anybody

anybody
anybody [{{t}}'enɪ‚bɒdɪ]
quelqu'un ⇒ (a) personne ⇒ (b) n'importe qui ⇒ (c)
pronoun
(a) (someone → in questions, conditional statements) quelqu'un;
has anybody lost their glasses? est-ce que quelqu'un a perdu ses lunettes?;
if anybody asks, say I've gone abroad si quelqu'un pose la question, dis que je suis à l'étranger;
(is) anybody home? il y a quelqu'un?;
is anybody there? (in seance) esprit, es-tu là?;
{{}}familiar{{}} anybody for more tea? quelqu'un reveut du thé? ;
she'll persuade them, if anybody can si quelqu'un peut les convaincre, c'est bien elle
(b) (someone → in negative statements) personne;
she's not accusing anybody elle n'accuse personne;
there was hardly anybody there il n'y avait presque personne;
she left without speaking to anybody elle est partie sans parler à personne
(c) (no matter who, everyone)
anybody who wants can join us tous ceux qui veulent peuvent se joindre à nous;
invite anybody you want invitez qui vous voulez;
it could happen to anybody ça pourrait arriver à tout le monde ou n'importe qui;
I don't care what anybody thinks je me fiche de ce que pensent les gens;
she's cleverer than anybody I know c'est la personne la plus intelligente que je connaisse;
anybody who saw the accident should come forward ceux qui ont été témoins de l'accident sont priés de se faire connaître;
anybody with any sense or in their right mind would have... toute personne un peu sensée aurait...;
please, anybody but him! je t'en prie, pas lui!;
anybody but him would have... n'importe qui d'autre que lui ou tout autre que lui aurait...;
anybody will do n'importe qui ou le premier venu fera l'affaire;
anybody would think you'd just lost your best friend on croirait que tu viens de perdre ton meilleur ami;
he's not just anybody, he's my brother! ce n'est pas n'importe qui, c'est mon frère!;
it's anybody's guess! qui sait?;
{{}}humorous{{}} a couple of gin and tonics and you're anybody's deux ou trois gin-tonics et on fait tout ce qu'on veut de toi
(d) (important person) quelqu'un d'important ou de connu;
anybody who's anybody will be there tout le gratin sera là;
if you want to be anybody, you've got to work si tu veux devenir quelqu'un tu dois travailler

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