| Principales traductions |
| most adj | (almost all) | la plupart de |
| | Most flowers are pretty. |
| | La plupart des fleurs sont jolies. |
most,
the most adj | (in the greatest number) | le plus de |
| | This plant has the most strawberries. |
| | C'est ce pied qui a le plus de fraises. |
most,
the most adj | (in greatest quantity) | le plus de adv |
| | Tom's glass has the most milk. |
| | C'est le verre de Tom qui contient le plus de lait. |
| the most adj | (in the greatest measure) | le plus de |
| | Father makes the most money of all of us. |
| | C'est papa qui gagne le plus d'argent dans la famille. |
| the most adj | (to the greatest degree) | le plus |
| | That is the most difficult game of all. She is the most intelligent student in class. |
| | C'est le plus difficile des jeux. C'est l'élève la plus intelligent de sa classe. |
most,
the most adv | (to the greatest quantity or degree) | le plus adv |
| | | like sb the most : préférer [qqn] vtr |
| | The teacher likes him the most. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. C'est toi que j'aime le plus. |
| | Le professeur le préférait. |
| most adv | (to the greatest extent) | très loc adv |
| | He wrote most clearly, and his essay was persuasive. |
| | Il a écrit très clairement et sa dissertation était convaincante. |
| most of [sth] n | (majority or larger part of [sth]) (+ indénombrable) | la plus grande partie de, la majorité de nf |
| | (+ dénombrable) | la plupart de, la majorité de nf |
| | (plus familier) | le plus gros de nm |
| | Most of the soup has been eaten. |
| | La plus grande partie de la soupe avait été mangée. |
| most pron | (greatest number) | la plupart |
| | Most don't read newspapers, but get their information from the internet. He owns more cars than most. |
| | La plupart des gens ne lisent pas les journaux, et trouvent leurs informations sur Internet. Il possède plus de voitures que la plupart des gens. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| much adj | (in comparisons) | beaucoup adv |
| | | bien adv |
| | He felt much better after taking an aspirin. |
| | Il allait beaucoup mieux après avoir pris une aspirine. |
| | Il se sentait bien mieux après avoir pris une aspirine. |
| much n | (great amount) | une bonne partie nf |
| | Much of his reasoning was illogical. |
| | Une bonne partie de son raisonnement n'était pas logique. |
| much n | often negative (notable thing) | grand adj |
| | It wasn't much of a lunch - just a few snacks. |
| | Ce n'était pas un grand dîner - juste quelques choses à grignoter. |
Formes composées
most | many | much |
at most,
at the most adv | (and no more, not more than) | au plus loc adv |
| | | au maximum loc adv |
| | A newly imported vehicle may be used for three months at most before it becomes liable to tax. It will take 10 minutes at the most. |
| | Cela vous prendra 10 minutes au plus. |
best-loved,
most-loved adj | (most cherished) | le plus aimé loc adj |
| | | préféré adj |
| | She is one of the country's best-loved sportswomen. |
bottommost,
bottom-most adj | ([sth] at the very bottom) | plus bas loc adj |
| for the most part adv | (mostly, largely) | dans l'ensemble loc adv |
| | | en grande partie loc adv |
| | | pour l'essentiel loc adv |
| | | dans les grandes lignes loc adv |
| | I agree with you for the most part, but still have a problem with the timing of the plan. |
| | Dans l'ensemble, je suis d'accord avec toi, mais nous avons toujours un problème avec le timing du projet. |
| make the most of [sth] v expr | (take full advantage of) | profiter de [qch] vtr ind |
| | We made the most of our vacation by leaving our phones and computers turned off. |
| | Nous avons profité de nos vacances en éteignant portables et ordinateurs. |
| make the most of it v expr | (take advantage) | en profiter loc v |
| | You only get one chance, so make the most of it. |
| | Vous n'avez qu'une chance, alors profitez-en. |
| make the most of your time v expr | (be productive) | profiter de son temps loc v |
| | | utiliser au mieux son temps loc v |
| | Isabel made the most of her time in the UK by visiting as many places as she could. |
| | Isabel a profité au mieux de son temps au Royaume-Uni pour visiter autant d'endroits que possible |
| most assuredly adv | (certainly, definitely) | très certainement loc adv |
| | | sans aucun doute, sans l'ombre d'un doute loc adv |
| most certainly adv | (definitely) | sans aucun doute loc adv |
| | Do I love my husband? I most certainly do! |
| | Si j'aime mon mari ? Sans aucun doute ! |
| most certainly adv | (of course) | certainement adv |
| | "Did you remember to bring the tickets?" "I most certainly did!" |
| | - Vous vous êtes rappelé d'amener les tickets ? - Certainement ! |
| most important adj | (primary, of greatest significance) | très important adj |
| | Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day. |
| | | principal adj |
| | Quelle est votre principale source de revenus ? |
| most importantly adv | (above all) | surtout loc adv |
| | My boyfriend and I have good jobs and a nice house, but most importantly, we have each other. |
| most likely adj | (most probable) | le plus probable loc adj |
| | The most likely explanation for your wallet being missing is that it fell out of your pocket. |
| most of all adv | (above all else) | surtout adv |
| | I want to make money and to be famous, but most of all I want to be loved. I love to listen to music; I like jazz most of all! |
| | Je veux être riche et célèbre, mais surtout, je veux qu'on m'aime. |
| | | par-dessus tout loc adv |
| | Je veux être riche et célèbre, mais par-dessus tout, je veux qu'on m'aime. |
| most of the time adv | (usually) | la plupart du temps loc adv |
| | I can hardly understand what he's saying most of the time. |
| | La plupart du temps, je comprends à peine ce qu'il dit. |
| most often adv | (usually, chiefly) | le plus souvent loc adv |
| | Cacti are most often found in deserts. |
| most probably adv | informal (in all likelihood) | très probablement loc adv |
| | | sûrement adv |
| most recent adj | (latest) | plus récent adj |
| | La plus récente des traductions de Shakespeare est de loin la meilleure. |
| | | dernier adj |
| | Il est très fier de sa dernière conquête féminine et parade avec elle dans les soirées. |
| most times adv | (usually) | le plus souvent adv |
| | | la plupart du temps adv |
| the most adj | US, slang, dated (outstanding) (familier) | trop adj |
| | He's so dreamy, he's just the most. |
| | Il est tellement beau, il est trop. |