il ne reste pas grand-chose translation English | French-English dictionary

il ne reste pas grand-chose adv.
not much is left

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reste  

      nm  
   le reste      the rest  
le reste de      the rest of  
le reste du temps      the rest of the time  
→ le reste de la population        
pour le reste, quant au reste      as for the rest  
   un reste, un reste de poulet      some leftover chicken  
Il y a un reste de peinture.      There's some paint left.  
   (=vestige)  
un reste de      a remnant of, a last trace of  
     (MATHÉMATIQUE, d'une opération)   remainder
     (autres locutions)    avoir du temps de reste      to have time to spare  
ne pas vouloir être en reste      not to want to be outdone  
→ il ne voulait pas être en reste        
partir sans demander son reste, partir sans attendre son reste        (fig)   to leave without further ado  
du reste, au reste      besides, moreover  
   restes  
      nmpl  
     (nourriture en trop)    leftovers  
accommoder les restes      to use up leftovers  
   avoir de beaux restes      to be well-preserved  
   (=dépouille, vestiges)   remains
Translation French - English Collins Dictionary  
Collaborative Dictionary     French-English
adv.
there's not much left
adv.
there will not be much left
exp.
There isn't a single apple left.
exp.
he could not be insensitive
exp.
it would not bring much ; it would not generate much revenue ; it would not provide any return
[Bus.]
exp.
Don't just stand there!
exp.
not to be outdone, not to be left out,
=pour pouvoir participer à l'action, pour ne pas être mis de côté, marginalisé
exp.
not to want to be outdone
adv.
there is nothing left
conj.
nevertheless
exp.
There isn't a single one left.
exp.
the fact remains that ...
exp.
it's nevertheless a fact that ...
exp.
no fuss, you shouldn't make a fuss,
can be ironic to people who are too daring
exp.
He said he wouldn't come.
exp.
He claims he doesn't know her.
exp.
don't be sorry
ne soyez pas + adj : don't be + adj
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
exp.
not much
exp.
it is out of question, it was out of question
exp.
to be no easy thing
adv.
Anything wrong?
exp.
to be no bad thing
exp.
not to be a bad thing
exp.
Can't you stay longer?
exp.
That isn't going to help matters.
exp.
I can't stay, I'm in a hurry.
exp.
I don't share his view of things.
adv.
there remains

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