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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
most /məʊst/
NOTE:
When used to form the superlative of adjectives most is translated by le plus or la plus depending on the gender of the noun and by les plus with plural noun: the most beautiful woman in the room = la plus belle femme de la pièce;
the most expensive hotel in Paris = l'hôtel le plus cher de Paris;
the most difficult problems = les problèmes les plus difficiles. For examples and further uses see the entry below.
When used to form the superlative of adjectives most is translated by le plus or la plus depending on the gender of the noun and by les plus with plural noun: the most beautiful woman in the room = la plus belle femme de la pièce;
the most expensive hotel in Paris = l'hôtel le plus cher de Paris;
the most difficult problems = les problèmes les plus difficiles. For examples and further uses see the entry below.
- determiner
- (the majority of, nearly all) la plupart de;
~ people la plupart des gens;
- (superlative: more than all the others) le plus de;
she got the ~ votes/money c'est elle qui a obtenu le plus de voix/d'argent.
- (the majority of, nearly all) la plupart de;
- pronoun
- (the greatest number) la plupart ( of de);
(the largest part) la plus grande partie ( of de);
~ of the time la plupart du temps;
~ of us la plupart d'entre nous;
~ of the money la plus grande partie de l'argent;
for ~ of the day pendant la plus grande partie de la journée;
~ of the bread presque tout le pain;
~ agreed la plupart étaient d'accord;
- (the maximum) the ~ you can expect is‥ tout ce que tu peux espérer c'est‥;
the ~ I can do is‥ tout ce que je peux faire, c'est‥, le mieux que je puisse faire, c'est‥;
- (more than all the others) le plus;
John has got the ~ c'est John qui en a le plus.
- (the greatest number) la plupart ( of de);
- adverb
- (used to form superlative) the ~ beautiful château in France le plus beau château de France;
~ easily le plus facilement;
- (very) très, extrêmement;
~ encouraging très or extrêmement encourageant;
~ probably très vraisemblablement;
- (more than all the rest) le plus;
what ~ annoyed him ou what annoyed him ~ (of all) was ce qui l'ennuyait le plus c'était que;
those who will suffer ~ ceux qui souffriront le plus;
- (familier)US (almost) presque;
~ everyone presque tout le monde.
- (used to form superlative) the ~ beautiful château in France le plus beau château de France;
- at (the) most adv phr au maximum, au plus.
- for the most part adv phr (most of them) pour la plupart;
(most of the time) la plupart du temps;
(basically) essentiellement, surtout;
for the ~ part, they‥ pour la plupart, ils‥;
for the ~ part he works in his office la plupart du temps, il travaille dans son bureau;
his experience is, for the ~ part, in publishing son expérience est surtout or essentiellement dans l'édition.
- most of all adv phr par-dessus tout.
IDIOMS:
to make the ~ of tirer le meilleur parti de (situation, resources, looks, rest, abilities, space);
profiter de (holiday, opportunity, good weather).
profiter de (holiday, opportunity, good weather).
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
many / ˈmenɪ/ (comparative more;
superlative most)
superlative most)
- quantif beaucoup de, un grand nombre de;
~ times de nombreuses fois, bien des fois;
for ~ years pendant de nombreuses années;
in ~ ways à bien des égards;
his ~ friends ses nombreux amis;
the ~ advantages of city life les nombreux avantages de la vie citadine;
how ~ people/times? combien de personnes/fois?;
there are too ~ people il y a trop de monde;
for a great ~ years pendant de nombreuses années;
a good ~ people attended de nombreuses personnes sont venues;
like so ~ other women comme tant d'autres femmes;
I have as ~ books as you (do) j'ai autant de livres que toi;
five exams in as ~ days cinq examens en autant de jours;
~ a man would be glad of such an opportunity plus d'un homme se réjouirait d'une telle occasion;
~'s the time I've been there j'y suis allé maintes fois.
- pronoun beaucoup;
not ~ pas beaucoup;
too ~ trop;
how ~? combien?;
as ~ as you like autant que tu veux;
I didn't know there were so ~ je ne savais pas qu'il y en avait autant;
we don't need ~ more il ne nous en faut pas beaucoup plus;
~ of them were killed beaucoup d'entre eux ont été tués;
there were too ~ of them ils étaient trop nombreux;
a good ~ of the houses were damaged bon nombre de maisons ont été endommagées;
one too ~ un de trop;
you've set one place too ~ tu as mis un couvert de trop;
to have had one too ~ (familier) avoir bu un coup de trop (familier).
many : many-coloured ~-coloured littér adjective multicolore;
many-sided ~-sided adjective(personality, phenomenon) à multiples facettes.
many-sided ~-sided adjective(personality, phenomenon) à multiples facettes.
'most' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
after
- around
- below
- best
- business
- certainly
- cherish
- deeply
- emphatically
- enough
- every
- except
- extreme
- favour
- generous
- have
- importantly
- just
- land
- last
- latest
- likely
- many
- mature
- mostly
- notably
- number one
- of
- or
- part
- rank
- right
- say
- second
- single
- spread
- sun
- time
- touch
- unwelcome
- whole
- worst
French:
assurément
- avis
- Carte d'identité
- casser
- certainement
- choc
- clair
- comparaison
- Concours
- Département
- dont
- doyen
- être
- exploiter
- fois
- fort
- frapper
- général
- gros
- heure
- intéressé
- le
- lequel
- majeur
- majorité
- maximum
- merveille
- mieux
- moins
- naturel
- parer
- parmi
- partie
- peur
- pire
- plupart
- plus
- Polytechnique
- précieux
- pressé
- profit
- profiter
- puiser
- quart
- que
- religieux
- séduire
- sensible
- suivi
- sûrement
most: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| most | adj | (in greatest number) | le plus adv |
| This bush has the most strawberries. | |||
| C'est ce pied qui a le plus de fraises. | |||
| most | adj | (in greatest measure) | le plus adv |
| Father makes the most money of all of us. | |||
| De nous tous, c'est Papa qui gagne le plus. | |||
| most | adj | (in greatest degree) | le plus adv |
| That is the most difficult game of all. | |||
| C'est le plus difficile des jeux. | |||
| most | adj | (almost all) | presque tout loc adv |
| Most flowers are pretty. | |||
| Presque toutes les fleurs sont belles. | |||
| most | n | (greatest quantity) | le plus adv |
| The teacher likes him the most. | |||
| * C'est toi que j'aime le plus. | |||
| most | n | (the majority of sthg) | la plus grande partie de loc nom |
| Most of the soup has been eaten. | |||
| La plus grande partie de la soupe avait été mangée. | |||
| most | adv | (to the greatest degree) | le plus adv |
| She is the most intelligent student in class. | |||
| Elle est l'étudiante la plus intelligente de la classe. | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| most | adj | (in greatest quantity) | le plus adv |
| Tom's glass has the most milk. | |||
| C'est le verre de Tom qui contient le plus de lait. | |||
| most | adv | (to the greatest extent) | le plus possible loc adv |
| He wrote most clearly, and his essay was persuasive. | |||
| Il a écrit le plus clairement possible, et son travail était excellent. | |||
| most | adv | informal (nearly) | presque adv |
| He succeeds at most anything he does. | |||
| Il réussit presque tout ce qu'il entreprend. | |||
| most | adv | (almost) | presque adv |
| Most all of them are at home in the evening. | |||
| Presque tous restent chez eux le soir. | |||
| most | n | (greatest amount) | le plus adv |
| The most you can pump in an hour will not fill the pool. | |||
| * Remplis les bocaux de confiture le plus possible. | |||
| most | n | (the utmost) | le plus nm |
| The most we can expect of him is that he will try. | |||
| Le plus que vous puissiez espérer de lui est qu'il essaye. | |||
| most | n | (the greatest number) | la plupart de loc prép |
| Most don't read newspapers, but get their information from the internet. | |||
| La plupart des gens ne lisent pas les journaux, et trouvent leurs informations sur Internet. | |||
| most | n | (the majority of persons) | la plupart de loc prép |
| la majorité de loc prép | |||
| He owns more cars than most. | |||
| Il possède plus de voitures que la plupart des gens. | |||
| Il possède plus de voitures que la majorité des gens. | |||
| most | pron | (the majority) | majorité nf |
| Most are in favour of the proposal. | |||
| La majorité est favorable au projet. | |||
| Report an error | |||
most: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| at most | adv | (and no more, not more than) | au maximum loc adv |
| A newly imported vehicle may be used for at most three months before becoming liable to tax. | |||
| Ce type de visa est valable au maximum 6 mois. | |||
| au plus loc adv | |||
| at the most | adv | (maximum) | tout au plus adv |
| It will take 10 minutes at the most. | |||
| Votre ligne téléphonique sera rétablie d'ici trois semaines tout au plus. | |||
| au plus adv | |||
| au maximum adv | |||
| Le trajet se fait en deux heures au maximum. | |||
| for the most part | adv | (mostly, largely) | dans l'ensemble loc adv |
| I agree with you for the most part, but still have a problem with the timing of the plan. | |||
| Dans l'ensemble, je suis d'accord avec toi mais il faudra encore revoir quelques petits détails. | |||
| pour l'essentiel loc adv | |||
| dans les grandes lignes loc adv | |||
| en grande partie loc adv | |||
| make the most of | vtr | (take advantage of, exploit) | profiter de vi + prép |
| The boxer made the most of his opponent's weaknesses. | |||
| L'avant-centre a profité de la faiblesse du gardien de but adverse. | |||
| exploiter⇒ vtr | |||
| Le boxeur a exploité les faiblesses de son adversaire. | |||
| make the most of it | v | (take advantage of it) | profiter⇒ vi |
| You only get one chance, so make the most of it. | |||
| Vous n'avez qu'une chance, profitez-en. | |||
| make the most of sth | v | (take good advantage of sth) | profiter de qch vi |
| We made the most of our vacation by leaving our phones and computers turned off. | |||
| Nous avons profité de nos vacances en éteignant portables et ordinateurs. | |||
| make the most of your time | profiter de son temps v tr | ||
| most assuredly | adv | (certainly, definitely) | très certainement loc adv |
| sans aucun doute, sans l'ombre d'un doute loc adv | |||
| most certainly | adv | (definitely) | sans aucun doute loc adv |
| Do I love my husband? I most certainly do! | |||
| most certainly | adv | (of course) | certainement adv |
| most distant | le plus distant | ||
| most frequently | adv | (most often) | le plus souvent loc adv |
| most important | adj | (primary, of greatest significance) | très important adj |
| principal adj | |||
| Quelle est votre principale source de revenus ? | |||
| most likely | probablement adv | ||
| most of all | adv | (above all else) | surtout adv |
| I want to make money and to be famous, but most of all I want to be loved. | |||
| I love to listen to music; I like jazz most of all! | |||
| Je veux être riche et célèbre, mais surtout, je veux qu'on m'aime. | |||
| par-dessus tout loc adv | |||
| J'aime beaucoup la musique et j'aime le jazz par-dessus tout. | |||
| most of the time | adv | (usually) | la plupart du temps loc adv |
| Most of the time, the thread is locked before I have finished typing my reply. | |||
| La plupart du temps, elle m'interrompt avant que j'aie le temps de finir ma phrase. | |||
| most often | le plus souvent | ||
| most probably | très probablement | sûrement adv | |
| most recent | adj | (latest) | plus récent adj |
| La plus récente des traductions de Shakespeare est de loin la meilleure. | |||
| dernier adj | |||
| Il est très fier de sa dernière conquête féminine et parade avec elle dans les soirées. | |||
| most senior member | doyen nm | ||
| most times | adv | (usually) | le plus souvent adv |
| la plupart du temps adv | |||
| most, the | le plus adv | ||
| the most | adv | (more than any other) | le plus adv |
| Betsy won the prize because she found the most Easter eggs. | |||
| John had the most expensive car of all of us. | |||
| De nous tous, c'est John qui a la voiture la plus chère. | |||
| the most | adj | US, slang, dated (outstanding) fam | trop adj |
| He's so dreamy, he's just the most. | |||
| Il est tellement beau, il est trop. | |||
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10 Most Wanted Fugitives
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advocacy, disadvantaged individuals, than most
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all but the most
All comest most
among the most prosperous in the country
Any help would be most welcome...
Apparently Finnish is the most difficult language in Europe
are seen as the most important ..
arguably the most noticeable category for foreigners
as if they have had the most influence on…
as most forecasts predict
As well as becoming one of France's most well-known landmarks
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