Signification de mention En anglais

• 0 to comment on sb or sth while you are talking

  • Don’t mention the money to him. Ne lui parle pas de l’argent.

  • He mentioned something about not sleeping very well. Il a mentionné quelque chose comme quoi il n’aurait pas très bien dormi.

  • Did she mention where she was going? A-t-elle mentionné l’endroit où elle allait ?

• 1 indicates politely that you are happy to have done sth for sb

  • “Thank you for all you help” “Oh, don’t mention it.” “Merci de toute votre aide.” “Oh, je vous en prie.”

• 2 emphasizes what you have just said by introducing sth else to support or add to it

  • They have nowhere to live – not to mention the money they owe. Ils n’ont nulle part où vivre, sans parler de l’argent qu’ils doivent.

• 3 a reference to or comment about sth

  • He made no mention of the events in his recent speech. Il n’a pas fait mention des événements dans son récent discours.

• 4 to speak of or refer to

  • He mentioned the plan.

• 5 to remark or say usually briefly or indirectly

  • She mentioned (that) she might be leaving.

• 6 (often with of) a (usually brief) remark (about)

  • No mention was made of this matter.