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Traduzioni di enough nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.enough [ingl brit ɪˈnʌf, ingl am ɪˈnəf] AVV When enough is used as an adverb or a pronoun, it is most frequently translated by assez: is the house big enough? = est-ce que la maison est assez grande? (Note that assez comes before the adjective). When used as a determiner, enough is generally translated by assez de: we haven't bought enough meat = nous n'avons pas acheté assez de viande; there's enough meat for two meals/six people = il y a assez de viande pour deux repas/six personnes; have you got enough chairs? = avez-vous assez de chaises? Note that if the sentence does not specify what it is enough of, the pronoun en, meaning of it/of them, must be added before the verb in French: will there be enough? = est-ce qu'il y en aura assez? For more examples and particular usages, see the entry enough.

enough

assez

tall/sweet enough

assez grand/sucré

big enough for us

assez grand pour nous

big enough to hold 50 people

assez grand pour contenir 50 personnes

quite big enough

bien assez grand (for pour, to do pour faire)

just wide enough

juste assez large (for pour, to do pour faire)

she seems happy enough

elle a l'air assez heureuse

it's a common enough complaint

c'est un sujet de plainte assez courant

is he old enough to vote?

a-t-il l'âge de voter?

you're not trying hard enough

tu ne fais pas assez d'efforts

curiously enough, I like her

aussi bizarre que cela puisse paraître, je l'aime bien

she's a nice enough woman

elle n'est pas désagréable

and sure enough…!

et ça n'a pas manqué…!

II.enough [ingl brit ɪˈnʌf, ingl am ɪˈnəf] DETERM

enough

assez

enough money/seats

assez d'argent/de sièges

he has enough money to buy a car

il a assez d'argent pour acheter une voiture

III.enough [ingl brit ɪˈnʌf, ingl am ɪˈnəf] PRON

enough

assez

to eat/have enough

manger/en avoir assez

have you had enough to eat?

avez-vous assez mangé?

there's more than enough for everybody

il y en a plus qu'assez or largement assez pour tout le monde

there was hardly enough

il y en avait à peine assez

is there enough?

y en a-t-il assez?

will that be enough (money)?

est-ce que ça suffira?

I've had enough of him/of his rudeness

j'en ai assez de lui/de sa grossièreté

I've had enough of working for one day

j'ai assez travaillé pour aujourd'hui

I've got enough to worry about

j'ai assez de soucis (comme ça)

I think you have said enough

je crois que vous en avez dit assez

once was enough for me!

une fois m'a suffi!

that's enough (from you)!

assez!

enough said!

j'ai compris!

it's enough to put you off

ça suffirait à vous dégoûter

he's enough of a fool or he's fool enough to believe it

il est suffisamment or assez bête pour le croire

enough's enough

ça suffit (comme ça)

IV.enough [ingl brit ɪˈnʌf, ingl am ɪˈnəf]

enough is as good as a feast prov

≈ il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses

I.close¹ [ingl brit kləʊs, ingl am kloʊz] SOST

1. close (road):

close

passage m

2. close (of cathedral):

close

enceinte f

II.close¹ [ingl brit kləʊs, ingl am kloʊz] AGG

1. close (with close links):

close relative

proche

close resemblance

frappant

to bear a close resemblance to sb/sth

ressembler beaucoup à qn/qc

close links with POL country

liens étroits avec

close links with group, twinned town etc

liens d'amitié avec

to work in close collaboration with sb

collaborer étroitement avec qn

in close contact with government department etc

en contact permanent avec

in close contact with friend etc

en contact avec

in close harmony MUS

dans une tessiture rapprochée

2. close (intimate):

close friend, adviser

proche (to de)

they have a close friendship

ils sont très bons amis

3. close (almost equal):

close contest, finish, result, vote

serré

‘is it the same?’—‘no but it's close’

‘c'est le même?’—‘non mais c'est proche’

a close copy of his signature

une imitation presque parfaite de sa signature

it's a close match (of colour, hairpiece)

c'est presque la même couleur

4. close (careful, rigorous):

close scrutiny, examination, study

minutieux/-ieuse

close supervision

étroit

to pay close attention to sth

faire une attention toute particulière à qc

to keep a close watch or eye on sb/sth

surveiller étroitement qn/qc

5. close (compactly aligned):

close texture, grain

dense

close print, military formation

serré

close handwriting

ramassé

6. close (stuffy):

close weather

lourd

it's close

il fait lourd

7. close (secretive) colloq:

she's been very close about it

elle n'a rien voulu dire

III.close¹ [ingl brit kləʊs, ingl am kloʊz] AVV

1. close (nearby):

to live/work quite close (by)

habiter/travailler tout près

they look closer than they are

ils semblent plus près qu'ils ne le sont

how close is the town?

est-ce que la ville est loin?

it's close, I can hear it

il ne doit pas être loin, je l'entends

the closer he came

plus il approchait

to bring sth closer

approcher qc

to follow close behind

suivre de près

to hold sb close

serrer qn

close together

serrés les uns contre les autres

to come closer together

se rapprocher

2. close (close temporally):

the time is close when

dans peu de temps

how close are they in age?

combien ont-ils de différence d'âge?

Christmas is close

Noël approche

3. close (almost):

that's closer (to) the truth

ça c'est plus proche de la vérité

‘is the answer three?’—‘close!’

‘est-ce que la réponse est trois?’—‘tu y es presque’

IV.close enough AVV

1. close enough (sufficiently near):

that's close enough (no nearer)

tu es assez près

that's close enough (acceptable as answer)

ça ira

to be/come close enough to do

être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire

2. close enough (approximately):

there were 20 yachts or close enough

il y avait à peu près 20 yachts

V.close to PREP AVV

1. close to lett place, person, object:

close to

près de

close to where

près de l'endroit où

closer to

plus près de

how close are we to…?

à quelle distance sommes-nous de…?

2. close to (on point of):

close to tears, hysteria, collapse

au bord de

to be close to doing

être sur le point de faire

3. close to (almost at):

closer to 30 than 40

plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30

to come closest to ideal, conception

s'approcher le plus de

to come close to doing

faillir faire

he came close to giving up

il a failli abandonner

how close are you to completing…?

est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…?

close to the time when

à peu près au moment où

it's coming close to the time when we must decide

l'heure de nous décider approche

locuzioni:

close to, a. close on (approximately) colloq close to or on colloq 60 people

près de or presque 60 personnes

close to or on colloq a century ago

il y a près d'un siècle

VI.close by PREP AVV

close by wall, bridge:

close by

près de

the ambulance is close by

l'ambulance n'est pas loin

VII.close¹ [ingl brit kləʊs, ingl am kloʊz]

(from) close to colloq, (from) close up

de près

it was a close call colloq or shave colloq or thing

je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle

Vedi anche: draw

I.draw [ingl brit drɔː, ingl am drɔ] SOST

1. draw (raffle):

draw

tirage m (au sort)

to win (sth in) a draw

gagner (qc) dans une loterie

2. draw (tie):

draw (in match)

match m nul

it was a draw (in match)

ils ont fait match nul

it was a draw (in race)

ils sont arrivés ex aequo

3. draw (attraction):

draw (person, film, event, place)

attraction f

Bob Dylan was the big draw

Bob Dylan était la grande attraction

4. draw (on cigarette, pipe):

draw

bouffée f

5. draw ingl am (hand of cards):

draw

main f

II.draw <pret drew, part perf drawn> [ingl brit drɔː, ingl am drɔ] VB vb trans

1. draw (on paper etc):

draw picture, plan, portrait, sketch, cartoon

faire

draw person, face, object, diagram

dessiner

draw line, circle, square

tracer

to draw a picture lett

faire un dessin, dessiner

to draw (a picture of) a boat

dessiner un bateau

to draw a map (giving directions)

faire un plan

to draw a map (in school)

dessiner une carte

to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb picture, plan, cartoon, sketch

faire qc à qn

to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb person, face, object, diagram

dessiner qc à qn

2. draw fig:

draw character, picture

dépeindre

draw analogy, comparison, distinction, parallel

faire

3. draw (pull):

draw animal, car, engine: object, cart, rope, plough

tirer

draw machine, suction: liquid, gas

aspirer

to draw a plough along

tirer une charrue

the water is drawn along the pipe

l'eau est aspirée dans le tuyau

I drew the book towards me

j'ai tiré le livre vers moi

he drew the child towards him

il a attiré l'enfant vers lui

to draw a bolt/the curtains

tirer un verrou/les rideaux

I drew the string as tight as I could

j'ai tiré sur la ficelle aussi fort que j'ai pu

she drew a ten pound note from her purse

elle a tiré un billet de dix livres de son porte-monnaie

he drew his finger along the shelf

il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère

to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead/a comb through ones' hair

se passer un mouchoir sur le front/un peigne dans les cheveux

she drew his arm through hers

elle a passé son bras sous le sien

she drew her shawl round her shoulders

elle a resserré son châle autour de ses épaules

to draw water from a well

tirer de l'eau d'un puits

to draw a pint of beer

≈ tirer un demi-litre de bière à la pression

to draw blood lett

provoquer un saignement

to draw a bow

bander un arc

4. draw (derive):

draw conclusion

tirer (from de)

I drew comfort from the fact that/from doing

cela m'a un peu réconforté de savoir que/de faire

to draw a lesson/a moral from sth

tirer une leçon/une morale de qc

to draw inspiration from sth

puiser son inspiration dans qc

he drew hope/encouragement from this

cela lui a donné de l'espoir/du courage

to be drawn from energy, information:

provenir de

his friends/our readers are drawn from all walks of life

ses amis/nos lecteurs viennent de tous les horizons

5. draw (cause to talk):

draw person

faire parler (about, on de)

I'd hoped she'd tell me, but she wouldn't be drawn or she refused to be drawn

j'avais espéré qu'elle me le dirait, mais elle a refusé de parler

to draw sth from or out of sb information

obtenir qc de qn

to draw sth from or out of sb truth

faire dire or arracher qc à qn

she drew tears of laughter from the audience

elle a fait rire son public aux larmes

I managed to draw a smile from him

j'ai réussi à lui arracher un sourire

6. draw (attract) person, event, film:

draw crowd, person

attirer (to vers)

draw reaction, criticism, praise, interest

susciter

the idea drew much criticism from both sides/from the experts

l'idée a suscité de nombreuses critiques des deux côtés/chez les experts

the course draws students from all over the world

le cours attire des étudiants du monde entier

his speech drew great applause

son discours a soulevé des applaudissements

to draw sb's attention to sth

attirer l'attention de qn sur qc

to draw attention to oneself

attirer l'attention sur soi

to feel drawn to sb

se sentir attiré vers qn

to draw sb to person, religion

attirer qn vers

to draw sb to profession

pousser qn vers

the sound of the explosion drew her to the window

le bruit de l'explosion l'a attirée à la fenêtre

to draw sb into conversation

mêler qn à

to draw sb into argument, battle

entraîner qn dans

I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you

je ne vais pas me laisser entraîner dans une dispute avec toi

they were drawn together by their love of animals

leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés

to draw the enemy fire

offrir un cible au feu ennemi

I'll draw their fire

je ferai diversion

7. draw FIN:

draw (take out) money

retirer (from de)

draw cheque, bill of exchange, promissory note

tirer (on sur)

draw (receive) wages, pension

toucher

8. draw GIOCHI (choose at random):

draw name, ticket, winner

tirer [qc] au sort

they asked him to draw the winner (out of the hat)

ils lui ont demandé de tirer au sort le gagnant

to draw a winning ticket competitor:

tirer un billet gagnant

Italy has been drawn against Spain or to play Spain

le tirage au sort a désigné l'Italie comme adversaire de l'Espagne

Jones drew Smith in the first round

le tirage au sort a désigné Smith comme adversaire de Jones au premier tour

9. draw SPORT:

to draw a match

faire match nul

10. draw (remove, pull out):

draw tooth

extraire

draw thorn, splinter, sting

retirer, enlever (from de)

draw cork

retirer (from de)

draw sword, dagger

dégainer, sortir

draw knife, gun

sortir

draw card

tirer

to draw a gun on sb

sortir un pistolet et le braquer sur qn

to draw a knife on sb

sortir un couteau pour en menacer qn

with drawn sword

l'épée dégainée

11. draw (disembowel):

draw chicken, turkey, goose

vider

draw STOR prisoner

étriper

12. draw CACCIA:

draw animal

suivre la voie de

13. draw GIOCHI:

to draw trumps

tirer ses atouts

14. draw TECN:

draw wire, metal, glass

étirer

15. draw NAUT:

the ship draws six metres

le navire a un tirant d'eau de six mètres

16. draw (run) disuso:

draw bath

faire couler

III.draw <pret drew, part perf drawn> [ingl brit drɔː, ingl am drɔ] VB vb intr

1. draw (make picture):

draw

dessiner

he draws very well

il dessine très bien

to draw round or around sth hand, template

dessiner en suivant les contours de

2. draw (move):

to draw ahead (of sth/sb) lett vehicle, person:

gagner du terrain (sur qc/qn)

to draw ahead (of sth/sb) fig person, company:

prendre de l'avance (sur qc/qn)

to draw alongside boat:

accoster

the car drew alongside the lorry

la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion

to draw close or near time, date, ordeal:

approcher

the time/day is drawing close when…

l'heure/le jour approche où…

they drew nearer to listen

ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter

to draw into bus: station

arriver à

the train drew into the station

le train est entré en gare

to draw level

se retrouver au même niveau

to draw level with the other athletes (in score)

se retrouver au même niveau que les autres athlètes

to draw level with the other athletes (in race)

rattraper les autres athlètes

to draw over vehicle (stop)

se ranger

to draw over (still moving)

se rabattre vers le bas-côté

the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road

le camion s'est rangé sur la voie de droite

to draw to one side person:

s'écarter

to draw round or around people:

se rassembler

they drew round the teacher

ils se sont rassemblés autour du professeur

to draw to a halt

s'arrêter

to draw to a close or an end day, event, life:

toucher à sa fin

3. draw SPORT:

draw (gen) (in match) teams:

faire match nul

draw (finish at same time in race) runners, racers:

arriver ex aequo

draw (finish equal, with same points)

se retrouver ex aequo

they drew for second place

ils sont arrivés deuxièmes ex aequo

X drew with Y (in match)

X a fait match nul avec Y

X drew with Y (in race)

X est arrivé ex aequo avec Y

4. draw (choose at random):

to draw for

tirer (au sort)

they drew for partners

ils ont tiré leurs partenaires (au sort)

5. draw:

draw chimney, pipe:

tirer

draw pump, vacuum cleaner:

aspirer

to draw on or at one's pipe/cigarette

tirer sur sa pipe/sa cigarette

6. draw tea:

draw

infuser

IV.draw [ingl brit drɔː, ingl am drɔ]

to be quick/slow on the draw colloq (in understanding)

avoir l'esprit vif/lent

to be quick/slow on the draw (in replying)

avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile

to be quick/slow on the draw cowboy:

dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite

to beat sb to the draw rival, competitor:

devancer qn

to beat sb to the draw cowboy:

dégainer plus vite que qn

to draw the line

fixer des limites

you've got to draw the line somewhere

il faut savoir fixer des limites

to draw the line at doing

se refuser à faire

she drew the line at blackmail

elle se refusait à faire du chantage

I draw the line at violence

je n'irai pas jusqu'à la violence

the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts

le syndicat a accepté une augmentation des heures de travail mais a refusé une baisse des salaires

I.near [ingl brit nɪə, ingl am ˈnɪr] AVV

1. near (nearby):

to live/work quite near

habiter/travailler tout près

to move or draw near

approcher (to de)

to move or draw nearer

s'approcher davantage (to de)

to bring sth nearer

approcher qc

2. near (close in time):

the exams are drawing near

les examens approchent

the time is near when…

dans peu de temps, …

how near are they in age?

combien ont-ils de différence d'âge?

3. near (nearly):

as near perfect as it could be

aussi proche de la perfection que possible

nowhere near finished/ready

loin d'être fini/prêt

he's not anywhere near as bright as her

il est loin d'être aussi intelligent qu'elle

II.near enough AVV

1. near enough (approximately):

near enough

à peu près

there were 20 yachts near enough

il y avait à peu près 20 yachts

2. near enough (sufficiently close):

that's near enough (not any closer)

tu es assez près

that's near enough (acceptable as quantity)

ça ira

to be near enough/come near enough to do

être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire

III.near [ingl brit nɪə, ingl am ˈnɪr] PREP

1. near (in space):

near place, person, object

près de

near here/there

près d'ici/de là

don't go near the fire

ne t'approche pas trop du feu

don't come near me

ne t'approche pas de moi

2. near (in time):

nearer the time

quand la date approchera

it's getting near Christmas

Noël approche

on or near the 12th

autour du 12

their anniversary is near ours

leur anniversaire de mariage est à quelques jours du nôtre

nearer 40 than 30

plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30

3. near (in degree):

near

proche de

nearer the truth

plus proche de la vérité

nearer this colour than that

plus proche de cette couleur-ci que de celle-là

nearer what I'm looking for

plus proche de ce que je cherche

near the beginning/end of the article

presque au début/à la fin de l'article

near the climax of the play

à l'approche du point culminant de la pièce

I'm no nearer (finding) a solution than I was yesterday

je n'ai pas plus de solution que je n'en avais hier

he's no nearer (making) a decision

il n'est pas plus décidé

she's nowhere near finishing

elle est loin d'avoir fini

£400? it cost nearer £600

400 livres? je dirais plutôt 600

nobody comes anywhere near her fig

personne ne lui arrive à la cheville

IV.near to PREP

1. near to (in space):

near to place, person, object

près de

near to where

près de l'endroit où

nearer to

plus près de

how near are we to Dijon?

à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon?

2. near to (on point of):

near to tears, hysteria, collapse

au bord de

to be near to doing

être sur le point de faire

how near are you to completing…?

est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…?

3. near to (in degree):

to come nearest to ideal, conception

s'approcher le plus de

to come near to doing

faillir faire

he came near to giving up

il a failli abandonner

V.near [ingl brit nɪə, ingl am ˈnɪr] AGG

1. near (close in distance, time):

near

proche

the nearest tree

l'arbre le plus proche

our nearest neighbours

nos voisins les plus proches

in the near future

dans un avenir proche

2. near (in degree):

in the near darkness

dans la pénombre

he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got

c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés

it's the nearest thing (to article, colour required)

c'est ça le plus approchant

to calculate sth to the near whole number MAT

arrondir un résultat

3. near (short):

the nearest route

le chemin le plus court

VI.near+ COMP

near+

presque

a near-catastrophic blunder

une gaffe presque catastrophique

a near-perfect exam paper

un examen presque parfait or proche de la perfection

VII.near [ingl brit nɪə, ingl am ˈnɪr] VB vb trans

1. near (draw close to):

near place

approcher de

as we neared the city/the harbour

comme nous approchions de la ville/du port

2. near fig peak, record high:

near

approcher de

to near the end of season, term

approcher de la fin de

to near the end of one's life lett, fig

approcher de sa fin

to near completion project, book:

toucher à sa fin

to near retirement

partir bientôt à la retraite

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remarkably enough

aussi étonnant que cela paraisse

astonishingly (enough), they won!

chose extraordinaire, ils ont gagné!

oddly enough…

chose curieuse…

Traduzioni di enough nel dizionario francese»inglese

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basta!

that's enough!

je commence à en avoir plus que marre de ce boulot

I've had just about enough of this job

y en a marre

enough's enough

curieusement

curiously enough, oddly enough

curieusement, on m'a laissé entrer

curiously ou oddly enough, I was let in

suffisamment

enough

suffisamment fort/intelligent/riche

strong/intelligent/rich enough

suffisamment intelligent pour

intelligent enough to

nous avons suffisamment marché/mangé

we've walked/eaten enough

il y a suffisamment à manger pour tout le monde

there's enough food for everyone

pièce suffisamment chauffée/éclairée

room that is warm/light enough

il n'a pas suffisamment d'argent/de temps libre pour faire

he doesn't have enough money/free time to do

tu n'es pas suffisamment couvert pour sortir par ce froid!

you're not wrapped up well enough to go out in this cold!

j'ai suffisamment de problèmes sans que tu m'en crées de nouveaux

I've got enough problems without you making more for me

enough nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di enough nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.enough [ɪˈnʌf] AVV

enough

suffisamment

is this hot enough?

est-ce assez chaud?

it's true enough

ce n'est que trop vrai

funnily/curiously enough, I ...

le plus drôle/curieux, c'est que ...

II.enough [ɪˈnʌf] AGG

enough

suffisant

enough eggs/water

assez d'œufs/d'eau

that's enough crying

ça suffit de pleurer

III.enough [ɪˈnʌf] PRON

I know enough about it

j'en sais assez

I've had enough to eat

ça me suffit

I've had enough when angry

j'en ai marre

that should be enough

cela suffira

that's enough!

ça suffit!

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strangely enough

chose f étrange

oddly enough

bizarrement

Traduzioni di enough nel dizionario francese»inglese

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suffisamment grand

big enough

suffisamment affranchie

with enough stamps

suffisamment de temps/livres

enough time/books

suffisamment à boire

enough to drink

c'est pas compliqué colloq

it's easy enough

suffisant(e) nombre, techniques

enough

une place suffisante

enough room

ne pas être suffisant

not to be enough

assez

enough

il y a assez de place

there is enough room

être assez riche

to be rich enough

assez parlé!

enough talking!

c'est assez

it's enough [or sufficient]

assez!

enough!

c'(en) est assez!

that's (quite) enough!

en avoir plus qu'assez de qn/qc

to have more than enough of sb/sth

j'en ai assez de toi/de tes bêtises!

I've had enough of you/your stupidity!

avoir l'obligeance de +infin

to be kind enough to +infin

être amplement suffisant

to be more than enough

c'est râlant colloq

it's enough to drive you mad

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he's angry enough as it is

il est déjà assez furieux comme ça

you were unlucky enough to fall ill

tu as eu la malchance de tomber malade

too many chiefs and not enough Indians prov

trop de dirigeants et pas assez d'exécutants

to be nowhere near good enough

être en dessous de tout travail, comportement

there's enough for a whole army

il y en a pour tout un régiment colloq

I've had enough of you/your stupidity!

j'en ai assez de toi/de tes bêtises!

to have barely enough to live on

avoir un minimum vital

he was kind enough to see us

il a bien voulu nous recevoir

to be simple enough to believe sth

avoir la simplicité de croire qc

there's not enough action in this film

ce film manque d'action

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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These negatives can be used to contact print, or in some cases if the negative is made large enough (about 4x5) they can be enlarged.

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This worries him enough to spend a lot of company resources on hiring experts, including statisticians.

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This means that pulpwood thrown too far, not far enough, or not between the stakes is not counted.

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They are overlooking whether it is prudish or not conservative enough.

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He lingered for nearly a month, living long enough to hear of his promotion to the rank of major-general for distinguished service in the field.

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At an average rate of 175 words a minute, he turned out 63,000 words a day, enough to fill 52 columns of a newspaper.

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However, the simulations should be long enough to be relevant to the time scales of the natural processes being studied.

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The master did not resist, although he had enough men to put up a fight.

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I am so grateful that they thought it important enough to save the little we still have.

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The contestant must stay on the board long enough to jump off it to a platform at the end.

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