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1 vaguely
vaguely [ˈveɪglɪ]a. [describe, remember, resemble, understand] vaguement• vaguely familiar/disappointed vaguement familier/déçub. ( = absently) [look, nod] d'un air distrait ; [smile] d'un air vague* * *['veɪglɪ]1) (faintly, slightly) vaguement2) ( distractedly) [smile, gaze, say] d'un air distrait or vague; [wander, move about] distraitement3) ( imprecisely) [remember, understand, reply] vaguement; [describe] de manière vague or imprécise; [defined, formulated] vaguement -
2 vaguely
vaguely ['veɪglɪ]∎ I vaguely remember dining here before j'ai le vague souvenir ou je me souviens vaguement d'avoir déjà mangé ici∎ it tastes vaguely like coffee cela a vaguement un goût de café;∎ she resembles her sister only vaguely elle ne ressemble pas beaucoup à sa sœur(c) (absent-mindedly) distraitement;∎ he looked vaguely around him il regardait autour de lui d'un air vague ou distrait -
3 vaguely
1 ( faintly) [sinister, amusing, classical] vaguement ; [resemble] vaguement ; it feels vaguely like a bee sting cela fait un peu comme une piqûre d'abeille ; it seems vaguely familiar cela me dit vaguement quelque chose ;2 ( slightly) [embarrassed, insulting, irritated] vaguement ;3 ( distractedly) [smile, gaze, say, gesture] d'un air distrait or vague ; [wander, move about] distraitement ;4 ( imprecisely) [remember, understand, imagine, reply] vaguement ; [describe] de manière vague or imprécise ; [defined, formulated] vaguement. -
4 vaguely
1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) vaguement2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vaguement -
5 plan ahead
( vaguely) faire des projets; (look, think ahead) prévoir -
6 generally
generally [ˈdʒenərəlɪ]a. généralement• generally, the course is okay dans l'ensemble, le cours est bienb. ( = widely) [available] partoutc. ( = in general terms) to talk generally about sth dire des généralités sur qch* * *['dʒenrəlɪ]1) (widely, usually) en général, généralementit's generally best to wait — en général, il vaut mieux attendre
generally (speaking)... — en règle générale...
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7 remotely
remotely [rɪˈməʊtlɪ]a. ( = vaguely) it isn't remotely possible that... il est absolument impossible que... + subj• it doesn't remotely resemble... cela ne ressemble en rien à...• the only person present even remotely connected with show business la seule personne présente qui ait un rapport quelconque avec le monde du spectacleb. ( = from a distance) [control, detonate] à distance* * *[rɪ'məʊtlɪ]1) [situated] à l'écart de tout2) ( slightly) [resemble] vaguement -
8 we
we [wi:]• we went to the pictures nous sommes allés or on est allé au cinéma• as we say in England comme on dit chez nous, en Angleterre• we teachers understand that... nous autres professeurs, nous comprenons que...* * *[wiː, wɪ]Note: In standard French, we is translated by nous but in informal French on is frequently used: we're going to the cinema = nous allons au cinéma or ( more informally) on va au cinémaon is also used in correct French to refer to a large, vaguely defined group: we shouldn't lie to our children = on ne devrait pas mentir à ses enfants. For particular usages see the entry belowpronoun nouswe left at six — gen nous sommes partis à six heures; ( informal) on est parti (colloq) à six heures
we Scots like the sun — nous autres Écossais, nous aimons le soleil
we didn't say that — gen nous, nous n'avons pas dit cela; ( informal) nous, on n'a pas dit ça (colloq)
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9 -her
noun (used in referring vaguely to a person or thing: Where does what's-his-name live?) chose -
10 -its etc -name
noun (used in referring vaguely to a person or thing: Where does what's-his-name live?) chose -
11 at/in the back of one's mind
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12 vague
[veiɡ]1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) vague2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vague•- vaguely -
13 what's-his
noun (used in referring vaguely to a person or thing: Where does what's-his-name live?) chose -
14 distantly
distantly adv [remembered, connected] vaguement ; [say, look, greet, act] ( coolly) d'un air distant ; ( vaguely) d'un air vague ; to be distantly related to sb être vaguement apparenté à qn, être un parent éloigné de qn ; they're distantly related ils sont vaguement parents. -
15 generally
1 ( widely) [accepted, agreed, believed, denounced, recognized, regarded, welcomed] dans l'ensemble, en général ; a generally accepted definition une définition couramment acceptée ; generally available disponible pour le grand public ;2 ( usually) généralement, en général ; it's generally best to wait en général, il vaut mieux attendre ; generally (speaking)… en règle générale… ;3 ( overall) the industry generally will be affected l'ensemble de l'industrie sera touché ; he's generally unwell at the moment en ce moment il n'est vraiment pas en forme ; the quality is generally good dans l'ensemble la qualité est bonne ; she was dancing, drinking and generally enjoying herself elle dansait, elle buvait, en un mot elle s'amusait bien ;4 ( vaguely) [talk, discuss, refer] d'une manière générale. -
16 plan
A n1 (scheme, course of action) plan m ; to draw up a six-point plan dresser un plan en six points ; a plan of action/of campaign un plan d'action/de campagne ; the plan is to leave very early nous avons prévu de partir très tôt ; the best plan would be to stay here le mieux serait de rester ici ; everything went according to plan tout s'est passé comme prévu ; to revert to plan B fig se rabattre sur le plan de repli ;4 ( rough outline) (of essay, book) plan m ; make a plan before you start to write fais un plan avant de commencer à écrire ;5 ( map) plan m.1 ( arrangements) (known, fixed) projet m ; (vague, not fixed) projets mpl ; the plans for the school trip le projet de voyage scolaire ; what are your plans for the future? quels sont vos projets d'avenir? ; to make plans faire des projets ; to make plans for sth ( organize arrangements) organiser qch ; ( envisage) projeter qch ; to make plans to do projeter de faire ; to have plans for sth/sb avoir des projets pour qch/qn ; I have no particular plans ( for tonight) je n'ai rien de prévu ; ( for the future) je n'ai pas de projets bien déterminés ; what are your holiday plans? quels sont vos projets pour les vacances? ; but Paul had other plans mais Paul avait prévu autre chose ;2 Archit, Constr the plans les plans mpl ; submit the plans before the end of the month soumettez les plans avant la fin du mois.1 (prepare, organize) planifier [future, traffic system, economy, production] ; organiser, préparer [timetable, meeting, operation, expedition] ; préparer [retirement] ; organiser [day] ; faire un plan de [career] ; to plan it so that one can do s'organiser pour pouvoir faire ; he planned it so he could leave early il s'est organisé pour pouvoir partir tôt ;2 (intend, propose) projeter [visit, trip] ; prévoir [new development, factory] ; to plan to do projeter de faire, se proposer de faire ;3 ( premeditate) préméditer [crime] ;5 ( give structure to) construire [essay, book] ; ( make notes for) faire le plan de [essay, book] ;6 ( decide on size of) to plan a family planifier les naissances.D vi ( p prés etc - nn-) prévoir ; to plan for prévoir [changes, increase] ; to plan on doing/on sth ( expect) s'attendre à faire/à qch ; ( intend) compter faire/sur qch ; I'm not planning on losing the election je ne m'attends pas à perdre les élections ; why don't you ever plan? pourquoi ne t'organises-tu pas à l'avance? ; the present situation makes it impossible to plan vu la situation actuelle, on ne peut pas faire de projets à l'avance.■ plan ahead ( vaguely) faire des projets ; it is impossible to plan ahead il est impossible de faire des projets ; (look, think ahead) prévoir ; in business, you have to plan ahead en affaires, il faut savoir prévoir.■ plan out:▶ plan out [sth] définir, arrêter [strategy, policy] ; planifier [expenditure, traffic system] ; arrêter [itinerary]. -
17 we
we,❢ In standard French, we is translated by nous but in informal French on is frequently used: we're going to the cinema = nous allons au cinéma or ( more informally) on va au cinéma.on is also used in correct French to refer to a large, vaguely defined group: we shouldn't lie to our children = on ne devrait pas mentir à ses enfants. For particular usages see the entry below. pron nous ; we saw her yesterday nous l'avons vue hier ; we left at six gen nous sommes partis à six heures ; ( informal) on est partis ○ à six heures ; we Scots like the sun nous autres Écossais, nous aimons le soleil ; WE didn't say that gen nous, nous n'avons pas dit cela ; ( informal) nous, on n'a pas dit ça ○ ; we four are agreed that nous quatre sommes convenus que ; we all make mistakes tout le monde peut se tromper. -
18 Usage note : it
When it is used as a subject pronoun to refer to a specific object (or animal) il or elle is used in French according to the gender of the object referred to:‘where is the book/chair?’ ‘it’s in the kitchen’= ‘où est le livre/la chaise?’ ‘il/elle est dans la cuisine’‘do you like my skirt?’ ‘it’s lovely’= ‘est-ce que tu aimes ma jupe?’ ‘elle est très jolie’However, if the object referred to is named in the same sentence, it is translated by ce (c’ before a vowel):it’s a good film= c’est un bon filmWhen it is used as an object pronoun it is translated by le or la (l’ before a vowel) according to the gender of the object referred to:it’s my book/my chair and I want it= c’est mon livre/ma chaise et je le/la veuxNote that the object pronoun normally comes before the verb in French and that in compound tenses like the perfect and the past perfect, the past participle agrees with it:I liked his shirt - did you notice it?= j’ai aimé sa chemise - est-ce que tu l’as remarquée? or l’as-tu remarquée?In imperatives only, the pronoun comes after the verb:it’s my book - give it to me= c’est mon livre - donne-le-moi (note the hyphens)When it is used vaguely or impersonally followed by an adjective the translation is ce (c’ before a vowel):it’s difficult= c’est difficileit’s sad= c’est tristeBut when it is used impersonally followed by an adjective + verb the translation is il:it’s difficult to understand how…= il est difficile de comprendre comment …If in doubt consult the entry for the adjective in question.For translations for impersonal verb uses (it’s raining, it’s snowing) consult the entry for the verb in question.it is used in expressions of days of the week (it’s Friday) and clock time (it’s 5 o’clock). This dictionary contains usage notes on these and many other topics. For other impersonal and idiomatic uses see the entry it.When it is used after a preposition in English the two words (prep + it) are often translated by one word in French. If the preposition would normally be translated by de in French (e.g. of, about, from etc.) the prep + it = en:I’ve heard about it= j’en ai entendu parlerIf the preposition would normally be translated by à in French (e.g. to, in, at etc.) the prep + it = y:they went to it= ils y sont allésFor translations of it following prepositions not normally translated by de or à (e.g. above, under, over etc.) consult the entry for the preposition. -
19 indeterminately
indeterminately [‚ɪndɪ'tɜ:mɪnətlɪ](a) (indefinitely) de façon indéterminéeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > indeterminately
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20 loosely
loosely ['lu:slɪ]∎ the dress was loosely gathered at the waist la robe était peu ajustée à la taille;(b) (apply, interpret) mollement;∎ loosely speaking, I'd say... en gros, je dirais...;∎ the word is often used loosely le mot est souvent employé de façon imprécise(c) (vaguely → connect, relate) vaguement;∎ the book is only loosely based on my research le livre n'a qu'un rapport lointain avec mes recherches;∎ the exhibition is loosely organized around four themes l'exposition tourne autour de quatre grands thèmes
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