anyone's in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for anyone's in the English»French Dictionary

anyone [Brit ˈɛnɪwʌn, Am ˈɛniˌwən] PRON

anyone → anybody

See also anybody

anybody [Brit ˈɛnɪbɒdi, Am ˈɛniˌbɑdi, ˈɛniˌbədi] PRON

1. anybody (with negative, implied negative):

anybody

personne

there wasn't anybody in the house/car

il n'y avait personne dans la maison/voiture

there's never anybody at home

il n'y a jamais personne chez eux

without anybody knowing

sans que personne le sache

I didn't have anybody to talk to

je n'avais personne à qui parler

I didn't have anybody to talk to

il n'y avait personne avec qui j'aurais pu parler

I don't like him and nor does anybody else

je ne l'aime pas, d'ailleurs personne ne l'aime

hardly anybody came

il n'est venu presque personne

2. anybody (in questions, conditional sentences):

anybody

quelqu'un

is there anybody in the house/car?

est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un dans la maison/voiture?

did anybody see him?

est-ce que quelqu'un l'a vu?

if anybody asks, tell them I've gone out

si quelqu'un me cherche, dis que je suis sorti

if anybody can persuade him, John can

si quelqu'un peut le convaincre, c'est John

is anybody nice coming?

y a-t-il quelqu'un de sympa qui vient? inf

is anybody interesting coming?

y a-t-il quelqu'un d'intéressant qui vient?

is there anybody else?

y a-t-il quelqu'un d'autre?

3. anybody (no matter who):

anybody could do it

n'importe qui pourrait le faire

anybody but him/you would say yes

tout autre que lui/toi dirait oui

who? - anybody but him

qui? - n'importe qui sauf lui

anybody who wants to, can go

tous ceux qui le veulent, peuvent y aller

anybody but you would have given it to him

tout autre que toi le lui aurait donné

anybody with any intelligence would realize that …

n'importe quelle personne un peu sensée se serait rendu compte que …

anybody can make a mistake/break a glass

ça arrive à tout le monde de faire une erreur/casser un verre

anybody would think you were deaf

c'est à or on pourrait croire que tu es sourd

you can invite anybody (you like)

tu peux inviter qui tu veux

4. anybody (somebody unimportant):

she's not just anybody, she's the boss

ce n'est pas n'importe qui, c'est la patronne

we can't ask just anybody to do it, we need a skilled mechanic

nous ne pouvons pas demander à n'importe qui de le faire, nous avons besoin d'un mécanicien compétent

I wouldn't give it to just anybody

je ne le/la donnerais pas à n'importe qui

5. anybody (somebody important):

anybody who was anybody was at the party

tous les gens importants étaient à la soirée

he isn't anybody in this town

ce n'est pas quelqu'un d'important dans cette ville

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it's a job I wouldn't wish on anyone

c'est un boulot que je ne fourguerais à personne inf

I won't be kicked around by anyone

je ne me laisserai pas marcher dessus

lest anyone should ask you

au cas où quelqu'un vous le demanderait

Translations for anyone's in the French»English Dictionary

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quiconque

whoever, anyone who

une brochure sera envoyée à quiconque en fera la demande

a brochure will be sent to whoever requests one ou anyone who requests one

quiconque refusera d'obéir sera sanctionné

whoever refuses ou anyone who refuses to obey will be punished

quiconque

anyone, anybody

je n'accuse personne

I'm not accusing anybody ou anyone

ni lui ni personne n'est satisfait

neither he nor anyone else is satisfied

je n'ai parlé à personne

I didn't talk to anybody ou anyone

il n'y est pour personne

he's not in for anyone

personne

anyone, anybody

faire qc comme ou mieux que personne

to do sth better than anyone ou anybody (else)

sans personne pour m'aider

without anyone ou anybody to help me

avant que personne (ne) réagisse

before anyone had time to react

personne de blessé?

anyone ou anybody hurt?

s'il survient qn liter

should anyone arrive

il raconte ça à la cantonade

he tells anyone and everyone

pour tout acheteur du dictionnaire

for anyone who buys the dictionary

je n'ai jamais rencontré quelqu'un de semblable

I've never met anyone like him/her

une semblable théorie ne pouvait pas trouver de défenseurs

such a theory could not find anyone to defend it

anyone's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for anyone's in the English»French Dictionary

anyone [ˈenɪwʌn] PRON

anyone → anybody

See also anybody

anybody [ˈenɪbɒdɪ, Am -bɑ:dɪ] indef pron, sing

1. anybody (someone):

if anybody knows

si quelqu'un sait

I've not seen anybody like that

je n'ai vu personne de tel

2. anybody (whoever):

anybody can apply

n'importe qui peut postuler

I can give them to anybody I like

je peux les donner à qui je veux

anybody will do

le premier venu sera le bon

anybody else

n'importe qui d'autre

anybody but him

tout autre que lui

Phrases:

everybody who is anybody iron hum

tous les gens qui comptent

it's anybody's guess

Dieu seul le sait

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I don't recall seeing anyone

je ne me souviens pas avoir vu qui que ce soit subj

it's anybody's [or anyone's] guess

Dieu seul le sait

anyone else

toute autre personne

Translations for anyone's in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

à l'insu de tout le monde

unknown to anyone

quiconque veut venir

anyone who wants to come

hors de question que quiconque sorte

there's no question of anyone leaving

elle ne veut recevoir d'ordres de quiconque

she won't take orders from anyone

je ne connais presque personne

I know hardly anyone

personne

anyone

en bon français iron hum

in language anyone could understand

je ne vois personne

I can't see anyone

anyone's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's anybody's [or anyone's] guess

Dieu seul le sait

anyone else

toute autre personne

does anyone fancy coming with me?

quelqu'un aurait envie de venir avec moi?

don't tell anyone

ne dis à personne

anyone for seconds?

est-ce que qn en veut encore?

I don't recall seeing anyone

je ne me souviens pas avoir vu qui que ce soit subj

there's no question of anyone leaving

hors de question que quiconque sorte

she won't take orders from anyone

elle ne veut recevoir d'ordres de quiconque

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This was fraud by anyone's standards and a charade that he kept up for over eight years in order to line his own pockets.

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Then in the galley behind there was movement, and a kindly looking older woman -- anyone's babcia -- took down a cast-iron skillet and fired up a gas range.

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Ninetieth birthdays are worth celebrating in anyone's book.

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Anyone's who worked as a waiter / waitress / lowly-paid skivvy will tell you that it's no fun.

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He asks if anyone's coming with him, and they all load into his SUV.

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The facilitator then pulls on the starting thread and asks the group if anyone's hand failed to move.

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She refuses to put up with anyone's bigotry and defends her choice of lifestyle to anyone that dares to pass judgement.

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You can't risk putting anyone's nose out of joint, feeling underpaid.

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There was no marketing ploy on anyone's part to capitalize on a trend or movement at the time.

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An unappetizing breakfast doesn't help anyone's recovery.

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