into

into ,

❢ Into is used after certain nouns and verbs in English (way into, change into, stray into etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun or verb entry (way, change, stray etc). into is used in the structure verb + sb + into + doing (to bully sb into doing, to fool sb into doing). For translations of these structures see the appropriate verb entry (bully, fool etc). For translations of expressions like get into trouble, go into detail, get into debt etc you should consult the appropriate noun entry (trouble, detail, debt etc).prep

1 (indicating change of position, location) dans ; to put sth into mettre qch dans [container, envelope, drainer, room] ; to come/go into entrer dans [room, building, zone] ; to disappear into disparaître dans [forest, mist] ; pour the mixture into it verser le mélange dedans ; to move sth into the shade mettre qch à l'ombre ; to go into town/into the office aller en ville/au bureau ; to get into a car/a train monter dans une voiture/un train ; to get into bed se mettre au lit ; to help sb into bed aider qn à se mettre au lit ;

2 (indicating change of shape, form, value) en ; to cut/fold sth into triangles couper/plier qch en triangles ; to curl up into a ball se rouler en boule ; to break into pieces se briser ; divided into apartments divisé en appartements ; to translate sth into Greek traduire qch en grec ; to change dollars into euros changer des dollars en euros ; to turn into se métamorphoser en [butterfly, frog] ; to turn into a young woman devenir une jeune femme ; to roll sth into a ball faire une boule de qch ;

3 (indicating duration) to last/continue into the 18th century durer/continuer jusqu'au XVIII^e siècle ; to go on into the afternoon se prolonger dans l'après-midi ; long ou far into the night jusque tard dans la nuit ;

4 (indicating a point in a process) we were well into 1988 when… l'année 1988 était bien entamée quand… ; well into the second half bien après le début de la deuxième mi-temps ; she was well into the fourth month of her pregnancy elle en était bien à son quatrième mois de grossesse ; to be (well) into one's thirties avoir une bonne trentaine d'années ;

5 (indicating direction) dans ; to speak into the microphone parler dans le microphone ; to stare into space regarder dans le vide ; to gaze into the distance regarder au loin ; to ride off into the sunset partir vers le soleil couchant ;

6 ○ (keen on) to be into être fana ○ de [jazz, athletics, architecture etc] ; she's into art in a big way, she's heavily into art c'est vraiment une fana d'art ○ ; to be into drugs se droguer ;

7 (indicating impact) dans ; to run into sth rentrer dans qch ; he bumped into me il m'est rentré dedans ; to bang into sb/sth heurter qn/qch ;

8 Math 8 into 24 goes 3 times ou is 3 24 divisé par 8 égale 3. ⇒ get into (get), go into (go).

Idiom

to be into everything [child] toucher à tout.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.