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alone [ə'ləʊn](a) (on one's own) seul;∎ to be alone être seul;∎ I like being alone j'aime la solitude ou être seul;∎ alone at last! enfin seul(s)!;∎ I'm not alone in thinking that it's unfair je ne suis pas le seul à penser que c'est injuste∎ she alone knows the truth elle seule connaît la vérité;∎ time alone will tell qui vivra verra;∎ every decision was, in the end, his alone quand il y avait une décision à prendre, c'était toujours lui qui avait le dernier mot;∎ with that charm which is his alone avec ce charme qui lui est propre;∎ the frame alone is worth £50 le cadre seul vaut 50 livres∎ she felt very alone elle se sentait très seule2 adverb(a) (on one's own) seul;∎ he came alone il est venu seul;∎ he lives (all) alone il vit (tout) seul;∎ she managed to open the box alone elle a réussi à ouvrir la boîte toute seule;∎ I'd like to speak to you alone je voudrais vous parler seul à seul;∎ figurative she stands alone as the most successful politician this century elle est la seule depuis le début du siècle à avoir aussi bien réussi politiquement ou en politique;∎ to go it alone faire cavalier seul∎ to leave or to let sb alone laisser qn tranquille;∎ leave me alone (on my own) laissez-moi seul; (in peace) laissez-moi tranquille, laissez-moi en paix;∎ to let or leave sth alone (not get involved) ne pas se mêler de qch;∎ leave these things alone (don't touch) ne touchez pas à tout ça;∎ leave the bag alone! laissez le sac tranquille!, ne touchez pas au sac!;∎ if I were you I would let well alone si j'étais vous, je ne m'en mêlerais pas;∎ a subject better left alone un sujet qu'il vaut mieux ne pas abordersans parler de;∎ he's never been to London, let alone Paris il n'a jamais été à Londres, sans parler de Paris;∎ she can't even walk, let alone run elle ne peut même pas marcher, alors encore moins courir;∎ the soup wasn't even warm, let alone hot! la soupe ne risquait pas d'être chaude, elle était à peine tiède!ⓘ I want to be alone Il s'agit d'une phrase prononcée par Greta Garbo dans le film Grand Hotel ("Grand Hôtel") (1932), qui évoque immanquablement la célèbre actrice. On prononce cette phrase avec l'accent scandinave, en référence à Greta Garbo et souvent par dérision, lorsque quelqu'un annonce qu'il désire qu'on le laisse seul de façon quelque peu théâtrale.
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