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Pronunciation: /wɪl; əl/

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A. modal aux

  • 1 (expressing the future) I'll see you tomorrow = je te verrai demain it won't rain = il ne pleuvra pas will there be many people? = est-ce qu'il y aura beaucoup de monde? they'll come tomorrow = ils vont venir demain what will you do now? = qu'est-ce que tu vas faire maintenant?
  • 2 (expressing willingness or intention) will you help me? = est-ce que tu m'aideras? we won't stay too long = nous ne resterons pas trop longtemps he won't cooperate = il ne veut pas coopérer
  • 3 (in requests, commands) will you pass the salt please? = est-ce que tu peux me passer le sel s'il te plaît will you please be quiet! = est-ce que tu vas te taire? wait a minute, will you! = attends un peu!
  • 4 (in invitations) will you have some tea? = est-ce que vous voulez du thé? won't you join us for dinner? = est-ce que tu veux dîner avec nous? what will you have to drink? = qu'est-ce que tu prends?
  • 5 (in assumptions) he'll be about 30 now = il doit avoir 30 ans maintenant you'll be tired, I expect = tu dois être fatigué je suppose
  • 6 (indicating sth predictable or customary) they will ask for a deposit = ils demandent une caution these things will happen = ce sont des choses qui arrivent you will keep contradicting her! = il faut toujours que tu la contredises!
  • 7 (in short answers and tag questions) you'll come again, won't you? = tu reviendras, n'est-ce pas? you won't forget, will you? = tu n'oublieras pas, n'est-ce pas? that'll be cheaper, won't it? = ça sera moins cher, non? ‘they won't be ready’—‘yes, they will’ = ‘ils ne seront pas prêts’—‘(bien sûr que) si’ ‘will you call me?’—‘yes, I will’ = ‘est-ce que tu me téléphoneras?’—‘bien sûr que oui’ ‘she'll be furious’—‘no, she won't!’ = ‘elle sera furieuse’—‘bien sûr que non!’ ‘I'll do it’—‘no you won't!’ = ‘je le ferai’—‘il n'en est pas question!’

B. vtr

  • 1 (urge mentally) to will sb to do = supplier mentalement qn de faire to will sb to live = prier pour que qn vive

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