such

such
such [{{t}}sʌtʃ]
1 adjective & predeterminer
(a) (of the same specified kind) tel, pareil;
such a song une telle chanson, une chanson pareille ou de ce genre;
such songs de telles chansons, des chansons pareilles ou de ce genre;
in such weather par un temps pareil;
in such cases en pareils cas;
how can you tell such lies? comment peux-tu raconter de tels mensonges ou des mensonges pareils?;
no such place exists un tel endroit n'existe pas;
on such an occasion pour l'occasion;
on such occasions the ballroom is used la salle de bal est utilisée pour de telles occasions;
we had such a case last year nous avons eu un cas semblable l'année dernière;
have you ever heard such a thing? avez-vous jamais entendu une chose pareille?;
you wouldn't have such a thing as a corkscrew, would you? vous n'auriez pas un tire-bouchon, par hasard?;
such a thing is unheard-of ce genre de chose est sans précédent;
I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel ou de la sorte!;
you'll do no such thing! il n'en est pas question!;
there is no such thing cela n'existe pas;
there is no such thing as magic la magie n'existe pas;
they called her Jane or some such thing ils l'ont baptisée Jane ou quelque chose de ce genre ou dans ce style;
he said he didn't have enough money or some such excuse son excuse était qu'il n'avait pas assez d'argent, ou quelque chose de ce genre ou dans ce style;
we will take such steps as are considered necessary nous prendrons toutes les mesures nécessaires;
I'm not such a fool as to believe him! je ne suis pas assez bête pour le croire!;
he speaks in such a way as to be incomprehensible il parle de telle manière que personne ne le comprend;
until such time as is convenient to me jusqu'à ce que cela me convienne;
such money as we have le peu d'argent que nous avons;
their timetable is such that we never see them leur emploi du temps est tel que nous ne les voyons jamais;
she works in such a way that we can't keep up elle travaille de telle façon que nous ne pouvons pas suivre;
she arranges things in such a way that she is free on Saturdays elle s'arrange de manière à être libre le samedi
(b) (as intensifier) tel;
my accounts are in such a mess! mes comptes sont dans un de ces états!;
he is such a liar il est tellement menteur, c'est un tel menteur;
she has such courage! elle a un de ces courages!;
she has such ideas! elle a de ces idées!;
it's such a pity you can't come! c'est tellement dommage que vous ne puissiez pas venir!;
you gave me such a scare! tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;
such tall buildings des immeubles aussi hauts;
such a handsome man un si bel homme;
she has such a nice voice! elle a une si jolie voix!;
we had such a good time on s'est tellement amusés;
it's been such a long time since I've seen her ça fait si longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vue;
I didn't realize it was such a long way je ne me rendais pas compte que c'était si loin;
I've never read such beautiful poetry je n'ai jamais lu de si belle poésie;
her grief was such that we feared for her sanity son chagrin était tel que nous craignions pour sa santé mentale;
he was in such pain that he fainted il souffrait tellement qu'il s'est évanoui
2 pronoun
such is the power of the media voilà ce que peuvent faire les médias;
such was the result voilà quel était le résultat;
such were my thoughts last night voilà où j'en étais hier soir;
such is not my intention ce n'est pas là mon intention;
such is life! c'est la vie!
3 and such adverb
et d'autres choses de ce genre ou de la sorte;
he enjoys cakes, ices and such il mange avec plaisir des gâteaux, des glaces et autres choses de ce genre;
detective stories, thrillers and such des policiers, des romans à suspense et d'autres livres de ce genre ou de la sorte
4 as such adverb
(strictly speaking) en soi; (in that capacity) en tant que tel, à ce titre;
she doesn't get a salary as such elle n'a pas de véritable salaire ou pas de salaire à proprement parler;
the text as such is fine but… le texte en soi est bien mais…;
have they offered you more money? - well, not as such vous ont-ils proposé plus d'argent? - pas véritablement;
they are not opposed to privatization as such ils ne sont pas opposés à la privatisation en soi ou à proprement parler;
she's an adult and as such she has rights elle est majeure et en tant que telle elle a des droits
5 such and such predeterminer
tel;
on such and such a date à telle date;
on such and such a day in such and such a place tel jour à tel endroit
6 such as preposition
tel que, comme;
a country such as Germany un pays tel que ou comme l'Allemagne;
films such as Fellini's les films tels que ceux de Fellini;
books such as these or such books as these are always useful les livres de ce genre sont toujours utiles;
I can think of lots of reasons - such as? je vois beaucoup de raisons - comme quoi par exemple?
7 such as it is adverb
and this is my study, such as it is et voici ce que j'appelle mon bureau;
the village boasts a bus, such as it is le village a un autobus, si l'on peut dire;
I'll give you my opinion, such as it is je vais vous donner mon avis, prenez-le pour ce qu'il vaut;
you're welcome to use my notes, such as they are je te prêterai mes notes avec plaisir, elles valent ce qu'elles valent

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