anybody

anybody
anybody [ˈenɪbɒdɪ]
pronoun
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► In negative constructions, anybody is generally translated by personne.
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• I can't see anybody je ne vois personne
• without anybody seeing him sans que personne (ne) le voie
• it's impossible for anybody to see him today personne ne peut le voir aujourd'hui
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► In questions and if clauses, anybody can usually be translated by quelqu'un.
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• was (there) anybody there? est-ce qu'il y avait quelqu'un ?
• did anybody see you? est-ce que quelqu'un t'a vu ?
• if anybody can do it, he can si quelqu'un peut le faire c'est bien lui
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► Note the different ways of translating anybody in affirmative sentences.
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• anybody who wants to do it should say so now si quelqu'un veut le faire qu'il le dise tout de suite
• anybody could tell you n'importe qui pourrait vous le dire
• he's not just anybody, he's the boss (inf) ce n'est pas n'importe qui, c'est le patron
• anybody would have thought he had lost on aurait pu croire qu'il avait perdu
• bring anybody you like amenez qui vous voudrez
• anybody who had heard him speak would agree quiconque l'a entendu parler serait d'accord
• anybody with any sense would know that! toute personne sensée sait ça !
► anybody else n'importe qui d'autre
• bring anybody else you like venez avec qui vous voulez
• anybody else would have cried, but not him tout autre que lui aurait pleuré
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['enɪbɒdɪ]
pronoun
1) (with negative, implied negative) personne

there wasn't anybody in the house — il n'y avait personne dans la maison

without anybody knowing — sans que personne le sache

I didn't have anybody to talk to — il n'y avait personne avec qui j'aurais pu parler

I don't like him and nor does anybody else — je ne l'aime pas, d'ailleurs personne ne l'aime

hardly anybody came — il n'est venu presque personne

2) (in questions, conditional sentences) quelqu'un

is there anybody in the house? — est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un dans la maison?

if anybody asks, tell them I've gone out — si quelqu'un me cherche, dis que je suis sorti

3) (no matter who)

anybody could do it — n'importe qui pourrait le faire

anybody but you/his boss would say yes — tout autre que toi/ton patron dirait oui

‘who shall I invite?’ - ‘anybody but him’ — ‘qui vais-je inviter?’ - ‘n'importe qui, sauf lui’

anybody who wants to, can go — tous ceux qui le veulent, peuvent y aller

anybody but you would have given it to him — n'importe qui d'autre que toi le lui aurait donné

anybody can make a mistake — ça arrive à tout le monde de faire une erreur

anybody would think you were deaf — c'est à croire que tu es sourd

you can invite anybody (you like) — tu peux inviter qui tu veux

4) (somebody unimportant)

we can't ask just anybody to do it — nous ne pouvons pas demander à n'importe qui de le faire

5) (somebody important)

anybody who was anybody was at the party — tous les gens importants étaient à la soirée


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