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I.such [Brit sʌtʃ, Am sətʃ] PRON

2. such → suchlike

II.such [Brit sʌtʃ, Am sətʃ] DET

1. such (of kind previously mentioned):

such (replicated)
tel/telle
such (similar)
pareil/-eille
such (of similar sort)
de ce type after n
such a situation
une telle situation
such individuals
de tels individus
in such a situation
dans une situation pareille
at such a time
dans un moment pareil
many such proposals
de nombreuses propositions de ce type
and other such arguments
et autres arguments de ce type
all such basic foods
tous les aliments de base de ce type
potatoes, bread and all such basic foods
les pommes de terre, le pain et tous les autres aliments de base
doctors, dentists and all such people
les docteurs, les dentistes et toutes les personnes qui exercent ce type de métier
a mouse or some such animal
une souris ou un animal semblable
he said ‘so what!’ or some such remark
il a dit ‘et alors!’ ou quelque chose comme ça
there was some such case last year
il s'est produit la même chose l'année dernière
there's no such person
il/elle n'existe pas
there was such a man I believe
je crois que cet homme a existé
there's no such thing
ça n'existe pas
I've never heard of such a thing
je n'ai jamais entendu parler d'une chose pareille
I didn't say any such thing
je n'ai jamais dit une chose pareille
you'll do no such thing!
il n'en est pas question!
I 've been waiting for just such an opportunity
j'attendais justement que l'occasion se présente

IV.such [Brit sʌtʃ, Am sətʃ] ADV (to a great degree)

such (with adjectives)
si, tellement
such (with nouns)
tel/telle
in such a persuasive way
d'une façon si convaincante
such a nice boy!
un garçon si gentil!, un si gentil garçon!
such excellent meals
de si bons plats
such good quality as this
une telle qualité
I hadn't seen such a good film for years
je n'avais pas vu un aussi bon film depuis des années
don't be such an idiot
ne sois pas si stupide
she's not such an idiot as she seems
elle n'est pas aussi stupide que l'on croit
only such an idiot (as him) would do
il n'y a qu'un imbécile (comme lui) qui ferait
it was such (a lot of) fun
on s'est tellement amusé
such a lot of problems
tant de problèmes
(ever inf) such a lot of people
beaucoup de gens
thanks ever such a lot inf
merci mille fois

See also suchlike, as

I.suchlike [Brit ˈsʌtʃlʌɪk, Am ˈsətʃˌlaɪk] inf PRON

II.suchlike [Brit ˈsʌtʃlʌɪk, Am ˈsətʃˌlaɪk] inf ADJ

I.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] CONJ

1. as (in the manner that):

as
comme
as you can see, I am very busy
comme vous le voyez, je suis très occupé
as you know
comme vous le savez
as usual
comme d'habitude
as is usual in such cases
comme c'est l'usage en pareil cas
do as I say
fais ce que je te dis
as I see it
à mon avis
as I understand it
autant que je puisse en juger
he likes reading, as I do
il aime la lecture, (tout) comme moi
loving Paris as I do, I couldn't bear to live anywhere else
j'aime tellement Paris que je ne pourrais pas vivre ailleurs
knowing you as I do, it didn't surprise me
je te connais tellement bien que ça ne m'a pas étonné
the street as it looked in the 1930s
la rue telle qu'elle était dans les années 30
as often happens
comme c'est souvent le cas
just as he dislikes the theatre, so too does he dislike opera
il déteste l'opéra tout autant que le théâtre
as he lived, so did he die
il est mort comme il a vécu
he lives abroad, as does his sister
il vit à l'étranger, tout comme sa sœur
clad as he was only in a towel, he did not want to answer the door
comme il n'était vêtu que d'une serviette, il ne voulait pas aller ouvrir la porte
leave it as it is
laisse-le tel quel
I'm overworked as it is
je suis déjà assez débordé comme ça
we're in enough trouble as it is
nous avons déjà assez d'ennuis comme ça
‘as is’ COMM
‘en l'état’
I bought the apartment as it was
j'ai acheté l'appartement tel quel
as one man to another
d'homme à homme
as with so many people in the 1960s , she…
comme beaucoup de personnes dans les années 60, elle…
as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized
comme beaucoup de choses dans ce pays, le système a besoin d'être modernisé
as it were
pour ainsi dire
as you were! MIL
repos!
two is to four as four is to eight MATH
deux est à quatre ce que quatre est à huit

II.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] PREP

III.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] ADV

1. as (expressing degree, extent):

as… as…
aussi… que…
he is as intelligent as you
il est aussi intelligent que toi
he is not as or so intelligent as you
il n'est pas aussi intelligent que toi
he's just as intelligent as you
il est tout aussi intelligent que toi
she can't walk as fast as she used to
elle ne peut plus marcher aussi vite qu'avant
as fast as you can
aussi vite que possible
as strong as an ox
fort comme un bœuf
he's twice as strong as me
il est deux fois plus fort que moi
it's not as good as all that
ce n'est pas si bien que ça
I paid as much as she did
j'ai payé autant qu'elle
as much as possible
autant que possible
as little as possible
le moins possible
as soon as possible
dès que possible
not nearly as much as
beaucoup moins que
not as often
moins souvent
their profits are down by as much as 30%
leurs bénéfices ont connu une baisse de 30%, ni plus ni moins
the population may increase by as much as 20%
l'augmentation de la population risque d'atteindre 20%
as many as 10, 000 people attended the demonstration
il n'y avait pas moins de 10 000 personnes à la manifestation
by day as well as by night
de jour comme de nuit
she can play the piano as well as her sister
elle joue du piano aussi bien que sa sœur
they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris
ils ont une maison à Nice ainsi qu'un appartement à Paris
as well as being a poet, he is a novelist
il est poète et romancier
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he's such a waffler
il parle pour ne rien dire
don't be such a defeatist!
ne sois pas si défaitiste!
former office-bearers such as Reagan
des anciens présidents tel que Reagan
don't be such a worrier!
ne sois pas si anxieux!

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it's such a boon
c'est merveilleux
you are such a comedian!
quel comédien!
to be a real/such a cutie
être tout mignon

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such Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to arrive at such-and-such a time
arriver à telle heure
he has such a poverty of intelligence
il est dénué d'intelligence
there is no such things as this
cela n'existe pas
to buy some fruit such as apples
acheter des fruits comme des pommes
to be a real/such a cutie
être tout mignon
don't be in such a hurry!
arrête de t'agiter comme ça!
on such a day at such a time
tel jour et à telle heure
how can he tell such a lie!
comment peut-il raconter ce mensonge!
on such a date in the month
le tantième jour du mois
how can he tell such a story!
comment peut-il raconter cette histoire!
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