Formes composées
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| adjectif attribut nm | (Grammaire : adjectif non accolé) | predicative adjective n |
| adjectif épithète nm | (Grammaire : adjectif accolé) | epithet n |
| | | attributive adjective n |
| adjectif possessif nm | (adjectif indiquant une possession) | possessive adjective n |
| adjectif qualificatif nm | (Grammaire : mot qui précise un nom) | adjective n |
| | | qualifying adjective n |
| | En français, les adjectifs qualificatifs s'accordent en genre et en nombre. |
| aussi bien [adjectif] que loc conj | (comparaison : de façon égale) | as well [adjective] as expr |
| | | just as well [adjective] as expr |
| | Les produits de cette marque sont aussi bien finis que ceux de leur concurrent. |
| | This brand's products are as well made as those of its competitor. |
| bien que + [adjectif] loc conj | (en dépit du fait que) | although + [adjective] conj |
| | | despite being + [adjective] conj |
| | Bien que radin, le jeune homme très amoureux avait offert un magnifique collier à sa copine. |
| | Although stingy, the love-struck young man gave a beautiful necklace to his girlfriend. |
| ça me semble + [adjectif] expr | (j'ai l'impression que c'est) | it seems + [adjective] expr |
| | | it seems + [adjective] to me expr |
| | | it looks + [adjective], it sounds + [adjective] expr |
| | | it looks + [adjective] to me, it sounds + [adjective] to me expr |
| à caractère + [adjectif] loc adv | (tendance) | of a/an [adjective] nature expr |
| | | - |
| | Les livres à caractère violent sont déconseillés aux enfants. |
| | Books of a violent nature are not for children. |
| | Violent books are not recommended for children. |
| d'autant plus + [adjectif] que loc conj | (encore plus [qch] parce que) | all the more + [adjective] because, all the more + [adjective] as conj |
| | | even more + [adjective] because, even more + [adjective] as conj |
| | | especially + [adjective] given that conj |
| | C'est d'autant plus important d'économiser l'eau qu'elle se fait de plus en plus rare. |
| | Pierre était d'autant plus déçu que le concert fût annulé qu'il était revenu spécialement de ses vacances. |
| | Peter was all the more disappointed that the concert was cancelled because he had come back from his holiday especially for it. |
| | It is even more important to save water now that it is getting ever scarcer. |
| de nature + [adjectif] loc adj | (foncièrement [qch]) | [adjective] adj |
| | | of a [adjective] nature, of a [adjective] character expr |
| | | [adjective] in nature, [adjective] in character expr |
| | | fundamentally + [adjective], intrinsically + [adjective] |
| | Cette employée, de nature discrète, fait du très bon travail. Ce livret de nature technique est incompréhensible. |
| | This quiet employee does very good work. This technical booklet is incomprehensible. |
| | The booklet is of a technical nature and totally incomprehensible. |
| | That employee is discreet in character and does very good work. |
| des plus + [adjectif] loc adv | soutenu (très [qch]) (formal) | most + [adjective] adj |
| | | extremely adv |
| | | utterly adv |
| | Cette robe est des plus seyantes. |
| dit + [adjectif] adj | (connu comme) | known as expr |
| | Ces symptômes correspondent à un diabète dit de type 2. |
| | These symptoms correspond to the kind of diabetes known as type 2. |
| étant + [adjectif] loc adv | (parce qu'on est [qch]) | being + [adjective] expr |
| | | [adjective] as he/she is expr |
| | Étant énergique, sa fille fut inscrite aux cours de judo. |
| | Energetic as she is, his daughter was signed up for judo lessons. |
| de manière + [adjectif] loc adv | (considéré d'une certaine façon) | in a/an + [adjective] way expr |
| | (slightly formal) | in a/an + [adjective] manner, in a/an + [adjective] fashion expr |
| | | [adverb] adv |
| | Le chef de service s'est exprimé de façon très explicite. |
| | The head of department made his point quite unequivocally. |
| le mieux + [adjectif] loc adj | (de la meilleure manière) | the best + [adjective] expr |
| | | the highest + [adjective] expr |
| | | the highest + [adjective] |
| | On dit que la recette du Coca® est la recette la mieux gardée du monde. Quel est le joueur de foot le mieux payé du monde ? |
| | They say the recipe for Coke® is the best kept secret in the world. |
| | Who is the highest-paid footballer in the world? |
| non moins + [adjectif] loc adv | (très) | no less + [adj], just as + [adj], at least as + [adj] adv |
| pour [adjectif] que loc conj | littéraire (aussi [adjectif] que) | [adjective] as [sb] may be expr |
| | | for all that [sb] is + [adjective] expr |
| | Pour futé qu'il soit, Christian s'est trompé, c'est tout. |
| | Clever as he may be, Christian got it wrong, that's all. |
| | For all that he's smart, Christian simply got it wrong. |
| quoique + [adjectif] conj | (bien que) | although + [adjective] conj |
| | Quoique intelligent, il n'a pas de bonnes notes à l'école. |
| | Although intelligent, he doesn't get good marks at school. |
| rendre [qqn/qch] + [adjectif]⇒ vtr | (faire devenir) | make [sb/sth] + [adjective]⇒ vtr |
| | (mad, crazy) | drive [sb/sth] + [adjective]⇒ vtr |
| | Toute cette méchanceté, ça me rend triste. Ensemble, nous pouvons rendre la route plus sûre. Ce vacarme me rend fou. |
| | All this nastiness makes me sad. Together, we can make the road safer. |
| | That racket is driving me mad. |
| se rendre + [adjectif]⇒ v pron | (agir de façon à être) | make yourself + [adjective] vtr + refl |
| | Rends-toi utile, tu te sentiras mieux. |
| | Make yourself useful and you will feel better. |
| sur le plan + [adjectif] loc adv | (côté, concernant la chose) | as far as [sth] goes, in terms of [sth] expr |
| | | [adv] + speaking expr |
| | Sur le plan moral, il est au plus bas. |
| | As far as morals go, he is at the lowest level. |
| | Morally speaking, he is on the lowest level. |
| un peu + [adjectif] sur les bords expr | familier (quand même un peu) (informal) | a little bit + [adjective], a little bit of a + [noun] expr |
| | (informal) | a bit + [adjective], a bit of a + [noun] expr |
| | | a little + [adjective] expr |
| | Je suis un peu râleur sur les bords. |