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il ne capte pas

exp.

1. it does not have a network 2. he does not understand (familiar, figurative)

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capter

vt

[+ondes radio] to pick up

[+eau] to harness

(fig) to capture

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See also:

capteur, capote, cape, CAPET

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ça ne capte pas	exp.	there's no line, there's no network
il ne pouvait pas ne pas être sensible	exp.	he could not be insensitive
faut pas se gêner, il ne faut pas se gêner	exp.	no fuss, you shouldn't make a fuss,	can be ironic to people who are too daring
ne soyez pas désolé, ne soyez pas désolée	exp.	don't be sorry	ne soyez pas + adj : don't be + adj
Il a dit qu'il ne viendrait pas.	exp.	He said he wouldn't come.
Il prétend qu'il ne la connaît pas.	exp.	He claims he doesn't know her.
il ne faut jamais dire : fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eau	exp.	don't knock it until you've tried it ; never say never	1. il ne faut pas jurer que l'on n'aura jamais besoin de telle chose ou de telle personne, que l'on ne fera jamais telle chose 2. il ne faut jurer de rien
mur capte-son	n.	soundproof screen
il n'est pas question, il n'était pas question	exp.	it is out of question, it was out of question
il ne fallait pas	exp.	you didn't have to do that, it wasn't necessary, you shouldn't have
il ne l'est pas	exp.	he is not ; he is not so
Il ne décolère pas.	exp.	He's absolutely furious.
il ne s'embête pas!	exp.	he does all right for himself!
Il ne pleure pas.	exp.	He doesn't cry.
Il ne pleure pas.	exp.	He's not crying.
Il ne pleure pas.	exp.	He isn't crying.
Il ne pleut pas.	exp.	It's not raining.
Il ne pleurera pas.	exp.	He won't cry.
il ne m'en voulait pas	adv.	he did not hold it against me
il ne le pense pas	adv.	he doesn't think so.
il ne m'en veut pas	adv.	he does not hold it against me
il ne reste pas grand-chose	adv.	not much is left
il ne t'en veut pas	adv.	he does not hold it against you
il ne t'en voulait pas	adv.	he did not hold it against you
Il ne manque pas d'aplomb!	exp.	He's got a nerve!
Il ne boit pas beaucoup.	exp.	He doesn't drink much.
Il ne boit pas beaucoup.	exp.	He doesn't drink a lot.
Il ne s'en cache pas.	exp.	He makes no secret of it.
Il ne faut pas désespérer.	exp.	You mustn't despair.

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