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21 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) par hasard -
22 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
23 do you mind!
(used to show annoyance, stop someone doing something etc: Do you mind! That's my foot you're standing on!) dis/dites donc! -
24 each other
(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) l'un l'autre, l'une l'autre, les uns les autres, les unes les autres -
25 for a start
((used in argument etc) in the first place, or as the first point in an argument: You can't have a new bicycle because for a start we can't afford one.) pour commencer -
26 heads or tails?
(used when tossing a coin, eg to decide which of two people does, gets etc something: Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.) pile ou face? -
27 may have
(used to express a possibility in the past: He may have been here, but we cannot be sure.) il se peut que -
28 might as well
(used to suggest that there is no good reason for not doing something: I might as well do it all at once.) faire aussi bien de -
29 must have
(used to state a probability about something in the past: She must have been very young when she got married.) avoir dû -
30 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) ni...ni -
31 not to mention
(used to emphasize something important or to excuse oneself for mentioning something relatively unimportant: He is rich and clever, not to mention handsome.) sans compter -
32 on and on
(used with certain verbs to emphasize the length of an activity: She kept on and on asking questions.) sans arrêt -
33 on earth
(used for emphasis: What on earth are you doing?; the stupidest man on earth.) diable, du/au monde -
34 one another
(used as the object of a verb when an action takes place between people etc: They hit one another.) l'un l'autre -
35 or something
(used when the speaker is uncertain or being vague: Her name is Mary or Margaret or something.) ou quelque chose comme ça -
36 pure and simple
((used after a noun) nothing but: It was an accident pure and simple.) pur et simple -
37 touch wood
((used as an interjection) to touch something made of wood superstitiously, in order to avoid bad luck: None of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood!) toucher du bois -
38 very well
(used to express (reluctant) agreement to a request etc: `Please be home before midnight.' `Very well.') très bien -
39 well done!
(used in congratulating a person: I hear you won the competition. Well done!) bravo! -
40 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) à quoi ressemble...
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used to — W2S1 [ˈju:st tu:] modal v 1.) if something used to happen, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now ▪ He used to go to our school. ▪ We re eating out more often than we used to. did not use to do sth ▪ You didn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
used to — used to1 [ just tu ] modal verb *** Used to is usually followed by an infinitive: We used to swim in the river. But sometimes the following infinitive is left out: I don t play golf now, but I used to. Used to only exists as a past tense.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Used — may refer to:*Used good, goods of any type that have been used before *Used (Huesca), a village in Huesca, Aragon, Spain *Used, Zaragoza, a town in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain *Used (song), a song by Rocket from the Crypt from their 1995 album Scream … Wikipedia
used — [juːzd] adjective used car/clothes etc cars, clothes etc that have had one or more previous owners; = pre owned AmE; SECOND HAND * * * used UK US /juːzd/ adjective ► COMMERCE used goods, cars, etc. have belonged to someone else and are not new… … Financial and business terms
used — [ juzd ] adjective *** 1. ) owned by someone else before you: SECOND HAND: a used car salesman 2. ) no longer completely clean because of having been used: a used towel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
used — (adj.) second hand, 1590s, pp. adjective from USE (Cf. use) (v.). To be used to “accustomed, familiar” is recorded by 1520s. Verbal phrase used to formerly did or was (as in I used to love her) represents a construction attested from c.1300,… … Etymology dictionary
used to — (something/doing something) familiar with something. He s used to beginning without me because I m almost always late. His clothes and manners show he s used to being a celebrity. It s not easy getting used to cold weather if you ve been brought… … New idioms dictionary
used-up — used upˈ adjective Exhausted • • • Main Entry: ↑use * * * used up «YOOZD UHP», adjective. 1. Informal. thoroughly exhausted by physical exertion; tired out. 2. worn out or made useless, as by hard work, age, or dissipation: »[He] is by now a… … Useful english dictionary
used\ to\ be — • used to be • did use to be v. phr. Formerly or once was. Mary used to be small; but she has grown up. Dick used to be the best pitcher on the team last year; now two other pitchers are better than he is … Словарь американских идиом
used to — (do something) to have done something in the past. A young lady who used to work in my office had seven brothers! We used to visit our parents at Christmas every year … New idioms dictionary
used — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having already been used. 2) second hand … English terms dictionary
