sa faveur que…;∎ to her credit she did finish the exam il faut lui accorder qu'elle a fini l'examen;∎ she has five novels to her credit elle a cinq romans à son actif;∎ to be a credit to one's family/school, to do one's family/school credit faire honneur à sa famille/son école, être l'honneur de sa famille/son école;∎ it does her (great) credit c'est tout à son honneur;∎ it does you credit that you gave the money back c'est tout à votre honneur d'avoir rendu l'argent;∎ give me SOME credit! je ne suis quand même pas si bête!;∎ credit where credit is due il faut reconnaître ce qui est(c) (credence) croyance f;∎ to give credit to sb/sth ajouter foi à qn/qch;∎ to lend credit to sth accréditer qch, rendre qch plausible;∎ the theory is gaining credit cette théorie est de plus en plus acceptée;∎ he's cleverer than I gave him credit for il est plus intelligent que je le pensais ou supposais;∎ I gave you credit for more sense je vous supposais plus de bon sens;∎ I gave him credit for more sense than I perhaps should have done j'ai peut-être surestimé son bon sens(d) University unité f de valeur, UV f;∎ how many credits do you need? combien d'UV faut-il que tu aies?∎ to credit an account with £200, to credit £200 to an account créditer un compte de 200 livres∎ to credit sb with intelligence/tact/sense supposer de l'intelligence/du tact/du bon sens à qn;∎ I credited her with more sense je lui supposais plus de bon sens;∎ credit me with a bit more intelligence! tu serais gentil de ne pas sous-estimer mon intelligence!;∎ she is credited with being the first woman to attend medical school elle est considérée comme la première femme à avoir fait des études de médecine;∎ he is credited with the discovery of DNA on lui attribue la découverte de l'ADN∎ would you credit it! tu te rends compte!;∎ you wouldn't credit some of the things he's done tu n'en reviendrais pas si tu savais les choses qu'il a faites;∎ I could hardly credit it j'avais du mal à le croireCinema & Television générique mcredit advice avis m de crédit;credit agency institution f de crédit;credit agreement accord m ou convention f de crédit;credit bank banque f de crédit;credit broker courtier(ère) m,f en crédits ou en prêts;American credit bureau institution f de crédit;credit card carte f de crédit;∎ to pay by credit card payer avec une ou régler par carte de crédit;credit card fraud usage m frauduleux de cartes de crédit;credit card number numéro m de carte de crédit;credit card reader lecteur m de cartes;credit card transactions transactions fpl effectuées par carte de crédit;credit ceiling plafond m de crédit;Accountancy credit column colonne f créditrice;credit control (government restrictions) resserrement m ou encadrement m du crédit; (monitoring) surveillance m des crédits;credit controller contrôleur(euse) m,f du crédit;credit enquiry renseignements mpl de crédit, enquête f de solvabilité;credit entry Banking article m porté au crédit d'un compte; Accountancy écriture f au crédit;credit facilities facilités fpl de crédit;credit freeze blocage m du crédit;credit history profil m crédit;∎ to obtain information on sb's credit history établir des renseignements de solvabilité sur qn;credit institution établissement m de crédit;credit insurance assurance-crédit f;Accountancy credit item poste m créditeur;credit limit limite f ou plafond m de crédit;credit line British (loan) autorisation f de crédit; American (limit) limite f ou plafond m de crédit;credit management direction f des crédits;credit manager directeur(trice) m,f du crédit;credit margin marge f de crédit;credit memo bulletin m de versement;credit period délai m de crédit;credit rating (of person, company) degré m de solvabilité; (awarded by credit reference agency) notation f;credit rating agency agence f de notation;credit risk risque m de crédit;∎ to be a good/bad credit risk représenter un risque peu important/important;credit scoring = méthode d'évaluation de la solvabilité, crédit-scoring m;Accountancy credit side crédit m, avoir m;∎ figurative on the credit side, the proposed changes will cut costs les changements projetés auront l'avantage de réduire les coûts;∎ figurative on the credit side, he's a good cook il faut lui accorder qu'il cuisine bien;credit squeeze restriction f ou encadrement m du crédit;∎ there's a credit squeeze le crédit est restreint ou encadré;credit terms modalités fpl de crédit;Banking credit transfer virement m, transfert m (de compte à compte);American credit union société f ou caisse f de crédit;credit voucher chèque m de caisse -
122 souffler
souffler [sufle]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. [vent, personne] to blowb. ( = respirer avec peine) to puff and blowc. ( = se reposer) to get one's breath back• laisser souffler qn/un cheval to let sb/a horse get his breath back2. transitive verba. [+ bougie] to blow outb. ( = envoyer) souffler de la fumée au nez de qn to blow smoke in sb's faced. [bombe, explosion] to destroy• on ne souffle pas ! (en classe, dans un jeu) no whispering!* * *sufle
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1) ( éteindre) to blow out [bougie, lampe]2) ( envoyer) to blow [air, odeur, poussière]3) ( chuchoter) to whisper [mots, texte] ( à quelqu'un to somebody; que that)souffler la réplique à un acteur — to prompt an actor, to give an actor a prompt
4) ( suggérer) to suggest [idée, nom] (à to)on lui a soufflé la réponse — he/she was prompted
5) Industrie to blow [verre, bouteille]; to blast [métal]6) ( détruire) [explosion, bombe] to blow out [vitre]; to blow up [construction]8) (colloq) ( stupéfier) to flabbergast
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verbe intransitif1) Météorologie [vent] to blow2) ( se propager) [vent de révolte, liberté] to blow3) ( reprendre sa respiration) to get one's breath back; [cheval] to get its wind back; fig [personne, économie] to take a breather (colloq)4) ( respirer difficilement) to puff5) ( produire un souffle) [personne, animal] to blowsouffler sur le feu — lit to blow on the fire; fig to inflame the situation
6) ( donner la réponse) to tell somebody the answer••souffler comme un bœuf or un phoque or une locomotive — to puff and pant
* * *sufle1. vi1) [vent] to blowLe vent soufflait fort. — There was a strong wind., The wind was blowing hard.
Le vent soufflait en rafales. — The wind was blowing in gusts., It was gusty.
2) (pour éteindre une flamme, enlever de la poussière) to blow3) (= haleter) to puff and pant4) figElle n'avait pas le temps de souffler. — She didn't have time to catch her breath.
J'ai besoin de souffler, je prends des vacances. — I need to have a break, I'm taking a holiday.
2. vt1) [feu, bougie] to blow out2) [poussière, feuilles mortes] to blow away3) [explosion] to blast, to destroy4) (= dire)5) * (= voler)souffler qch à qn — to pinch * sth from sb
6) TECHNIQUE, [verre] to blow* * *souffler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( éteindre) to blow out [bougie, lampe];2 ( envoyer) to blow [air, odeur, poussière]; le ventilateur souffle de l'air froid the fan is blowing cold air; souffler de la fumée au visage/dans les yeux de qn to blow smoke in sb's face/eyes; ne me souffle pas ton haleine au visage don't breathe all over me;3 ( chuchoter) to whisper [mots, texte] (à qn to sb; que that); souffler qch à l'oreille de qn to whisper sth into sb's ear; je t'aime, souffla-t-il I love you, he whispered; souffler la réplique à un acteur Théât to prompt an actor, to give an actor a prompt;4 ( suggérer) to suggest [idée, nom] (à to); elle m'a soufflé l'idée she suggested the idea to me; on lui a soufflé la réponse sb told him/her the answer;8 ○( prendre) to pinch○ [travail, propriété] (à from); to whip away○ [contrat] (à from); mon meilleur ami m'a soufflé mon poste et ma femme my best friend pinched my job and my wife;9 ○( stupéfier) to flabbergast; j'ai été soufflé d'apprendre la nouvelle I was flabbergasted to hear the news.B vi1 Météo [vent] to blow; souffler en or par rafales to blow in gusts; le vent souffle fort there's a strong wind; ça souffle it's windy; le vent souffle en tempête there's a gale-force wind;2 ( se propager) [vent de révolte, liberté] to blow; le vent de la liberté souffle dans le pays/sur tout le continent the wind of freedom is sweeping through the country/through the continent; un vent de folie souffle sur le stade frenzy is sweeping through the stadium;3 ( reprendre sa respiration) to get one's breath back; [cheval] to get its wind back; fig [personne, économie] to take a breather○; laisse-moi souffler! let me get my breath back!; ( pour rembourser) give me a breather!; le pays peut enfin souffler the country can relax at last;4 ( respirer difficilement) to puff; suant et soufflant huffing and puffing;5 ( produire un souffle) [personne, animal] to blow; souffler doucement to blow gently; souffler dans une trompette to blow a trumpet; souffler sur son thé to blow on one's tea; souffler sur une bougie to blow out a candle; souffle fort! ( pour te moucher) have a good blow!; souffler sur le feu lit to blow on the fire; fig to inflame the situation; il suffirait de lui souffler dessus pour qu'elle tombe one puff of wind would blow her over;6 ( donner la réponse) to tell sb the answer; on ne souffle pas! no prompting!souffler le chaud et le froid to blow hot and cold; souffler comme un bœuf or un phoque or une locomotive to puff and pant.[sufle] verbe intransitif1. [expirer - personne] to breathe outsoufflez dans le ballon [Alcootest] blow into the bagsouffler dans un cor/trombone to blow (into) a horn/trombone2. MÉTÉOROLOGIE [vent] to blowle vent soufflait en rafales ou bourrasques there were gusts of wind, the wind was gustingquand le vent souffle de l'ouest when the wind blows ou comes from the westsouffler comme un bœuf ou un cachalot ou une forge ou une locomotive ou un phoque (familier) to wheeze like a pair of old bagpipes4. [retrouver sa respiration - personne] to get one's breath back ; [ - cheval] to get its breath backlaisser souffler son cheval to blow ou to wind one's horse5. [se reposer] to have a breakau bureau, on n'a pas le temps de souffler! it's all go at the office!————————[sufle] verbe transitif1. [bougie] to blow out (separable)2. [exhaler]3. [murmurer - mot, réponse] to whisperon ne souffle pas! no whispering!, don't whisper (the answer)!5. (familier) [époustoufler - suj: événement, personne] to take aback, to stagger, to knock out (separable)6. (familier) [dérober] -
123 più
1. adv more (di, che than)superlativo mostmathematics pluspiù grande biggeril più grande the biggestdi più morenon più no moretempo no longerpiù o meno more or lessper di più what's moremai più never againal più presto as soon as possibleal più tardi at the latest2. adj moresuperlativo mostpiù volte several times3. m mostmathematics plus signper lo più mainlyi più, le più the majority* * *più agg.compar.invar.1 more: occorre più pane oggi, we need more bread today; il sabato c'è più gente in giro, there are more people around on Saturdays; loro hanno più problemi di noi, they have more problems than we have; ci sono più stranieri quest'anno, there are more foreigners this year; all'andata abbiamo impiegato più tempo che al ritorno, it took us longer going than coming back // porta più amici che puoi, bring as many friends as you can // avere più sonno che fame, to be more tired than hungry // la più parte, the most part // di più, ( in maggior numero) more: oggi le auto sono molte di più di una volta, there are many more cars now than there used to be // meno parole e più fatti!, stop talking and get on with it! // a più (+ s.), multi-: (econ.) a più stadi, ( multifase) multistage; a più prodotti, ( a produzione diversificata) multi-product2 ( parecchi, parecchie) several: te l'ho detto più volte, I've told you several times; mi fermerò più giorni, I'll stay several days◆ s.m.1 (con valore di compar.) more: più di così non posso fare, I can't do more than this; ha bevuto più del solito, he drank more than usual; ci vorranno non più di tre giorni per ottenere l'autorizzazione, it won't take more than three days to get permission2 (con valore di superl.) (the) most: il più è fatto, most of it is done; il più è incominciare, the most important thing is to get started // il più è che..., and what is more... (o and moreover...) // vorrei ricavare il più possibile da quella vendita, I'd like to get as much as possible out of the sale // parlare del più e del meno, to talk about nothing in particular4 ( la maggioranza) the majority: i più approvarono la proposta, the majority approved of the proposal; seguire il parere dei più, to follow the majority // passare nel numero dei più, to pass away.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: più di una volta, more than once // al più, tutt'al più, at the most // né più né meno, neither more nor less: è né più né meno che la verità, it's neither more nor less than the truth (o it's the absolute truth) // per lo più, ( per la maggior parte) mostly (o for the most part); ( di solito) usually: per lo più la domenica sto in casa, I usually stay at home on Sundays; erano per lo più asiatici, they were mostly Asians // per di più, besides, moreover; furthermore; what's more: non mi aiuta e per di più mi impedisce di lavorare, he doesn't help me and, what's more, he stops me working // tanto più che, all the more so because: ti conviene accettare, tanto più che il lavoro ti piace, you had better accept, all the more so because you like the work // e che dire di più?, what more (o what else) can I say? // ha più di vent'anni, he's over twenty // per non dir di più, to say the least.più avv.compar.1 ( in maggior quantità o grado) more; ( in frasi negative) no more; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any more: dovresti dormire di più, you should sleep more; questo mese abbiamo speso di più, we've spent more this month; abbiamo solo due posti liberi, non di più, we only have two seats free, no more; tacque e non disse di più, he said no more; ''Vuoi ancora un po' di tè?'' ''No, grazie, non ne voglio più'', ''Will you have some more tea?'' ''No, thanks, I don't want any more'' // niente (di) più, nothing more (o nothing else) // un po' di più, some more // più o meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): chi più chi meno, tutti lo hanno criticato, everyone more or less criticized him2 (nel compar. di maggioranza) more (con agg. e avv. polisillabi in inglese, nella maggior parte dei casi; nella comparazione tra due agg., siano essi polisillabi o monosillabi);...er (aggiunto come suffisso alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi in ingl. o con bisillabi uscenti in y, er, ow, le): più lungo, longer; più facile, easier; più difficile, more difficult (o harder); più tardi, later; più lontano, più oltre, further (o farther) on; più presto, more quickly (o faster); più stretto, narrower; è più alto e più grosso di me, he's taller and bigger than I am (o than me); è più furbo che intelligente, he's more crafty than intelligent; sono stati più gentili di quanto pensassi, they were kinder than I expected; Londra è più grande di Parigi, London is bigger than Paris; non potresti trattarlo più gentilmente?, couldn't you treat him more kindly? (o couldn't you be nicer to him?); il viaggio è stato molto più lungo del previsto, the journey was much longer than expected; io lavoro molto più di lui, I work much harder than he does; ha dieci anni più della moglie, he is ten years older than his wife; entrambi i progetti sono validi, ma questo mi piace di più, both schemes are good, but I like this one better // due volte più grande di..., twice as big as...: mi occorre una casa due volte più grande di questa, I need a house twice as big as this // un risultato più che soddisfacente, a most satisfactory result; si è comportato in modo più che corretto, he behaved most correctly // più che mai, more than ever // sempre più, more and more;...er and...er: sempre più interessante, more and more interesting; sempre più ricco, richer and richer3 (correl.) ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) più..., the more..., the more...; the... er, the...er; ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) meno..., the more..., the less...; the...er, the less...: più lo guardo, più mi piace, the more I look at it, the more I like it; più lo si sgrida, meno si ottiene, the more you shout (o scold), the less you get out of him; più lo vedo, meno mi piace, the more I see of him, the less I like him; più si studia, più s'impara, the more you study, the more you learn; più difficile è l'avversario, più interessante sarà l'incontro, the harder the opponent, the more interesting the match4 (nel superl. rel.) the most; ( tra due) the more (usati con agg. e avv. polisillabi in ingl., nella maggior parte dei casi) the...est, ( tra due) the...er (uniti come suffissi alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi): il giorno più lungo, the longest day; la via più facile, the easiest way; è la più bella, la più carina, she is the most beautiful (o the best-looking), the nicest (o the prettiest); è l'uomo più generoso che conosca, he is the most generous man I know; la città più grande del mondo, the biggest city in the world; l'attore più famoso del momento, the most famous actor of the moment; è il più intelligente dei due fratelli, he's the cleverer of the (two) brothers; il più agguerrito dei due avversari, the tougher of the (two) opponents; tra tutti i televisori ha scelto quello più costoso, out of all the television sets he chose the most expensive one // cercherò di tornare il più presto possibile, I'll try to get back as soon as possible // ciò che più importa, the most important thing (o what is most important)5 (in frasi negative, per indicare che un'azione o un fatto è cessato o cesserà, con valore di non più) no longer, not any longer, not any more; (letter.) no more: era una donna non più giovane, she was no longer young; non voglio vederlo ( mai) più, I don't want to see him any more (o I never want to see him again); non c'è più tempo per riflettere, there's no more time to think about it; non abitano più qui, si sono trasferiti, they don't live here any longer (o any more), they've moved; non frequenta più l'università, he doesn't go to university any more; vedi di non farlo più, see you don't do it again // non è più, he has passed away // mai più!, never again! // non ne posso più, ( sono sfinito) I'm exhausted; ( sono al limite della sopportazione) I'm at the end of my tether (o I can't take any more o I can't stand it any more) // a più non posso, all out: correre a più non posso, to run all out6 (mat.) plus: due più due fa quattro, two plus two is four (o two and two are four); il termometro segna più 18, the thermometer reads plus 18 // ho speso dieci euro in più, I spent ten euros more // eravamo (in) più di cento, there were more than (o over) a hundred of us // uno più uno meno, one more one less // giorno più giorno meno, one day more or less◆ prep. ( oltre a) plus: eravamo in cinque più il cane, there were five of us plus the dog; 1000 euro più le spese, 1000 euros, plus expenses.* * *[pju]1. avv1)(tempo: usato al negativo)
non... più — no longer, no more, not... any morenon lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works
non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...
non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer
2)(quantità: usato al negativo)
non...più — no morenon abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)
non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done
3) (uso comparativo) more, aggettivo corto +...erpiù elegante — smarter, more elegant
e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!
è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able
noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do
mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world
non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me
è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)
è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)
cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do
non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15
ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70
è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here
più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...
4)di
più, in più, — morene voglio di più — I want some more
3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than
una volta di più — once more
ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people
mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many
e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...
5) (uso superlativo) most, aggettivo corto +...estè ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest
è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best
ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most
fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible
6) Mat plus7)a più non posso — as much as possibleurlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice
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più presto — as soon as possibleal
più tardi — at the latestpiù chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sortavrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30
sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock
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più né meno — no more, no lessné
più né meno come sua madre — just like her motherpiù che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English2. agg1) (comparativo) more, (superlativo) the mostchi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?
2) (molti, parecchi) several3. prepi genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children
4. sm inv1) Mat plus (sign)2)il più — the mostpiù o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinemail più delle volte — more often than not, generally
il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done
3)* * *[pju] 1.1) (comparativo di maggioranza) moretre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as
mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me
(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most
3) (piuttosto)né più, né meno — neither more, nor less
più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes
più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him
5) non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any morenon fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer
non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left
6) di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore)una volta di più — once more o again
è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)
7) non di piùcinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer
è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special
9) in più10) per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more11) tutt'al più at the most12) più che2.aggettivo invariabile1) (in maggiore quantità) morepiù... che, più... di — more... than
2) (parecchi)3.più volte, persone — several times, people
1) (oltre a) plus, besides2) mat. plus4.sostantivo maschile invariabile1) (la maggior parte) mostil più è convincerlo — the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him
2) mat. (segno) plus (sign)5.••* * *più/pju/I avverbio1 (comparativo di maggioranza) more; è più vecchio di me he's older than me; è più bello di Luca he's more handsome than Luca; non è più onesto di lei he is no more honest than her; molto più difficile much more difficult; sempre più veloce faster and faster; sempre più interessante more and more interesting; tre volte più lungo di three times longer than o as long as; mangia più di me she eats more than I do o more than me; mangia due volte più di lui she eats twice as much as he does2 (superlativo relativo) (il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più the most; è il più caro it's the most expensive; è il più simpatico di tutti he's the nicest of all; al più presto possibile as early as possible; quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? which part of the book did you like most?3 (piuttosto) più che uno stimolo è un freno it's more of a discouragement than an incentive; più che un avvertimento è una minaccia it isn't so much a warning as a threat4 (in costruzioni correlative) si è comportato più o meno come gli altri he behaved much the way the others did; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this; più o meno piace a tutti everybody likes it more or less; né più, né meno neither more, nor less; più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes; più lo vedo e meno mi piace the more I see him, the less I like him5 non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more; non fuma più he doesn't smoke any more o any longer; non abitano più qui they no longer live here; non più di 5 persone per volta no more than 5 people at any one time; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non c'è più pane there is no more bread, there's no bread left; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; non lo farò mai più I'll never do it again6 di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore) una volta di più once more o again; allontanarsi sempre di più to get farther and farther away; spazientirsi sempre di più to grow more and more impatient; me ne serve di più I need more of it; è attivo quanto lei, se non di più he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo) loro soffrono di più they suffer (the) worst; quel che mi manca di più what I miss most7 non di più cinque minuti, non di più five minutes, no longer; non un soldo di più not a penny more8 niente di più è carina, niente di più she's nice looking but nothing special9 in più mi dia due mele in più give me two more apples; ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta it took us 2 hours longer than last time10 per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more11 tutt'al più at the most12 più che pratico più che decorativo practical rather than decorative; ce n'è più che a sufficienza there's more than enough; più che mai more than ever before1 (in maggiore quantità) more; più... che, più... di more... than; mangia più pane di me he eats more bread than me; offrire più possibilità to offer more opportunities2 (parecchi) più volte, persone several times, people3 (con valore di superlativo relativo) most; è quello che ha più esperienza he is the one with the most experience; chi prenderà più voti? who will get (the) most votes?III preposizione1 (oltre a) plus, besides2 mat. plus; due più sei fa otto two plus six is eightIV m.inv.1 (la maggior parte) most; il più è fatto most (of it) is done; il più è convincerlo the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him2 mat. (segno) plus (sign)V i più m.pl.(la maggioranza) most peopleparlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that. -
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Ⅰ.tear1 [teə(r)]déchirer ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d) froisser ⇒ 1 (b) arracher ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (e) se déchirer ⇒ 2 (a) se précipiter ⇒ 2 (b) déchirure ⇒ 3(a) (rip → page, material) déchirer; (→ clothes) déchirer, faire un accroc à; (→ flesh) déchirer, arracher;∎ I tore my jacket on a nail j'ai fait un accroc à ma veste avec un clou;∎ he tore a hole in the paper il a fait un trou dans le papier;∎ he tore a hole in his trousers il a fait un trou à son pantalon;∎ tear along the dotted line (on form) détacher suivant le pointillé;∎ the dog was tearing the meat from a bone le chien déchiquetait la viande d'un os;∎ her heart was torn by grief/remorse elle était déchirée par la douleur/le remords;∎ she tore open the letter elle ouvrit l'enveloppe en la déchirant, elle déchira l'enveloppe;∎ she tore open the wrapper elle déchira l'emballage pour l'ouvrir;∎ to tear sth in two or in half déchirer qch en deux;∎ you can tear a piece off this cloth vous pouvez déchirer un morceau de ce tissu;∎ also figurative to tear one's hair s'arracher les cheveux;∎ to tear sth to pieces (document, bank note etc) déchirer qch en mille morceaux;∎ the fox was torn to pieces by the hounds le renard a été déchiqueté ou mis en pièces par la meute;∎ to be torn to shreds être en lambeaux;∎ to tear sth to shreds mettre qch en lambeaux;∎ figurative the critics tore the film to shreds or pieces les critiques ont éreinté le film;∎ figurative to tear sb to shreds or pieces mettre qn en pièces, écharper qn(b) (muscle, ligament) froisser, déchirer(c) (grab, snatch) arracher;∎ he tore the cheque from or out of my hand il m'a arraché le chèque des mains;∎ the door had been torn from its hinges by the wind le vent avait fait sortir la porte de ses gonds∎ I'm torn between going and staying je suis tiraillé entre le désir de partir et celui de rester, j'hésite entre partir et rester;∎ the country had been torn by civil war for thirty years ça faisait trente ans que le pays était déchiré par la guerre civile∎ sorry to tear you from your reading, but I need your help je regrette de vous arracher à votre lecture, mais j'ai besoin de votre aide;∎ familiar British that's torn it, American that tears it c'est le bouquet, il ne manquait plus que cela(a) (paper, cloth) se déchirer;∎ this cloth tears easily ce tissu se déchire facilement∎ to tear after sb se précipiter ou se lancer à la poursuite de qn;∎ to tear up/down the stairs monter/descendre l'escalier quatre à quatre;∎ the cyclists came tearing past les cyclistes sont passés à toute allure ou vitesse;∎ the children were tearing around the playground les enfants couraient de tous les côtés dans la cour de récréation;∎ she came tearing into the garden elle a déboulé dans le jardin à toute allure, elle s'est précipitée dans le jardin∎ to tear through a job faire un travail à toute vitesse;∎ he tore through the book/the report il a lu le livre/le rapport très rapidement3 noun(in paper, cloth) déchirure f; (in clothes) déchirure f, accroc m;∎ this page has a tear in it cette page est déchirée;∎ who's responsible for the tears in the curtains? qui a déchiré les rideaux?(a) (rip to pieces) déchirer∎ no one can tear them apart (friends) on ne peut pas les séparer, ils sont inséparables; (fighters) on n'arrive pas à les séparer;∎ the party was being torn apart by internal strife le parti était déchiré ou divisé par des luttes intestines∎ to tear at sth déchirer ou arracher qch;∎ the dogs tore at the meat les chiens arrachèrent ou déchiquetèrent la viande;∎ the children tore impatiently at the wrapping paper dans leur impatience les enfants déchirèrent le papier d'emballage(b) (from activity) arracher;∎ to tear sb away from sth arracher qn à qch;∎ I just couldn't tear myself away je ne pouvais tout simplement pas me décider à partir;∎ surely you can tear yourself away from your work for ten minutes? tu ne vas pas me dire que tu ne peux pas t'éloigner de ton travail pendant dix minutes?, tu peux quand même laisser ton travail dix minutes!(a) (remove → poster) arracher(a) (attack, rush at) se précipiter sur;∎ the boxers tore into each other les boxeurs se sont jetés l'un sur l'autre(b) familiar (reprimand) enguirlander, passer un savon à; (criticize) taper sur, descendre (en flèche);∎ he really tore into me over my exam results il m'a bien engueulé ou il m'a passé un bon savon au sujet de mes résultats d'examen;∎ the critics have really torn into his latest film les critiques ont complètement descendu son dernier film(c) (bite into → of teeth, knife) s'enfoncer dans;∎ the saw tore into the soft wood la scie s'est enfoncée dans le bois tendre comme dans du beurre(a) (tape, wrapper) arracher, enlever en arrachant; (along perforations) détacher; (clothing) retirer ou enlever rapidement;∎ he tore off his trousers and jumped into the water il retira ou enleva son pantalon en toute hâte et sauta dans l'eau;∎ he had had one of his arms torn off by a machine il avait eu le bras arraché par une machine;∎ British familiar to tear sb off a strip, to tear a strip off sb passer un savon à qn, enguirlander qn(b) familiar (report, essay etc → do hurriedly) écrire à toute vitesse□ ; (→ do badly) bâcler, torcher(page) arracher; (coupon, cheque) détacher;∎ to tear a page out of a book arracher une page d'un livre;∎ also figurative to tear one's hair out s'arracher les cheveuxⅡ.tear2 [tɪə(r)](from eye) larme f;∎ to be in tears être en larmes;∎ to burst into tears fondre en larmes;∎ to shed tears verser des larmes;∎ I shed no tears over her resignation sa démission ne m'a pas ému outre mesure ou ne m'a pas arraché de larmes;∎ to shed tears of joy pleurer de joie, verser des larmes de joie;∎ he had tears or there were tears in his eyes il avait les larmes aux yeux;∎ to be on the verge of tears, to be near to tears être au bord des larmes;∎ to be moved to tears être ému aux larmes;∎ the performance moved me to tears or brought tears to my eyes le spectacle m'a ému aux larmes;∎ figurative to be bored to tears s'ennuyer à mourir►► tear duct canal m lacrymal;tear gas gaz m lacrymogène -
125 lever
lever [l(ə)ve]➭ TABLE 51. transitive verb• lever le pied ( = ralentir) to slow downb. ( = arrêter) [+ blocus] to raise ; [+ séance, audience] to bring to an end ; [+ obstacle, difficulté, scellés] to remove ; [+ interdiction, sanction, restriction] to lift ; [+ ambiguïté] to clear up ; [+ immunité parlementaire] to take away• on lève la séance ? (inf) shall we call it a day?c. ( = prélever) [+ impôts] to levy ; [+ fonds] to raise ; (Cards) [+ pli] to take ; [+ morceau de viande] to removee. ( = sortir du lit) [+ enfant, malade] to get up2. intransitive verb[plante, blé] to come up [pâte] to rise3. reflexive verb► se levera. ( = se mettre debout) to stand up• se lever de table/de sa chaise to get down from the table/get up from one's chair• levez-vous ! stand up!b. ( = sortir du lit) to get up• ce matin, il s'est levé du pied gauche he got out of bed on the wrong side this morning• il faut se lever de bonne heure pour le convaincre ! (inf) you'll have your work cut out to persuade himc. [soleil, lune] to rise ; [jour] to break ; [vent] to get up ; [brume] to lift ; [rideau, main] to go up4. masculine noun• le lever du rideau ( = commencement d'une pièce) curtain up* * *
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1. ləve1) ( dresser) gén to raiselever la main or le doigt — ( pour parler) to put up one's hand
lever la main sur quelqu'un — ( frapper) to raise a hand to somebody
lever les yeux or la tête — ( regarder) to look up (sur, vers at)
sans lever les yeux — [dire, répondre] without looking up; [travailler, étudier] without a break
2) ( soulever) to lift [objet]; to raise [barrière]lever le rideau — Théâtre to raise the curtain
lever les filets — ( à la pêche) to haul in the nets
3) ( sortir du lit) to get [somebody] up [enfants, malade]4) ( mettre fin à) to lift [embargo, contrôle]; to raise [siège]; to dispel [doute, mystère]; to end [tabou, secret, audience]; to remove [obstacle, difficultés]; to close [séance]5) ( collecter) to raise [capitaux, fonds]; to levy [impôt]6) ( recruter) to levy [troupes]7) ( débusquer) to flush out [gibier]lever un lièvre — lit to start a hare
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verbe intransitif1) Culinaire [pâte] to rise2) Agriculture [semis, blé] to come up
3.
se lever verbe pronominal1) ( sortir du lit) to get upil faut se lever de bonne heure (colloq) pour comprendre ce qu'il dit — fig you need to be pretty (colloq) clever to understand what he says
2) ( se mettre debout) to stand up‘accusé, levez-vous!’ — Droit ‘the accused will stand’
3) ( s'insurger) [personne, peuple] to rise up ( contre against)4) ( apparaître) [soleil, lune] to rise ( sur over)5) ( s'agiter) [vent] to rise; [brise] to get up; ( s'éclaircir) [nuages, brume] to clear; [temps] to clear up
II ləvenom masculin1) ( sortie du lit)2) Géographie = levé 3.•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ləve1. vt1) [vitre, bras] to raiseLevez la main si vous connaissez la réponse. — Put your hand up if you know the answer.
2) [objet lourd] to lift, to raiseJe n'arrive pas à le lever. — I can't lift it.
3) [interdiction, siège] to lift, [difficulté] to remove4) [séance] to close5) [impôts, armée] to levy7) * [fille, garçon] to pick up, to pull *2. viCUISINE, [pâte] to rise3. nm2) [astre]au lever du soleil — at sunrise, when the sun rises
3)* * *lever verb table: leverA nm1 ( sortie du lit) au lever, boire un jus de fruit on getting up, drink some fruit juice; être là au lever des enfants to be there when the children get up;B vtr1 ( dresser) gén to raise [main, doigt, bras, poing, sourcil, jambe]; lever la main or le doigt ( pour parler) to put up one's hand; lever la main sur qn ( pour frapper) to raise one's hand to sb; lever les bras au ciel to throw up one's hands (de in); lever le pied gén to lift up one's foot; ( ralentir) lit, fig to slow down; ( partir)○ to clear off○; lève les pieds quand tu marches! pick your feet up when you walk!; lever les yeux or la tête ( regarder) to look up (sur, vers at); ne pas lever les yeux or le nez○ de qch not to look up from sth; sans lever les yeux [dire, répondre] without looking up; [travailler, étudier] without a break; lever les yeux au ciel to raise one's eyes to heaven; lever la patte○ ( uriner) [chien] to cock a leg; il a levé la patte contre l'arbre it cocked its leg up against the tree; lever son cul◑ to get off one's arse◑ GB ou ass◑ US; ⇒ doigt;2 ( soulever) to lift [objet]; to raise [barrière]; lever un chargement de quelques mètres to lift a load a few metresGB; lever son verre to raise one's glass (à to); lever le rideau Théât to raise the curtain; lever une vitre Aut to wind up a window; lever les filets Pêche to haul in the nets;3 ( sortir du lit) to get [sb] up [enfants, malade];4 ( mettre fin à) to lift [embargo, sanction, peine, contrôle]; to raise [siège]; to dispel [doute, malentendu, ambiguïté, mystère]; to end [tabou, secret, isolement, audience]; to remove [obstacle, difficultés, incertitude]; to close [séance];6 ( recruter) to levy [troupes];8 Chasse ( débusquer) to flush out [gibier, perdrix]; lever un lièvre lit to start a hare; fig to open a can of worms;9 Géog lever un plan to carry out a survey;10 Culin ( découper) lever un filet (de poisson) to fillet a fish; lever une cuisse de poulet to carve a chicken leg;11 ○( séduire) to pick up○ [homme, femme, client].C vi1 Culin [pâte] to rise;D se lever vpr1 ( sortir du lit) to get up; se lever tôt/la nuit to get up early/in the night; avoir du mal à se lever to find it difficult to get up; il faut se lever de bonne heure○ pour comprendre ce qu'il dit you need to be pretty clever○ to understand what he says; ⇒ gauche;2 ( se mettre debout) to stand up; se lever de sa chaise to rise from one's chair; il l'a aidée à se lever he helped her to her feet; se lever pour applaudir to rise to one's feet to applaud; se lever de table to get up from the table; ‘accusé, levez-vous!’ Jur ‘the accused will stand’; se lever sur ses étriers Équit to stand on one's stirrups; ‘lève-toi et marche’ ‘arise, take up thy bed and walk’;3 ( se dresser) [partie du corps] to rise; des mains se sont levées some hands went up; des poings se lèvent fists are being shaken;4 ( s'insurger) [personne, peuple] to rise up (contre against);5 ( apparaître) [soleil, lune] to rise (sur over); le soleil va se lever the sun is about to rise; le jour se lève it's getting light;6 Météo ( s'agiter) [vent] to rise; [brise] to get up; ( s'éclaircir) [nuages, brouillard, brume] to clear; [temps] to clear up;7 Théât le rideau se lève the curtain rises (sur on).lever des couleurs Mil raising of the coloursGB; lever du drapeau raising of the flag; lever du jour daybreak; au lever du jour at daybreak; lever de rideau ( début de la représentation) curtain up; ( prélude) curtain raiser; partir au/manquer le lever de rideau to leave at/to miss curtain up; en lever de rideau, match Ali-Chang as a curtain raiser, Ali vs Chang match; lever du roi Hist King's levee; assister au lever du roi to be present at the King's levee; lever du soleil sunrise; au lever du soleil at sunrise.I[ləve] nom masculin1. [apparition]le lever du jour daybreak, dawn2. [fait de quitter le lit]elle boit un grand verre d'eau au lever she drinks a big glass of water as soon as she gets up ou first thing in the morning3. THÉÂTREun lever de rideau [pièce] a curtain raiser4. [d'un plan] surveyII[ləve] verbe transitifA.[soulever] to lift[redresser] to lift uplevons nos verres à sa réussite let's raise our glasses to ou let's drink to his successlever l'étendard de la révolte to rise up in revolt, to raise the banner (of rebellion)lever la tête to lift ou to raise one's headlever le pied [automobiliste] to drive slowlylever les yeux [de son livre etc.] to look uplever les yeux au ciel to lift up ou to raise one's eyes to heavenlever les bras au ciel to lift up ou to raise one's arms to heaven3. [sortir du lit]lever quelqu'un to get somebody up, to get somebody out of bedB.1. [ramasser - filets de pêche] to raise ; [ - courrier, impôt] to collect2. [dessiner - carte] to draw (up)4. [faire cesser - blocus, interdiction] to lift ; [ - séance, audience] to close ; [ - scrupules, ambiguïté] to remove ; [ - punition] to lift ; [ - obstacle] to get rid of, to remove5. BOURSElever les cartes to take ou to pick up a trickC.————————[ləve] verbe intransitif1. [pousser - blé] to come up (inseparable)————————se lever verbe pronominal intransitif1. [monter] to go uptous les yeux ou regards se levèrent vers elle all eyes turned towards herse lever de sa chaise to get up ou to rise from one's chairil est temps que les hommes de bonne volonté se lèvent it is time for men of goodwill to stand up and be countedje ne peux pas me lever le matin I can't get up ou I can't get out of bed in the morningpour la prendre en défaut il faut se lever tôt ou de bonne heure! (figuré) you'd have to be on your toes to catch her out!pour trouver du bon pain ici, tu peux te lever de bonne heure you've got your work cut out finding ou you'll be a long time finding good bread round here5. MÉTÉOROLOGIE [vent] to get up[orage] to breakle temps se lève [il fait meilleur] the sky's clearing (up)6. (littéraire) [surgir, naître] to rise (up) -
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[ɪk'stremətɪ]1) (furthest point) estremità f. (anche fig.)2) (of body) estremità f.3) (extremeness) grado m. estremo4) (dire situation) situazione f. estrema, caso m. disperatoto do sth. in extremity — fare qcs. in extremis
* * *[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) estremità2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) punto estremo3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) caso estremo, situazione grave4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) estremità* * *extremity /ɪkˈstrɛmətɪ/n.2 eccesso; colmo; stremo: an extremity of grief [of joy], un eccesso di dolore [di gioia]; to be driven to extremity, essere spinto allo stremo3 caso estremo; frangente (o situazione) grave; estremo pericolo: What can we do in this extremity?, che cosa possiamo fare in questo grave frangente?4 misura estrema (o drastica); provvedimento eccezionale; passo estremo: to go (o to proceed, to resort) to extremities, adottare misure drastiche5 [u] (polit.) estremismo: the extremity of his political opinions, l'estremismo delle sue idee politiche.* * *[ɪk'stremətɪ]1) (furthest point) estremità f. (anche fig.)2) (of body) estremità f.3) (extremeness) grado m. estremo4) (dire situation) situazione f. estrema, caso m. disperatoto do sth. in extremity — fare qcs. in extremis
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[səʊ]1) (so very) così, talmentenot so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto
I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene
and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo
5) (true)6) (also) ancheif you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io
7) colloq. (thereabouts)so there you are — e così, eccoti qua
he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...
"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"
"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"
"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"
11) colloq. (refuting a statement)"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"
12) colloq. (as casual response)"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"
13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché14) so as perso many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)
to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)
so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)
there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)
to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che
thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)
17) so much as (even) neanche18) so much forso much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...
so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza
so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano
19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che••so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio
* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) così2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) così3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) questo; così4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) anche; lo stesso5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') in effetti2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) così, allora- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *abbrSee:* * *SOsigla* * *[səʊ]1) (so very) così, talmentenot so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto
I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene
and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo
5) (true)6) (also) ancheif you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io
7) colloq. (thereabouts)so there you are — e così, eccoti qua
he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...
"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"
"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"
"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"
11) colloq. (refuting a statement)"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"
12) colloq. (as casual response)"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"
13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché14) so as perso many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)
to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)
so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)
there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)
to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che
thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)
17) so much as (even) neanche18) so much forso much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...
so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza
so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano
19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che••so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio
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all [ɔ:l]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. adverb4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• all the others tous (or toutes) les autres━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Articles or pronouns often need to be added in French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• all three accused were found guilty of fraud les accusés ont tous (les) trois été reconnus coupables de fraude2. pronouna. ( = everything) tout• he's seen it all, done it all il a tout vu, tout fait• it all happened so quickly tout s'est passé si vite► all that (subject of relative clause) tout ce qui• you can have all that's left tu peux prendre tout ce qui reste► all (that) (object of relative clause) tout ce que ; (after verb taking "de") tout ce dont• all I want is to sleep tout ce que je veux, c'est dormir• all I remember is... tout ce dont je me souviens, c'est...• the girls all knew that... les filles savaient toutes que...• the peaches? I've eaten them all! les pêches ? je les ai toutes mangées !• education should be open to all who want it l'éducation devrait être accessible à tous ceux qui veulent en bénéficier► superlative + of all• best of all, the reforms will cost nothing et surtout, ces réformes ne coûteront rien• I love his short stories, I've read all of them j'aime beaucoup ses nouvelles, je les ai toutes lues► all of + number ( = at least)• exploring the village took all of ten minutes ( = only) la visite du village a bien dû prendre dix minutes3. adverba. ( = entirely) tout━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When used with a feminine adjective starting with a consonant, tout agrees.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• she left her daughters all alone in the flat elle a laissé ses filles toutes seules dans l'appartementb. (in scores) the score was two all (tennis, squash) les joueurs étaient à deux jeux (or sets) partout ; (other sports) le score était de deux à deux• what's the score? -- two all quel est le score ? -- deux partout or deux à deux4. noun• all along the road tout le long de la route► all but ( = nearly) presque ; ( = all except) tous sauf• we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea nous avons pensé que, l'un dans l'autre, ce n'était pas une mauvaise idée► all one• it's all over! c'est fini !• this was all the more surprising since... c'était d'autant plus surprenant que...• all the more so since... d'autant plus que...► all the better! tant mieux !► all too• that's all very well but... c'est bien beau mais...• the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all le chien a mangé la saucisse avec la moutarde et tout (inf)• what with the snow and all, we didn't go avec la neige et tout le reste, nous n'y sommes pas allés► as all that• it's not as important as all that ce n'est pas si important que ça► for all... ( = despite) malgré• for all its beauty, the city... malgré sa beauté, la ville...• for all that malgré tout► for all I know...• for all I know he could be right il a peut-être raison, je n'en sais rien• for all I know, they're still living together autant que je sache, ils vivent encore ensemble► if... at all• they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all ils ne vont pas essayer s'ils ont un peu de bon sens• the little grammar they learn, if they study grammar at all le peu de grammaire qu'ils apprennent, si tant est qu'il étudient la grammaire► no... at all• have you any comments? -- none at all! vous avez des commentaires à faire ? -- absolument aucun !► not... at all ( = not in the least) pas... du tout• are you disappointed? -- not at all! vous êtes déçu ? -- pas du tout• thank you! -- not at all! merci ! -- de rien !► not all that ( = not so)6. compounds• all clear! ( = you can go through) la voie est libre ; ( = the alert is over) l'alerte est passée• to give sb the all clear ( = authorize) donner le feu vert à qn ; (doctor to patient) dire à qn que tout va bien ► all-embracing adjective global• to go all out for monetary union jeter toutes ses forces dans la bataille pour l'union monétaire ► all-out strike noun grève f générale• to be a good all-rounder être bon en tout ► all-seater stadium noun (British) stade n'ayant que des places assises• all-weather court (Tennis) (terrain m en) quick m ► all-year-round adjective [resort] ouvert toute l'année* * *[ɔːl] 1.1) ( everything) toutall will be revealed — hum vous saurez tout hum
that's all — ( all contexts) c'est tout
2) ( the only thing) toutthat's all we need! — iron il ne manquait plus que ça!
3) ( everyone) tousthank you, one and all — merci à (vous) tous
‘all welcome’ — ‘venez nombreux’
4) ( the whole amount)5) ( emphasizing entirety)2.what's it all for? — ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)?
1) ( each one of) tous/toutes2) ( the whole of) tout/toute3) ( total)4) ( any)3.1) (emphatic: completely) toutit's all about... — c'est l'histoire de...
2) (emphatic: nothing but)to be all smiles — ( happy) être tout souriant; ( two-faced) être tout sourire
3) Sport4. 5.all+ combining form ( completely)all-digital/-electronic — entièrement numérique/électronique
6.all-female/-male — [group] composé uniquement de femmes/d'hommes
all along adverbial phrase [know etc] depuis le début, toujours7.all but adverbial phrase pratiquement, presque8.all of adverbial phrase9.all that adverbial phrase10.all the adverbial phrase11.all the more — [difficult, effective] d'autant plus (before adj)
all too adverbial phrase [accurate, easy, widespread, often] bien trop12.and all adverbial phrase1)2) (colloq) GB13.at all adverbial phrasenot at all! — ( acknowledging thanks) de rien!; ( answering query) pas du tout!
14.is it at all likely that...? — y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que...? (+ subj)
for all prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase1) ( despite)for all that — malgré tout, quand même
2) ( as regards)15.of all prepositional phrase1) ( in rank)first/last of all — pour commencer/finir
2) ( emphatic)••he's not all there — (colloq) il n'a pas toute sa tête
it's all go (colloq) here! — GB on s'active (colloq) ici!
that's all very well —
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