every

every
every [{{t}}'evrɪ]
tout1(a)-(c) chaque1(a) chacun1(d)
1 adjective
(a) (each) tout, chaque;
every room has a view of the sea les chambres ont toutes vue ou toutes les chambres ont vue sur la mer;
not every room is as big as this toutes les chambres ne sont pas aussi grandes que celle-ci;
every word he says tout ce qu'il dit;
he drank every drop il a bu jusqu'à la dernière goutte;
every one of these apples chacune de ou toutes ces pommes;
I've read every one je les ai lus tous;
every one of them arrived late ils sont tous arrivés en retard;
every (single) one of us was there nous étions tous là (au grand complet);
every (single) one of these pencils is broken tous ces crayons (sans exception) sont cassés;
every (single) person in the room tous ceux qui étaient dans la pièce (sans exception);
every day tous les jours, chaque jour;
she's feeling a little better every day elle se sent un peu mieux chaque jour;
at every opportunity chaque fois que c'est/c'était possible;
from every side de tous (les) côtés;
every time I go out chaque fois que je sors;
that's what fools them every time c'est ce qui les trompe à tous les coups ou à chaque fois;
of every age/every sort/every colour de tout âge/toute sorte/toutes les couleurs;
in every way (by any means) par tous les moyens; (from any viewpoint) à tous (les) égards, sous tous les rapports;
{{}}proverb{{}} every little helps les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières;
I can only give you half an hour - every little helps je ne peux t'accorder qu'une demi-heure - c'est mieux que rien;
every man for himself chacun pour soi; (in danger) sauve qui peut!;
every person has this right chacun a ce droit;
every man Jack of them tous sans exception
(b) (with units of time, measurement etc) tout;
every two days, every second day, every other day tous les deux jours, un jour sur deux;
every quarter of an hour tous les quarts d'heure;
every few days tous les deux ou trois jours;
every few minutes toutes les cinq minutes;
once every month une fois par mois;
every ten miles tous les dix miles;
every third man un homme sur trois;
three women out of or in every ten, three out of every ten women trois femmes sur dix;
every other Sunday un dimanche sur deux;
write on every other line écrivez en sautant une ligne sur deux
(c) (indicating confidence, optimism) tout;
I have every confidence that… je ne doute pas un instant que…;
there's every chance that we'll succeed nous avons toutes les chances de réussir;
you have every reason to be happy vous avez toutes les raisons ou tout lieu d'être heureux;
you have every right to be angry tu as tout à fait le droit d'être en colère;
we wish you every success nous vous souhaitons très bonne chance
(d) (with possessive adj) chacun, moindre;
his every action bears witness to it chacun de ses gestes ou tout ce qu'il fait en témoigne;
they hung on his every word ils ne perdaient pas un seul mot de ce qu'il disait;
her every wish son moindre désir, tous ses désirs
2 every now and again, every once in a while, every so often adverb
de temps en temps, de temps à autre
3 every which way adverb
{{}}American{{}} (everywhere) partout; (from all sides) de toutes parts;
he came home with his hair every which way il est rentré les cheveux en bataille
✾ Film 'Every Man for himself and God against all' Herzog 'Chacun pour soi et Dieu contre tous'

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