Translation
without
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Word origin
From Latin sine ('without'), influenced in form by Latin absentia or abs. The final -s is a later addition.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sine
- English cognates
- sinecure
Examples
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I take my coffee without sugar.
.
I never go out without my keys and my phone.
, .
Without your help, I would never have passed that difficult exam.
-.
She left without saying a word to anyone that evening.
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He talked for an hour without stopping.
est l'antonyme de avec et s'emploie devant un nom (avec ou sans article selon le sens) ou un infinitif. Devant un nom au singulier sans déterminant, il exprime l'absence totale : sans argent, sans raison. Devant un infinitif, il forme une proposition participiale négative : partir sans prevenir.
La locution sans que + subjonctif exprime une circonstance négative simultanée : il est sorti sans que je m'en aperçoive. Non sans + nom ou infinitif introduit une concession légèrement ironique : non sans difficulté (not without difficulty). Cela va sans dire (it goes without saying) est une formule figée très courante.
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(21)Juste un dîner
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Cuisiner ensemble
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Deux jours sans portable
3 min read · Core 5000
Le match et le concert
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Il ne reste que ça
4 min read · Core 5000
Le coffre du jardin
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Un ancien ami
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Un message pour Hélène
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Adieu, madame Rochat
5 min read · Core 5000
Dubois fait tout refaire
5 min read · Core 5000
Il y avait beaucoup à lire
5 min read · Core 5000
J'aime bien ranger
5 min read · Core 5000
Je ne conduis pas de train
5 min read · Core 5000
Le détective
5 min read · Core 5000
Même pas à moi
5 min read · Core 5000
On dîne chez Laurie
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Paper Walls
5 min read · Core 5000
Pas un mot avant dimanche
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Quand tu auras fini
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Un trou dans le graphique
5 min read · Core 5000
Elle sera remplacée
5 min read · Core 5000
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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 3: sans, mort, désolé and 7 more words.