| French > English |
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| à vrai dire |
| 1. adv. (attestation of truthfulness and frankness): to tell the truth, as a matter of fact |
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| French > French |
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| à vrai dire |
| 1. v. Pour parler honnêtement ; pour dire la vérité. |
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| Analysis |
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| à |
| 1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
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| 2. prep. to (destination) |
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| aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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| Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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| 3. prep. to (until) |
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| vrai |
| 1. adj. true |
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| C'est vrai? - Really? |
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| Est-il vrai que vous ayez dit qu'il a besoin de notre aide ? - Is it true that you said he needs our help? |
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| Il est vrai que l'on a dit cela. - It is true that we said that. |
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| Il n'est pas vrai que l'on ait dit cela. - It is not true that we said that. |
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| dire |
| 1. v. to say, to tell |
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| 2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, à, someone |
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| Ça te dit de regarder un film de science-fiction? - Do you want to watch a science fiction movie? What do you say to watching a science fiction movie? |
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| Ça vous dit ? - Are you interested in doing this? Are you up for it? |
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| Il m'a demandé si ça nous dirait de nous joindre à eux plus tard. - He asked me if we'd like to join them later. |
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