anywhere

anywhere
anywhere adv
1 (with negative, implied negative) you can't go anywhere tu ne peux aller nulle part ; there isn't anywhere to sit/sleep il n'y a pas de place pour s'asseoir/dormir ; we didn't go anywhere special/interesting nous ne sommes allés nulle part de spécial/d'intéressant ; they didn't go anywhere this weekend ils ne sont allés nulle part ce weekend ; you won't get anywhere if you don't pass your exams fig tu n'arriveras à rien si tu ne réussis pas tes examens ; crying isn't going to get you anywhere fig ça ne t'avancera à rien de pleurer ; James came second but I didn't come anywhere James est arrivé deuxième mais moi, je ne suis pas entré dans le classement ;
2 (in questions, conditional sentences) quelque part ; have you got a radio/a comb anywhere? avez-vous une radio/un peigne quelque part? ; did you go anywhere nice? est-ce que tu es allé dans un endroit agréable? ; we're going to Spain, if anywhere si on va quelque part, ce sera en Espagne ; have you seen Andrew anywhere? est-ce que tu as vu Andrew quelque part? ; can you think of anywhere she might be? as-tu la moindre idée de l'endroit où elle peut être? ;
3 (no matter where) anywhere you like où tu veux ; anywhere in the world/in England partout dans le monde/en Angleterre ; anywhere except ou but Bournemouth partout sauf à Bournemouth ; I'll go anywhere where there's sun j'irai n'importe où du moment qu'il y a du soleil ; anywhere she goes, he follows her il la suit partout où elle va ; ‘where do you want to go?’-‘anywhere exotic/hot’ ‘où veux-tu aller?’-‘dans un endroit exotique/où il fait chaud’ ; anywhere between 50 and 100 people entre 50 et 100 personnes.

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