there Signification, définition

Signification de there en français

• 0 in or to a particular place -- y

  • Look, there they are. Regardez, les voilà.

  • We’re going to Malibu. How long will it take to drive there? Nous allons à Malibu. Combien de temps cela nous prendra-t-il pour y aller en voiture ?

  • Is that Rockefeller Center over there? Est-ce que c’est le Centre Rockefeller qui se trouve là ?

• 1 at a particular point in a process or series -- là

  • Let’s stop there today and go home. Arrêtons-nous là pour aujourd’hui et rentrons à la maison.

• 2 available to help or be used -- là

  • The nurses are there if you need anything. les infirmières sont là si vous avez besoin de quoi que ce soit.

  • My parents were always there for me. Mes parents ont toujours été là/présents pour moi.

• 3 indicates disappointment or annoyance when sth fails or is gone -- on peut dire adieu à

  • There goes $2,000 of our savings. On peut dire adieu à 2 000 $ sur nos économies.

• 4 used when you give sb sth they have asked for -- et voilà

  • “There you go,” said the waitress, setting the food down. “Et voilà.” dit la serveuse en déposant la nourriture.

• 5 indicates sth exists or happens -- il y a

  • There’s a bug on your shirt. Il y a un insecte sur ta chemise.

  • There was a funny smell in the room. Il y avait une drôle d’odeur dans la pièce.

  • Is there anything I can do? Y a-t-il quoi que ce soit que je puisse faire ?

  • There seems to be a problem. Il semble qu’il y ait un problème.

• 6 used to express satisfaction or the feeling that sth is finished -- voilà

  • There, that looks better. Voilà, ça m’a l’air mieux.

• 7 (at, in, or to) that place -- y, là

  • He lives there

  • Don’t go there.

• 8 used to introduce sentences in which a state, fact etc is being announced -- il, il y a

  • There has been an accident at the factory

  • There seems to be something wrong

  • I don’t want there to be any mistakes in this.

• 9 at that time; at that point in a speech, argument etc -- là

  • There I cannot agree with you

  • Don’t stop there – tell me what happened next!

• 10 (with the subject of the sentence following the verb except when it is a pronoun) used at the beginning of a sentence, usually with be or go, to draw attention to, or point out, someone or something -- voilà

  • There she goes now! There it is!

• 11 used for emphasis or to point out someone or something -- -là, là

  • That book there is the one you need.

• 12 used to calm or comfort -- allons

  • There, now. Things aren’t as bad as they seem.

• 13 used when a person has been shown to be correct, when something bad happens, or when something has been completed -- là ! voilà !

  • There! I told you he would do it!

  • There! That’s that job done

  • There! I said you would hurt yourself!