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الانْتِداب
ne pas

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

won't [Brit wəʊnt, Am woʊnt]

won't → will not

in the PONS Dictionary

English
English
French
French

won't [wəʊnt, Am woʊnt]

won't = will not, will

will1 <would, would> [wɪl] VB aux

1. will (expressing future):

I/we will [or I'll/we'll] do sth
je ferai/nous ferons qc
you won't be late, will you?
tu ne seras pas en retard, n'est-ce pas?
she won't pay — yes she will!
elle ne paiera pas — si, elle paiera!

2. will (polite form):

will you please follow me?
voulez-vous me suivre, s'il vous plaît?
will you be so kind as to sit down?
auriez-vous la gentillesse de vous asseoir?

3. will (wish, agree):

will
vouloir
say what you will
dis ce que tu veux
will you wait?
veux-tu attendre?
the engine won't start
le moteur ne veut pas démarrer

4. will (emphatic):

a drama will happen
on ne pourra éviter le drame
he will leave the door open
il laissera la porte ouverte
I will succeed despite you
je persisterai malgré toi

5. will (explaining a procedure):

they'll give you an anaesthetic
on te fera une anesthésie

6. will (conjecture):

will
devoir
that will be the doctor
cela doit être le médecin

I. will2 [wɪl] N

1. will no pl (faculty):

will
volonté f
strength of will
force f de caractère
against sb's will
contre la volonté de qn
to lose the will to live
perdre la raison de vivre

2. will LAW:

will
testament m

Phrases:

where there's a will, there's a way prov
quand on veut on peut
with the best will in the world
avec toute la bonne volonté du monde

II. will2 [wɪl] VB trans

1. will (make happen):

to will sb to do sth
faire faire qc à qn
to will sb to win/live
souhaiter de toutes ses forces que qn gagne/survive +subj

2. will form (ordain):

will
décréter

3. will (bequeath):

will
léguer
you won't be late, will you?
tu ne seras pas en retard, n'est-ce pas?
she won't pay — yes she will!
elle ne paiera pas — si, elle paiera!
the engine won't start
le moteur ne veut pas démarrer
French
French
English
English
tu ne l'emporteras pas au paradis
you won't get away with that
il n'en démord pas
he won't budge
je suis sur les rotules inf
my legs won't carry me
il est vraiment collant visiteur
he just won't let go of you
vous viendrez, n'est-ce pas?
you'll come, won't you?
ce n'est pas ruineux
it won't break the bank
ça (ne) va pas te ruiner inf
it won't ruin you
elle ne veut recevoir d'ordres de quiconque
she won't take orders from anyone
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French

won't [woʊnt]

won't = will not, will

I. will2 [wɪl] N

1. will (faculty):

will
volonté f
strength of will
force f de caractère
against sb's will
contre la volonté de qn
to lose the will to live
perdre la raison de vivre

2. will LAW:

will
testament m

Phrases:

where there's a will, there's a way prov
quand on veut on peut
with the best will in the world
avec la meilleure volonté du monde

II. will2 [wɪl] VB trans

1. will (make happen):

to will sb to do sth
faire faire qc à qn
to will sb to win/live
souhaiter de toutes ses forces que qn gagne/vive +subj

2. will form (ordain):

will
décréter

3. will (bequeath):

will
léguer

will1 <would, would> [wɪl] VB aux

1. will (expressing future):

I/we will [or I'll/we'll] do sth
je ferai/nous ferons qc
you won't be late, will you?
tu/vous ne seras/serez pas en retard, n'est-ce pas?
she won't pay – yes, she will!
elle ne paiera pas – si, elle paiera!

2. will (polite form):

will you please follow me?
voulez-vous me suivre, s'il vous plaît?
will you be so kind as to sit down?
auriez-vous la gentillesse de vous asseoir?

3. will (wish, agree):

will
vouloir
say what you will
dis/dites ce que tu/vous veux/voulez
will you wait?
veux-tu/voulez-vous attendre?
the engine won't start
le moteur ne veut pas démarrer

4. will (emphatic):

a drama will happen
on ne pourra éviter un drame
I will succeed despite you
je réussirai malgré toi/vous

5. will (explaining a procedure):

they'll give you an anesthetic
on vous fera une anesthésie

6. will (conjecture):

will
devoir
that will be the doctor
cela doit être le médecin
I won't do it anymore
je ne le referai plus
why won't this fucking thing work?
pourquoi est-ce que ce putain de truc ne marche pas?
French
French
English
English
tu ne l'emporteras pas au paradis
you won't get away with that
il n'en démord pas
he won't budge
vous viendrez, n'est-ce-pas?
you'll come, won't you?
il est vraiment collant visiteur
he just won't let go of you
ce n'est pas ruineux
it won't break the bank
ça (ne) va pas te ruiner inf
it won't ruin you
elle ne veut recevoir d'ordres de quiconque
she won't take orders from anyone

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if he won't eat, neither will I
s'il ne mange pas, moi non plus
we won't pursue the matter any further
nous n'allons pas nous étendre sur ce sujet
he won't come unless he has time
il ne viendra que s'il a le temps
I won't burden you with the details
je vous dispense des détails
she won't pay — yes she will!
elle ne paiera pas — si, elle paiera!
la clé n'entre pas dans le trou de la serrure
the key won't go into the lock
tu ne l'emporteras pas au paradis
you won't get away with that
allez, allez, ça ne sera rien!
come on, it won't be anything serious!
on ne m'y prendra plus!
I won't be caught out next time!
il est vraiment collant visiteur
he just won't let go of you

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The problem of the law is to give advantage to neither, but to let trial by ordeal of cross-examination distill the truth.
en.wikipedia.org
But some processes convert a meat or dairy product into a "pareve" (neither meat nor dairy) one.
en.wikipedia.org
What neither can do is break fundamentally from a pro-globalisation stance, so the old neutralisation tactics of the centre are ceasing to work.
www.bbc.co.uk
The episode's dilemma is that they can neither walk away from nor commit to a relationship.
en.wikipedia.org
It is equally trite that the concept of natural justice can neither be put in a strait-jacket nor is it a general rule of universal application.
www.internationallawoffice.com

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