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there wasn't a soul out there

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il n'y avait pas âme qui vive

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there

pron

     (as impersonal subject)    there is ...      il y a ...
There's a factory near my house.      Il y a une usine près de chez moi.
there are ...      il y a ...
There are five people in my family.      Il y a cinq personnes dans ma famille.
there are three of them      il y en a trois
there has been ...      il y a eu ...
There has been an accident.      Il y a eu un accident.

adv

     (referring to place, position)    là, y    before verb
Put it there, on the table.      Mets-le là, sur la table.
I want that book there.      je veux ce livre-là.
He went there on Friday.      Il y est allé vendredi.
Paris? I've never been there.      Paris? Je n'y suis jamais allé.
it's there      c'est là
→ Where is it? -- It's there.
in there      là-dedans
→ Put it in there.
→ She opened the box. There was something in there: a white card.
on there      là-dessus
→ Put the bags down on there.
over there      là-bas
→ The toilets are over there.
up there      là-haut
→ Look at the crowds up there.
down there      là-bas
→ Their house is down there.
→ That hollow down there used to be a pond.
→ There could be no doubt that the origin of the sound was somewhere down there
to go there and back      faire l'aller-retour

   (=in existence, available)   là
The group of buildings is still there today.      L'ensemble d'immeubles est encore là aujourd'hui.
The book is there for people to read.      Le livre est à la disposition des lecteurs.

     (to draw attention)    there he is!      le voilà!
there they are!      les voilà!
hey, you there!      hé! Vous là-bas!

   (=at that point, on that point)     (in story, discussion, activity, process)    là
We'd better leave it there.      On ferait mieux d'en rester là.
I agree with you there.      Je suis d'accord avec vous là-dessus.

to be there for sb (=be supportive)
He's always been there for me. Il a toujours été là quand j'avais besoin de lui.

there again (adv) (=after all) après tout

excl

     (triumphantly)    tiens!, voilà!
→ There! I told you he'd manage it!
There! What did I tell you?      Tiens! Qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit?
so there!      *   voilà!
→ I think that's sweet, so there!

(soothingly) there, there! allons, allons!

there's → there is → there has

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there's, three, thereby, theatre

Collaborative Dictionary English-French


there wasn't a soul around	adv.	il n'y avait pas âme qui vive
there's not a soul out there	adv.	il n'y a pas âme qui vive
there is not a soul out there	adv.	il n'y a pas âme qui vive
there was not a soul out there	adv.	il n'y avait pas âme qui vive
there wasn't a dry eye	adv.	tout le monde pleurait
There wasn't a breath of wind.	exp.	Il n'y avait pas un souffle d'air.
There wasn't a policeman in sight.	exp.	Il n'y avait pas un policier en vue.
There wasn't room for us all.	exp.	Il n'y avait de place pour nous tous.
there, there!	exp.	allons, allons!
Was there anybody there?	exp.	Est-ce qu'il y avait quelqu'un?
where there's smoke, there's fire	adv.	il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu
where there's life, there's hope	adv.	tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir
while there's life, there's hope	adv.	tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir
where there's a will, there's a way	adv.	quand on veut, on peut
if there's a will there's a way	adv.	quand on veut, on peut
while there is life there is hope	adv.	tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir
when there's a will, there's a way	adv.	quand on veut, on peut
if there's a will, there's a way	adv.	quand on veut, on peut
where there is life, there is hope	adv.	tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir
where there is smoke, there is fire	adv.	il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu
while there is life, there is hope	adv.	tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir
There were quite a few people there.	exp.	Il y avait pas mal de gens.
be there to tell, was there to tell	v.	être là pour dire
There are fewer people than there were yesterday.	exp.	Il y a moins de monde qu'hier.
if there is a will, there is a way	adv.	quand on veut, on peut
when there is a will, there is a way	adv.	quand on veut, on peut
where there is a will, there is a way	adv.	quand on veut, on peut
there's not a soul around	adv.	il n'y a pas âme qui vive
there is not a soul around	adv.	il n'y a pas âme qui vive

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