Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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I. some [ingl brit sʌm, s(ə)m, ingl am səm] DETERM AGG When some is used as an adjective to mean an unspecified amount of something, it is translated by du, de l' before vowel or mute h, de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: I'd like some bread = je voudrais du pain; have some water = prenez de l'eau; we've bought some beer = nous avons acheté de la bière; they've bought some peaches = ils ont acheté des pêches.
But note that where some is followed by an adjective preceding a plural noun, de alone is used in all cases: some pretty dresses = de jolies robes.
For particular usages see I. below.
When some is used as a pronoun it is translated by en which is placed before the verb in French: would you like some? = est-ce que vous en voulez?; I've got some = j'en ai.
For particular usages see II. below.
1. some (an unspecified amount or number):
2. some (certain: in contrast to others):
- some
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3. some (a considerable amount or number):
4. some (a little, a slight):
5. some (an unspecified, unknown) pegg:
6. some (a remarkable) colloq:
7. some (not much) colloq:
II. some [ingl brit sʌm, s(ə)m, ingl am səm] PRON
1. some (an unspecified amount or number):
2. some (certain ones: in contrast to others):
III. some [ingl brit sʌm, s(ə)m, ingl am səm] AVV
1. some (approximately):
an. abrév écrite
an. → anno
an [ingl brit an, ən, ingl am æn, ən]
an → a
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A1, a [ingl brit ə, eɪ, ingl am eɪ, ə] SOST
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I. many <comp more; superl most> [ingl brit ˈmɛni, ingl am ˈmɛni] AGG
II. many <comp more; superl most> [ingl brit ˈmɛni, ingl am ˈmɛni] PRON
III. many <comp more; superl most> [ingl brit ˈmɛni, ingl am ˈmɛni] SOST
lot2 [ingl brit lɒt, ingl am lɑt] SOST
1. lot:
2. lot ingl am (piece of land):
3. lot (at auction):
4. lot (decision-making process):
I. lot1 [ingl brit lɒt, ingl am lɑt] PRON
1. lot:
2. lot colloq:
3. lot (specific group of people) colloq:
II. lot1 [ingl brit lɒt, ingl am lɑt] SOST
1. lot (great deal):
III. lots SOST
lots colloq:
IV. lots AVV
lots colloq:
V. a lot AVV
little2 [ingl brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, ingl am ˈlɪdl] AGG
1. little (small):
2. little (young):
3. little (feeble, weak):
5. little (expressing scorn, contempt):
6. little (short):
I. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] AGG When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.
II. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON
III. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] AVV
1. little (rarely):
2. little (hardly, scarcely):
3. little (not at all):
IV. a little (bit) AVV (slightly)
I. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [ingl brit fjuː, ingl am fju] AGG When few is used as an adjective to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity (few houses, few shops, few people) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de magasins, peu de gens. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I. 1. in the entry.
When few is used as an adjective in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I. 2. in the entry.
When a few is used as an adjective(a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II. in the entry.
For translations of few used as a pronoun (few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II. and III. in the entry.
For translations of the few used as a noun (the few who voted for him) see IV. in the entry.
1. few (not many):
2. few (some, several):
II. a few AGG
III. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [ingl brit fjuː, ingl am fju] PRON
1. few (not many):
2. few (some):
IV. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [ingl brit fjuː, ingl am fju] SOST
V. few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [ingl brit fjuː, ingl am fju]
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I. some [sʌm] indet agg
2. some sing (imprecise):
II. some [sʌm] indet pron
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A, a [eɪ] <-'s [or -s]> SOST
1. A (letter):
- with some reluctance
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I. some [sʌm] indet agg
2. some (imprecise):
II. some [sʌm] indet pron
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- with some reluctance
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