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sorry—must in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sorry—must in the English»French Dictionary

I.must-have [Am ˈməsthæv] inf N

II.must-have [Am ˈməsthæv] inf ADJ

I.must1 <nég must not, mustn't> [Brit mʌst, Am məst] VB mod When must indicates obligation or necessity, French tends to use either the verb devoir or the impersonal construction il faut que + subjunctive: I must go = je dois partir, il faut que je parte. For examples and particular usages see I. 1. and I. 3. below. See also haveand the related usage note.
When must expresses assumptions or probability, the verb devoir is always used: it must strike you as odd that = ça doit te sembler bizarre que (+ subj). See I. 7. below for further examples.
For the conjugation of devoir, see the French verb tables.

1. must (indicating obligation, prohibition):

3. must (stressing importance, necessity):

very nice, I must say! iron

7. must (expressing assumption, probability):

II.must1 [Brit mʌst, Am məst] N

See also have

I.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB trans

10. have (cause to be done):

II.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB mod

III.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB aux

must2 [Brit mʌst, Am məst] N (grape juice)

I.sorry [Brit ˈsɒri, Am ˈsɑri, ˈsɔri] ADJ

1. sorry:

+ subj to be sorry if

II.sorry [Brit ˈsɒri, Am ˈsɑri, ˈsɔri] INTERJ

I.sorrow [Brit ˈsɒrəʊ, Am ˈsɑroʊ, ˈsɔroʊ] N

II.sorrow [Brit ˈsɒrəʊ, Am ˈsɑroʊ, ˈsɔroʊ] VB intr liter

IV.sorrow [Brit ˈsɒrəʊ, Am ˈsɑroʊ, ˈsɔroʊ]

I.sorrel [Brit ˈsɒr(ə)l, Am ˈsɔrəl] N

II.sorrel [Brit ˈsɒr(ə)l, Am ˈsɔrəl] ADJ

I.muss up VB [Brit mʌs -, Am məs -] inf (muss [sth] up, muss up [sth])

sorry—must in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sorry—must in the English»French Dictionary

I.sorry <-ier, -iest> [ˈsɒri, Am ˈsɑ:r-] ADJ

II.sorry [ˈsɒri, Am ˈsɑ:r-] INTERJ

sorrel [ˈsɒrəl, Am ˈsɔ:r-] N no pl

sorrow [ˈsɒrəʊ, Am ˈsɑ:roʊ] N

lorry <-ies> [ˈlɒri, Am ˈlɔ:r-] N Brit

I.worry [ˈwʌrɪ, Am ˈwɜ:r-] N

II.worry <-ie-, -ing> [ˈwʌrɪ, Am ˈwɜ:r-] VB trans

III.worry <-ie-, -ing> [ˈwʌrɪ, Am ˈwɜ:r-] VB intr (be concerned)

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