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121 own
[əun] 1. verb1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) posséder2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) avouer2. adjective, pronoun(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) propre- owner- ownership - get one's own back - own up -
122 paradox
['pærədoks](a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true: If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.) paradoxe- paradoxically -
123 presume
[prə'zju:m]1) (to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted: When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.') présumer, supposer2) (to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so): I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you.) se permettre de•- presumption - presumptuous - presumptuousness -
124 altogether
1 ( completely) [ridiculous, impossible, different] complètement ; not altogether true pas complètement vrai ; he gave up altogether il a complètement abandonné ; that's another matter altogether c'est une tout autre histoire ;2 ( in total) en tout ; how much is that altogether? ça fait combien en tout? ;3 ( all things considered) tout compte fait ; altogether, it was a mistake tout compte fait, c'était une erreur.in the altogether ○ à poil ○. -
125 certainly
certainly adv ( without doubt) certainement ; ( indicating assent) certainement, bien sûr ; certainly not! certainement pas! ; it's certainly possible that il est tout à fait possible que (+ subj) ; ‘may I borrow your pen?’-‘certainly’ ‘je peux vous emprunter votre stylo?’-‘bien sûr’ ; this exercise is certainly very difficult cet exercice est vraiment très difficile ; we shall certainly attend the meeting nous serons à la réunion sans faute ; certainly sir/madam (mais) certainement, monsieur/madame ; she was almost certainly innocent elle était presque certainement innocente ; he certainly got his revenge! iron c'est sûr qu'il a pris sa revanche! ; it is certainly true that they treated him unfairly c'est bien vrai qu'il a été injustement traité ; ‘are you annoyed?’-‘I most certainly am!’ ‘tu es fâché?’-‘ah! ça, oui alors!’ -
126 improbable
1 ( unlikely to happen) improbable ; it is improbable that il est improbable or peu probable que (+ subj) ;2 ( unlikely to be true) invraisemblable ; it is improbable that il est peu vraisemblable que (+ subj). -
127 nevertheless
1 ( all the same) quand même, malgré tout ; I like him nevertheless je l'aime quand même ; he's my friend nevertheless c'est quand même mon ami ; they go on trying nevertheless ils continuent quand même à essayer ; thanks nevertheless merci quand même ; nevertheless, I think you should go je crois que tu devrais y aller quand même ;2 ( nonetheless) pourtant, néanmoins ; it's nevertheless true that c'est pourtant vrai que…, il est néanmoins vrai que ; so strong yet nevertheless so gentle si fort et pourtant si doux ;3 ( however) pourtant, toutefois, néanmoins ; he did nevertheless say that il a pourtant or toutefois or néanmoins dit que. -
128 observe
1 (see, notice) observer, remarquer (that que) ; this was observed to be true on a observé or remarqué que cela était vrai ;3 ( remark) faire observer, faire remarquer (that que) ; as Sartre observed comme le faisait observer Sartre ; ‘it's raining,’ she observed ‘il pleut,’ fit-elle observer ;5 ( celebrate) observer [Sabbath, religious festival].
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