mention

mention
mention [ˈmen∫ən]
1. transitive verb
mentionner
• he mentioned to me that you were coming il m'a dit que vous alliez venir
• I'll mention it to him je le lui signalerai
• to mention sb in one's will coucher qn sur son testament
• he didn't mention the accident il n'a pas mentionné l'accident
• just mention my name dites que c'est de ma part
• without mentioning any names sans donner de noms
• don't mention it! il n'y a pas de quoi !
• not to mention ... sans compter ...
• it is not worth mentioning cela ne vaut pas la peine d'en parler
2. noun
mention f
• it got a mention in the news on en a parlé aux informations
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['menʃn] 1.
noun
1) (reference) mention f (of de)

the mere mention of my name — la seule évocation de mon nom

to make no mention of — [report, person] ne pas faire mention de

it got a mention on the radio — on en a parlé à la radio

2) (acknowledgement) mention f

honourable mention — gen mention honorable; Military citation f

2.
transitive verb
1) (allude to) faire mention de [person, topic, fact]

please don't mention my name — ne mentionnez pas mon nom

she never mentions her work — elle ne parle jamais de son travail

to mention somebody/something to somebody — parler de quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un

to mention that... — dire (en passant) que...

I hardly need to mention that... — inutile de signaler que...

not to mention — sans parler de

without mentioning any names — sans nommer personne

too numerous to mention — trop nombreux pour être cités

to be mentioned in a will — figurer sur un testament

just mention my name — (as introduction) dis-leur que tu viens de ma part

don't mention it! — je vous en or je t'en prie!

2) (acknowledge) citer [name]; mentionner [service]

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