among(st)

among(st)
among [{{t}}ə'mʌŋ], amongst [{{t}}ə'mʌŋst]
preposition
(a) (in the midst of) au milieu de, parmi;
∎ I moved among the spectators je circulais parmi les spectateurs;
∎ she was lost among the crowd elle était perdue dans la foule;
∎ it was found among the rubble on l'a trouvé parmi les gravats;
∎ to be among friends être entre amis;
∎ murmurings of discontent arose among the students/the crowd des murmures de mécontentement s'élevèrent parmi les étudiants/dans la foule
(b) (forming part of) parmi;
∎ among those who left was her brother parmi ceux qui sont partis, il y avait son frère;
∎ several members abstained, myself among them plusieurs membres se sont abstenus, dont moi;
∎ it is among her most important plays c'est une de ses pièces les plus importantes;
∎ that is only one among many possible options ce n'est qu'une option parmi bien d'autres;
∎ among other things entre autres, entre autres choses;
∎ he said among other things that… il a dit entre autres choses que…
(c) (within a specified group) parmi, entre;
∎ it's a current expression among teenagers c'est une expression courante chez les jeunes;
∎ we discussed it among ourselves nous en avons discuté entre nous;
∎ I count her among my friends je la compte parmi ou au nombre de mes amis;
∎ that cake won't go far among twelve ce gâteau ne donnera pas grand-chose, divisé entre douze personnes
(d) (to each of) parmi, entre;
∎ share out the sweets among the children partagez les bonbons entre les enfants;
∎ share the books among you partagez les livres entre vous, partagez-vous les livres

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