shall

shall
shall [{{t}}ʃəl, stressed {{t}}ʃæl]
ⓘ GRAM On trouve généralement I/you/he/ etc shall sous leurs formes contractées I'll/you'll/he'll/ etc. La forme négative correspondante est shan't que l'on écrira shall not dans des contextes formels.
modal auxiliary verb
(a) (as future auxiliary)
∎ I shall or I'll come tomorrow je viendrai demain;
∎ I shall not or I shan't be able to come je ne pourrai pas venir;
∎ we shall have finished by tomorrow nous aurons fini demain;
∎ I shall now attempt a triple somersault je vais à présent essayer d'exécuter un triple saut périlleux;
∎ as we shall see comme nous le verrons, comme nous allons le voir
(b) (in suggestions, questions)
∎ shall I open the window? voulez-vous que j'ouvre la fenêtre?;
∎ shall we go for a drive? on va faire un tour en voiture?;
∎ I'll shut that window, shall I? je peux fermer cette fenêtre, si vous voulez;
∎ we'll all go then, shall we? dans ce cas, pourquoi n'y allons-nous pas tous?;
∎ what shall we buy? qu'est-ce qu'on va acheter?;
∎ where shall we go? où est-ce qu'on va aller?
(c) {{}}formal{{}} (emphatic use)
∎ you shall go to the ball! vous irez au bal!;
∎ it shall be done ce sera fait;
∎ {{}}Bible{{}} thou shalt not kill tu ne tueras point

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