lot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lot in the English»French Dictionary

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

2. lot inf:

the lot (entire amount or selection)

tout

she ate the (whole) lot

elle a tout mangé, elle a mangé le tout

they'll confiscate the lot!

ils vont tout confisquer or confisquer le tout!

you can take the lot

tu peux tout prendre, tu peux prendre le tout

I'll write you a cheque for the lot

je vous ferai un chèque pour le tout

the whole lot tied with a ribbon

le tout attaché avec un ruban

the best speech of the lot

le meilleur de tous les discours

the nicest dress of the lot

la plus belle de toutes les robes

heartburn, cramps, the lot!

des brûlures d'estomac, des crampes, bref tout!

3. lot (specific group of people) inf:

she's the best/nicest of the lot

c'est la meilleure/la plus gentille (de tous/toutes)

that lot pej

ces gens-là pej

I don't trust that lot

je me méfie de ces gens-là

you lot

vous, vous autres

listen you lot, I've had enough!

écoutez, j'en ai vraiment assez de vous!

my lot can't even spell properly

les miens ne savent même pas écrire correctement

they're not a bad lot

ils ne sont pas méchants

he's a bad lot inf

c'est un sale type inf

the best of a bad lot inf

le moins pire inf

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!

2. lot (entire group) inf:

get out, the (whole) lot of you!

sortez tous!

I'd sack the lot of them!

je les mettrais tous à la porte!

I'll outlive the lot of you!

je vous enterrerai tous!

III.lots N

lots inf:

lots (and lots) of

des tas de inf

lots (and lots) of people, cars, shops, jobs, stories, vegetables music, money, traffic, wine, blood

beaucoup de

there are lots of things to do

il y a beaucoup de choses à faire

there are lots of things to do

il y a des tas de choses à faire inf

we have lots in common

nous avons des or un tas de choses en commun inf

…and lots more

…et beaucoup d'autres choses

‘has he got records?’—‘yes, lots!

‘il a des disques?’—‘oui des tas!’ inf

IV.lots ADV

lots inf:

lots better/more interesting

beaucoup mieux/plus intéressant

lots better/more interesting

vachement mieux/plus intéressant inf

V.a lot ADV

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

I.fat [Brit fat, Am fæt] N

1. fat (in diet):

fat

matières fpl grasses

fat intake

consommation f de matières grasses

animal/vegetable fats

graisses fpl animales/végétales

2. fat (on meat):

fat

gras m

you can leave the fat

tu peux laisser le gras

3. fat (for cooking):

fat (gen)

matière f grasse

fat (from meat)

graisse f

beef/mutton/goose fat

graisse de bœuf/de mouton/d'oie

fried in fat

frit dans de la matière grasse

4. fat (in body):

fat

graisse f

to lay down reserves of fat

accumuler des réserves de graisse

to run to fat

prendre du poids

5. fat CHEM:

fat

corps m gras

II.fat [Brit fat, Am fæt] ADJ

1. fat:

fat (overweight) person, animal, body, bottom

gros/grosse

fat (of child) cheek, tummy

rebondi

fat thigh, arm, finger

dodu

to get fat

grossir

to get fat on chocolates

grossir à force de manger des chocolats

to get or grow fat on sth fig

s'engraisser sur qc

2. fat (full, swollen):

fat wallet, envelope

rebondi

fat file, novel, magazine

épais/épaisse

fat cushion

moelleux/-euse

fat fruit, peapod

gros/grosse

3. fat (remunerative):

fat profit, cheque, fee

gros/grosse

a nice fat job

un travail grassement payé

4. fat (fertile):

fat land, valley, year

fertile

5. fat (worthwhile):

fat rôle

beau/belle

6. fat (fatty):

fat meat, bacon

gras/grasse

7. fat (not much) inf, iron:

that's a fat lot of good!

ça me/nous etc rend drôlement service! inf, iron

you're a fat lot of use!

tu es vraiment d'un grand secours! iron

a fat lot you know!

pour ce que tu en sais!

a fatlot you care!

que ça t'intéresse! inf

‘will she go?’—‘fat chance!’

‘elle ira?’—‘tu crois au père Noël!’ inf

III.fat [Brit fat, Am fæt]

the fat's in the fire inf

ça va faire des étincelles inf

to be in fat city inf Am

être plein aux as inf

to live off the fat of the land

vivre grassement

lot² [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

1. lot:

lot (destiny)

sort m

lot (quality of life)

condition f

to be happy with one's lot

être content de son sort

to improve one's lot

améliorer sa condition

to improve the lot of the elderly

améliorer la condition des personnes âgées

the poverty and disease which are the lot of many

la pauvreté et la maladie qui sont le lot de beaucoup de gens

a policeman's lot is not a happy one

la vie d'un policier n'est pas enviable

to throw in one's lot with sb

allier son destin à celui de qn

2. lot Am (piece of land):

lot

parcelle f (de terrain)

vacant lot

terrain m vague

used car lot

garage m vendant des voitures d'occasion

3. lot (at auction):

lot

lot m

lot No. 69, an oil painting by Gauguin

lot n o 69, une huile de Gauguin

4. lot (decision-making process):

lot

tirage m au sort

to draw or cast lots

tirer au sort (to do pour faire)

to be chosen or decided by lot

être tiré au sort

the lot fell to me or it fell to my lot to do

le sort a voulu que je fasse

5. lot CINE (studio):

lot

studio m

6. lot (set, batch):

lot (of goods, articles)

lot m (of de)

lot (of produce, fish)

arrivage m (of de)

lot (of students, recruits, tourists)

arrivage m hum

See also parking lot, job lot

parking lot N Am

parking lot

parking m

job lot [Brit, Am ˈdʒɑb ˈˌlɑt] N

1. job lot (at auction):

job lot

lot m

2. job lot (collection):

job lot fig

ramassis m pej

Lot

Lot

Lot m

in/to the Lot

dans le Lot

broken lot N

broken lot FIN → broken amount

See also broken amount

broken amount N FIN

broken amount

paquet m d'actions hors quotité

parking lot N Am

parking lot

parking m

job lot [Brit, Am ˈdʒɑb ˈˌlɑt] N

1. job lot (at auction):

job lot

lot m

2. job lot (collection):

job lot fig

ramassis m pej

odd lot N

1. odd lot COMM (merchandise):

odd lot

lot m dépareillé

2. odd lot FIN (in stock market):

odd lot

paquet m d'actions hors quotité

vacant lot N Am

vacant lot

terrain m vague

Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne m

in/to the Lot-et-Garonne

dans le Lot-et-Garonne

overflow car park Brit, overflow parking lot Am N

overflow car park

parc m de stationnement supplémentaire

lot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lot in the English»French Dictionary

lot [lat] N

1. lot (much/many):

a lot/lots

beaucoup

a lot of people/rain

beaucoup de gens/pluie

to do a lot of traveling

voyager beaucoup

lots of children

beaucoup d'enfants

to feel a lot better

se sentir beaucoup mieux

2. lot (plot of land):

lot

terrain m

building lot

lotissement m

parking lot

parking m

3. lot (group of people):

lot

groupe m

4. lot (everything):

the whole lot

le tout

5. lot (fate):

lot

sort m

to cast in one's lot with sb

partager le sort de qn

it falls to sb's lot to do sth form

le sort a voulu que qn fasse qc +subj

6. lot (share in a lottery):

lot

lot m

to draw lots

tirer au sort

to choose sb/sth by lot

choisir qn/qc au hasard

7. lot (unit in an auction):

lot

lot m

Phrases:

to be a bad lot

ne pas valoir cher

parking lot N

parking lot

parking m

parking lot

stationnement m Quebec

job lot N

job lot

lot m

Translations for lot in the French»English Dictionary

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parking

parking lot

énormément aimer, boire

an awful lot

énormément d'argent/de gens

an awful lot of money/people

(bien) davantage de ...

a lot more of ...

ne pas être folichon

not to be a lot of fun

ne pas être très fute-fute

not to have a lot up top

être exigeant à l'égard de qn

to demand a lot of sb

il y a beaucoup de fauche

a lot of thieving goes on

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The first days of anything are often inelegant -- there's a lot of failure and false starts.

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It also has 7,186 square-meter terminal building and a 36,000 square-meter aircraft parking lot with five parking aprons.

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It really makes the scene - try watching it without the sound; it suddenly seems a lot less hot and a lot more yucky.

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I was ridding myself of a lot of things that stifled me.

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He drove into and circled the parking lot, and then he accelerated to crash through a 5-foot-high barrier of concertina wire separating the parking lot from the building.

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I think there's been a lot of blue-sky thinking.

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And then as you keep probing and asking questions, a lot of interesting files land up at your doorstep.

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There seems to be quite a lot of thought behind this look -- perhaps the fact that it's reminiscent of an air stewardess is deliberate.

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This worries him enough to spend a lot of company resources on hiring experts, including statisticians.

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The building trade was a huge industry up here, so a lot of people were badly affected.

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