again

again
again [{{t}}ə'gen]
encore (une fois) ⇒ (a) ne ...plus ⇒ (b) re- + verbe ⇒ (c) déjà ⇒ (d) d'ailleurs ⇒ (f)
adverb
(a) (once more) encore une fois, de nouveau;
∎ once again encore une fois, une fois de plus;
∎ it's me again! c'est encore moi!, me revoici!;
∎ here we are back home again! nous revoilà chez nous!;
∎ you'll soon be well again vous serez bientôt remis;
∎ (the) same again please! (in bar) remettez-nous ça ou la même chose s'il vous plaît!;
∎ yet again encore une fois
(b) (with negative) ne... plus;
∎ I didn't see them again je ne les ai plus revus;
∎ not again! encore?;
∎ not you again! encore vous?;
∎ never again! (after bad experience) plus jamais!;
∎ again and again, time and (time) again maintes et maintes fois, à maintes reprises;
∎ I have told you so again and again je vous l'ai dit vingt fois ou cent fois;
∎ she read the passage through over and over again elle a lu et relu le passage
(c) (with verbs)
∎ to begin again recommencer;
∎ to come again revenir;
∎ to do again refaire;
∎ if I had to do it again si c'était à refaire;
∎ don't do it again! ne recommencez pas!;
∎ can you say it again? pouvez-vous répéter?;
∎ don't make me have to tell you again! et que je n'aie pas à vous le répéter!
(d) (indicating forgetfulness) déjà;
∎ what's her name again? comment s'appelle-t-elle déjà?;
∎ what did he say again? qu'est-ce qu'il a dit déjà?
(e) (in quantity)
∎ as much/many again encore autant;
∎ half as much again encore la moitié de ça;
∎ half as many pages again la moitié plus de pages;
∎ it's as long/wide/far again as that ça fait encore la même longueur/largeur/distance que ça
(f) (furthermore) d'ailleurs, qui plus est;
∎ again, I am not sure that… d'ailleurs je ne suis pas sûr que…

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