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might1 modal aux

1. (expressing possibility) peut-être;
   ‘will you come?’—‘I ~’ ‘tu viendras?’—‘peut-être’;
   she ~ not have heard the news elle n'a peut-être pas entendu la nouvelle;
   I ~ lose my job je risque de perdre mon travail;

2. (expressing annoyance) you ~ have been killed! tu aurais pu te faire tuer!;
   I ~ have known! j'aurais dû m'en douter!;

3. I thought it ~ rain j'ai pensé qu'il risquait de pleuvoir;
   I thought you ~ say that je m'attendais à ce que tu dises ça;
   he said you ~ be hurt il a dit que tu serais peut-être blessé;

4. ~ I make a suggestion? puis-je me permettre de faire une suggestion?;
   it ~ be better to wait ce serait peut-être mieux d'attendre

might2 noun

1. (power) puissance f;

2. (physical strength) force f;
   with all his ~ de toutes ses forces.

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'might' found in these entries:

English:

afraid - as - equally - idea - just - sound - worried

French:

autant - contrairement - devoir - dire - force - jouable - poule - pouvoir - puissance - quitte - raison - risquer - trouver

might: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
might	v aux	colloquial (possibility) conditionnel	il se pourrait que loc v
		avec le futur	peut-être adv
I might go bike riding today, but then, I might not.
Il se pourrait que j'aille en promenade à vélo aujourd'hui, mais bon, peut-être pas.
J'irai peut-être faire une promenade en vélo aujourd'hui, mais ce n'est pas sûr.
might	v past p	(past of may) conditionnel	pouvoir v aux
He asked if he might go to the bathroom.
Il demanda s'il pouvait utiliser les toilettes.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
might	n	(strength, force) efficacité	force nf
			puissance nf
Possessing great might, the larger army was able to defeat the small militia.
Dotée d'une grande force, l'armée, plus importante, fut capable de vaincre les petites milices.
Dotée d'une grande puissance, l'armée, plus importante, fut capable de vaincre les petites milices.
might	v aux	colloquial (permission)	pouvoir v aux
Might I use your bathroom?
Pourrais-je utiliser vos toilettes ?
might	v aux	(annoyance) reproche	pouvoir v aux
Well! You might have let me know sooner!
Et bien ! Tu aurais pu me tenir au courant plus tôt !
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
all-might		nf	toute-puissance
as you might think			comme vous vous en doutez bien
it might be thought			c'est peut-être une bonne idée
might be			peut être
might be		v	pourrait être ⇒
might-be		adj	probable
might-have-been		nf	espoir déçu
might-have-been		nf	occasion manquée
with all his might			de toutes ses forces
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