lot

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A large quantity or number; a great deal.
2. A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.
3. One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
4. (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
6. That which happens without human design or forethought.
7. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
8. The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
9. A prize in a lottery.
10. Allotment; lottery.
11. (definite) All members of a set; everything.
12. (historical) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

Verb

1. (dated, transitive) To allot; to sort; to apportion.
2. (US, dated, informal) To count or reckon (on or upon).

Concepts

destin

lot

sort

parcelle

groupe

bande

destinée

ensemble

masse

terrain

cercle

⭕

quantité

diviseur

fatalité

foule

hasard

montagne

⛰️

nombre

🔢

propriété

région

tas

tirage

fortune

lopin de terre

plein de

tapée

part

lotterie

partie

à fond

amas

au maximum

beaucoup

bien

👍

chance

🎲

chantier

dessiner

dispenser

distribuer

Synonymes

fate

destiny

fortune

portion

plot

batch

parcel

share

much

many

plenty

luck

🍀

part

site

mass

allotment

deal

allot

land

heap

set

crowd

caboodle

distribute

great deal

draw

pile

plot of land

chance

🎲

cast

mess

area

bunch

shell out

pot

raft

group

consignment

hatful

sight

passel

multitude

mint

allowance

mountain

⛰️

doom

dispense

good deal

dish out

deal out

Traductions

Los

Schicksal

destino

destino

sorte

destino

fato

lot

sorte

suerte

🍀

destí

Menge

μοίρα

Parzelle

قدر

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/lɒt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: lot

Hérité de ancien anglais: hlot

Appartenant à frison septentrional: lod

Appartenant à saterlandais: Lot

Appartenant à frison occidental: lot

Appartenant à néerlandais: lot

Appartenant à français: lot

Appartenant à moyen haut-allemand: luz

Appartenant à allemand: Los

In summary

From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlut, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.
Cognate with North Frisian lod, Saterland Frisian Lot, West Frisian lot, Dutch lot, French lot, German Low German Lott, Middle High German luz. Doublet of lotto. Related also to German Los.

Phrases

Okay , there is not a lot to do at the moment .

D'accord, il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour le moment.

That guy over there likes to drink a lot , talk a lot , but do nothing .

Ce gars là-bas aime beaucoup boire, parler beaucoup, mais ne rien faire.

Before you meet the handsome prince you have to kiss a lot of toads .

Avant de rencontrer le beau prince, vous devez embrasser beaucoup de crapauds.

I learned a lot by studying piano books that had chord charts .

J'ai beaucoup appris en étudiant des livres de piano qui avaient des graphiques d'accords.

That's a lot of gold .

C'est beaucoup d'or.

Those make it very cost intensive for a lot of families to settle in Enghien.

Ceux-ci font en sorte que beaucoup de familles soient très coûteuses pour s'installer à Enghien.