lots in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] PRON

1. lot:

a lot (a great deal)
beaucoup
we buy a lot at the market
nous achetons beaucoup de choses au marché
he likes to spend a lot on holidays
il aime dépenser beaucoup d'argent en vacances
to get a lot out of book, activity
tirer beaucoup de
to do a lot to help sb/improve sth
faire beaucoup pour aider qn/améliorer qc
there's not a lot to tell
il n'y a pas grand-chose à raconter
they didn't have a lot left
il ne leur restait pas grand-chose
he knows a lot about sport
il s'y connaît beaucoup en sport
you've taken (rather) a lot on
tu en fais (un peu) trop
I'd give a lot to be able to do
je donnerais cher pour pouvoir faire
it says a lot about her/the regime
ça en dit long sur elle/le régime
it has a lot to do with anxiety
c'est très lié à l'angoisse
that has a lot to do with it
c'est très lié
an awful lot
énormément
there's an awful lot left to do
il reste énormément de choses à faire
quite a lot
beaucoup, pas mal inf
to mean quite a lot to sb
avoir beaucoup d'importance pour qn
to mean quite a lot to sb
avoir pas mal d'importance pour qn inf
she knows quite a lot about cinema
elle s'y connaît très bien en cinéma
we have such a lot in common
nous avons tellement or tant de choses en commun
such a lot depends on…
tellement or tant de choses dépendent de…
it takes such a lot out of me
ça me fatigue tellement
he's been through such a lot
il a tellement or tant souffert

II.lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

1. lot (great deal):

a lot of
beaucoup de
a lot of money/energy/books
beaucoup d'argent/d'énergie/de livres
it affects a lot of women
cela touche beaucoup de femmes
I don't have a lot of
je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps
not a lot of people know that
il n'y a pas beaucoup de gens qui savent ça
I see a lot of him
je le vois beaucoup
you've done a lot of teaching
tu as beaucoup enseigné
to spend an awful inf lot of time doing
passer énormément de temps à faire
he has an awful inf lot of responsibility
il a énormément de responsabilité
there were quite a lot of people/cars/books
il y avait beaucoup de gens or monde/voitures/livres
there were quite a lot of people/cars/books
il y avait pas mal de gens or monde/voitures/livres inf
quite a lot of people disagree
il y a beaucoup de personnes qui ne sont pas d'accord
quite a lot of our efforts/support…
une bonne part de nos efforts/notre soutien…
what a lot of people/books!
que de monde/de livres!
a lot
beaucoup
a lot better/easier/more useful
beaucoup mieux/plus facile/plus utile
a lot worse
bien pire
they talk a lot about justice
ils parlent beaucoup de justice
she works at home a lot
elle travaille beaucoup à la maison
you find this a lot with teenagers
on rencontre beaucoup ce problème chez les adolescents
the situation has improved a lot
la situation s'est beaucoup améliorée
we visit them a lot
nous leur rendons souvent visite
this happens quite a lot
cela arrive très souvent
an awful lot cheaper
beaucoup moins cher
you're smoking an awful lot inf
tu fumes beaucoup
it would help an awful inf lot
ça aiderait beaucoup
he travels abroad such a lot
il voyage beaucoup à l'étranger
thanks a lot inf!
merci beaucoup!

See also fat

II.fat [Brit fat, Am fæt] ADJ

View verb table

See also parking lot, job lot

job lot [Brit, Am ˈdʒɑb ˈˌlɑt] N

broken lot FIN → broken amount

See also broken amount

job lot [Brit, Am ˈdʒɑb ˈˌlɑt] N

overflow car park Brit, overflow parking lot Am N

lots in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lots in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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lots Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a lot/lots
beaucoup
lots of children
beaucoup d'enfants
to draw lots
tirer au sort
it's a lot of money to us
ça représente beaucoup d'argent pour nous
a holiday with lots of surprises
des vacances pleines d'imprévus
to wish sb lots of happiness
souhaiter beaucoup de bonheur à qn
to draw lots for the winner/winning numbers
tirer le vainqueur/les numéros gagnants au sort
keep that pen, I've got lots
garde ce stylo, j'en ai tout un stock
to ask a lot/too much of sb
en demander beaucoup/trop à qn
this thought is troubling her a lot
cette idée l'agite beaucoup
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He has dinner, and eats lots of marshmallow dishes, then finally eats his napkin for dessert.
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When planting in limey soil, dig in lots of organic material.
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Plant out seedlings of sweetcorn into well-prepared soil that has lots of compost dug into it.
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The station does not include public parking, but is within walking distance of several private parking lots that require payment.
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Those rent-a-car lots are accessible to a lot of people, a public street.
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Empty lots and demolished buildings were replaced with parks, walkways, and modern townhouses.
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Sequins are commonly used on clothing, jewelry, bags, shoes and lots of other accessories.
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He went on to call the new music weird, spectacular, and creepy, saying that it contained lots of blood.
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Lots of folks have been arguing that the grain market rally of 2012 is over, and there's not much chance of any upside.
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And since being a sugar baby, she has eaten at lots of fancy restaurants and been given lavish gifts.
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