talked-about in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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fam|eux (fameuse) [famø, øz] ADJ

on [ɔ̃] PRON PERS

1. on (complètement indéfini):

on a refait la route
the road was resurfaced
on a prétendu que …
it was claimed that …
on a affirmé des choses extraordinaires sur ce médicament
some extraordinary claims have been made for this drug
on a appris que…
it came out that…
on a beaucoup construit dans le centre de la ville
the centre of the town has become very built-up
une démission dont on a beaucoup parlé
a much talked-about resignation
on a arrêté le voleur
the thief was arrested
on le dit très malade
he's said to be very ill
on dit qu'il a une maîtresse
it's said he has a mistress
on a refusé de me laisser entrer
I was refused admittance
on peut le dire
you can say that
il pleut des cordes, comme on dit
it's raining cats and dogs, as they say

2. on (signifiant nous):

on est à cinq minutes du centre-ville
we're only five minutes away from the town centre Brit
mon copain et moi, on va en Afrique
my boyfriend and I are going to Africa
à quelle heure doit-on y aller?
at what time do we have to go?
où en est-on avec l'Europe?
where do we stand on Europe?
on est peu de chose
death comes to us all
au lycée on n'a pas le droit de fumer
smoking is not allowed at school
toi et moi, on est faits pour s'entendre
we're two of a kind
on en parlait avec Janet hier
I was discussing it with Janet yesterday
on n'est pas des robots!
we're not robots!
nous, on n'avait pas de bagages
we didn't have any luggage
qu'est-ce qu'on mange ce soir?
what's for tea tonight?
on a tout notre temps
there's plenty of time
on recherche une secrétaire de direction bilingue
bilingual personal assistant required
on se serait crus en plein hiver
it felt like the depths of winter
il y a tellement de bruit qu'on ne s'entend plus
there's so much noise that you can't hear yourself think
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être à l'ordre du jour fig
to be talked about
nous avons parlé du projet pendant des heures
we talked about the project for hours on end
faire parler de soi (gén)
to get oneself talked about

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His firm developed its reputation for reliability in large developments, and became one of the largest and most talked-about skyscraper builders in the 1950s.
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