insofar as in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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insofar [Brit ɪnsə(ʊ)ˈfɑː, Am ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr]

I.ever [Brit ˈɛvə, Am ˈɛvər] ADV

1. ever (at any time):

nothing was ever said
rien n'a jamais été dit
no-one will ever forget
personne n'oubliera jamais
I don't think I'll ever come back/she'll ever come back
je ne pense pas revenir un jour/qu'elle revienne un jour
I doubt if I'll ever come back/he'll ever come back
je ne suis pas sûr de revenir un jour/qu'il revienne un jour
the money is unlikely ever to be paid back
il est peu probable que l'argent soit remboursé un jour
I don't remember ever seeing them
je ne me souviens pas de les avoir (jamais) vus
I don't remember her ever saying that
je ne me souviens pas de l'avoir entendue dire ça
I can't say I ever noticed it
je ne l'ai jamais remarqué
seldom or rarely, if ever
rarement sinon jamais
hardly ever
rarement
we hardly ever meet
nous nous rencontrons rarement, nous ne nous rencontrons presque jamais
she never ever comes
elle ne vient jamais
something I would never ever do
quelque chose que je ne ferais jamais de ma vie
has he ever lived abroad?
est-ce qu'il a déjà vécu à l'étranger?, a-t-il jamais vécu à l'étranger?
haven't you ever been to Greece?
est-ce que tu n'es jamais allé en Grèce?
will she ever forget?
est-ce qu'elle oubliera un jour?
do you ever make mistakes?
est-ce qu'il t'arrive de te tromper?
if you ever see, if ever you see
si jamais tu vois
he said if ever I was passing through Oxford…
il m'a dit que si jamais je passais par Oxford…
if ever someone deserved a rise, she did
si jamais quelqu'un méritait une augmentation, c'était bien elle
this was proof if ever proof was needed
c'était la preuve, s'il fallait une preuve
she's a genius if ever I saw one or if ever there was one!
c'est un génie ou je ne m'y connais pas!

2. ever (when making comparisons):

more beautiful/difficult than ever
plus beau/difficile que jamais
it's windier than ever today
il y a encore plus de vent aujourd'hui
more than ever before
plus que jamais
competition is tougher than ever before
la concurrence n'a jamais été aussi acharnée
more women than ever before are working
les femmes n'ont jamais été aussi nombreuses à travailler
we have more friends than ever before
nous n'avons jamais eu autant d'amis
he's happier than he's ever been
il n'a jamais été aussi heureux
she's more gifted than he'll ever be!
elle est plus douée qu'il ne le sera jamais!
you work harder than I ever did
tu travailles plus que je n'ai jamais travaillé
the worst mistake I ever made
la pire erreur que j'aie jamais faite
the best film ever made
le meilleur film jamais fait or tourné
she's the funniest actress ever!
c'est l'actrice la plus drôle que j'aie jamais vue!
the first/last time anyone ever saw him
la première/dernière fois qu'on l'a vu
the first ever
le tout premier
my first ever car
ma toute première voiture

4. ever (expressing anger, irritation):

you never ever write to me!
tu ne m'écris jamais!
don't (you) ever do that again!
ne refais jamais ça!
if you ever speak to me like that again
si jamais tu me reparles sur ce ton
do you ever think about anyone else?
ça ne t'arrive jamais de penser à quelqu'un d'autre?
that's the last time he ever comes here!
c'est la dernière fois qu'il vient ici!
have you ever heard such rubbish!
as-tu jamais entendu de telles âneries?
did you ever see such a mess?
as-tu jamais vu une telle pagaille?
why did I ever leave?
pourquoi est-ce que je suis parti?
you were a fool ever to believe it!
tu étais idiot de le croire (ne serait-ce qu'une minute)!
that's all he ever does!
c'est tout ce qu'il sait faire!
all you ever do is moan!
tout ce que tu sais faire c'est râler!

I.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] CONJ

1. as (in the manner that):

as
comme
as you can see, I am very busy
comme vous le voyez, je suis très occupé
as you know
comme vous le savez
as usual
comme d'habitude
as is usual in such cases
comme c'est l'usage en pareil cas
do as I say
fais ce que je te dis
as I see it
à mon avis
as I understand it
autant que je puisse en juger
he likes reading, as I do
il aime la lecture, (tout) comme moi
loving Paris as I do, I couldn't bear to live anywhere else
j'aime tellement Paris que je ne pourrais pas vivre ailleurs
knowing you as I do, it didn't surprise me
je te connais tellement bien que ça ne m'a pas étonné
the street as it looked in the 1930s
la rue telle qu'elle était dans les années 30
as often happens
comme c'est souvent le cas
just as he dislikes the theatre, so too does he dislike opera
il déteste l'opéra tout autant que le théâtre
as he lived, so did he die
il est mort comme il a vécu
he lives abroad, as does his sister
il vit à l'étranger, tout comme sa sœur
clad as he was only in a towel, he did not want to answer the door
comme il n'était vêtu que d'une serviette, il ne voulait pas aller ouvrir la porte
leave it as it is
laisse-le tel quel
I'm overworked as it is
je suis déjà assez débordé comme ça
we're in enough trouble as it is
nous avons déjà assez d'ennuis comme ça
‘as is’ COMM
‘en l'état’
I bought the apartment as it was
j'ai acheté l'appartement tel quel
as one man to another
d'homme à homme
as with so many people in the 1960s , she…
comme beaucoup de personnes dans les années 60, elle…
as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized
comme beaucoup de choses dans ce pays, le système a besoin d'être modernisé
as it were
pour ainsi dire
as you were! MIL
repos!
two is to four as four is to eight MATH
deux est à quatre ce que quatre est à huit

II.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] PREP

III.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] ADV

1. as (expressing degree, extent):

as… as…
aussi… que…
he is as intelligent as you
il est aussi intelligent que toi
he is not as or so intelligent as you
il n'est pas aussi intelligent que toi
he's just as intelligent as you
il est tout aussi intelligent que toi
she can't walk as fast as she used to
elle ne peut plus marcher aussi vite qu'avant
as fast as you can
aussi vite que possible
as strong as an ox
fort comme un bœuf
he's twice as strong as me
il est deux fois plus fort que moi
it's not as good as all that
ce n'est pas si bien que ça
I paid as much as she did
j'ai payé autant qu'elle
as much as possible
autant que possible
as little as possible
le moins possible
as soon as possible
dès que possible
not nearly as much as
beaucoup moins que
not as often
moins souvent
their profits are down by as much as 30%
leurs bénéfices ont connu une baisse de 30%, ni plus ni moins
the population may increase by as much as 20%
l'augmentation de la population risque d'atteindre 20%
as many as 10, 000 people attended the demonstration
il n'y avait pas moins de 10 000 personnes à la manifestation
by day as well as by night
de jour comme de nuit
she can play the piano as well as her sister
elle joue du piano aussi bien que sa sœur
they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris
ils ont une maison à Nice ainsi qu'un appartement à Paris
as well as being a poet, he is a novelist
il est poète et romancier

I.regard [Brit rɪˈɡɑːd, Am rəˈɡɑrd] N

IV.regard [Brit rɪˈɡɑːd, Am rəˈɡɑrd] VB trans

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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)

insofar as in the PONS Dictionary

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In addition to the actual intensive care insofar as still required, these hospitals mainly specialize in rehabilitative treatment.
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The village is very rich insofar as education is concerned.
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Anarchists with this view advocate violence insofar as they see it to be necessary in ridding the world of exploitation, and especially states.
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The elements form a catena insofar as they are linked together by dependencies.
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Moralists may have a distaste for opportunism, insofar as opportunism implies the violation of a moral principle.
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The airworthiness certificate attests that the aircraft is airworthy insofar as the aircraft conforms to its type design.
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It has the role of the warrior and the security guard insofar as it has roles for both maintenance and corrective activities.
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No knowledge or intent is strictly necessary for a finding of civil infringement, insofar as it is a strict liability offense.
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Perhaps categorization is more appropriately conducted using the flexible methodology of fuzzy logic insofar as the categories tend to overlap and ambiguity.
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Insofar as the new abstract painters employ old tropes and methods with a certain insouciant abandon, one might call them the new casualists.
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