after
(=later than) après
→ We left the house some time after 6 o'clock.
→ It wasn't until after Christmas that I met Paul.
She arrived just after breakfast. Elle est arrivée juste après le petit-déjeuner.
after dinner après le dîner, après dîner
the day after tomorrow après demain
→ She's leaving the day after tomorrow.
day after day jour après jour
→ I waited for news, day after day.
year after year année après année
→ The same people have been coming here year after year.
one after the other, one after another à la suite
She made several phone calls one after the other., She made several phone calls one after another. Elle a passé plusieurs coups de téléphone à la suite.
to clear up after sb débarrasser derrière qn
→ I always had to clear up after her.
→ I'm tired of tidying up after you.
(position)
après
→ I wrote my signature after Penny's.
He ran after me. Il a couru après moi.
after you! après vous!
to shout after sb crier à qn
→ "Come back!" he yelled after me.
(US, telling the time)
quarter after two deux heures et quart
it's ten after eight il est huit heures dix
(expressing hierarchy)
après
→ After Germany, America is Britain's second-biggest customer.
→ Methane is the second biggest problem after carbon dioxide.
the second biggest, after Germany le plus grand après l'Allemagne
(trying to get)
to be after sth/sb chercher qch/qn
→ Watch out, they're after you.
What are you after? Que cherchez-vous?
Who are you after? Qui cherchez-vous?
He's after Rick's job! Il veut le boulot de Rick!
The police are after him. La police le cherche.
to be named after sb/sth porter le nom de qn/qch
→ Phillimore Island is named after Sir Robert Phillimore
to name sb/sth after sb/sth appeler qn/qch d'après qn/qch, appeler qn/qch d'après le nom de qn/qch
Virginia named the baby after her uncle. Virginia a appelé le bébé d'après le nom de son oncle.
adv après
soon after peu après
→ Soon after, he began preparing the meal.
conj après que, après avoir (or être) + pp → They felt ill after they had eaten. → After Don told me, I had to phone you. → Marina cared for him after he hurt his leg. after I'd had a rest après m'être reposé after having asked après avoir demandé after doing sth après avoir fait qch → After signing the form, please return it. → She got pregnant after deciding not to have children. after flying to London après avoir pris l'avion pour Londres
after-
prefix
an after-dinner speech un discours de fin de dîner
an after-show supper un dîner après spectacle
→ ... a delicious after-show supper at a restaurant in Gerard Street ...
after-tax profit profit m après impôts
→ After-tax profit fell by 28 percent.
an after-dinner drink un digestif
after-effects , aftereffects (US)
npl
[+disaster] répercussions fpl
[+illness] séquelles fpl
[+drugs] effets mpl secondaires
[+radiation] séquelles fpl
to suffer from the after-effects of sth souffrir des séquelles de qch
→ ... people still suffering from the after-effects of the world's worst nuclear accident ...
→ He was suffering from shock as well as the after-effects of drugs.
after-hours
adj
The school offers after-hours childcare. L'école peut s'occuper des enfants après la classe.
after-hours drinking les consommations fpl après la fermeture
after-hours trading transactions fpl hors Bourse
→ In after-hours trading, shares surged by another estimated 30 points or more.
after-sales service
n service m après-vente
after-school
adj
[activities] extrascolaire
n accueil m périscolaire
→ Do you go to after-school on Thursdays?
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ask after
vt fus demander des nouvelles de
→ I had a letter from Jane. She asks after you.
→ She asked after my father.
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go after
vt fus
(=pursue) suivre, courir après
Quick, go after them! Vite, suivez-les !
[+job, record] essayer d'obtenir
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inquire after
vt fus
[+person] s'enquérir de, demander des nouvelles de
→ A friend of theirs phoned to inquire after them.
to inquire after sb's health s'enquérir de la santé de qn
→ Elsie called to inquire after my health.
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look after
vt fus
(=take care of)
[+person] s'occuper de
→ I love looking after the children.
I look after my little sister. Je m'occupe de ma petite sœur.
to look after o.s., He's old enough to look after himself. Il est assez grand pour se débrouiller tout seul.
Look after yourself! Prends bien soin de toi !
(=see to)
[+task] s'occuper de
→ Do you think Walker should stay there to look after things?
You go on out. I'll look after the cooking. Sors, je m'occupe de la cuisine.
We'll help you look after your finances. Nous vous aiderons à mettre vos finances en ordre.
(=watch over)
[+luggage etc] garder, surveiller
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lust after
vt fus
[+person] convoiter
→ She lusted after other men.
[+power] avoir soif de
→ Sheard lusted after the Directorship.
[+money] convoiter
→ They lusted after the gold of El Dorado.
morning-after pill
n pilule f du lendemain
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run after
vt fus
(=try to catch) courir après
You should have run after her. Vous auriez dû lui courir après.
(=try to have relationship with) courir après
sought-after
adj recherché (e)
→ She became quite sought-after as an after-dinner speaker.
a much sought-after item un article très recherché
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take after
vt fus
(=look like) ressembler à
She takes after her mother. Elle ressemble à sa mère.