| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| absent without leave | | | absent sans permission |
| do without | vi | (forgo, cope without having) | se passer de qch v pron |
| | | faire sans expr |
| J'ai perdu mes lunettes de soleil au début de la croisière, j'ai dû faire sans pendant trois jours. |
| get along without | vtr | (not need) | se passer de vpr + prép |
| I can get along without luxuries in this economy. |
| Il peut facilement se passer d'alcool mais il lui faut son cigare tous les jours. |
| | | se débrouiller sans vpr + prép |
| go without | vtr | (be deprived of, not have) | se passer de v pron |
| A camel can go without water for a week. |
| Personally I can go without television. |
| Je peux me passer de chocolat, mais pas de café. |
| go without saying | v | (be obvious or commonly known) | aller sans dire loc v |
| It goes without saying that you can't leave your bike unlocked in the city. |
| Cela va sans dire qu'il faut faire attention à tes affaires dans les transports en commun. |
| it goes without saying | | | cela va sans dire |
| live without sth or sb | v | (be deprived of sth or sb) | se passer de v pron |
| Si, si, je t'assure que je peux parfaitement me passer d'alcool pendant au moins une semaine ! |
| make a confession without duress | v | (freely admit one's guilt) | faire des aveux spontanés vtr |
| The police were surprised she made a confession without duress; the thought they would have to pressure her into admitting guilt. |
| Les policiers étaient étonnés qu'elle fasse des aveux spontanés : ils pensaient devoir faire pression pour qu'elle admette sa culpabilité. |
| minister without portfolio | n | (government official without specific remit ) | ministre sans portefeuille nm |
| subject to change without notice | adj | (liable to vary without warning) | sujet à modifications (sans préavis) loc adj |
| Les prix mentionnés ici peuvent être sujets à modification sans préavis. |
| that goes without saying | interj | informal (that is self-evident) fam | ça, cela va sans dire interj |
| You always look lovely, that goes without saying. |
| Ils sont amoureux, ça va sans dire ! |
| totally without foundation | | | dénué de tout fondement loc |
| without a break | adv | (incessantly, non stop) | sans s'arrêter loc adv |
| I worked straight through from noon till 9 p.m. without a break. |
| J'ai travaillé de midi à neuf heures sans m'arrêter. |
| | | sans interruption loc adv |
| J'ai travaillé de midi à neuf heures sans interruption. |
| | | sans discontinuer loc adv |
| without a clue | adv | (not knowing) | sans la moindre idée loc adv |
| When they unexpectedly called me into the meeting, I went in without a clue as to why they wanted me. |
| Quand le patron m'a convoqué dans son bureau, j'y suis allé sans la moindre idée de ce qu'il me voulait. |
| without a doubt | adv | (definitely) | sans aucun doute adv |
| Without a doubt, this is the best chocolate cake I've ever tasted. |
| C'est sans aucun doute le meilleur gâteau que j'aie jamais mangé. |
| | | sans conteste adv |
| C'est sans conteste le meilleur gâteau que j'aie jamais mangé. |
| | | assurément adv |
| C'est assurément le meilleur gâteau que j'aie jamais mangé. |
| | | incontestablement adv |
| C'est incontestablement le meilleur gâteau que j'aie jamais mangé. |
| without a name | | | sans nom phrase |
| without a trace | adv | (leaving no indication or mark) | sans laisser de traces adv |
| Elle a disparu sans laisser de traces. |
| | | sans (laisser) la moindre trace adv |
| | | sans traces adv |
| without a word | adv | (silently, saying nothing) | sans un mot loc adv |
| | | sans rien dire adv |
| | | en silence adv |
| Sortez en rang et en silence ! |
| without any fuss | adv | informal (in a straightforward way) | sans faire de manières loc adv |
| And then, without any fuss, he grabbed the document and signed it. |
| without appeal | | décider juger | souverainement adv |
| without appeal | | | en premier et dernier ressort |
| without basis | | barbarisme | infondé adj |
| without beating about the bush | adv | informal (in a straightforward way) fig, pop | sans tourner autour du pot loc adv |
| He told me right away what he thought, without beating about the bush. |
| Assez de tes grandes phrases ! Dis-moi plutôt ce que tu voulais me dire, sans tourner autour du pot comme tu le fais. |
| without bias | | | impartialement adv |
| without bound | | | sans limite phrase |
| without break | | | sans pause phrase |
| without care | | | sans précaution, sans attention phrase |
| without ceremony | | sans cérémonie | sans-façon nm inv |
| without ceremony | | | sans cérémonie phrase |
| without charge | | | sans chef d'accusation phrase |
| without compromise | adv | (by making no concessions) | sans concession adv |
| | | sans transiger loc adv |
| without connection | | | sans rapport phrase |
| without content | | | sans contenu phrase |
| without contradiction | | | sans contradiction phrase |
| without courage | | | lâchement adv |
| without date | | | sans date phrase |
| without delay | | | sans délai phrase |
| without difficulty | | | sans difficulté phrase |
| without distinction | | | sans distinction phrase |
| without distraction | | | sans distraction phrase |
| without doors | | | sans porte phrase |
| without doubt | | | sans doute phrase |
| without end | adv | (relentlessly or continuously) | sans relâche adv |
| This house is haunted, and these ghosts torment us without end! |
| | | sans répit adv |
| | | sans cesse adv |
| without end | adj | (eternal) | sans fin adj |
| Heaven is a paradise without end. |
| | | éternel adj |
| lls se sont juré un amour et un dévouement éternels. |
| without energy | | (without vigor) faible | flasque adj |
| without energy | | (without vigor) | flasque adj |
| without equal | adv | (unmatched, superior) | sans égal adv |
| She is a singer without equal. |
| without exception | adv | (all included) | sans exception adv |
| You must arrive on time for this job every day without exception. |
| Nous devons arriver à l'heure au travail tous les jours sans exception. |
| without fail | adv | (invariably) | systématiquement adv |
| Our mail is delivered at 11:30 each morning without fail. |
| When we go out to eat, without fail Robert orders a salad. |
| Quand on va au restaurant, Robert commande systématiquement une salade. |
| without fail | adv | (for certain) | sans faute adv |
| Promise me you'll be home by midnight without fail. |
| Je te rendrai l'argent demain sans faute. |
| without faith | | | sans foi phrase |
| without foundation | adv | (with no basis in truth) | sans fondement |
| Your accusation is without foundation. |
| Many of the advertising claims for that product are without foundation. |
| without further ado | | | sans plus de cérémonie adv |
| without further delay | | | sans autre délai phrase |
| | | immédiatement adv |
| Vous devez payer cette facture immédiatement. |
| without having to spell things out | | | à demi-mot loc |
| without hesitation | adv | (immediately, willingly) | sans hésiter loc adv |
| The soldier was willing to shoot without hesitation. |
| Le soldat a tiré sans hésiter. |
| | | sans hésitation loc adv |
| Le soldat a tiré sans hésitation. |
| | | sans l'ombre d'une hésitation loc adv |
| Le soldat a tiré sans l'ombre d'une hésitation. |
| without hope | adv | (desperately, helplessly) | sans espoir loc adv |
| After being stranded in the woods for three days, the hikers felt their situation was without hope. |
| | | désespéré adj |
| Perdus, ils sentirent que la situation était désespérée. |
| without hope | adj | (desperate, helpless) | sans espoir loc adj |
| | | désespéré adj |
| On me dit parfois que mon cas est désespéré. |
| | | sans issue loc adj |
| La situation est sans issue. |
| without intermission | | | sans interruption phrase |
| without knowing | | Locution | à l'insu de phrase |
| without life | | | sans vie phrase |
| without limit | | | sans limite phrase |
| without looking back | adv | (with no regrets) | sans se retourner |
| without measure | | | sans mesure phrase |
| without mercy | adv | (cruelly) | sans pitié adv |
| The drug-crazed killer shot the innocent bystander seven times without mercy. |
| Le juge les a condamnés sans pitié. |
| without mishap | | | sans encombre phrase |
| without notice | adv | (with no warning) | sans prévenir loc adv |
| I was always on time and did my job well, but my boss fired me without notice. |
| Il est parti sans prévenir. |
| | | sans préavis adv |
| Elle a rompu les fiançailles, sur un coup de tête et sans préavis. |
| without number | | | sans numéro phrase |
| without parallel | adv | (unmatched, superior) | sans égal loc adj |
| Sa mère est d'une patience sans égale. |
| without prejudice | adv | (fairly) | sans préjugés loc adv |
| Governmental programs must be administered without prejudice. |
| | | en toute objectivité adv |
| Nous attendons de lui qu'il se prononce en toute objectivité. |
| | | de manière impartiale loc adv |
| without prejudice | adv | (law: without loss of rights or privileges. ) droit | sous toutes réserves loc adv |
| This case is dismissed without prejudice. |
| without pressure | | | sans pression phrase |
| without price | | | sans prix phrase |
| without reason | adv | (unnecessarily, unprompted) | sans raison adv |
| In the middle of the speech, Mr. Walters just walked out of the room without reason. |
| Il a annulé notre rendez-vous sans raison. |
| without reference | | | sans référence phrase |
| without regard to | prep | (with no concern for) | sans se soucier de loc prép |
| He kept talking loudly on his cell phone without regard to the other theater patrons. |
| | | sans égard pour loc prép |
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