together

together
together
Together in its main adverbial senses is almost always translated by ensemble. together frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations (get together, pull together, put together, tie together etc). For translations for these, see the appropriate verb entry (get, pull, tie etc). For examples and further uses, see the entry below.
A adv
1 (as a pair or group) ensemble ; they're always together ils sont toujours ensemble ; we were in school together nous étions à l'école ensemble ; let's go there together allons-y ensemble ; they're not married but they're living together ils ne sont pas mariés mais ils vivent ensemble ; to get back together again se remettre ensemble ; to be close together [objects , trees, plants etc] être rapprochés ; his eyes are too close together ses yeux sont trop rapprochés ; she's cleverer than all the rest of them put together elle est plus intelligente que tous les autres réunis ; acting together, they could have prevented the invasion en agissant conjointement, ils auraient pu empêcher l'invasion ; she kept the family together during the war c'est grâce à elle que la famille s'en est sortie pendant la guerre ; we're all in this together nous sommes tous impliqués dans cette affaire ; they belong together (objects) ils vont ensemble ; (people) ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre ; these two documents, taken together, provide crucial evidence à eux deux, ces documents fournissent des preuves décisives ; these findings, taken together, indicate that ces conclusions, considérées dans leur ensemble, indiquent que ;
2 (so as to be joined) ensemble ; he nailed the two planks together il a cloué les deux planches ensemble ; his argument doesn't hold together very well son argument ne tient pas vraiment debout ;
3 (in harmony) those colours don't go together ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ; the talks brought the two sides closer together les négociations ont rapproché les deux parties ; the soprano and the orchestra weren't quite together la soprano et l'orchestre n'étaient pas à l'unisson ;
4 (at the same time) à la fois, en même temps ; they were all talking together ils parlaient tous à la fois or tous en même temps ; all my troubles seem to come together tous mes ennuis semblent arriver en même temps ; all together now! tous ensemble maintenant! ;
5 (without interruption) d'affilée ; for four days/three weeks together pendant quatre jours/trois semaines d'affilée.
B adj équilibré ; he's a very together guy c'est un mec très équilibré, c'est un mec qui est bien dans sa peau .
C together with prep phr (as well as) ainsi que, avec ; (in the company of) avec ; he put his wallet, together with his passport, in his pocket il a mis son portefeuille, ainsi que son passeport, dans sa poche ; I went there together with George j'y suis allé avec George ; taken together with the rest of the evidence, this proves that he is guilty si on ajoute ça aux autres preuves, cela prouve qu'il est coupable.
Idioms
to get one's act together, to get it together s'organiser.

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