songer

songer [sɔ̃ʒe]

➭ TABLE 3 indirect transitive verb

• songer à ( = considérer) to think about

• songer à se marier or au mariage to think of getting married

• j'y ai sérieusement songé I gave it some serious thought

• songez-y think it over

• quand on songe à tout ce gaspillage when you think of all this waste

• inutile d'y songer it's no use thinking about it

• vous n'y songez pas ! you must be joking!

► songer que ... to reflect that ...

• ils pourraient refuser, songeait-il they could refuse, he reflected

• songez que cela peut être très dangereux remember that it can be very dangerous

• songez donc ! just imagine!

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sɔ̃ʒe
1.

songer à verbe transitif indirect

songer à quelque chose/quelqu'un — to think of something/somebody

songer à faire — to think of doing

songer que — to think that

quand on or si l'on y songe — when you come to think of it

il songe à changer de métier — he's contemplating a change of job

tu n'y songes pas! — you can't be serious!

songez-y — (n'oubliez pas) bear it in mind; (réfléchissez) think about it

je n'y avais même pas songé — it hadn't even occurred to me

songe à ton avenir — think of ou consider your future

je songeais à lui pour ce poste — I was considering him for the post

2.

(dated) verbe intransitif liter to daydream

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sɔ̃ʒe

1. vi

songer à (= penser à) — to think about, (= envisager) to think of, to consider

2. vt

songer que — to remember

Songe que le succès ne durera pas toujours. — Remember, success doesn't last for ever.

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songer verb table: manger

A songer à vtr ind songer à qch/qn to think of sth/sb; songer à faire to think of doing; songer que to think that; si l'on songe que if one thinks that; quand on or si l'on y songe when you come to think of it; tant que j'y songe while I'm thinking of it; quand j'y songe when I think of it; il songe à changer de métier he's thinking of changing jobs, he's contemplating a change of job; songe qu'il ne te reste qu'un mois pour finir remember that you've only got a month left to finish; tu n'y songes pas! you can't be serious!; songez-y (n'oubliez pas) bear it in mind; (réfléchissez) think about it; je n'y avais même pas songé it hadn't even occurred to me; songe à ta réputation/ton avenir think of ou consider your reputation/your future; songe aux conséquences /à ce que tu leur dois think of ou consider the consequences/how much you owe them; songe à ta famille avant d'accepter cette offre think of ou consider your family before you accept this offer; je songeais à lui pour ce poste I was thinking of ou considering him for the post.

B †vi liter to daydream.

[sɔ̃ʒe] (soutenu) verbe transitif

to muse, to reflect, to think

comment aurais-je pu songer qu'ils nous trahiraient? how could I have imagined that they'd betray us?

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[sɔ̃ʒe] (soutenu) verbe intransitif

[rêver] to dream

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songer à verbe plus préposition

(soutenu)

1. [penser à] to think about (inseparable)

[en se souvenant] to muse over (inseparable), to think back to

2. [prendre en considération - carrière, personne] to think of (inseparable), to have regard for

songe un peu plus aux autres! be a bit more considerate (of others)!

3. [envisager] to contemplate, to think of (inseparable)

voyons, vous n'y songez pas! come now, you can't mean it ou be serious!

il songe sérieusement à se remarier he's seriously considering ou contemplating remarriage

4. [s'occuper de] to remember

as-tu songé aux réservations? did you remember to make reservations?

5. [réfléchir à - offre, suggestion] to think over (separable), to consider