Translation lot in the English-French Collins dictionary

lot
n

a lot   (pron) beaucoup
  (adv) beaucoup
We still owe quite a lot.  Nous devons encore beaucoup d'argent.
→ Have one of mine, I've got a lot.
→ I learned a lot from him.
He reads a lot.  Il lit beaucoup.
→ They went out a lot.
I like him a lot.  Je l'aime beaucoup.
This happens a lot.  Cela arrive souvent.
not a lot   (=nothing much) pas grand-chose
What did you do at the weekend? -- Not a lot.  Qu'as-tu fait ce week-end? -- Pas grand-chose.
→ there's not a lot you can do
There's not a lot between the two teams.  Il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre les deux équipes.
→ on paper there's not a lot between the teams

a lot of  beaucoup de
→ a lot of people
→ I drink a lot of coffee.
→ A lot of our land is used to grow crops.
We saw a lot of interesting things.  Nous avons vu beaucoup de choses intéressantes.

the lot  le tout
→ She's taken the lot!
→ Instead of paying his rent, he went to a betting shop and lost the lot.
that's the lot  c'est tout

lots of  des tas de
→ a big house with lots of windows
He's got lots of friends.  Il a des tas d'amis.
She's got lots of money.  Elle a plein d'argent.

(=set)
[+people]
They're a boring lot.  * Ils ne sont pas rigolos, ceux-là.
→ Future generations are going to think that we were a pretty boring lot.
We've just sacked one lot of builders.  Nous venons de renvoyer une première équipe de maçons.

(=batch) lot m
→ They are busy giving out two lots of pamphlets to people in the street.

(=piece of land) terrain m
→ If oil or gold is discovered under your lot, you can sell the mineral rights.

  (at auctions) lot m
→ lot no. 359
→ Lot No 359 was a folder of 11 original sketches.

(=destiny) sort m , destinée f
to improve one's lot  améliorer sa condition
→ attempts by the workers to improve their lot
to be discontented with one's lot  ne pas être satisfait(e) de son sort
→ Young people are usually less contented with their lot.
to throw in one's lot with sb   (=join forces with) se mettre du côté de qn
→ He decided to throw in his lot with far-right groups in parliament.

to draw lots  tirer au sort
→ Two names were selected by drawing lots.
to draw lots for sth  tirer qch au sort

Collaborative Dictionary English-French


ordre sur rompus de qu...	n.	odd lot order	~