the

the
theUsage note : the , , det
1 (specifying, identifying etc) le/la/l'/les ; two chapters of the book deux chapitres du livre ; I met them at the supermarket je les ai rencontrés au supermarché ;
2 (best etc) she's THE violinist of the century c'est LA violoniste du siècle, c'est la plus grande violoniste du siècle ; the book of the year le meilleur livre de l'année ; THE French restaurant le meilleur restaurant français ; THE way of losing weight la façon la plus efficace de perdre des kilos ; do you mean THE William Blake? tu veux dire LE William Blake? ;
3 (with family names) the Hapsburgs/the Buntings les Habsbourg/les Bunting ;
4 (with genre) the opera l'opéra ; the ballet le ballet ;
5 (enough) he hadn' t the courage to refuse il n'a pas eu le courage de refuser ; we don't have the money for a holiday nous n'avons pas les moyens de partir en vacances ; can you spare the time to help me? est-ce que tu as du temps pour m'aider? ;
6 (with era) the fifties les années cinquante ;
7 (with adj) the impossible l'impossible ; she buys only the best elle n'achète que ce qu'il y a de mieux ;
8 (with adj forming group) the French les Français ; the wounded les blessés ; the handicapped les handicapés ;
9 (with comparative adj) the news made her all the sadder la nouvelle n'a fait que la rendre triste ; ⇒ all, better, more, none, wise, worse etc ;
10 (in double comparatives) the more I learn the less I understand plus j'apprends moins je comprends ; the longer I do it the more difficult it becomes plus je le fais plus ça devient difficile ; the sooner the better le plus tôt sera le mieux ; the longer he waits the harder it will be plus il attendra plus ce sera difficile ;
11 (with superlatives) the fastest train le train le plus rapide ; the prettiest house in the village la maison la plus jolie du village.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Regardez d'autres dictionnaires:

  • The La's — Promotional photograph of The La s in 1990. L to R: Lee Mavers, Peter Cammy Camell, Neil Mavers and John Power Background information Origin …   Wikipedia

  • The D4 — Origin Auckland, New Zealand Genres Garage rock revival Years active 1998–2006 Labels Hollywood Records/Flying Nun Records/Infectious …   Wikipedia

  • The — ([th][=e], when emphatic or alone; [th][ e], obscure before a vowel; [th]e, obscure before a consonant; 37), definite article. [AS. [eth][=e], a later form for earlier nom. sing. masc. s[=e], formed under the influence of the oblique cases. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The — The, adv. [AS. [eth][=e], [eth][=y], instrumental case of s[=e], se[ o], [eth][ae]t, the definite article. See 2d {The}.] By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The — ([th][=e]), v. i. See {Thee}. [Obs.] Chaucer. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Go-Go's — Infobox musical artist | Name = Go Go s Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Origin = Los Angeles, California Genre = Pop, Rock, New Wave, Teen pop, Pop punk Years active = 1978 1985 1990 present Label = Sony BMG Music Entertainment… …   Wikipedia

  • The B-52's — Infobox musical artist | Name = The B 52 s Img capt = The B 52 s at Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, July 21, 2007 Img size = 250 Background = group or band Landscape = yes Origin = Athens, Georgia, U.S. Genre = New wave, pop rock, rock… …   Wikipedia

  • The O.C. — This article is about the FOX television series. For the location from which the series derives its name, see Orange County, California. The O.C. Intertitle Card Seasons 3 4 Format Teen …   Wikipedia

  • the — I. definite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thē, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration (influenced by oblique cases as thæs, genitive & neuter, thæt) of sē; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • The N — Infobox TV channel name = The N logofile = The N new.png logosize = logoalt = launch = April 1, 2002 picture format = 480i (SDTV) share = replaced = Nick GAS (Cable) share as of = share source = network = owner = (Viacom) slogan = TV For Teens,… …   Wikipedia

  • THÉ — s. m. Arbrisseau qui croit à la Chine et au Japon, et dont les feuilles, auxquelles on donne ce même nom, servent à faire une infusion qui se prend chaude. Thé vert. Thé bou. Thé impérial. Boite à thé.   Il se dit également de L infusion de thé.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”