| Principales traductions |
| a lot n | informal (large quantity) | beaucoup adv |
| | My French is good, but I still have a lot to learn. |
| a lot of [sth] expr | informal (many, much) | beaucoup de adv + prép |
| | (assez familier) | plein de adv + prép |
| | (familier) | un paquet de adv + prép |
| | There were a lot of children in the swimming pool. |
| | The dogs are making a lot of noise. |
| | Il y avait beaucoup d'enfants dans la piscine. // Les chiens font beaucoup de bruit. |
| a lot adv | informal (greatly, a great deal) | beaucoup adv |
| | My baby cries a lot in the early evening. |
| a lot adv | informal (often) | beaucoup adv |
| | Teresa goes clubbing a lot. |
| lots npl | informal (large quantity) | beaucoup (de [qch]) adv |
| | (familier) | plein (de [qch]) adv |
| | Take as many sweets as you like. I've got lots. |
| | Prends autant de bonbons que tu veux. J'en ai beaucoup. |
| | Prends autant de bonbons que tu veux. J'en ai plein. |
| lots of [sth] expr | informal (large quantity) | beaucoup de [qch] |
| | (familier) | plein de [qch] |
| | (familier) | des tas de [qch] |
| | There are lots of people in there. |
| | Il y a beaucoup de gens ici. |
| | Il y a plein de gens ici. |
| | Il y a des tas de gens ici. |
| lots adv | informal (greatly) | beaucoup adv |
| | | énormément adv |
| | I like him lots but I don't want to marry him. |
| | Je l'aime beaucoup mais je ne veux pas l'épouser. |
| lots adv | informal (often) (souvent) | beaucoup adv |
| | I see my brother lots, even though he does annoy me at times. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| lot n | (plot of land) | parcelle nf |
| | She owns a building lot in the middle of town. |
| | Elle possède une parcelle constructible dans le centre-ville. |
| lot n | (share) | lot nm |
| | The tickets were divided into fifteen lots. |
| | Les billets étaient divisés en quinze lots. |
| lot n | figurative (fate) | sort nm |
| | | destin nm |
| | It was my lot to end up as a chicken farmer. |
| | Mon sort était de finir éleveur de poulets. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Son destin était tracé d'avance ; elle deviendrait une grande actrice comme son père. |
| lot n | informal (group of people) | groupe nm |
| | Look at that lot! There are at least twenty of them. |
| | Regarde ce groupe ! Ils sont au moins vingt. |
| lot n | informal (type of person) (péjoratif) | genre nm |
| | He's a bad lot, that one. I don't trust him. |
| | Je n'aime pas son genre. Je ne lui fais pas confiance. |
| lot n | (group of items for sale) | lot nm |
| | The lot includes stereos and CD players, and costs a thousand dollars. |
| | Le lot comprend des chaînes stéréo et des lecteurs CD, et coûte mille dollars. |
| lot n | (cinema: studio) (Cinéma) | studio nm |
| | This is the lot where they filmed Star Wars. |
| | C'est dans ce studio qu'ils ont tourné Star Wars. |
| lots npl | (drawing sticks) | tirage au sort nm |
| | Lots were used to see who would go first. |
| lot⇒ vi | (draw straws) | tirer au sort, tirer à la courte paille loc v |
| lot [sth]⇒ vtr | (divide into lots) | diviser en lots loc v |
| lot [sth] vtr | rare (allot) | diviser⇒, distribuer⇒, répartir⇒ vtr |
Formes composées
lot | parking lot |
| a lot more n | (greater amount) | beaucoup plus, bien plus loc adv |
| | A banker makes a lot more than a teacher. |
| | Un banquier gagne beaucoup plus qu'un enseignant. |
| a lot more n | (greater number) | beaucoup plus, bien plus adv |
| | A few hundred is a lot more than a couple dozen. |
| | Quelques centaines, ça fait beaucoup plus (or: bien plus) que quelques douzaines. |
| a lot more adj | (in greater amount) | beaucoup plus (de [qch]), bien plus (de [qch]) loc adv |
| | I need a lot more flour to make this dough. |
| | J'ai besoin de beaucoup plus de farine pour faire cette pâte. |
| a lot more adj | (in greater number) | beaucoup plus (de [qch]), bien plus (de [qch]) loc adv |
| | A lot more people are taking up cycling these days. |
| | Actuellement, beaucoup plus de gens se mettent au vélo. |
| a lot more adv | (to greater degree) | beaucoup plus, bien plus adv |
| | Your foot bends a lot more when you run. |
| | Votre pied se courbe bien plus lorsque vous courez. |
| a lot of fun n | informal ([sth] very entertaining) | have a lot of fun : bien s'amuser adv + v pron |
| | Thank you for inviting me to your party. I had a lot of fun. |
| | Je vous remercie de m'avoir invité à votre soirée : je me suis bien amusé. |
| an awful lot n | informal (many, much) (familier) | un tas (de [qch]) nm |
| | (familier) | un sacré paquet (de [qch]) nm |
| an awful lot of expr | informal (large quantity) (familier) | tout un tas de [qch/qqn] nm |
| | (familier) | un sacré paquet de [qch/qqn] nm |
| | | énormément de [qch]/[qch] adv + prép |
| | There are an awful lot of violets growing among the rhubarb. |
| | Il y a tout un tas de violettes qui poussent parmi la rhubarbe. |
| | Il y a un sacré paquet de violettes qui poussent parmi la rhubarbe. |
| an awful lot expr | informal (greatly) | énormément, beaucoup adv |
| an awful lot expr | informal (very often, at great length) | énormément, beaucoup adv |
| back lot | (outdoor area) (Cinéma : partie extérieure) | plateau pour scène en extérieur nm |
bush,
bush lot n | Can (land used for timber) | zone forestière nf |
| | Most of the land had been cleared for crops, but there were still a few bush lots here and there to provide firewood for the winter. |
| | La plupart des terres a été dégagée pour les récoltes, mais il y avait encore quelques zones forestières pour fournir du bois de chauffage pour l'hiver. |
| car lot n | (car sales area) | parking nm |
| | That vehicle dealership has a huge car lot. |
| cast your lot with [sth] v expr | (associate, ally youself with [sb]) (soutenu) | unir son sort à [qch], lier son sort à [qch] loc v |
cover a lot of ground,
cover a good deal of ground v expr | figurative (make progress) (figuré) | faire beaucoup de chemin loc v |
| | | bien avancer, bien progresser loc v |
cover a lot of ground,
cover a good deal of ground v expr | figurative (speech, text: include a lot of material) | couvrir beaucoup de sujets, aborder beaucoup de sujets loc v |
| dye lot n | (batch number of a dyed yarn) | bain de teinture nm |
| | Be sure all the yarn is from the same dye lot; otherwise the sleeves won't quite match the rest of the sweater. |
| go to a lot of trouble to do [sth] v expr | (make a special effort to) | se donner beaucoup de mal, se donner beaucoup de peine loc v |
| | I went to a lot of trouble to prepare a special dinner. |
| | Je me suis donné beaucoup de mal pour préparer un dîner spécial. |
| have a lot to do with [sth] v expr | (be due to) | avoir beaucoup à voir avec [qch] loc v |
| | His success has a lot to do with his father's business connections. |
| | Sa réussite a beaucoup à voir avec les relations d'affaire de son père. |
| have a lot to say about v expr | (openly share one's opinions on) | avoir beaucoup à dire à propos de v |
| | As a working mother, she has a lot to say about childcare facilities and unpaid, unscheduled overtime. |
have a lot on your plate,
have too much on your plate v expr | figurative, informal (be overburdened) | avoir beaucoup à faire loc v |
| | | être débordé loc adj |
| job lot n | (articles bought together) | lot nm |
| | | en gros adv |
| | They bought a job lot for a very good price. |
| | Ils ont acheté un lot à un très bon prix. |
| | Ils ont acheté en gros à un très bon prix. |
leave much to be desired,
leave a lot to be desired v expr | (be inadequate) | laisser beaucoup à désirer loc v |
| | Your table manners leave much to be desired. |
| | The house was cute on the outside, but inside left a lot to be desired. |
| | Ton comportement à table laisse beaucoup à désirer ! |
| lot coverage n | US (area of lot built on) | coefficient d'occupation des sols nm |
| lot number n | (digits used to identify a batch) | numéro du lot, numéro de lot nm |
| | Make sure all your skeins of yarn have the same lot number; otherwise there may be color variations. |
| odd lot n | (stock trading: non-standard amount) (Finance) | lot de taille anormale nm |
| | There are a few odd lots on offer, but nothing substantial. |
| quite a lot (of [sth]) pron | (much, many) (familier) | pas mal (de [qch]) adv |
| | There is quite a lot of rice left in the pot, and you are welcome to have more. |
| | Il reste pas mal de riz, n'hésite pas à en reprendre. |
| | | beaucoup (de [qch]) adv |
| | Il reste beaucoup de riz, n'hésitez pas à en reprendre. |
| round lot n | (stocks: conventional unit) (Finance) | lot de taille normale nm |
| round lot n | (100 or 10 shares) (Finance) | unité de négociation nf |
| such a lot adv | (to so great a degree) | tellement, tant adv |
| | | à tel point loc adv |
| | Angela reminds me such a lot of her mother. |
| such a lot adv | (so frequently) | tellement, tant adv |
| | | si souvent loc adv |
| | He does that such a lot--I wish he'd stop. |
| such a lot of prep | (so many) | tellement de, tant de adv + prép |
| | There are such a lot of applicants this year, it will be hard to get in. |
take some beating,
take a lot of beating v expr | informal (be among the best) (familier) | être dur à battre loc v |
| thanks a lot interj | informal (thank you) | merci beaucoup |
| | Thanks a lot for all your help. |
| | Merci beaucoup pour ton aide. |
| Thanks a lot! interj | ironic, informal (indignation, etc.) (ironique) | merci bien interj |
| | "I told Mum about your detention." "Thanks a lot!" |
| That's saying a lot. interj | informal, figurative (This indicates great size or achievement, etc.) | Cela en dit long, cela en dit beaucoup expr |
| | Aujourd'hui encore, la majorité des viols restent impunis : cela en dit long sur la nécessité de sensibiliser nos politiques au problème. |
| the lot n | informal (everything, all of it) | tout pron |
| | | le tout, l'ensemble nm |
| | (familier, péjoratif) | tout le bazar nm |
| | I had to buy the lot just to get the green hat. I went to fetch a biscuit but someone had eaten the lot! |
| | J'ai dû tout acheter juste pour avoir le bonnet vert. J'ai voulu prendre un biscuit mais quelqu'un a tout mangé ! |
| | J'ai dû acheter tout l'ensemble juste pour avoir le bonnet vert. |
woodlot,
wood lot n | US (area for planting trees) | lot boisé nm |