come
( came pt) ( come pp )
vi
(=accompany) venir
Can I come too? Est-ce que je peux venir aussi?
I'll come with you. Je viens avec toi.
Come with me, please. Suivez-moi, s'il vous plaît.
(=call, visit) venir
Some friends came to see us. Quelques amis sont venus nous voir.
(=arrive) arriver
They came late. Ils sont arrivés en retard.
The letter came this morning. La lettre est arrivée ce matin.
I'm coming!, coming! j'arrive!
(interjections)
come again? *
(=pardon) comment?
come, come! old-fashioned
(=come on) allons donc!, mais voyons!
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(=climax) (sexually)
jouir
to come of sth
(=result from) résulter de qch
what might come of it ce qui pourrait en résulter, ce qui pourrait advenir, ce qui pourrait se produire
(=become)
to come undone se défaire
to come loose se desserrer
to be as ... as they come, He's as stupid as they come. Il n'y a pas plus stupide.
to have it coming to you *
(=be about to get what one deserves) la chercher *
→ anyone who falls for a chap called Angel has it coming, if you ask me
→ he had it coming to him, as I warned him before I left
to get what's coming to you * finir par avoir ce que l'on mérite *
→ I guarantee you, he'll get what's coming to him when it's time
→ bad people get what's coming to them
come to think of it réflexion faite
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come about
vi
[situation] se produire, arriver
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come across
vt fus
[+person] rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur
[+thing] trouver par hasard, tomber sur
the greediest creature I've ever come across l'être le plus avide sur lequel je sois jamais tombé
vi
[person]
to come across well faire une bonne impression
to come across badly faire une mauvaise impression
to come across as sth donner l'impression d'être qch
→ He will always come across to some as a swot
→ Debbie managed to come across as more sincere, hard-working and sympathetic
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come along
vi
(=improve)
[pupil, work] faire des progrès, avancer
(=hurry)
come along! allez!
Come along, children! Allez les enfants!
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come apart
vi
(=fall to pieces)
[book, clothes, shoes] tomber en morceaux
(=break up)
[marriage] se détériorer
→ their relationship really started coming apart
[coalition] se disloquer
→ Would the fragile coalition come apart?
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come away
vi
(=depart) partir, s'en aller
(=become detached) se détacher
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come back
vi
(=return) revenir
Come back! Reviens!
(=reply later)
to come back to sb on sth répondre plus tard à qn à propos de qch
→ Jen has told me she will come back to me on the date of the next meeting.
Can I come back to you on that one? Est-ce que je peux te répondre plus tard?
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come by
vt fus
(=acquire) obtenir, se procurer
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come down
vi
[buildings] être démoli (e)
when it comes down to it au fond
when you come down to it au fond
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come forward
vi
(=step forward) s'avancer
(=make o.s. known) se présenter, s'annoncer
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come from
vt fus
(=be from)
[+place] venir de, être originaire de
[+family, group, tradition] être issu (e) de
Where do you come from? Tu viens d'où?
(=arrive from)
We've just come from Paris. Nous arrivons de Paris.
I know where you're coming from je vois ce que tu veux dire
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come in
vi
[person] entrer
Come in! Entrez!
[report, information] parvenir
→ Reports are now coming in of trouble at yet another jail.
[money] rentrer
→ She had no money coming in.
[fashion, new idea] naître
→ Lots of new ideas were coming in.
[tide] monter
→ The tide was coming in.
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come in for
vt fus
[+criticism, blame] être l'objet de
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come into
vt fus
(=inherit)
[+money] hériter de
to come into sight, to come into view apparaître
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come off
(=be successful)
[attempt] réussir
(=fare)
to come off best gagner
→ it was Keown who invariably came off best
→ it is the research managers who come off best
to come off worst s'en tirer le plus mal
→ Older female employees come off worst
[+drug] décrocher de
→ Shaun had come off heroin
come off it! * arrête (ton char)!
→ "Come off it, Hiram," and "Pull the other one!
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come on
vi
[lights, electricity] s'allumer
[central heating] se mettre en marche
(=make progress)
[pupil] faire des progrès
[work, project] avancer
(encouraging)
come on! allez!
→ Come on, let's dance
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come out
vi
(=leave)
[person] sortir
when we came out of the cinema quand nous sommes sortis du cinéma
[book] paraître
[product, film] sortir
It's just come out on video. Ça vient de sortir en vidéo.
[photo]
None of my photos came out. Mes photos n'ont rien donné.
(=strike)
[workers] cesser le travail, se mettre en grève
[gay person] révéler son homosexualité
→ all those gay men and women who have decided to come out over the last year
to come out to one's parents révéler son homosexualité à ses parents
→ When I decided to come out to my parents, I was certain my mother would take the news easily.
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come over
(=become)
to come over dizzy être pris (e) de vertige
to come over as sth donner l'impression d'être qch
→ He came over as unfeeling, cold and arrogant
vt fus
(=happen to)
[+person]
I don't know what's come over him! Je ne sais pas ce qui lui a pris!
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come round
vi
(=visit) passer
→ Beryl came round this morning
(after faint, operation)
revenir à soi, reprendre connaissance
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come through
vi
[telephone call]
The call came through. L'appel est bien parvenu.
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come to
vi (after fainting)
revenir à soi
(=add up to)
[+amount]
How much does it come to? Ça fait combien?
(=reach)
[+decision, conclusion] parvenir à, arriver à
if it comes to it s'il le faut, dans le pire des cas
when it comes to ...
(=as regards) pour ce qui est de ...
→ Edinburgh often outdoes Glasgow when it comes to tourist literature
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come under
vt fus
[+heading] se trouver sous
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come up
vi
(=approach)
[person, animal] s'approcher
→ Her cat came up and rubbed against their legs.
(=ascend) monter
Come up here! Monte!
[problem] survenir
→ I was delayed - something came up at home
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come up against
vt fus
[+resistance, difficulties] rencontrer
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come up to
vt fus
(=come close to)
[+person] s'approcher de
[+stranger] aborder
She came up to me and kissed me. Elle s'est approchée de moi et m'a embrassé.
A man came up to me and said ... Un homme m'a abordé et m'a dit ...
(=match)
The film didn't come up to our expectations. Le film nous a déçu.
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come up with
vt fus
He came up with an idea. Il a eu une idée., Il a proposé quelque chose.
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come upon
vt fus
[+person, thing] tomber sur