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grammaire anglaise > GV > auxiliaires > modaux
may, might, can, could > sens et valeurs > pouvoir
may / mighthypothèse > énonciation première
mightprésupposition
cancapacité / compétence / couldhypothèse / présupposition / possibilité
The Guardian Rise p. 5 4 Fébruary 2006
Cette publicité comprend quatre occurrences de can :
1 Valeur de potentiel, capacité, compétence (présent) : I can oversee.
2 - 3 - 4 Valeur hypothétique (conditionnel en français) : but I couldn't manage - If you think you could - Could you?
The Guardian Society p. 8 10 December 2008 http://digital.guardian.co.uk/guardian/2008/12/10/pdfs/gdn_081210_so1_8_21413445.pdf
The Guardian p. 11 15 February 2007
Rex Morgan Woody Wilson and Graham Nolan Created in 1948 by Nicholas P. Dallis 20.5.2005 http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/rmorgan/about.htm
It
might have seemed
unlikely that Mr. Mohsen, the founder of a San Jose company called Aptix
Corporation, would try to hire a hit man to kill a federal judge who presided
over a patent-infringement case. But, as a result of that civil case, Mr. Mohsen
was in jail facing multiple charges of conspiracy to commit perjury and obstruct
justice. And, according to the government, he did indeed solicit a fellow inmate
to kill the judge - although he quibbled at the asking price of $25,000, saying
he considered $10,000 more reasonable.
In Courts, Threats Become
Alarming Fact of Life, NYT, 20.3.2005,
Scouring the internet may not sound [ première étape discursive ] as romantic as wooing your future partner with candleligh and champagne but it could be [ reprise de may en could > hypothèse présupposante ] much more effective, research suggests. As a result, many couples sitting down tonight to enjoy Valentine's night might well have met [ renforcement de la présupposition, par might et well ] in cyberspace.
Forget
champagne, online chat is the way to woo, G, first §§, 14.2.2005,
Dear X, think I'va attatched (sic) them properly this time. If not, it is 4.00 for airmail, or 15.00 for a courier services (that is insured). You can email me back [ can : présupposition ], and I can place the order - or alternatively you may place it over the Foyles website [ may : choix ouvert, latitude laissée au co-énonciateur ]. Unfortunately I can't find a Penguin edition, but there is this one, that I think is most similar :
Series: Oxford Bookworms Library, Stage 1
plus the postal rate you wish to choose. Y Customer services Email, 16.2.2005.
The cleaning in this hospital isn't all it might be
Private Eye added 25.7.2005
Voir aussi > Anglonautes > Grammaire anglaise > Niveau avancé
Reprise de may par could / might
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