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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) la plupart de;
~ people la plupart des gens;
- (in superlatives) le plus de;
she got the ~ votes c'est elle qui a obtenu le plus de voix.
- (the majority of) 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;
for ~ of the day pendant la plus grande partie de la journée;
~ of the bread presque tout le pain;
- (all) the ~ you can expect is… tout ce que tu peux espérer c'est…;
- (in superlatives) le plus;
John has got the ~ c'est John qui en a le plus.
- (the greatest number) la plupart (of de);
- adverb
- (in superlatives) 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 ~ (of all) was ce qui l'ennuyait le plus c'était que.
- (in superlatives) the ~ beautiful château in France le plus beau château de France;
- at (the) most phrase au maximum, au plus.
- for the most part phrase (most of them) pour la plupart;
(most of the time) la plupart du temps;
(chiefly) surtout, essentiellement.
- most of all phrase par-dessus tout.
IDIOMS:
to make the ~ of tirer le meilleur parti de (situation, resources, abilities);
profiter de (opportunity, good weather).
profiter de (opportunity, good weather).
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| 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 | ||||||
| la plupart nf | |||||||||
| la majorité nf | |||||||||
| Most of the soup has been eaten. | |||||||||
| La plus grande partie de la soupe a été mangée. | |||||||||
| * La plupart des chocolats ont été mangés. | |||||||||
| * La majorité des gâteaux a déjà été vendue. | |||||||||
| 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 sont chez eux le soir. | |||||||||
| most | n | (greatest amount) | le maximum nm | ||||||
| The most you can pump in an hour will not fill the pool. | |||||||||
| Le maximum que tu puisses pomper en une heure ne remplira pas la piscine. | |||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "most" ci-dessus.Cacher les phrases | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| at most | au plus | ||||||||
| at the most | au plus | ||||||||
| for the most part | phrase | pour la plus grande partie | |||||||
| make the most of | v | exploiter ⇒ (tirer avantage de) | |||||||
| make the most of it | en tirer le meilleur parti | ||||||||
| make the most of your time | v tr | profiter de son temps | |||||||
| most assuredly | adv | le plus sûrement | |||||||
| most certainly | adv | le plus sûrement | |||||||
| most certainly | adv | assurément Formel | |||||||
| most distant | le plus distant | ||||||||
| most frequently | le plus fréquent | ||||||||
| most important | le plus important | ||||||||
| most likely | adv | probablement | |||||||
| most of all | adv | surtout | |||||||
| most often | le plus souvent | ||||||||
| most probably | adv | sûrement (très probablement) | |||||||
| most recent | le plus récent | ||||||||
| most senior member | nm | doyen | |||||||
| most, the | adv | le plus | |||||||
| the most | adv | le plus | |||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
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"The most" en fin de phrase
'... to be at her most selfish'
'it was most opportune...'
'Most dangerous and evil woman' should be freed from jail
'My beloved' and 'My most beautiful'
'ultimately' - most significantly
...one of the most interesting jobs out there...
10 Most Wanted Fugitives
2 of the 10 most polluted cities in the world are in China
3 most-visited filtered Iranian news
a deeply passionate and most burning love
air showers, among these are some of the most energetic particles
Any help would be most welcome...
Apparently Finnish is the most difficult language in Europe
as if they have had the most influence on…
Being the most intelligent and directing
better than most
bringing safety where it is needed the most
but what's most important is that
Cathédrale Notre Dame de Bayeux is one of the most famous cathedral in Basse Normandie
children are those who are most influenced
comprising more than 70% of the Earth, water is our most valuable natural resource
Creating today one of the most powerful blocs....
Defenders of the petition may well have just had their most convincing argument invalidated
did most of the child care
Dislike most, part
Do you need "le plus" for most or just "plus"
Eleventh most common
EN: acutest / most acute - superlative formation - grammaire
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