a priori in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] PRON

1. lot:

a lot (a great deal)
beaucoup
we buy a lot at the market
nous achetons beaucoup de choses au marché
he likes to spend a lot on holidays
il aime dépenser beaucoup d'argent en vacances
to get a lot out of book, activity
tirer beaucoup de
to do a lot to help sb/improve sth
faire beaucoup pour aider qn/améliorer qc
there's not a lot to tell
il n'y a pas grand-chose à raconter
they didn't have a lot left
il ne leur restait pas grand-chose
he knows a lot about sport
il s'y connaît beaucoup en sport
you've taken (rather) a lot on
tu en fais (un peu) trop
I'd give a lot to be able to do
je donnerais cher pour pouvoir faire
it says a lot about her/the regime
ça en dit long sur elle/le régime
it has a lot to do with anxiety
c'est très lié à l'angoisse
that has a lot to do with it
c'est très lié
an awful lot
énormément
there's an awful lot left to do
il reste énormément de choses à faire
quite a lot
beaucoup, pas mal inf
to mean quite a lot to sb
avoir beaucoup d'importance pour qn
to mean quite a lot to sb
avoir pas mal d'importance pour qn inf
she knows quite a lot about cinema
elle s'y connaît très bien en cinéma
we have such a lot in common
nous avons tellement or tant de choses en commun
such a lot depends on…
tellement or tant de choses dépendent de…
it takes such a lot out of me
ça me fatigue tellement
he's been through such a lot
il a tellement or tant souffert

II.lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

1. lot (great deal):

a lot of
beaucoup de
a lot of money/energy/books
beaucoup d'argent/d'énergie/de livres
it affects a lot of women
cela touche beaucoup de femmes
I don't have a lot of
je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps
not a lot of people know that
il n'y a pas beaucoup de gens qui savent ça
I see a lot of him
je le vois beaucoup
you've done a lot of teaching
tu as beaucoup enseigné
to spend an awful inf lot of time doing
passer énormément de temps à faire
he has an awful inf lot of responsibility
il a énormément de responsabilité
there were quite a lot of people/cars/books
il y avait beaucoup de gens or monde/voitures/livres
there were quite a lot of people/cars/books
il y avait pas mal de gens or monde/voitures/livres inf
quite a lot of people disagree
il y a beaucoup de personnes qui ne sont pas d'accord
quite a lot of our efforts/support…
une bonne part de nos efforts/notre soutien…
what a lot of people/books!
que de monde/de livres!
a lot
beaucoup
a lot better/easier/more useful
beaucoup mieux/plus facile/plus utile
a lot worse
bien pire
they talk a lot about justice
ils parlent beaucoup de justice
she works at home a lot
elle travaille beaucoup à la maison
you find this a lot with teenagers
on rencontre beaucoup ce problème chez les adolescents
the situation has improved a lot
la situation s'est beaucoup améliorée
we visit them a lot
nous leur rendons souvent visite
this happens quite a lot
cela arrive très souvent
an awful lot cheaper
beaucoup moins cher
you're smoking an awful lot inf
tu fumes beaucoup
it would help an awful inf lot
ça aiderait beaucoup
he travels abroad such a lot
il voyage beaucoup à l'étranger
thanks a lot inf!
merci beaucoup!

See also fat

II.fat [Brit fat, Am fæt] ADJ

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I.bit [Brit bɪt, Am bɪt] VB pt

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bit → bite

II.bit [Brit bɪt, Am bɪt] N

2. bit (small amount) inf:

a bit
un peu
a little bit
un petit peu
three and a bit
trois et des poussières inf
and a bit over
et des poussières inf
would you like a bit more?
tu en veux encore?
a bit of time, peace, sun, butter, money etc
un peu de
a bit of everything
un peu de tout
a bit of difficulty/information
quelques difficultés/informations
a bit of advice
un petit conseil
with a bit of luck
avec un peu de chance
to have a bit of bad luck
ne pas avoir de chance
to do a bit of shopping
faire quelques courses fpl
it won't do a bit of good
ça ne servira à rien
it isn't a bit of use asking
cela ne sert à rien de demander
that corkscrew isn't a bit of use
ce tire-bouchon est bon à jeter
wait a bit!
attends un peu!
after a bit
un peu après
quite a bit of a good bit of time, money, resentment etc
pas mal de
quite a bit or a good bit further/bigger
bien plus loin/grand

a bit inf (rather):

a bit
un peu
a bit deaf/cold/surprising
un peu sourd/froid/surprenant
a bit early
un peu trop tôt
a bit like me
un peu comme moi
move back a bit
recule un peu
it's asking a bit much
c'est un peu trop demander
she isn't a bit like me
elle ne me ressemble pas du tout
it's a bit of a surprise/a mess
c'est un peu surprenant/en désordre
he's a bit of a brute/a Tory
il a un côté brute/Conservateur
for a bit of a change
pour changer un peu
a bit of a disappointment
un peu décevant
to have a bit of a headache
avoir un peu mal à la tête
a bit of a problem
un petit problème
it was a bit of a shock to me
ça m'a un peu choqué
it was a bit of a joke
ce n'était pas très sérieux
we had a bit of a giggle
nous avons bien ri
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See also bite

I.bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] N

II.bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB trans

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III.bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB intr

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IV.bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt]

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A1, a [Brit ə, eɪ, Am eɪ, ə] N

a2 [Brit ə, eɪ, Am eɪ, ə] avant voyelle ou ‘h’ muet, an [æn, ən] DET

See also lot1, many, lot2, little2, little1, job lot, few

I.lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] PRON

1. lot:

a lot (a great deal)
beaucoup
we buy a lot at the market
nous achetons beaucoup de choses au marché
he likes to spend a lot on holidays
il aime dépenser beaucoup d'argent en vacances
to get a lot out of book, activity
tirer beaucoup de
to do a lot to help sb/improve sth
faire beaucoup pour aider qn/améliorer qc
there's not a lot to tell
il n'y a pas grand-chose à raconter
they didn't have a lot left
il ne leur restait pas grand-chose
he knows a lot about sport
il s'y connaît beaucoup en sport
you've taken (rather) a lot on
tu en fais (un peu) trop
I'd give a lot to be able to do
je donnerais cher pour pouvoir faire
it says a lot about her/the regime
ça en dit long sur elle/le régime
it has a lot to do with anxiety
c'est très lié à l'angoisse
that has a lot to do with it
c'est très lié
an awful lot
énormément
there's an awful lot left to do
il reste énormément de choses à faire
quite a lot
beaucoup, pas mal inf
to mean quite a lot to sb
avoir beaucoup d'importance pour qn
to mean quite a lot to sb
avoir pas mal d'importance pour qn inf
she knows quite a lot about cinema
elle s'y connaît très bien en cinéma
we have such a lot in common
nous avons tellement or tant de choses en commun
such a lot depends on…
tellement or tant de choses dépendent de…
it takes such a lot out of me
ça me fatigue tellement
he's been through such a lot
il a tellement or tant souffert

II.lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

1. lot (great deal):

a lot of
beaucoup de
a lot of money/energy/books
beaucoup d'argent/d'énergie/de livres
it affects a lot of women
cela touche beaucoup de femmes
I don't have a lot of
je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps
not a lot of people know that
il n'y a pas beaucoup de gens qui savent ça
I see a lot of him
je le vois beaucoup
you've done a lot of teaching
tu as beaucoup enseigné
to spend an awful inf lot of time doing
passer énormément de temps à faire
he has an awful inf lot of responsibility
il a énormément de responsabilité
there were quite a lot of people/cars/books
il y avait beaucoup de gens or monde/voitures/livres
there were quite a lot of people/cars/books
il y avait pas mal de gens or monde/voitures/livres inf
quite a lot of people disagree
il y a beaucoup de personnes qui ne sont pas d'accord
quite a lot of our efforts/support…
une bonne part de nos efforts/notre soutien…
what a lot of people/books!
que de monde/de livres!
a lot
beaucoup
a lot better/easier/more useful
beaucoup mieux/plus facile/plus utile
a lot worse
bien pire
they talk a lot about justice
ils parlent beaucoup de justice
she works at home a lot
elle travaille beaucoup à la maison
you find this a lot with teenagers
on rencontre beaucoup ce problème chez les adolescents
the situation has improved a lot
la situation s'est beaucoup améliorée
we visit them a lot
nous leur rendons souvent visite
this happens quite a lot
cela arrive très souvent
an awful lot cheaper
beaucoup moins cher
you're smoking an awful lot inf
tu fumes beaucoup
it would help an awful inf lot
ça aiderait beaucoup
he travels abroad such a lot
il voyage beaucoup à l'étranger
thanks a lot inf!
merci beaucoup!

I.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] ADJ

many
beaucoup de, un grand nombre de
many people/cars
beaucoup de gens/voitures, un grand nombre de personnes/voitures
were there many people?
y avait-il beaucoup de monde?
many times
de nombreuses fois, bien des fois
for many years
pendant de nombreuses années
in many ways
à bien des égards
his many friends
ses nombreux amis
the many advantages of city life
les nombreux avantages de la vie citadine
the many people who came
les nombreuses personnes qui sont venues
how many people/times?
combien de personnes/fois?
too many times
trop de fois
there are too many people
il y a trop de monde
many/too many people think that …
beaucoup/trop de gens/personnes pensent que …
a great/good many people came
de nombreuses personnes sont venues
there were a great/good many people
il y avait beaucoup de monde
for a great many years
pendant de nombreuses années
like so many other women, she …
comme tant d'autres femmes, elle …
I have as many books as you (do)
j'ai autant de livres que toi
five exams in as many days
cinq examens en autant de jours
many are those who …
nombreux sont ceux qui …
many a man would be glad of such an opportunity
plus d'un homme se réjouirait d'une telle occasion
I spent many a night there
j'y ai passé de nombreuses nuits
I've been there many a time, many's the time I've been there
j'y suis allé maintes fois

II.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] PRON

III.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] N

IV.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni]

little2 [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, Am ˈlɪdl] ADJ

I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

taste a little
goûtez-en un peu
save a little for me
gardes-en un peu pour moi
I only ate a little
je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu
a little of the money
un peu de l'argent
the little I saw wasn't very good
le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien
I did what little I could
j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu
he remembers very little
il ne se souvient pas bien
little of what he says is true
il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit
there's little I can do
je ne peux pas faire grand-chose
she did little to help
elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider
I got little out of the lecture
je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours
age has little to do with it
l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans
to do as little as possible
faire le moins possible
to know little about mechanics
ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique
there's little to worry about
il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter
little of note
rien de bien particulier
it says little for his honesty
ça en dit long sur son honnêteté
it says very little for her
ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur
little or nothing
quasiment rien

III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

job lot [Brit, Am ˈdʒɑb ˈˌlɑt] N

I.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] ADJ When few is used as an adjective to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity (few houses, few shops, few people) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de magasins, peu de gens. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I. 1. in the entry.
When few is used as an adjective in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I. 2. in the entry.
When a few is used as an adjective(a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II. in the entry.
For translations of few used as a pronoun (few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II. and III. in the entry.
For translations of the few used as a noun (the few who voted for him) see IV. in the entry.

1. few (not many):

few
peu de
few visitors/letters
peu de visiteurs/lettres
few people came to the meeting
peu de gens sont venus à la réunion
very few houses/families
très peu de maisons/familles
there are very few opportunities for graduates
il y a très peu de débouchés pour les diplômés
one of my few pleasures
un de mes rares plaisirs
on the few occasions that she has visited this country
les rares fois où elle a visité ce pays
their needs are few
ils ont peu de besoins
their demands are few
ils sont peu exigeants, ils revendiquent peu de chose
to be few in number
être peu nombreux
there are too few women in this profession
il y a trop peu de femmes dans ce métier
with few exceptions
à quelques exceptions près
a man of few words (gen)
un homme peu loquace
a man of few words (approvingly)
un homme qui ne se perd pas en paroles inutiles

III.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] PRON

IV.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] N

V.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju]

See also account

I.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] N

III.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] VB trans

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IV.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt]

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a.m.2 [Brit eɪˈɛm, Am ˌeɪˈɛm] ADV

a priori in the PONS Dictionary

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a.k.a. [ˌeɪkeɪˈeɪ, Am ˈækə]

a [ə] indef art (+ consonant) (single, not specified)

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II.account [əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form (consider)

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a.o.b. [ˌeɪəʊˈbi:, Am -oʊ-]

a.o.b. abbreviation of any other business

A ELEC abbreviation of amp

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Whatever may be the difficulties a priori, we have no question on which side of the line this case falls.
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Conjugates are being developed as vaccines or are already being used without a priori knowledge.
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This was the first attempt at using the method of a priori proof, which utilizes intuition and reason alone.
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These are a priori directly influenced or controlled by those interested in a particular outcome of an event.
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Yet, the similarity between these social phenomena is limited, as science is based in experimentation and development, whereas magic is an a priori belief.
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Each router has a priori knowledge only of networks attached to it directly.
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The main difficulty lies in showing that a distance-preserving map, which is a priori only continuous, is actually differentiable.
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Practically this implies that our information processing capabilities come under increasing a priori control of our long-term hypercognitive maps and our self-definitions.
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None of the finite set of models included in the map is recommended a priori.
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Follow-up tests are often distinguished in terms of whether they are planned (a priori) or post hoc.
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