Formes composées
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| absent without leave adj | (soldier: missing) (Militaire) | abandonner son poste loc v |
| | | manquer à l'appel loc v |
| | (plus fort) | déserter⇒ vi |
| | (Can surtout) | absent sans permission loc adj |
| | He refused to go back to base after his home leave, so he was declared absent without leave. |
| absent without leave adv | (soldier: missing) (Militaire) | abandonner son poste loc v |
| | | manquer à l'appel loc v |
| | (plus fort) | déserter⇒ vi |
| | (Can surtout) | absent sans permission loc adj |
| disposition without trial n | (law: settlement) (Droit) | règlement sans procès nm |
| dying without issue expr | (childless) (Droit) | décédé sans descendance loc adj |
| | | décédé sans enfant loc adj |
| go without saying v expr | (be obvious) | aller sans dire loc v |
| | It goes without saying that you can't leave your bike unlocked in the city. |
| | Cela va sans dire qu'il ne faut pas laisser son vélo sans antivol en ville. |
| including without limitation expr | (law: including said thing and maybe more) (législation) | y compris expr |
| live without [sth/sb] vi + prep | (be deprived of: [sth] or [sb]) | se passer de v pron + prép |
| | Si, si, je t'assure que je peux parfaitement me passer d'alcool pendant au moins une semaine ! |
| make a confession without duress v expr | (freely admit one's guilt) | faire des aveux spontanés vtr |
| | The police were surprised she made a confession without duress; the thought they would have to pressure her into admitting guilt. |
| | Les policiers étaient étonnés qu'elle fasse des aveux spontanés : ils pensaient devoir faire pression pour qu'elle admette sa culpabilité. |
| minister without portfolio n | (government official without specific remit) | ministre sans portefeuille nm |
no pain,
no gain,
no pain without gain expr | informal (it is worth making an effort) | on n'a rien sans rien expr |
| subject to change without notice adj | (liable to vary without warning) | sujet à modifications (sans préavis) loc adj |
| | Tour prices are subject to change without notice due to currency fluctuations. |
| that goes without saying interj | informal (that is self-evident) | cela va sans dire, ça va sans dire interj |
| | You always look lovely - that goes without saying. |
| | Tu es toujours belle, ça va sans dire ! |
| without a ... to your name expr | (lacking [sth] completely) | sans [qch], sans aucun [qch] prép |
| | Jason left school without a qualification to his name, but now owns his own business. |
| | Jason a quitté l'école sans diplôme, mais maintenant il possède sa propre entreprise. |
| up s*** creek without a paddle expr | vulgar, offensive!, informal (in trouble) (vulgaire) | dans la merde (jusqu'au cou) loc adv |
| | (familier) | dans la mouise loc adv |
| | (argot) | dans le caca loc adv |
| | (un peu familier) | dans le pétrin, dans de beaux draps loc adv |
| without a break adv | (incessantly, non stop) | sans interruption loc adv |
| | | sans discontinuer loc adv |
| | | sans s'arrêter loc adv |
| | I worked straight through from noon till 9 p.m. without a break. |
| | J'ai travaillé de midi à neuf heures sans interruption (or: sans m'arrêter). |
| without a clue adv | (not knowing) | sans la moindre idée loc adv |
| | I went into the meeting without a clue about why they wanted to see me. |
| | Je suis allé à la réunion sans la moindre idée de ce qu'ils me voulaient. |
without a doubt,
without doubt adv | (definitely) | sans aucun doute adv |
| | Without a doubt, this is the best chocolate cake I've ever tasted. |
| | C'est sans aucun doute le meilleur gâteau que j'aie jamais mangé. |
| | | sans conteste adv |
| | C'est sans conteste le meilleur gâteau que j'aie jamais mangé. |
| | | assurément adv |
| | C'est assurément le meilleur gâteau au chocolat que j'aie jamais mangé. |
| | | incontestablement adv |
| | C'est incontestablement le meilleur gâteau que j'aie jamais mangé. |
| without a leg to stand on expr | figurative (lacking support for a claim, etc.) | ne pas avoir de preuves loc v |
without a penny to your name,
also US: without a cent to your name,
without a dollar to your name,
without a dime to your name expr | (penniless) | sans le sou, sans un sou expr |
| | After losing her job, Julie ended up without a penny to her name. |
| without a trace adv | (leaving no indication or mark) | sans laisser de traces adv |
| | Elle a disparu sans laisser de traces. |
| | | sans (laisser) la moindre trace adv |
| | | sans traces adv |
| without a word adv | (silently, saying nothing) | sans un mot loc adv |
| | | sans rien dire adv |
| | | en silence adv |
| | Sortez en rang et en silence ! |
| without any fuss adv | informal (in straightforward way) | sans faire de manières loc adv |
| | And then, without any fuss, he grabbed the document and signed it. |
| | Et puis, sans faire de manières, il prit le document et le signa. |
without batting an eye,
without batting an eyelid,
without blinking an eye,
without a blink adv | figurative (impassively, not reacting) (figuré : sans réagir) | sans sourciller loc adv |
without beating around the bush,
without beating about the bush adv | informal (in a straightforward way) (figuré, familier) | ne pas y aller par quatre chemins loc v |
| | He told me right away what he thought, without beating about the bush. |
| without care adv | (in a careless way) | sans précaution loc adv |
| without compromise adv | (by making no concessions) | sans concession adv |
| | | sans transiger loc adv |
| without detriment to [sth/sb] prep | (causing no harm, damage) | sans nuire à [qch/qqn] prép |
| without end adv | (relentlessly or continuously) | sans relâche adv |
| | This house is haunted and these ghosts torment us without end! |
| | | sans répit adv |
| | Cette maison est hantée, et ces fantômes nous tourmentent sans répit ! |
| | | sans cesse adv |
| without end adj | (eternal) | sans fin loc adj |
| | Heaven is a paradise without end. |
| | | éternel adj |
| without equal adv | (unmatched, superior) | sans égal adv |
| | She is a singer without equal. |
| without equal adj | (unmatched, superior) | sans égal loc adv |
| | Son talent est sans égal. |
| without exception adv | (all included) | sans exception adv |
| | You must arrive on time for this job every day without exception. |
| | Vous devez arriver à l'heure à ce travail tous les jours sans exception. |
| without fail adv | (invariably) | systématiquement adv |
| | Our mail's delivered at 11:30 each morning without fail. When we go out to eat, without fail Robert orders a steak. |
| | Notre courrier est systématiquement distribué à 11 h 30 chaque matin. Quand on va au restaurant, Robert commande systématiquement un steak. |
| without fail adv | (for certain) | sans faute loc adv |
| | Promise me you'll be home by midnight without fail. |
| | Promets-moi que tu rentreras avant minuit sans faute. |
| without foundation adv | (with no basis in truth) | sans fondement |
| | Your accusation is without foundation. Many of the advertising claims for that product are without foundation. |
| | Votre accusation est sans fondement. Plusieurs des arguments publicitaires de ce produit sont sans fondement. |
without further ado,
without any more ado expr | (immediately, with no more delay) | sans plus attendre, sans plus tarder loc adv |
| without further delay expr | (promptly, without postponing anymore) | sans plus attendre, sans plus tarder, dans les plus brefs délais loc adv |
| without having to spell things out adv | informal (implicitly, tacitly) | sans avoir besoin d'expliquer les choses loc adv |
| | I hope that you'll accept what I say without my having to spell things out. |
| | J'espère que tu accepteras ce que je dis sans que j'aie besoin d'expliquer les choses. |
| without hesitation adv | (immediately, willingly) | sans hésitation, sans l'ombre d'une hésitation loc adv |
| | | sans hésiter loc adv |
| | The soldier was willing to shoot without hesitation. |
| | Le soldat était prêt à tirer sans hésitation. |
| without hope adv | (desperately, helplessly) | sans espoir loc adv |
| | After being stranded in the woods for three days, the hikers felt their situation was without hope. |
| | | désespéré adj |
| | Perdus dans la forêt depuis trois jours, les randonneurs sentirent que la situation était désespérée. |
| without hope adj | (desperate, helpless) | sans espoir loc adj |
| | | désespéré adj |
| | On me dit parfois que mon cas est désespéré. |
| | | sans issue loc adj |
| | La situation est sans issue. |
| without looking back adv | (with no regrets) | sans se retourner |
| | Rob left the job without looking back and says it was the best decision he's ever made. |
| | Rob a quitté son travail sans se retourner et se dit qu'il s'agit de la meilleure décision qu'il ait prise. |
| without mercy adv | (cruelly) | sans pitié adv |
| | The drug-crazed killer shot the innocent bystander seven times without mercy. |
| without missing a beat expr | (without stopping or hesitating) | sans sourciller expr |
| | | sans s'arrêter expr |
| without notice adv | (with no warning) | sans prévenir loc adv |
| | (plutôt administratif) | sans préavis loc adv |
| | I was always on time and did my job well, but my boss fired me without notice. |
| without number expr | (numerous, that cannot be counted) | un nombre incalculable de [qch] expr |
| | | innombrable, indénombrable adj |
| without parallel adv | (unmatched, superior) | sans égal loc adj |
| | Sa mère est d'une patience sans égale. |
| without parallel adj | (unmatched, superior) | sans égal loc adv |
| | His talent is without parallel. |
| | Son talent est sans égal. |
| without prejudice adv | (fairly) | sans préjugés loc adv |
| | | en toute objectivité, de manière impartiale loc adv |
| | Governmental programs must be administered without prejudice. |
| | Les programmes gouvernementaux doivent être gérés en toute objectivité (or: de manière impartiale). |
| without prejudice adv | (law: without loss of rights or privileges.) (Droit) | sous toutes réserves loc adv |
| | This case is dismissed without prejudice. |
| without reason adv | (unnecessarily, unprompted) | sans raison adv |
| | In the middle of the speech, Mr. Walters just walked out of the room without reason. |
| without regard to expr | (with no concern for) | sans se soucier de, sans tenir compte de loc prép |
| | (plus soutenu) | sans égard pour loc prép |
| | He kept talking loudly on his cell phone without regard to the other theater patrons. |
| | Il n'arrêtait pas de parler fort au téléphone sans se soucier (or: sans tenir compte des) autres spectateurs. |
| without regret adv | (without disappointment, remorse) | sans regret expr |
| without remark expr | (without being noticed) (personne) | sans se faire remarquer expr |
| | (événement) | sans que personne ne le voie, sans que personne ne s'en aperçoive expr |
| | The entire incident took place without remark. |
| | Tout l'accident s'est déroulé sans que personne ne le voie (or: sans que personne ne s'en aperçoive). |
| without respect to prep | (with no concern for) | sans se soucier de loc prép |
| | Millionaires can buy what they want without respect to the cost. |
| | | sans égard pour loc prép |
| | | sans se préoccuper de loc prép |
without respite,
without a respite adv | (non-stop) | sans répit, sans relâche loc adv |
| without rhyme or reason adv | (inexplicably) (soutenu) | sans rime ni raison loc adv |
| | | sans aucune raison (valable) loc adv |
| | He yells at me without rhyme or reason, and I just can't understand why. |
| | Il me crie dessus sans aucune raison et je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi. |
| without rhyme or reason expr | (inexplicable) (soutenu) | sans rime ni raison adj |
| | | ne pas avoir de sens loc adv |
| | (croyance) | infondé adj |
| | Your belief that Daisy doesn't like you is without rhyme or reason; she's never done anything to make you think that. |
| | Ta croyance selon laquelle Daisy ne t'aime pas n'a pas de sens (or: est infondé) ; elle n'a jamais rien fait pour te faire penser cela. |
| without shame adv | (brazenly) | sans honte loc adv |
| | She wore the mini skirt and halter top to the funeral without shame. |
| | | éhontément adv |
| | | effrontément adv |
| without stopping adv | (relentlessly or continuously) | sans cesse adv |
| | He complained about the new regulation without stopping. |
| | | sans arrêt loc adv |
| | | sans interruption loc adv |
| | (France, anglicisme) | non-stop adv |
| | J'aime bien cette station de radio, elle passe du rock quasiment non-stop. |
| | | sans discontinuer |
| | | sans relâche |
| without striking a blow expr | (without a battle or contest) (littéraire) | sans coup férir expr |
| without success adv | (unsuccessfully, in vain) | sans succès, en vain loc adv |
| | Thomas Edison worked without success on his light bulb for many years, but he never gave up. |
without the shadow of a doubt,
without a shadow of a doubt expr | figurative (definitely) | sans l'ombre d'un doute expr |
| without turning a hair expr | (showing no excitement or emotion) | sans broncher, sans ciller expr |
| without warning adv | (unexpectedly) | sans prévenir loc adv |
| | Without warning, the power went out and left us in the dark. |
| | | inopinément adv |
| | | soudain adv |
| without words adv | (silently, without saying anything) | sans un mot adv |
| | Sans un mot, il s'approcha d'elle, posa une main sur son épaule et l'embrassa fougueusement. |
| | | sans rien dire adv |
| | | en silence adv |
| without words adv | (in pictures only) | sans paroles adv |