anywhere

anywhere
anywhere [ˈenɪwεər]
adverb
   a. ( = no matter where) n'importe où
• I'd live anywhere in France je vivrais n'importe où en France
• put it down anywhere pose-le n'importe où
• you can find those watches anywhere on trouve ces montres partout
• go anywhere you like va où tu veux
• anywhere else partout ailleurs
• miles from anywhere (inf) loin de tout
   b. (in negative sentences) nulle part
• they didn't go anywhere ils ne sont allés nulle part
• we haven't been anywhere this summer nous ne sommes allés nulle part cet été
• this species is not to be found anywhere else on ne trouve cette espèce nulle part ailleurs
• we're not going anywhere in particular nous n'allons nulle part en particulier
• we aren't anywhere near Paris nous sommes loin de Paris
• the house isn't anywhere near big enough (inf) la maison est loin d'être assez grande
• we're not getting anywhere cela ne nous mène à rien
   c. (in questions) quelque part
• have you seen it anywhere? l'avez-vous vu quelque part ?
• anywhere else? ailleurs ?
• are you going anywhere nice this summer? tu pars quelque part cet été ?
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['enɪweə(r)], US [-hweər]
adverb
1) (with negative, implied negative)

you can't go anywhere — tu ne peux aller nulle part

there isn't anywhere to sit — il n'y a pas de place pour s'asseoir

they didn't go anywhere this weekend — ils ne sont allés nulle part ce week-end

you won't get anywhere if you don't pass your exams — fig tu n'arriveras à rien si tu ne réussis pas tes examens

crying isn't going to get you anywhere — fig ça ne t'avancera à rien de pleurer

2) (in questions, conditional sentences) quelque part

have you got a radio anywhere? — avez-vous une radio quelque part?

did you go anywhere nice? — est-ce que tu es allé dans un endroit agréable?

we're going to Spain, if anywhere — si on va quelque part, ce sera en Espagne

3) (no matter where)

anywhere you like — où tu veux

anywhere in the world/in England — partout dans le monde/en Angleterre

anywhere except ou but Bournemouth — partout sauf à Bournemouth

anywhere she goes, he follows her — il la suit partout où elle va

‘where do you want to go?’ - ‘anywhere exotic/hot’ — ‘où veux-tu aller?’ - ‘dans un endroit exotique/où il fait chaud’

anywhere between 50 and 100 people — entre 50 et 100 personnes


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