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1 whom
whom [hu:m]• whom did you see? qui avez-vous vu ?• when was the photo taken and by whom? quand est-ce que la photo a été prise et par qui ?b. (relative pronoun) my aunt, whom I love dearly ma tante, que j'aime tendrement• my daughters, both of whom are married mes filles, qui sont toutes les deux mariées* * *[huːm]Note: In questions, qui on its own requires inversion of the verb: whom do you wish to see? = qui voulez-vous voir? but qui followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: qui est-ce que vous voulez voir?1) ( interrogative) qui (est-ce que); ( after prepositions) quiwhom did she meet? — qui a-t-elle rencontré?, qui est-ce qu'elle a rencontré?
2) ( relative) que; ( after prepositions) quithe person to whom/of whom I spoke — la personne à qui/de qui or dont j'ai parlé
...four of whom are young and all of whom are single —...dont quatre sont jeunes et qui sont tous célibataires
Kirsten and Matthew, both of whom had ridden before — Kirsten et Matthew, qui avaient déjà fait du cheval tous les deux
she pointed to the boys, one of whom was laughing — elle a indiqué le groupe de garçons dont un riait
3) ( whoever) qui -
2 whom
❢ In questions, qui on its own requires inversion of the verb: whom do you wish to see? = qui voulez-vous voir? but qui followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: qui est-ce que vous voulez voir? pron1 ( interrogative) qui (est-ce que) ; ( after prepositions) qui ; whom did she meet? qui a-t-elle rencontré?, qui est-ce qu'elle a rencontré? ; to whom are you referring? à qui est-ce que vous faites allusion? ; the article is by whom? de qui est l'article? ;2 ( relative) que ; ( after prepositions) qui ; the minister whom he'd seen le ministre qu'il avait vu ; the person to whom/of whom I spoke la personne à qui/de qui or dont j'ai parlé ; those whom he baptized ceux qu'il a baptisés ; …four of whom are young and all of whom are single …dont quatre sont jeunes et qui sont tous célibataires ; Kirsten and Matthew, both of whom had ridden before Kirsten et Matthew, qui avaient déjà fait du cheval tous les deux ; she pointed to the boys, one of whom was laughing elle a indiqué le groupe de garçons dont un riait ; he was particular about whom he chose il était exigeant quant à ceux qu'il choisissait ;3 ( whoever) qui ; you may invite whom you wish vous pouvez inviter qui vous voulez. -
3 whom
1 pronoun(in questions) qui;∎ whom did you contact? qui avez-vous contacté?;∎ whom did she see? qui a-t-elle vu?;∎ for whom was the book written? pour qui le livre a-t-il été écrit?(a) (as object of verb) que;∎ she is the person whom I most admire c'est la personne que j'admire le plus;∎ she saw two men, neither of whom she recognized elle a vu deux hommes mais elle n'a reconnu ni l'un ni l'autre∎ the person to whom I am writing la personne à qui ou à laquelle j'écris;∎ a composer about whom little is known un compositeur sur qui ou sur lequel on sait peu de choses -
4 whom(so)ever
whom(so)ever pron sout qui ; to arrest/support whom(so)ever one wishes arrêter/soutenir qui on veut ; for whom(so)ever shall find them pour ceux qui les trouveront ; to whom(so)ever it may concern à qui de droit. -
5 whom
[hu:m]pronoun ((used as the object of a verb or preposition, but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who) what person(s)(?): Whom/who do you want to see?; Whom/who did you give it to?; To whom shall I speak?) que, qui -
6 person, from, whom, a, thing, is, seized
saisi mEnglish-French legislative terms > person, from, whom, a, thing, is, seized
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7 person, to, whom, a, conveyance, is, made
cessionnaireEnglish-French legislative terms > person, to, whom, a, conveyance, is, made
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8 person, to, whom, the, notice, is, being, given
destinataire de l'avisEnglish-French legislative terms > person, to, whom, the, notice, is, being, given
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9 who
[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) (qui est-ce) qui2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) qui2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) qui•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) quiconque2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) qui donc•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) que, (à) qui2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) qui, que• -
10 concern
concern [kənˈsɜ:n]a. ( = be about, be the business of) concerner ; ( = be of importance to) intéresser• as far as or so far as he is concerned en ce qui le concerne• to concern o.s. with s'occuper deb. ( = trouble, worry) préoccuper• what concerns me is that... ce qui me préoccupe, c'est que...2. noun• what concern is it of yours? en quoi est-ce que cela vous regarde ?b. also business concern entreprise f* * *[kən'sɜːn] 1.1) ( worry) inquiétude f (about, over à propos de)he expressed concern at my results/for my health — il m'a fait part de son inquiétude quant à mes résultats/ma santé
2) ( preoccupation) préoccupation f3) ( care) ( for person) prévenance f4) ( company) entreprise f5) ( personal business)2.transitive verb1) ( worry) inquiéter2) (affect, interest) concerner, intéresserto whom it may concern — à qui de droit; ( in letter) Monsieur
3) ( involve)to be concerned with — s'occuper de [security, publicity]
to be concerned in — être impliqué dans [scandal]
4) ( be about) [book, programme] traiter de; [fax, letter] concerner3.to concern oneself with something/with doing — s'occuper de quelque chose/de faire
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11 sparring-partner
1) (a person with whom a boxer practises.) partenaire d'entraînement2) (a person with whom one enjoys a lively argument.) contradicteur amical -
12 but
but [bʌt]1. conjunction• I would like to do it but I have no money j'aimerais le faire, mais je n'ai pas d'argent• he's not English but Irish il n'est pas anglais, mais irlandais2. adverb• Napoleon, to name but one, stayed here Napoléon, pour n'en citer qu'un, a séjourné ici• you can but try (to sb trying sth) vous pouvez toujours essayer ; (after sth has gone wrong) ça valait quand même la peine d'essayer3. preposition► but for• but for his illness, we'd have gone on holiday s'il n'avait pas été malade, nous serions partis en vacances4. noun• no buts about it! il n'y a pas de mais (qui tienne) !* * *[bʌt, bət] 1.adverb (only, just)2.anything but that — tout, sauf ça
there's nothing for it but to leave — il n'y a plus qu'une solution, c'est de partir
3.and whom should I meet but Steven! — et devine qui j'ai rencontré, Steven!
but for prepositional phrase4.but for you, I would have died — sans toi je serais mort
1) (expressing contrast, contradiction) maisI'll do it, but not yet — je le ferai, mais pas tout de suite
2) ( yet) mais3) (expressing reluctance, protest, surprise)4) ( except that)5) ( in apologies) maisexcuse me, but — excusez-moi, mais
6) ( for emphasis)not twice, but three times — pas deux mais trois fois
7) ( adding to the discussion)but to continue... — mais, pour continuer...
••no buts (about it) — il n'y a pas de ‘mais’ qui tienne, pas de discussion
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13 half
half [hα:f](plural halves)1. nouna. (of one whole) moitié f• nearly half of all marriages end in divorce près de la moitié des mariages se terminent par un divorce• 100 employees, half of whom are part-time 100 employés, dont la moitié sont à temps partielb. (in numbers, calculations) demi m• to cut sth in half [+ object] couper qch en deux ; [+ costs, prices, workforce] réduire qch de moitiéc. ( = part of match) mi-temps f• the first/second half la première/seconde mi-temps2. adjective3. adverba. ( = 50%) a mixture of half milk, half cream un mélange moitié lait moitié crème• a PC costs half as much again in Europe as in America les PC coûtent une fois et demie plus cher en Europe qu'en Amériqueb. ( = partially) à moitié• half angry, half amused mi-fâché, mi-amuséc. ( = almost) un peu• I'm half afraid that... j'ai un peu peur que... ne + subj• I half suspect that... je soupçonne que...• not half! tu parles ! (inf)• what time is it? -- half past quelle heure est-il ? -- la demie4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━(US) ( = milk and cream) mélange mi-crème mi-lait• it took half-an-hour ça a pris une demi-heure ► half-baked adjective [plan, idea] à la noix (inf) ; [attempt] maladroit• to have a half-day (holiday) avoir une demi-journée (de congé) ► half-dead adjective à moitié mort• the clock struck the half-hour l'horloge a sonné la demie adjective [wait] d'une demi-heure ► half-life noun demi-vie f• there are no half measures with him il ne fait jamais les choses à moitié ► half-moon noun demi-lune f• children are admitted half price les enfants paient demi-tarif adjective• tickets are half price this week les billets sont à moitié prix cette semaine ► half-sister noun demi-sœur f• at half time à la mi-temps adjective• half-time score score m à la mi-temps ► half-truth noun demi-vérité f* * *[hɑːf], US [hæf] 1.1) ( one of two parts) moitié f2) ( fraction) demi m5) (colloq) GB ( half pint) demi-pinte f6) GB ( half fare) demi-tarif m2.3.a half-litre —
1) (50%) moitié fthat was a meal and a half! — (colloq) ça a été un sacré repas! (colloq)
2) ( in time) demi/-e m/fhalf past two — GB
4.half two — (colloq) deux heures et demie
1) à moitiéhalf as much money/as many people — moitié moins d'argent/de personnes
I was half hoping that... — j'espérais presque que...
2) (colloq) ( in phrases)not half old — pas jeune iron
he wasn't half surprised — (colloq) il était drôlement (colloq) surpris
it doesn't half stink! — (colloq) ça pue drôlement! (colloq)
not half! — (colloq) et comment!
not half bad — (colloq) pas mauvais or mal du tout
••half a minute ou second ou tick (colloq) GB ou mo (colloq) — une petite minute, un instant
one's better ou other half — sa (douce) moitié
too clever by half — (colloq) un peu trop malin/-igne
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14 owe
owe [əʊ]• he owes me $5 il me doit 5 dollars• to what do I owe the honour of...? qu'est-ce qui me vaut l'honneur de... ?• I owe my family my grateful thanks for their understanding je suis profondément reconnaissant à ma famille de sa compréhension* * *[əʊ]transitive verb1) ( be indebted for) devoir [money, invention, life, success]to owe something to somebody — devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un [failure, artistic style, money]
can I owe it to you? — ( borrowing money) est-ce que je peux te le rendre plus tard?
my mother, to whom I owe so much — ma mère, à qui je dois tant
I owe you one (colloq) ou a favour — je te revaudrai ça
he owes me one — (colloq) il me doit bien ça
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15 concern
1 noun(business) entreprise f, affaire f; (interest) intérêt m;∎ a manufacturing concern une entreprise industrielle;∎ the whole concern is for sale toute l'entreprise est à vendre;∎ we have a concern in the restaurant nous avons des intérêts dans le restaurantintéresser;∎ the persons concerned les intéressés m pl;∎ the department concerned le service compétent -
16 debtor
débiteur(trice) m, fACCOUNTANCY debtor account compte m débiteur;ECONOMICS debtor country pays m débiteur;ECONOMICS debtor nation pays débiteur;ACCOUNTANCY debtors' turnover rotation f des clientsNow, of course, the United States is in no position to repeat its midcentury largesse. America has become a debtor nation and provides stimulus to the global economy by going deeper into debt as it buys goods from others. And the United States, like other debtors, is beginning to express its enmity toward those from whom it borrows to buy.
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17 marzipan layer
familiar cadres m pl moyensThe main grievances inside the firm seem to be coming from what insiders call the marzipan layer. This is the group of senior staff who have not been made new partners in the transition to a quoted company. The resentment that comes from people in all sections of the firm, from traders to fund managers, focuses on the 40 new partners, many of whom seem to have leapfrogged their colleagues.
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18 acquaintance
1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) connaissance2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) connaissance (de) -
19 addressee
[æd-]noun (the person to whom a letter etc is addressed.) destinataire -
20 ancestor
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