and-such in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for and-such in the English»French Dictionary

such and such DET

such and such

tel/telle

on such and such a topic

sur tel ou tel sujet

at such and such a time

à une certaine heure

Translations for and-such in the French»English Dictionary

I.tant [tɑ̃] ADV

1. tant:

tant (modifiant un verbe)

so much

tant (modifiant un participe passé)

much

il a tant crié qu'il n'a plus de voix, il n'a plus de voix tant il a crié

he's been shouting so much that he's lost his voice

il quitta la pièce tant il se sentait honteux

he was so ashamed that he left the room

il a tant insisté que j'ai fini par céder

he was so insistent that I ended up giving in

qu'as-tu à tant pleurer?

why are you crying so much?

il travaille tant!

he works so much ou so hard!

vous m'en direz tant!

you don't say!

il y a tant à faire qu'il ne sait pas où commencer

there's so much to be done that he doesn't know where to start

elle m'a tant appris!

she taught me so much!

tant il est vrai que …

since it's a well-known fact that …

les diamants tant convoités

the much coveted diamonds

le moment tant attendu

the long-awaited moment

le chef tant redouté

the much dreaded boss

2. tant (dans une comparaison):

son œuvre est remarquable, tant ses films que ses romans

his works are remarkable, both his films and his novels ou his films as much as his novels

il est odieux avec tout le monde, tant avec ses collègues qu'avec sa famille

he's obnoxious to everybody, both to his colleagues and to his family ou as much to his colleagues as to his family

ce n'est pas tant une question d'argent qu'une question de principe

it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle

n'aimer rien tant que …

to like nothing so much as …

il poussait tant qu'il pouvait

he pushed as hard as he could, he pushed for all he was worth

tu peux protester tant que tu voudras, il ne changera pas d'avis

you can protest as much as you like, he won't change his mind

faire qc tant bien que mal

to do sth with great difficulty

3. tant (aussi longtemps):

tant que

as long as

je resterai tant qu'il y aura du travail

I'll stay as long as there's work to be had

je ne partirai pas tant qu'il ne m'aura pas accordé un rendez-vous

I won't leave until he's given me an appointment

profites-en tant que tu peux

make the most of it while you can

aide-moi donc à déplacer cette armoire tant que tu es là

since you're here why don't you help me move the wardrobe?

tant que tu y es, balaye aussi la cuisine

while you're at it, sweep the kitchen as well

traite-moi de menteur tant que tu y es inf!

go ahead and call me a liar!

4. tant (remplaçant un nombre):

gagner/dépenser tant par mois

to earn/to spend so much a month

votre lettre datée du tant

your letter of such- and-such a date

II.tant de DET indef

1. tant de (avec un nom dénombrable):

tant de

so many

tant de livres/d'idées

so many books/ideas

tant de meubles

so much furniture

Loulou, Grovagnard, Pichon et tant d'autres

Loulou, Grovagnard, Pichon and so many others

des petits pavillons comme on en voit tant en banlieue

small houses of which there are so many in the suburbs

s'il y a tant de tickets vendus par semaine

if so many tickets are sold per week

2. tant de (avec un nom non dénombrable):

tant de

so much

tant d'argent/de travail/de bonheur

so much money/work/happiness

je n'ai jamais vu tant de monde

I've never seen so many people

tant d'humilité force le respect

such humility commands respect

il y avait tant de sel dans la soupe qu'elle était immangeable

the soup was so salty, you couldn't eat it

III.tant [tɑ̃] (dans des locutions)

tant pis

too bad

tant pis pour toi/lui/eux

too bad for you/him/them, that's your/his/their bad luck

tant mieux

so much the better

tant mieux pour toi/lui/eux

good for you/him/them

tant et plus (gén)

a great deal

tant et plus (avec nom comptable)

a great many

tant et si bien que …

so much so that …

il a fait tant et si bien qu'il s'est fait renvoyer

he finally managed to get himself fired

il est un tant soit peu arrogant

he's a bit arrogant

s'il avait un tant soit peu d'imagination/de bon sens

if he had the slightest bit of imagination/of common sense, if he had an ounce of imagination/of common sense

si tu étais (un) tant soit peu inquiet

if you were in the least bit worried

tant s'en faut

not by a long shot

tant qu'à faire, autant repeindre toute la pièce

we may as well repaint the whole room

tant qu'à faire, je préférerais que ce soit lui qui l'achète

since somebody has to buy it, I'd rather it was him

tant qu'à acheter un ordinateur, autant en acheter un bon

if you're going to buy a computer, you may as well buy a good one

en tant que

as

en tant que lexicographe

as a lexicographer

en tant que tel

as such

si tant est qu'il puisse y aller

that is if he can go at all

tant que ça inf? (avec un nom comptable)

that many?

tant que ça inf? (avec un nom non comptable ou un verbe)

that much?

je ne l'aime pas tant que ça

I don't like him/her all that much

tant qu'à moi/toi/lui inf

as for me/you/him

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

admettons qu'il arrive tel jour, à telle heure

suppose that he arrives on such and such a day, at such and such a time

apprendre à se conduire de telle ou telle façon en telle ou telle circonstance

to learn to behave in such and such a manner in such and such a situation

and-such in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for and-such in the English»French Dictionary

such-and-such ADJ inf

such-and-such

tel(le)

to arrive at such-and-such a time

arriver à telle heure

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English

When you see such-and-such a clip, you know that a certain mechanism is moving, or that a certain trapdoor has opened.

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I remember hearing one guy saying he wanted a such-and-such card and would pay handsomely for it.

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Buddy of mine is having a fundraiser for such-and-such thing.

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I may be the first person to report that such-and-such person said something on a given day.

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I keep getting these annoying rejections that say the claim is either anticipated under 102 or obvious under 103 in view of such-and-such.

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They'd promise that if you just did such-and-such and sent the same letter to a dozen friends or strangers, you'd get something great.

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Ah, but could he get his tax rebates from such-and-such?

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Describing in advertising terms why the consumer needs such-and-such a new piece of legislation is where that threshold from advertising to propaganda is crossed.

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As for the phone calling, tell her you enjoy speaking to her, but you need her to call at such-and-such a time after work.

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Indeed, it would be possible to suffix almost every statement in this section with the words an exception is provided by the game of such-and-such.

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