such

such
such [sʌt∫]
1. adjective
   a. ( = of that sort) tel, pareil
• such a book un tel livre
• such books de tels livres
• we had such a case last year nous avons eu un cas semblable l'année dernière
• in such cases en pareil cas
• did you ever hear of such a thing? avez-vous jamais entendu une chose pareille ?
• ... or some such thing ... ou une chose de ce genre
   b. ( = so much) tellement, tant
• embarrassed by such praise embarrassé par tant de compliments
• he was in such pain il souffrait tellement
• don't be in such a rush ne soyez pas si pressé
• we had such a surprise! quelle surprise nous avons eue !
• there was such a lot of noise that ... il y avait tellement de bruit que ...
   c. (set structures)
► no such ...
• no such book exists un tel livre n'existe pas
• there's no such thing! ça n'existe pas !
• there are no such things as unicorns les licornes n'existent pas
• I said no such thing! je n'ai jamais dit cela !► such as tel que comme
• a friend such as Paul un ami comme Paul
• animals such as cats les animaux tels que or comme les chats
• such as? (inf) quoi, par exemple ?
• you can take my car, such as it is vous pouvez prendre ma voiture pour ce qu'elle vaut► such ... as
• I'm not such a fool as to believe that! je ne suis pas assez bête pour croire ça !
• have you such a thing as a penknife? auriez-vous un canif par hasard ?
• until such time as ... jusqu'à ce que ... + subj en attendant que ... + subj
2. adverb
   a. ( = so very) si
• he gave us such good coffee il nous a offert un si bon café
• such big boxes de si grandes boîtes
• such a lovely present un si joli cadeau
• it was such a long time ago! il y a si longtemps de ça !
   b. (in comparisons) aussi
• I haven't had such good coffee for years ça fait des années que je n'ai pas bu un aussi bon café
3. pronoun
• rabbits and hares and such(like) (inf) les lapins, les lièvres et autres animaux de ce genre
• teachers and doctors and such(like) (inf) les professeurs et les docteurs et autres
► as such ( = in that capacity) à ce titre ; ( = in itself) en soi
• the work as such is boring, but the pay is good le travail en soi est ennuyeux, mais le salaire est bon
• and as such he was promoted et à ce titre il a obtenu de l'avancement
• he was a genius but not recognized as such c'était un génie mais il n'était pas reconnu comme tel
• there are no houses as such il n'y a pas de maisons à proprement parler
4. compounds
► such-and-such adjective tel et tel
• Mr Such-and-such (inf) Monsieur Untel
• in such-and-such a street dans telle et telle rue
* * *
[sʌtʃ] 1.
pronoun (this)

such is life — c'est la vie

she's a good singer and recognized as such — c'est une bonne chanteuse et elle est reconnue comme telle

2.
determiner
1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tel/telle; (similar) pareil/-eille; (of similar sort) de ce type (after n)

such a situation — une telle situation

in such a situation — dans une situation pareille

and other such arguments — et autres arguments de ce type

a mouse or some such animal — une souris ou un animal semblable

there was some such case last year — il s'est produit la même chose l'année dernière

there's no such person — il/elle n'existe pas

you'll do no such thing! — il n'en est pas question!

2) (of specific kind)

to be such that — être tel/telle que

his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — il se conduisait de telle façon qu'il éveillait les soupçons

in such a way that — d'une telle façon que

3) (any possible)

such money as I have — le peu d'argent or tout l'argent que j'ai

until such time as — jusqu'à ce que

4) (so great) tel/telle

such was his admiration that — son admiration était telle que

5) iron (of such small worth, quantity)

we picked up the apples, such as there were — nous avons ramassé les rares pommes qu'il y avait par terre

3.
adverb (to a great degree) (with adjectives) si, tellement; (with nouns) tel/telle

such a nice boy! — un garçon si gentil!

such good quality as this — une telle qualité

it was such (a lot of) fun — on s'est tellement amusé

such a lot of problems — tant de problèmes

there were (ever (colloq)) such a lot of people — il y avait beaucoup de monde

4.
such as phrasal determiner, conjunctional phrase comme, tel/telle que

such a house as this, a house such as this — une maison comme celle-ci

a person such as her — une personne comme elle

such as? — (as response) gen quoi par exemple?

there are no such things as giants — les géants n'existent pas

have you such a thing as a screwdriver? — auriez-vous un tournevis par hasard?


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