any more

plus

Dans les phrases négatives et les questions, indique qu’une chose a cessé ou demande si elle continue.

En anglais simple : Used in negative sentences and questions to say something has stopped or might have stopped.

• I do not need it any more.
• She does not live here any more.
• Do they sell those cakes any more?

Comment l'utiliser : not + verb + any more (I do not eat meat any more.); question + any more (Do you see your old classmates any more?)

Synonymes : any longer

Expressions courantes : not work any more, not live any more

davantage, plus

Dans les questions et les négations, sert à demander ou nier une quantité ou une intensité plus grande.

En anglais simple : Used in questions or negatives to ask about or deny a greater amount or degree.

• Is this chair any more comfortable?
• I do not trust him any more than you do.
• The new version was not any more useful.

Comment l'utiliser : not + verb + any more than… (I do not like rain any more than you do.); any more + adjective (Is this route any more convenient?)

Expressions courantes : any more than someone, any more expensive

encore, à ce stade

Dans une question agacée, souligne qu’on ne comprend pas pourquoi une chose compte ou continue encore.

En anglais simple : Used in frustrated questions about why something still matters or continues now.

• What is the point any more?
• Why are we even trying any more?
• With everything broken, what can we trust any more?

Synonymes : at this point, by now

Expressions courantes : why bother any more, what matters any more

maintenant, de nos jours

Dans certaines régions, signifie maintenant ou de nos jours, même dans une phrase affirmative.

En anglais simple : Used in some regions to mean now or nowadays, including in positive sentences.

• We shop online any more.
• She mostly works from home any more.
• Gas costs so much any more.

Synonymes : nowadays, these days, now

Expressions courantes : work remotely any more, eat locally any more