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anywhere: anywhere [{{t}}'enɪweə(r)]

quelque part ⇒ 1(a) n'importe où ⇒ 1(b) partout ⇒ 1(c) nulle part ⇒ 1(d) de… à ⇒ 1(e)

1 adverb

(a) (in questions) quelque part;

∎ have you seen my keys anywhere? avez-vous vu mes clés (quelque part)?;

∎ are you going anywhere at Easter? vous partez à Pâques?;

∎ are you going anywhere this evening? est-ce que vous sortez ce soir?;

∎ have you found anywhere to live? avez-vous trouvé à vous loger?

(b) (in positive statements → no matter where) n'importe où;

∎ just put it down anywhere posez-le n'importe où;

∎ sit anywhere you like asseyez-vous où vous voulez;

∎ the book could be anywhere le livre pourrait être n'importe où;

∎ anywhere you go it's the same story où que vous alliez, c'est toujours pareil ou toujours la même chose;

∎ I'd know her anywhere je la reconnaîtrais entre mille

(c) (everywhere) partout;

∎ you can find that magazine anywhere on trouve cette revue partout

(d) (in negative statements → any place) nulle part;

∎ I haven't been anywhere else today je ne suis allé nulle part ailleurs aujourd'hui;

∎ I can't find my keys anywhere je ne trouve mes clés nulle part;

∎ we didn't go anywhere nous ne sommes allés nulle part;

∎ we're not getting anywhere nous n'arrivons à rien, nous n'avançons pas;

∎ look, this isn't getting us anywhere écoute, tout ça ne nous mène à rien;

∎ crying won't get you anywhere pleurer ne te servira à rien

(e) (any number within a range)

∎ we might receive anywhere between 60 and 600 applications on peut recevoir entre 60 et 600 demandes;

∎ the rate could be anywhere from 10 to 20 percent le taux peut aller de 10 à 20 pour cent

(f) (idioms)

∎ he isn't anywhere near as quick as you are il est loin d'être aussi rapide que toi;

∎ are they anywhere near completion? ont-ils bientôt fini?

2 pronoun

∎ (any place) do they need anywhere to stay? ont-ils besoin d'un endroit où loger?;

∎ she's looking for a flat, but hasn't found anywhere yet elle cherche un appartement mais elle n'a encore rien trouvé;

∎ they live miles from anywhere ils habitent en pleine cambrousse

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