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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] N

1. worry (anxiety):

worry U
soucis (about, over à propos de)
her disappearance caused him a lot of worry
sa disparition lui a causé beaucoup de soucis

2. worry (problem):

worry
souci m (about, over au sujet de)
to have financial worries
avoir des soucis financiers
that's the least of my worries
c'est le dernier de mes soucis
my only/main worry is that …
mon seul/principal souci est que …
he's a worry to his parents
il cause des soucis à ses parents

II. worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB trans

1. worry (concern) fact, rumour:

worry person
inquiéter
I worry that …
j'ai peur que …
+ subj it worries me that …
ça m'inquiète que …
+ subj it worried him that he couldn't find the keys
ça l'a inquiété de ne pas trouver les clés

2. worry (alarm):

worry person
tracasser
I don't want to worry you, but
je ne veux pas vous tracasser, mais

3. worry (bother):

worry person
ennuyer
would it worry you if I opened the window?
est-ce que ça vous ennuie que j'ouvre la fenêtre?

4. worry (chase) dog:

worry sheep
harceler

5. worry (toss about):

worry cat, dog:
secouer [qc] entre les dents

III. worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB intr (be anxious)

worry
s'inquiéter
to worry about or over sth/sb
s'inquiéter or se faire du souci pour qc/qn
to worry about doing
avoir peur de faire
I worry for his sanity sometimes
je me fais parfois du souci pour sa santé mentale
there's nothing to worry about
il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter
not to worry, I'll get a taxi
ne t'inquiète pas, je vais appeler un taxi
don't worry about me, I'm OK
ne t'inquiète pas pour moi, je vais bien
he'll be punished, don't you worry!
il sera puni, tu peux en être sûr!
he said it's nothing to worry about
il a dit qu'il n'y avait là rien d'inquiétant

IV. to worry oneself VB refl

to worry oneself refl:

to worry oneself
s'inquiéter
to worry oneself
se faire du souci (about sb au sujet de qn, about sth à propos de qc)
to worry oneself sick over sth
se ronger les sangs au sujet de qc

V. worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri]

no worries
pas de soucis

worry line N

worry line
ride f (causée par les soucis)

I. worry at VB [Brit ˈwʌri -, Am ˈwəri -] (worry at [sth]) lit

worry at dog: toy
secouer [qc] entre les dents
worry at fig person: problem
retourner [qc] dans tous les sens

worry beads N npl

worry beads
chapelet m antistress
to unburden oneself of worries, secret
confier
to be assailed by worries/by doubts/by questions
être assailli par les soucis/par le doute/de questions
needlessly worry, suffer, die
inutilement, pour rien
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French
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tracas
worries pl
se faire du tracas pour ou au sujet de qn/qc
to worry about sb/sth
biler
to worry, to fret (pour qc about qc)
se faire du mouron inf
to worry

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. worry [ˈwʌrɪ, Am ˈwɜ:r-] N

worry <-ies> (concern):

worry
souci m
to have a worry about sth
se faire du souci à propos de qc
he's a big worry
il me cause des soucis

Phrases:

not to have a worry in the world
ne pas avoir le moindre souci

II. worry <-ie-, -ing> [ˈwʌrɪ, Am ˈwɜ:r-] VB trans

1. worry (preoccupy, concern):

worry
inquiéter
it worries me that she can't sleep
cela m'inquiète qu'il ne puisse pas dormir

2. worry (shake around):

to worry sth
jouer avec qc

3. worry (pursue and scare):

worry
attaquer

Phrases:

don't you worry your pretty little head iron hum inf
ne te tracasse pas la tête

III. worry <-ie-, -ing> [ˈwʌrɪ, Am ˈwɜ:r-] VB intr (be concerned)

to worry about sth
s'inquiéter pour qc
there's nothing to worry about
il n'y a pas de quoi s'inquiéter
not to worry inf
ce n'est pas grave
melt away worries, people
disparaître
beset by worries
accablé de soucis
French
French
English
English
tracas
worry
se faire du tracas
to worry
tintouin
worry
anxiété
worry
préoccupation
worry
tracasser
to worry
se tracasser pour qn/qc
to worry about sb/sth
ses soucis l'ont beaucoup amaigri
his worries have left him a lot thinner
tarabuster qn choses
to worry sb
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
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I. worry [ˈwɜr·i] N

worry <-ies> (concern):

worry
souci m
he's a big worry
il me cause des soucis

Phrases:

not to have a worry in the world
ne pas avoir le moindre souci

II. worry <-ie-, -ing> [ˈwɜr·i] VB trans

1. worry (preoccupy, concern):

worry
inquiéter
it worries me that she can't sleep
cela m'inquiète qu'elle ne puisse pas dormir

2. worry (pursue and scare):

worry
attaquer

Phrases:

don't you worry your pretty little head iron hum inf
ne te tracasse pas la tête

III. worry <-ie-, -ing> [ˈwɜr·i] VB intr (be concerned)

to worry about sth
s'inquiéter pour qc
there's nothing to worry about
il n'y a pas de quoi s'inquiéter
not to worry inf
ce n'est pas grave
melt away worries, people
disparaître
beset by worries
accablé de soucis
unnecessarily worry
inutilement
French
French
English
English
tracas
worry
se faire du tracas
to worry
anxiété
worry
tintouin
worry
préoccupation
worry
tracasser
to worry
se tracasser pour qn/qc
to worry about sb/sth
se faire de la bile
to worry
Present
Iworry
youworry
he/she/itworries
weworry
youworry
theyworry
Past
Iworried
youworried
he/she/itworried
weworried
youworried
theyworried
Present Perfect
Ihaveworried
youhaveworried
he/she/ithasworried
wehaveworried
youhaveworried
theyhaveworried
Past Perfect
Ihadworried
youhadworried
he/she/ithadworried
wehadworried
youhadworried
theyhadworried
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