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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
d, D /diː/ noun
- (letter) d, D m;
- D Mus ré m;
- d abrév écrite = See Also→ died .
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
would /wʊd/ , /wəd/
nég wouldn't)
NOTE:
When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in French and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = je le ferais si j'avais le temps;
I would have done it if I had had time = je l'aurais fait si j'avais eu le temps;
he said he would fetch the car = il a dit qu'il irait chercher la voiture.For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below.
modal aux (aussi 'd;When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in French and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = je le ferais si j'avais le temps;
I would have done it if I had had time = je l'aurais fait si j'avais eu le temps;
he said he would fetch the car = il a dit qu'il irait chercher la voiture.For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below.
nég wouldn't)
- (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech) she said she wouldn't come elle a dit qu'elle ne viendrait pas;
we thought we ~ be late nous avons pensé que nous serions en retard;
I was sure you'd like it j'étais sûr que ça te plairait;
they promised that they'd come back ils ont promis de revenir;
he thought she ~ have forgotten il pensait qu'elle aurait oublié;
I wish he ~ shut the door! il pourrait fermer la porte!;
I wish you'd be quiet! tu ne pourrais pas te taire!;
- (in conditional statements) it ~ be wonderful if they came ce serait merveilleux s'ils venaient;
if we'd left later we ~ have missed the train si nous étions partis plus tard nous aurions raté le train;
we wouldn't be happy anywhere else nous ne serions heureux nulle part ailleurs;
who ~ ever have believed it? qui l'aurait cru?;
you wouldn't have thought it possible! on n'aurait jamais cru que c'était possible!;
wouldn't it be nice if‥ ce serait bien si‥;
it cost far less than I ~ have expected ça a coûté beaucoup moins cher que je n'aurais pensé;
- (expressing willingness to act) do you know anyone who ~ do it? est-ce que tu connais quelqu'un qui le ferait?;
they couldn't find anyone who ~ take the job ils n'arrivaient pas à trouver quelqu'un qui accepte le poste;
she just wouldn't listen elle ne voulait rien entendre;
after that I wouldn't eat any canned food après cela je ne voulais plus manger de conserves;
he wouldn't do a thing to help il n'a rien voulu faire pour aider;
the police wouldn't give any further details la police a refusé de donner plus de détails;
they asked me to leave but I wouldn't ils m'ont demandé de partir mais j'ai refusé;
- (expressing inability to function) the door wouldn't close la porte ne voulait pas se fermer;
- (expressing desire, preference) we ~ like to stay another night nous aimerions rester une nuit de plus;
we'd really love to see you nous aimerions vraiment te voir;
I ~ much rather travel alone je préfèrerais nettement voyager seul;
she ~ have preferred a puppy elle aurait préféré un chiot;
I wouldn't mind another slice of cake je prendrais bien un autre morceau de gâteau;
it's what he ~ have wanted c'est ce qu'il aurait voulu;
- (in polite requests or proposals) ~ you like something to eat? voudriez-vous quelque chose à manger?;
~ you like some more tea? voulez-vous encore du thé?;
~ you help me set the table? est-ce que tu pourrais m'aider à mettre la table?;
switch off the radio, ~ you? éteins la radio, tu veux bien?;
~ you like to go to a concert? est-ce que tu aimerais aller à un concert?;
~ you give her the message? est-ce que vous voulez bien lui transmettre le message?;
~ you mind not smoking please? est-ce que ça vous ennuierait de ne pas fumer s'il vous plaît?;
- (used to attenuate statements) it ~ seem that he was right il semblerait qu'il avait raison;
so it ~ seem c'est ce qu'il semble;
you ~ think they'd be satisfied! on aurait pu penser qu'ils seraient satisfaits!;
I wouldn't say that je ne dirais pas ça;
I ~ have thought it was obvious j'aurais pensé que c'était évident;
I wouldn't know je ne pourrais pas vous le dire;
- (when giving advice) I wouldn't do that if I were you je ne ferais pas ça à ta place;
I ~ check the timetable first tu ferais bien de vérifier l'horaire d'abord;
I'd give her a ring now tu devrais lui téléphoner maintenant;
wouldn't it be better to write? est-ce que ce ne serait pas mieux d'écrire?;
- (expressing exasperation) ‘he denies it’—‘well he ~, wouldn't he?’ ‘il le nie’—‘évidemment!’;
of course you ~ contradict him! bien sûr il a fallu que tu le contredises!;
‘she put her foot in it (familier)’—‘she ~!’ ‘elle a mis les pieds dans le plat (familier)’—‘tu m'étonnes!’;
- (expressing an assumption) what time ~ that be? c'était vers quelle heure?;
I suppose it ~ have been about 3 pm je pense qu'il était à peu près 15 h 00; let's see, that ~ be his youngest son voyons, ça doit être son plus jeune fils;
it ~ have been about five years ago ça devait être il y a environ cinq ans;
you'd never have guessed she was German on n'aurait jamais cru qu'elle était allemande;
- (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to) she ~ sit for hours at the window elle passait des heures assise à la fenêtre.
'd' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
a
- AA
- Aborigine
- about
- above
- abroad
- absently
- absent
- abuse
- access
- accession
- access
- accident
- accord
- according
- account
- accuse
- accusingly
- Achilles' heel
- acre
- acrobatic
- acting
- action
- action
- Adam's apple
- address
- address book
- ADHD
- adjudication
- admission
- admission
- adolescent
- adoption
- adoption agency
- adult
- adult literacy
- advance
- advance
- advantage
- adventure
- advice
- advisory
- aerobics
- aeronautic(al)
- affair
- affectionate
- afford
- afield
- afire
- African
French:
à
- abaissement
- abandon
- abattage
- abbé
- abnégation
- abondance
- abondant
- abonnement
- abord
- aborder
- aborigène
- aboutissement
- abreuver
- abri
- abricot
- absence
- absent
- absolu
- absolument
- absorption
- abstention
- abus
- abuseur
- abusif
- acacia
- accabler
- accalmie
- accélérateur
- accentuation
- acceptation
- accès
- accessoire
- accident
- accommoder
- accompagnateur
- accompagnement
- accomplissement
- accord
- accorder
- accoutumance
- accuser
- achoppement
- acier
- acoustique
- acquiescer
- acquisition
- acquitter
- acte
- acteur
