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so

Pronunciation: /səʊ/

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French translation of so

A. adv

  • 1 (to such an extent) si, tellement so happy/quickly = si or tellement heureux/vite so much noise/many things = tant de bruit/de choses
  • 2 (in such a way) so arranged/worded that = organisé/rédigé d'une telle façon que and so on and so forth = et ainsi de suite so be it! = soit!
  • 3 (thus) ainsi; (therefore) donc so that's the reason = voilà donc pourquoi so you're going are you? = alors tu y vas?
  • 4 (true) is that so? = c'est vrai? if (that's) so = si c'est vrai
  • 5 (also) aussi so is she = elle aussi so do I = moi aussi
  • 6 (colloq) (thereabouts) environ 20 or so = environ 20
  • 7 (other uses) I think/don't think so = je crois/ne crois pas I'm afraid so = j'ai bien peur que oui or si so it would appear = c'est ce qu'il semble so to speak = si je puis dire I told you so = je te l'avais bien dit so I see = je le vois bien who says so? = qui dit ça? only more so = mais encore plus he dived and as he did so… = il a plongé et en le faisant… ‘it's broken’—‘so it is’ = ‘c'est cassé’—‘je le vois bien!’ so (what)? = et alors?

B. phr

C. phr

  • pour so as to attract attention = pour attirer l'attention

D. phr

  • tellement she worries so much = elle s'inquiète tellement she taught me so much = elle m'a tant appris thank you so much = merci beaucoup

Idioms

so much the better

so so

so in other Oxford dictionaries

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