| French > English |
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| d'autant plus que |
| 1. conj. all the more reason that, even more so because, especially given that, forasmuch |
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| J'avais vraiment la flemme, je suis content que le prof ne soit pas là aujourd'hui, d'autant plus que j'ai encore plein de trucs à préparer pour le voyage. - I was really lazy, I'm happy that t |
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| French > French |
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| d'autant plus que |
| 1. conj. La locution sert à relever l'importance d'un motif de penser ou d'agir. |
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| Analysis |
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| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) |
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| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. |
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| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) |
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| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works |
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| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. |
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| autant |
| 1. adv. so much |
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| Pourquoi travaillez-vous autant ? - Why do you work so much? |
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| 2. adv. just as well, might as well/may as well |
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| Il faut le faire, alors autant le faire tout de suite. - It needs to be done, so we might as well do it right now. |
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| 3. adv. the same, as much |
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| plus |
| 1. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives) |
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| Ton voisin est plus moche que mon frère. - Your neighbour is uglier than my brother. |
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| Le tien est beaucoup plus grand que le mien. - Yours is much bigger than mine. |
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| Elle est plus belle que sa cousine. - She is more beautiful than her cousin. |
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| Elles sont toutes plus entêtées les unes que les autres. - They are each more stubborn than the last. |
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| que |
| 1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause) |
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| Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well. |
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| 2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction. |
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| Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside. |
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| 3. conj. when, no sooner |
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