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the [ði:, ðə]* * *[ðɪ, ðə], devant une voyelle ou emphatique [ðiː]1) (specifying, identifying etc) le/la/l'/les2) ( best etc)3) ( with era)4) ( with adj)5) ( with comparative adj)6) ( in double comparatives)7) ( with superlatives) -
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❢ When too means also it is generally translated by aussi: me too = moi aussi ; can I have some too? = est-ce que je peux en avoir aussi? When too means to an excessive degree ( too high, too dangerous) it is translated by trop: trop haut, trop dangereux. For examples of the above and further usages, see the entry below.1 (also, as well) aussi ; you too could be a winner! vous aussi, vous pourriez réussir! ; ‘I love you’-‘I love you too’ ‘je t'aime’-‘moi aussi, je t'aime’ ; have you been to India too? ( like me) est-ce que toi aussi tu es allé en Inde? ; ( as well as other countries) est-ce que tu es allé en Inde aussi? ; he speaks French, German too il parle français et allemand aussi ; the town has changed, so too have the inhabitants la ville a changé, les habitants aussi ; ‘have a nice evening’-‘you too!’ ‘bonne soirée’-‘toi aussi!’ ; she's kind but she's strict too elle est gentille mais elle est stricte ;2 ( reinforcing an opinion) you should talk to someone-and soon too il faudrait que tu en parles à quelqu'un et sans tarder ; Marie cooked the meal-and very tasty it is too! Marie a préparé le repas-c'est vraiment très bon! ; ‘she was very annoyed and quite right too!’ ‘elle était vraiment agacée et il y avait de quoi!’ ; they sacked him and quite right too! ils l'ont viré et ils ont bien fait! ;3 (expressing indignation, annoyance) ‘they're here’-‘about time too!’ ‘ils sont là’-‘il est bien temps! ’ ; ‘I'm sorry’-‘I should think so too!’ ‘je m'excuse’-‘j'espère bien!’ ; it was such a smart jacket, expensive too c'était une si belle veste, et chère en plus ; …and in front of your mother too! …et devant ta mère en plus or par-dessus le marché! ;4 ( excessively) trop ; the coat is too big for him le manteau est trop grand pour lui ; just too big/nosy bien trop grand/curieux ; it's too early to leave il est trop tôt pour partir ; it's too early for them to leave il est trop tôt pour qu'ils partent ( subj) ; the tray was too heavy for me to carry le plateau était trop lourd pour moi ; it's too easy (for them) to criticize c'est trop facile (pour eux) de critiquer ; I was too shocked to speak j'étais trop choqué pour parler ; it's too hot a day for walking il fait trop chaud pour marcher aujourd'hui ; it's too fast a game for me c'est un jeu trop rapide pour moi ; too many/too few people trop de/trop peu de gens ; too much traffic trop de circulation ; I ate too much j'ai trop mangé ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop stressant ; she's too much of a feminist/a diplomat to do elle est trop féministe/diplomate pour faire ; he was in too much of a hurry to talk il était trop pressé pour parler ; too silly for words d'une bêtise sans nom ; it was too little too late c'était trop peu trop tard ; the measures were too little too late les mesures étaient insuffisantes et avaient été prises trop tard ;5 (emphatic: very) trop ; you're too kind! aussi hum, iron vous êtes trop aimable! ; they'll be only too pleased to help ils seront trop contents or ils seront ravis de rendre service ; he's only too ready to criticize il ne rate pas une occasion de critiquer ; she hasn't been too well recently elle n'est pas vraiment en forme ces temps-ci ; that's too bad! ( a pity) c'est tellement dommage! ; ( tough) tant pis! ; ‘so you're annoyed’-‘too right (I am)!’ ‘alors tu es fâché’-‘et comment!’ ; ⇒ all, only ;6 ( in negatives) trop ; he's not too mad about jazz il n'aime pas trop le jazz ; he didn't do too bad a job il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé ; it wasn't too bad [film, trip] ce n'était pas trop mal ; you weren't too bad at all! tu n'étais pas mal du tout! ; he wasn't too bad ( in health) il n'allait pas trop mal ; ( in appearance) il n'était pas trop mal ; ( in his reactions) il n'était pas trop désagréable ; we're not too thrilled on ne peut pas dire que nous soyons ravis ; I'm not too sure about that je n'en suis pas si sûr ; it's not too far removed from blackmail c'est presque du chantage ; ‘they've arrived’-‘none too soon!’ ‘ils sont arrivés’-‘ce n'est pas trop tôt’ ;7 ○ (contradicting: so) ‘you don't know how to swim’-‘I do too!’ ‘tu ne sais pas nager’-‘bien sûr que si je sais!’ ; ‘he didn't pinch you’-‘he did too!’ ‘il ne t'a pas pincé’-‘si d'abord ○ !’ -
3 Languages
Note that names of languages in French are always written with a small letter, not a capital as in English ; also, French almost always uses the definite article with languages, while English does not. In the examples below the name of any language may be substituted for French and français:French is easy= le français est facileI like French= j’aime le françaisto learn French= apprendre le françaisHowever, the article is never used after en:say it in French= dis-le en françaisa book in French= un livre en françaisto translate sth into French= traduire qch en françaisand it may be omitted with parler:to speak French= parler français or parler le françaisWhen French means in French or of the French, it is translated by français:a French expression= une expression françaisethe French language= la langue françaisea French proverb= un proverbe françaisa French word= un mot françaisa French book= un livre en françaisa French broadcast= une émission en françaisWhen French means relating to French or about French, it is translated by de français:a French class= une classe de françaisa French course= un cours de françaisa French dictionary= un dictionnaire de françaisa French teacher= un professeur de françaisbuta French-English dictionary= un dictionnaire français-anglaisSee the dictionary entry for - speaking and speaker for expressions like Japanese-speaking or German speaker. French has special words for some of these expressions:English-speaking= anglophonea French speaker= un/une francophoneNote also that language adjectives like French can also refer to nationality e.g. a French tourist ⇒ Nationalities, or to the country e.g. a French town ⇒ Countries and continents.
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