{"id":8771,"date":"2018-03-19T10:19:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T09:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilingueanglais.com\/blog\/?p=8771"},"modified":"2026-08-15T16:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T14:51:17","slug":"les-contractions-anglaises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilingueanglais.com\/blog\/8771\/les-contractions-anglaises\/","title":{"rendered":"Les contractions anglaises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Les <strong>contractions anglaises<\/strong> sont indispensables pour comprendre l'anglais parl\u00e9. Elles sont <strong><em>utilis\u00e9es par tout le monde<\/em><\/strong> \u00e0 l'oral, m\u00eame si elles ne s'\u00e9crivent pas toujours !<\/p>\n<p>Vous devez, <strong>vous aussi<\/strong>, utiliser ces contractions. Sinon quelque chose sonnera tr\u00e8s faux dans votre mani\u00e8re de parler anglais.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quand utiliser les contractions en anglais\u00a0?<\/strong> On peut distinguer <strong>trois niveaux de (d\u00e9)contraction :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>La forme compl\u00e8te<\/strong> (formelle).\n<ul>\n<li>Exemple : <strong><a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-INTRO-1\"><span lang=\"en\">I have got to go.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Recommand\u00e9e \u00e0 l'\u00e9crit ;<\/li>\n<li>Employ\u00e9e a l'oral lorsque l'on d\u00e9sire (sur-)articuler ou insister.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><strong>Les formes contract\u00e9es<\/strong> (neutres).\n<ul>\n<li>Exemple : <strong><a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-INTRO-2\"><span lang=\"en\">I've got to go.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A \u00e9viter \u00e0 l'\u00e9crit dans un contexte tr\u00e8s formel (rapport, examen, etc.) ;<\/li>\n<li>OK partout ailleurs, y compris pour les e-mails.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><strong>La prononciation d\u00e9tendue<\/strong> (informelle).\n<ul>\n<li>Exemple : <strong><a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-INTRO-3\"><span lang=\"en\">I gotta go.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A \u00e9viter \u00e0 l'\u00e9crit, sauf t'chat-rooms et SMS ;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>C'est la prononciation courante et naturelle.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>L'orthographe (non-standard) refl\u00e8te la prononciation.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Je paris que vous n'avez jamais entendu parler de la <strong>prononciation d\u00e9tendue<\/strong> et, <strong>si vous avez du mal avec <a href=\"\/blog\/552\/comment-comprendre-anglais-parle\/\">l'anglais oral<\/a><\/strong>, \u00e7a explique beaucoup !<\/p>\n<p><strong>Si vous utilisez tout le temps la forme compl\u00e8te,<\/strong> c'est juste vraiment bizarre et pas naturel. Cela donnera l'impression que vous parlez avec un balai dans les fesses. Plus g\u00eanant encore, cela donnera l'impression que vous ne ma\u00eetrisez pas l'anglais parce que vous sur-ar-ti-cu-lez !<\/p>\n<p>Faisons enfin le tri dans tout \u00e7a, r\u00e9-apprenons \u00e0 parler anglais <i class=\"fa fa-smile-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>(Pour les \u00e9tudiants en anglais, les noms anglais de ces formes : forme compl\u00e8te = <span lang=\"en\">full form<\/span> ; forme contract\u00e9e = <span lang=\"en\">contraction<\/span> ; prononciation d\u00e9tendue = <span lang=\"en\">relaxed pronunciation<\/span> ou <span lang=\"en\">reduced speech<\/span>).<\/p>\n<h1\n  id=\"Contractions\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#Contractions\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>Contractions<\/h1>\n<p>Commen\u00e7ons par <strong>les contractions des verbes anglais<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A gauche, la forme compl\u00e8te que vous avez apprise \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole et qui ne se dit que rarement. A droite, la forme contract\u00e9e qui se dit le plus souvent.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"be\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#be\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>be<\/h2>\n<p>Les contractions du verbe <em>be<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>To be<\/em>, affirmations\u00a0:\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I am home!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-01\"><span lang=\"en\">I'm home!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You are right.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-02\"><span lang=\"en\">You're right.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">He is happy.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-03\"><span lang=\"en\">He's happy.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">She is nice.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-04\"><span lang=\"en\">She's nice.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">It is sunny today.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-05\"><span lang=\"en\">It's sunny today.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">That is what she said!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-06\"><span lang=\"en\">That's what she said!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">There is a lot of people.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-07\"><span lang=\"en\">There's a lot of people.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">We are on our way.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-08\"><span lang=\"en\">We're on our way.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">They are insane.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-09\"><span lang=\"en\">They're insane!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Questions\u00a0:\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Who is calling?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-10\"><span lang=\"en\">Who's calling?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">What is going on?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-11\"><span lang=\"en\">What's going on?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Where is Waldo?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-12\"><span lang=\"en\">Where's Waldo?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">How is it going<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-13\"><span lang=\"en\">How's it going?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><em>To be<\/em>, n\u00e9gations\u00a0:\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I am not home.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-14\"><span lang=\"en\">I'm not home.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You are not right.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-15\"><span lang=\"en\">You're not right.<\/span><\/a> ou <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-15-BIS\"><span lang=\"en\">You aren't right.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">He is not happy.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-16\"><span lang=\"en\">He's not happy.<\/span><\/a> ou <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BE-16-BIS\"><span lang=\"en\">He isn't happy.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La contraction du verbe <span lang=\"en\">to be<\/span> a donc trois formes affirmatives (<span lang=\"en\">'m<\/span>, <span lang=\"en\">'re<\/span> et <span lang=\"en\">'s<\/span>) et 3-5 formes n\u00e9gatives (<span lang=\"en\">'m not<\/span>, <span lang=\"en\">'re not<\/span> ou <span lang=\"en\">aren't<\/span>, <span lang=\"en\">'s not<\/span> ou <span lang=\"en\">isn't<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>Il y a aussi <a href=\"#ain8217t\">ain't<\/a>, une contraction anglaise un peu particuli\u00e8re que nous verrons plus bas.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"can\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#can\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>can<\/h2>\n<p>La contraction du verbe <em>can<\/em>, \u00e0 la forme n\u00e9gative, est <em>can't<\/em>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I cannot help it.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-CAN\"><span lang=\"en\">I can't help it.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">can't<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">can not<\/span> ou <span lang=\"en\">cannot<\/span>. Notez que c'est bien <span lang=\"en\">can't<\/span> (avec une apostrophe), *<span lang=\"en\">cant<\/span> est incorrect.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"do\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#do\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>do<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I did not do it!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-DO-1\"><span lang=\"en\">I didn't do it!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">He does not know.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-DO-2\"><span lang=\"en\">He doesn't know!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">We do not go there anymore.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-DO-3\"><span lang=\"en\">We don't go there anymore.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">don't<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">do not<\/span> ; <span lang=\"en\">doesn't<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">does not<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"let\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#let\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>let<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Let us go!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-LET\"><span lang=\"en\">Let's go!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Let's<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">let us<\/span>. Personne ne dit <span lang=\"en\">let us go<\/span>, tout le monde dit <span lang=\"en\">let's go<\/span>. A tel point que, souvent, les anglophones eux-m\u00eames ne connaissent pas la forme compl\u00e8te.<\/p>\n<p>Enfin, remarquez que <span lang=\"en\">let's\u2026<\/span> est utilis\u00e9 en r\u00e9ponse aux questions avec le <a href=\"\/blog\/2789\/les-modaux-en-anglais\/#Suggestion\">verbe modal <em>shall<\/em><\/a>. Exemple : <span lang=\"en\">\u2013 Shall we go?  \u2013 Yes, let's go!<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"have\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#have\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>have<\/h2>\n<p>Les contractions du verbe <em>have<\/em>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>To have<\/em>, affirmations\u00a0:\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I have been waiting for ages!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-01\"><span lang=\"en\">I've been waiting for ages!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Look what you have done!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-02\"><span lang=\"en\">Look what you've done!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">He has hired some help.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-03\"><span lang=\"en\">He's hired some help.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">She has found a new job.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-04\"><span lang=\"en\">She's found a new job.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">It has been a long day!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-05\"><span lang=\"en\">It's been a long day.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">That has been broken for a while.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-06\"><span lang=\"en\">That's been broken for a while.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">There has been a lot of talk about it.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-07\"><span lang=\"en\">There's been a lot of talk about it.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I had been through a lot.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-08\"><span lang=\"en\">I'd been through a lot.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Questions\u00a0:\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">What has happened?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-09\"><span lang=\"en\">What's happened?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Who has been there?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-10\"><span lang=\"en\">Who's been there?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><em>To have<\/em>, n\u00e9gations\u00a0:\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I have not thought about it.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-11\"><span lang=\"en\">I haven't thought about it.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">He has not responded yet.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-12\"><span lang=\"en\">He hasn't responded yet.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I had not thought about it that way.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-HAVE-13\"><span lang=\"en\">I hadn't thought about it that way.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- Consider:\n- Who's taken over your job?\n- Where has he been?\n- How has it affected you?\nBut they're more like exceptions and not good examples of contractions. i.e.: rare contractions, while here I try to teach the general rule.\n-->\n<p>Pour r\u00e9sumer :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sur les formes affirmatives :\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I've<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">I have<\/span>, <span lang=\"en\">you've<\/span> de <span lang=\"en\">you have<\/span>, <span lang=\"en\">he's<\/span> de <span lang=\"en\">he has<\/span>, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attention !<\/strong> Selon le contexte, <span lang=\"en\">he's<\/span> peut \u00eatre la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">he has<\/span> (ex.: <span lang=\"en\">he's done something<\/span>) ou de <span lang=\"en\">he is<\/span> (ex.: <span lang=\"en\">he's right!<\/span>).<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I'd<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">I had<\/span>, <span lang=\"en\">you'd<\/span> de <span lang=\"en\">you had, \u001fhe'd<\/span> de <span lang=\"en\">he had<\/span>, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attention\u00a0!<\/strong> Selon le contexte, <span lang=\"en\">'d<\/span> peut \u00eatre la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">had<\/span> (ex.: <span lang=\"en\">he'd done something<\/span>) ou de <span lang=\"en\">would<\/span> (ex.: <span lang=\"en\">he'd do it!<\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Sur les formes n\u00e9gatives :\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">haven't<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">have not<\/span>, <span lang=\"en\">hasn't<\/span> de <span lang=\"en\">has not<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">hadn't<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">had not<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contractions anglaises ou pas, l'utilisation du verbe <span lang=\"en\">have<\/span> est souvent un point de grammaire qui pose des difficult\u00e9s aux francophones. Cela se r\u00e9sout assez facilement une fois que vous comprenez qu'il existe des <strong>aspects<\/strong> en anglais et non pas juste des temps. Voyez <a href=\"\/blog\/2511\/les-temps-en-anglais\/\">comment utiliser les temps en anglais<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"should\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#should\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>should<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You should not smoke.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-SHOULD-1\"><span lang=\"en\">You shouldn't smoke.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Should you not say something?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-SHOULD-2\"><span lang=\"en\">Shouldn't you say something?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You should have seen the look on her face!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-SHOULD-3\"><span lang=\"en\">You should've seen the look on her face!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You should not have done that<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-SHOULD-4\"><span lang=\"en\">You shouldn't have done that<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">shouldn't<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">should not<\/span> ; <span lang=\"en\">should've<\/span> de <span lang=\"en\">should have<\/span>. (Nous verrons aussi <a href=\"#shoulda\">shoulda<\/a> plus bas).<\/p>\n<p>Pour la diff\u00e9rence entre <em>should<\/em> et <em>must<\/em>, voir <a href=\"\/blog\/2789\/les-modaux-en-anglais\/\">les modaux en anglais<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"will\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#will\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>will<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I will do it.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WILL-1\"><span lang=\"en\">I'll do it.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">He will not do it.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WILL-2\"><span lang=\"en\">He won't do it.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">won't<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">will not<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Pour la diff\u00e9rence entre <em>will<\/em> et <em>would<\/em>, voir l\u00e0 aussi <a href=\"\/blog\/2789\/les-modaux-en-anglais\/\">les modaux en anglais<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"would\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#would\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>would<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I would be happy to do it.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WOULD-1\"><span lang=\"en\">I'd be happy to do it.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I would think so.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WOULD-2\"><span lang=\"en\">I'd think so.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I would not mind.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WOULD-3\"><span lang=\"en\">I wouldn't mind.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">He would come.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WOULD-4\"><span lang=\"en\">He'd come.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">wouldn't<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">would not<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention !<\/strong> Selon le contexte, <span lang=\"en\">'d<\/span> est la contraction du verbe <em>have<\/em> ou de l'auxiliaire <em>would<\/em>. Comparez : <span lang=\"en\">I'd be happy to do it<\/span> (would) et <span lang=\"en\">I'd been through a lot<\/span> (had).<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"aint\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#aint\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>ain't<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A l'origine, <a href=\"\/blog\/2356\/aint\/\"><span lang=\"en\">ain't<\/span><\/a> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">am not<\/span>.<\/strong> Cela r\u00e9pond \u00e0 un manque dans les formes contract\u00e9es n\u00e9gatives :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You are not \u2192 You aren't<\/span>. <span lang=\"en\">He is not \u2192 He isn't<\/span>. <span lang=\"en\">We are not \u2192 We aren't<\/span>. <span lang=\"en\">They are not \u2192 They aren't<\/span>.  <span lang=\"en\">I am not \u2192 ???<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I am not<\/span> \u2192 <span lang=\"en\">I ain't<\/span>.\n<ul>\n<li>Exemple : <span lang=\"en\">I am not going to the movies.<\/span> \u21d2 <span lang=\"en\">I'm not going to the movies.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-AINT\"><span lang=\"en\">I ain't going to the movies.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>C'est une forme assez ancienne mais sujette \u00e0 d\u00e9bat aujourd'hui car <strong><span lang=\"en\">ain't<\/span> est utilis\u00e9e, principalement, par les couches non \u00e9duqu\u00e9es de la population<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Par extension, <em>ain't<\/em> est utilis\u00e9 \u00e0 la place d'autres contractions ou personnes :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">He ain't coming (He is not coming). We ain't going (We are not going). They ain't saying (They are not saying.)<\/span> Tous consid\u00e9r\u00e9s non-standards.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">She ain't got no idea (She has no idea.)<\/span> Remarquez la double n\u00e9gation, incorrecte.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Au final, <em>ain't<\/em> est une contraction anglaise \u00e0 conna\u00eetre mais \u00e0 \u00e9viter. Le seul usage acceptable grammaticalement (mais pas pour tout le monde !) serait en remplacement de <span lang=\"en\">am\u00a0nnot<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Voyez l'article d\u00e9di\u00e9 : <a href=\"\/blog\/2356\/aint\/\"><em>ain't<\/em>, sa signification avec exemples et traductions et chansons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- WOULDDO: produce summary as infographic. Cf. `contractions - unique (in article).md` -->\n<h1\n  id=\"Prononciation_detendue\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#Prononciation_detendue\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>Prononciation d\u00e9tendue<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Qu'est-ce que la prononciation d\u00e9tendue<\/strong> (en anglais : <span lang=\"en\">relaxed pronunciation<\/span> \/ <span lang=\"en\">reduced speech<\/span>)\u00a0<strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La prononciation d\u00e9tendue, c'est <strong>la tendance qu'ont certaines langues \u00e0 comprimer des mots ensemble, en avalant certains sons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Cela existe aussi en fran\u00e7ais. Observez :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J'm'en fiche<\/li>\n<li>Shte raconte m\u00eame pas c'qui s'est pass\u00e9!<\/li>\n<li>Un p'tit oiseau m'a dit<\/li>\n<li>I' raconte plein d'b\u00eatises<\/li>\n<li>C'est not' pote<\/li>\n<li>Il est pas l\u00e0 [\u00ab n' \u00bb manquant]<\/li>\n<li>\u00c7a l'fait !<\/li>\n<li>C'est quoi c'bordel ?!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Le probl\u00e8me est que, m\u00eame si c'est tr\u00e8s fr\u00e9quent \u00e0 l'oral, \u00e7a ne se retrouve souvent pas \u00e0 l'\u00e9crit ! C'est g\u00eanant dans une culture et une \u00e9ducation du tout par le texte comme en France car \u00e7a ralentit l'apprentissage oral des langues \u00e9trang\u00e8res.<\/p>\n<p>Revenons-en \u00e0 l'anglais.<\/p>\n<p>L'anglais ne s'\u00e9crit pas comme il se prononce (rien de nouveau) mais, surtout :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Les sons aval\u00e9s \u00e0 l'oral ne sont (g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement) pas signal\u00e9s par <a href=\"\/blog\/rubriques\/orthographe-anglaise\/\">l'orthographe<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Si on veut, on peut modifier l'orthographe des mots pour refl\u00e9ter la prononciation r\u00e9elle.<\/strong> \u00c7a produit des contractions non-standards qui s'utilisent beaucoup dans des domaines populaires (Internet, <a href=\"\/blog\/4861\/langage-sms-anglais\/\">SMS<\/a>, <a href=\"\/blog\/8751\/apprendre-l-anglais-en-chanson\/\">chansons<\/a>).\n<ul>\n<li>Puisqu'elles collent \u00e0 la prononciation anglaise r\u00e9elle, ces contractions aident \u00e0 mieux prononcer !<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Voyons les mots les plus courants par ordre de fr\u00e9quence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note d'usage\u00a0:<\/strong> ces contractions sont courantes et habituelles \u00e0 l'oral, dans un contexte d\u00e9tendu. Pour un entretien d'embauche ou une situation plus s\u00e9rieuse, on les \u00e9vite parfois car on articule mieux qu'en temps normal.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"gonna\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#gonna\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>gonna<\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Gonna<\/span> ou <span lang=\"en\">going to<\/span>\u00a0? C'est du pareil au m\u00eame, c'est juste que <span lang=\"en\">gonna<\/span> est plus d\u00e9tendu\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I am going to take a cab.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-GONNA\"><span lang=\"en\">I'm gonna take a cab.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Que veut dire <span lang=\"en\">gonna<\/span> en anglais ? C'est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">going to<\/span> et \u00e7a sert \u00e0 dire ce que l'on pr\u00e9voit de faire. C'est donc aussi une autre mani\u00e8re d'exprimer le futur.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"gotta\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#gotta\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>gotta<\/h2>\n<p>Quand utiliser <span lang=\"en\">gotta<\/span>\u00a0? Partout o\u00f9 vous utiliseriez <span lang=\"en\">got to<\/span>. C'est pareil mais en plus d\u00e9tendu\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You have got to be kidding me!<\/span> \u21d2 <span lang=\"en\">You've got to be kidding me!<\/span> \u21d2 <span lang=\"en\">You've gotta be kidding me!<\/span> \u21d2  <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-GOTTA-1\"><span lang=\"en\">You gotta be kidding me!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I have (got) to admit, you were right.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-GOTTA-2\"><span lang=\"en\">I gotta admit, you were right.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">gotta<\/span> en anglais est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">got to<\/span> et <span lang=\"en\">have got to<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"wanna\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#wanna\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>wanna<\/h2>\n<p>Encore une fois, <span lang=\"en\">wanna<\/span> ou <span lang=\"en\">want to<\/span>, c'est pareil\u00a0; <span lang=\"en\">wanna<\/span> est juste la forme d\u00e9tendue\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I want to wake up in a city that does not sleep\u2026<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WANNA\"><span lang=\"en\">I wanna wake up in a city that doesn't sleep\u2026<\/span><\/a> (Sinatra)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La contraction <span lang=\"en\">wanna<\/span> est la forme abr\u00e9g\u00e9e de <span lang=\"en\">want to<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"cause\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#cause\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>'cause<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I did it because I wanted to.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-CAUSE\"><span lang=\"en\">I did it \u2018cause I wanted to.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2\n  id=\"em\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#em\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>'em<\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">'em<\/span> en anglais\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">What do I tell them?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-EM\"><span lang=\"en\">What do I tell \u2018em?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">'em<\/span> se retrouve aussi dans des genres de <a href=\"https:\/\/bilingueanglais.com\/blog\/56134\/apprendre-l-anglais-avec-les-jeux-video\/\">jeux vid\u00e9o<\/a>, comme les <span lang=\"en\">shoot \u2019em up<\/span> (jeux de tir) ou les <span lang=\"en\">beat \u2019em all<\/span> (jeux de baston).<\/p>\n<p>Lorsque <span lang=\"en\">them<\/span> n'est pas accentu\u00e9, on le dira tr\u00e8s souvent <span lang=\"en\">'em<\/span>, c'est donc une contraction anglaise \u00e0 conna\u00eetre.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"kinda\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#kinda\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>kinda<\/h2>\n<p>La signification de <span lang=\"en\">kinda<\/span> en anglais en anglais est toute simple, \u00e7a veut dire <span lang=\"en\">kind of<\/span>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I am kind of upset\u2026<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-KINDA\"><span lang=\"en\">I'm kinda upset\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">kinda<\/span> est donc la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">kind of<\/span>. La traduction de <span lang=\"en\">kinda<\/span> en anglais serait \u00ab genre \u00bb ou bien \u00ab plus ou moins \u00bb.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"bout\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#bout\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>'bout<\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">about<\/span>, contraction\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">What are you talking about?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-BOUT\"><span lang=\"en\">What you talkin\u2019 \u2018bout?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remarquez que <span lang=\"en\">talking<\/span> et <span lang=\"en\">about<\/span> se r\u00e9duisent tous les deux. C'est propre d'une articulation tr\u00e8s d\u00e9tendue, inarticul\u00e9e (et c'est courant). Notez aussi que l'on omettra souvent le <span lang=\"en\">are<\/span> (discut\u00e9 plus bas avec <a href=\"#whatcha\">whatcha<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"yall\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#yall\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>y'all<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Where are you all from?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-YALL\"><span lang=\"en\">Where y'all from?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La contraction <span lang=\"en\">y'all<\/span> est populaire dans le Sud des Etats-Unis. C'est souvent, aussi, utilis\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re humoristique pour faire un accent du Sud.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"gimme\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#gimme\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>gimme<\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Gimme<\/span> ou <span lang=\"en\">give me<\/span>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Give me, give me, give me a man after midnight.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-GIMME\"><span lang=\"en\">Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight.<\/span><\/a> (ABBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La contraction <span lang=\"en\">gimme<\/span> s'utilise en remplacement de <span lang=\"en\">give me<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"oughta\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#oughta\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>oughta<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I ought to do it! I would be ashamed not to.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-OUGHTA\"><span lang=\"en\">I oughta do it! I would be ashamed not to.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/2789\/les-modaux-en-anglais\/#Les_semi-modaux\">ought<\/a> a toujours un sens tr\u00e8s fort qui signifie un devoir ou une probabilit\u00e9 tr\u00e8s forte.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"sorta\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#sorta\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>sorta<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I sort of broke your T.V\u2026.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-SORTA\"><span lang=\"en\">I sorta broke your T.V\u2026.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">sorta<\/span> est un synonyme de <a href=\"#kinda\">kinda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"whatcha\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#whatcha\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>whatcha<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">What (are) you looking at, punk?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WHATCHA-1\"><span lang=\"en\">Whatcha lookin\u2019 at, punk?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">What (are) you doing?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WHATCHA-2\"><span lang=\"en\">Whatcha doin\u2019?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Qu'est-ce qu'il se passe ici ? Comment passe-t-on de <span lang=\"en\">What (are) you<\/span> \u00e0 <span lang=\"en\">\u001fWhatcha<\/span> ?<\/p>\n<p>Sur les questions, le <span lang=\"en\">are<\/span> de <span lang=\"en\">What are you<\/span> dispara\u00eet souvent \u00e0 l'oral. Ainsi, si un anglophone dit <span lang=\"en\">What you doing?<\/span> au lieu de <span lang=\"en\">What are you doing?<\/span> personne ne trouvera cela bizarre, c'est parfaitement naturel.<\/p>\n<p>Ensuite, lorsque <span lang=\"en\">What<\/span> et <span lang=\"en\">you<\/span> se lient, on a tendance \u00e0 les fusionner. Et, en plus, <span lang=\"en\">you<\/span>, tr\u00e8s souvent, se prononce <span lang=\"en\">ya<\/span> (tr\u00e8s central, tr\u00e8s peu articul\u00e9).<\/p>\n<p>Pour terminer, cette prononciation en <span lang=\"en\">whatya<\/span> \u00e0 tendance \u00e0 chuinter, ce qui donne <span lang=\"en\">whatcha<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Comparez au fran\u00e7ais : \u00ab Je te raconte \u00bb \u21d2 \u00ab J'te raconte \u00bb \u21d2 \u00ab\u00a0Shte raconte\u00a0\u00bb. Le ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne est tr\u00e8s similaire. \u00c7a se comprend facilement si vous \u00e9coutez l'anglais ; beaucoup plus difficile si vous ne faites que le lire.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"shoulda\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#shoulda\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>shoulda<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I should have told you, I am sorry.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-SHOULDA\"><span lang=\"en\">I shoulda told you, I'm sorry.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">shoulda<\/span> est tout simplement la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">should have<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"lotta\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#lotta\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>lotta<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">We got lots of food left.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-LOTTA-1\"><span lang=\"en\">We got lotta food left.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I have lots of homework to do.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-LOTTA-2\"><span lang=\"en\">I have lotsa homework to do.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On peut trouver <span lang=\"en\">lotta<\/span> ou bien <span lang=\"en\">lotsa<\/span>, contractions de <span lang=\"en\">lots of<\/span>. Comparez \u00e0 <a href=\"#kinda\">kinda<\/a> et <a href=\"#sorta\">sorta<\/a>\u00a0: le <span lang=\"en\">of<\/span> fusionne avec le mot pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant et se r\u00e9duit en un son \u2018a\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"cmon\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#cmon\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>c'mon<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Come on, let us go, we are late already!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-CMON\"><span lang=\"en\">C'mon, let's go, we're late already!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La signification de <span lang=\"en\">c'mon<\/span> en anglais est \u00ab Viens ! \/ Allez ! \u00bb. C'est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">come on<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Notez que, sur cette exemple, dire la forme compl\u00e8te serait totalement absurde ! Quand on est press\u00e9, surtout en anglais, on ne prononce pas soigneusement chaque petit son insignifiant !<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"coulda\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#coulda\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>coulda<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You could have waited for me!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-COULDA\"><span lang=\"en\">You coulda waited for me!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">coulda<\/span> = <span lang=\"en\">could have<\/span>. Comparez \u00e0 <a href=\"#shoulda\">shoulda<\/a> mais aussi \u00e0 <a href=\"#kinda\">kinda<\/a> et <a href=\"#sorta\">sorta<\/a> o\u00f9, dans tous les cas, le mot non accentu\u00e9 se r\u00e9duit en \u2018a\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"lemme\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#lemme\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>lemme<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Let me do it.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-LEMME\"><span lang=\"en\">Lemme do it.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La contraction <span lang=\"en\">lemme<\/span> signifie <span lang=\"en\">let me<\/span>, \u00ab laissez-moi \u00bb. Comparez \u00e0 <a href=\"#gimme\">gimme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"woulda\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#woulda\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>woulda<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I would have done it myself, if only I could.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WOULDA\"><span lang=\"en\">I woulda done it myself, if only I could.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">woulda<\/span> = <span lang=\"en\">would have<\/span>. <\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"musta\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#musta\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>musta<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I must have fallen asleep.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-MUSTA\"><span lang=\"en\">I musta fallen asleep.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">musta<\/span> en anglais est assez rare \u00e0 l'\u00e9crit mais courant \u00e0 l'oral. Cela signifie <span lang=\"en\">must have<\/span>, sur le m\u00eame mod\u00e8le que <a href=\"#coulda\">coulda<\/a>, <a href=\"#woulda\">woulda<\/a>, <a href=\"#shoulda\">shoulda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Il y a d'ailleurs une <a href=\"\/blog\/16181\/expressions-idiomatiques-anglais\/\">expression anglaise<\/a> assez populaire : <span lang=\"en\">coulda, woulda, shoulda\u2026<\/span> (\u00ab J'aurais pu, j'aurais (fait), j'aurais d\u00fb\u2026 \u00bb) qui sert \u00e0 dire que \u00e7a ne sert \u00e0 rien de sp\u00e9culer sur ce qui aurait pu se passer si on avait fait ceci ou cela (ce qui est fait est fait\u00a0!). C'est proche de l'expression \u00ab Avec des si on mettrait Paris dans une bouteille \u00bb mais avec plus de d\u00e9dain.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"gotcha\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#gotcha\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>gotcha<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">(I've) Got you!!!<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-GOTCHA-1\"><span lang=\"en\">Gotcha!!!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I got you an ice-cream.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-GOTCHA-2\"><span lang=\"en\">I gotcha an ice-cream.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">gotcha<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">got you<\/span> (prononc\u00e9 <span lang=\"en\">got ya<\/span> ou, en chuintant la liaison, <span lang=\"en\">gotcha<\/span>). Comparez \u00e0 l'explication de <a href=\"#whatcha\">whatcha<\/a> car le ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne de liaison et de chuitement est le m\u00eame.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"dunno\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#dunno\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>dunno<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I don't know what I am going to do.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-DUNNO\"><span lang=\"en\">I dunno what I'm gonna do.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">dunno<\/span> est la contraction de <span lang=\"en\">(I) don't know<\/span> (\u00ab j'sais pas \u00bb, \u00ab ch\u00e9pas \u00bb). On l'emploie uniquement \u00e0 la premi\u00e8re personne. Le plus souvent, on inclut le pronom (<span lang=\"en\">I dunno<\/span>) mais \u00e7a arrive aussi de trouver le mot seul.<\/p>\n<h2\n  id=\"wassup\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#wassup\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>wassup<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">What is up?<\/span> \u21d2 <span lang=\"en\">What's up?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WASSUP\"><span lang=\"en\">wassup?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La contraction <span lang=\"en\">wassup<\/span> signifie <span lang=\"en\">what's up<\/span>. C'est am\u00e9ricain. Cela refl\u00e8te que le \u2018t\u2019 am\u00e9ricain, pris entre deux voyelles, est r\u00e9duit (souvent il est r\u00e9duit en un son \u2018d\u2019 mais souvent il est m\u00eame r\u00e9duit plus que cela, \u00e0 peine audible). <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/wassup\"><span lang=\"en\">wassup<\/span> existe sous plein d'autres variations orthographiques<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On s'amuse \u00e0 traduire\u00a0? Les trois phrases ci-dessus se traduiraient bien\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00ab\u00a0Quoi de neuf\u00a0?\u00a0\u00bb \u21d2 \u00ab\u00a0Quoi d'neuf\u00a0?\u00a0\u00bb \u21d2 \u00ab\u00a0koi d'9\u00a0?\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2\n  id=\"Exemples_extremes\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#Exemples_extremes\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>Exemples extr\u00eames<\/h2>\n<p>Toutes les contractions que nous venons de voir se rencontrent r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement.<\/p>\n<p>En voici quelques unes en rab, qui sont plus rares mais, si vous les connaissez, cela montrera que vous connaissez les subtilit\u00e9s de l'anglais et, surtout, que vous savez comment il se prononce ! Puis c'est assez marrant \u00e0 utiliser.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>whaddaya (what do you)\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">What do you know?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WHADDAYA\"><span lang=\"en\">Whaddaya know?!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>innit (isn't it)\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Isn't it great?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-INNIT\"><span lang=\"en\">Innit great?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>prolly (probably)\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You are probably right.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-PROLLY\"><span lang=\"en\">You're prolly right.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>s'pose (suppose)\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">I s'pose that could work.<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-SPOSE\"><span lang=\"en\">I s'pose that could work.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>wassamatta (what's the matter?)\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">What is the matter with you?<\/span> \u21d2 <span lang=\"en\">What's the matter with you?<\/span> \u21d2 <a lang=\"en\" data-phonograph=\"CONTRACTIONS-WASSAMATTA\"><span lang=\"en\">Wassamatta with ya?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>(On pourrait aussi trouver <span lang=\"en\">Wassamatta witcha?<\/span>, avec un chuintement, qui correspondrait plut\u00f4t \u00e0 un accent newyorkais).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Si ce dernier exemple vous semble extr\u00eame\u2026 Gardez bien en t\u00eate que c'est juste parce que l'orthographe anglaise est chaotique. L'orthographe <span lang=\"en\">wassamatta<\/span> est rare (car pas standard !) mais <strong>sa prononciation, elle, est courante !<\/strong> Bref, vous risquez de voir la premi\u00e8re forme \u00e0 l'\u00e9crit le plus souvent alors que, \u00e0 l'oral, la troisi\u00e8me sera la plus courante !<\/p>\n<p>D'o\u00f9 l'utilit\u00e9 d'\u00e9tudier les contractions <i class=\"fa fa-smile-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n<!-- WOULDDO: adapt this quizz into something interactive\n# Quiz\nPour vous tester, voyez les phrases ci-dessous :\n- I ate a lotta cake. (I ate a lot of cake)\n- Wassup, buddy? (What's up buddy?)\n- \u2018nuff said! (Enough said!)\n- Atta boy! (What a boy!)\n- I'm feelin\u2019 kinda funny. (I'm feeling kind of funny.)\n- \u2018twasn't great but \u2018twas okay. (It wasn't great but it was okay.)\n- Wassamatta witcha? (What's the matter with you?)\n- C'mon, gimme a break. (Come on, give me a break.)\n- Ain'tcha a sweetheart. (Aren't you a sweetheart?)\n-->\n<h1\n  id=\"Voir_aussi\"\n\n  class=\"toc_heading not-prose\"\n  style=\"padding-left: 2rem; position: relative; left: -2rem;\"\n>\n  <a\n\taria-label=\"Ancre du lien\"\n    href=\"#Voir_aussi\"\n    style=\"display: block;\">\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;\">\n      <!-- Heroicon name: outline\/link, https:\/\/heroicons.com\/ -->\n      <svg\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        class=\"toc_anchor_icon\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: relative; width: 1.5rem; left: -2rem; top: 0.5rem;\"\n      >\n        <path\n          d=\"M13.828 10.172a4 4 0 00-5.656 0l-4 4a4 4 0 105.656 5.656l1.102-1.101m-.758-4.899a4 4 0 005.656 0l4-4a4 4 0 00-5.656-5.656l-1.1 1.1\"\n          stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n        \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>Voir aussi<\/h1>\n<p>Une vid\u00e9o YouTube qui r\u00e9sume de nombreux points de cet article :<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Les contractions anglaises\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_8ooprVlyP34\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/bilingueanglais.com\/blog\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8ooprVlyP34%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ooprVlyP34\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT12M47S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-03-19T09:09:17.000Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_8ooprVlyP34\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bilingueanglais.com\/blog\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8ooprVlyP34%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Les contractions anglaises<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8ooprVlyP34\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/bilingueanglais.com\/blog\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8ooprVlyP34%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Les contractions anglaises\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Les contractions anglaises sont indispensables \u00e0 conna\u00eetre. Sinon, vous comprendrez tr\u00e8s mal l&#039;anglais oral et parlerez comme un robot. Cette vid\u00e9o n&#039;est qu&#039;un d\u00e9but. Pour un article ultra-complet avec PLEIN D&#039;EXEMPLES AVEC AUDIO et transcriptions phon\u00e9tiques, cliquez ici\u00a0: https:\/\/bilingueanglais.com\/blog\/8771\/les-contractions-anglaises\/ Vous trouverez dans l&#039;article\u00a0: Les contractions de &quot;be&quot; Les contractions de &quot;can&quot; Les contractions de &quot;do&quot; Les contractions de &quot;let&quot; Les contractions de &quot;have&quot; Les contractions de &quot;should&quot; Les contractions de &quot;will&quot; Les contractions de &quot;would&quot; La contraction &quot;ain&#039;t&quot; Les formes d\u00e9tendues et contractions \u00e0 conna\u00eetre, utilis\u00e9es par tous les anglophones \u00e0 l&#039;oral et souvent n\u00e9glig\u00e9es par les \u00e9trangers\u00a0: gonna gotta wanna &#039;cause &#039;em kinda &#039;bout y&#039;all gimme oughta sorta whatcha shoulda lotta c&#039;mon coulda lemme woulda musta gotcha dunno https:\/\/bilingueanglais.com\/blog\/8771\/les-contractions-anglaises\/\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div>\n<p>Pour <strong>aller plus loin sur les contractions anglaises :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Le dictionaire, tout simplement. Les formes \u00e9crites informelles les plus courantes (<span lang=\"en\">gonna wanna gotta\u2026<\/span>) se trouvent dedans. Par contre, celles qui se disent tout aussi couramment mais ne s'\u00e9crivent pas (<span lang=\"en\">musta, lemme, gotcha\u2026<\/span>) en seront souvent absentes. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pronuncian.com\/informal-contractions\/?rq=Informal%20Contractions\">Pronuncian.com a un article<\/a> qui compl\u00e8te bien celui-ci, avec quelques contractions suppl\u00e9mentaires.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidtulga.com\/ref_rp.htm\">Un certain David Tulga<\/a> propose un article qui recense toutes les formes contract\u00e9es de la prononciation d\u00e9tendue.<\/li>\n<li>Une <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:List_of_English_contractions\">liste des contractions les plus courantes<\/a> sur Wikip\u00e9dia ; puis une <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:English_contractions\">tr\u00e8s grosse liste<\/a> de toutes les contractions ou presque sur Wiktionary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enfin, pour r\u00e9viser, c'est tout simple : les contractions se retrouvent dans TOUT l'anglais oral. Donc pratiquez <a href=\"\/blog\/552\/comment-comprendre-anglais-parle\/\">l'anglais parl\u00e9<\/a> et vous pratiquerez les contractions \u00e0 coup s\u00fbr !<\/p>\n<p>Ma <a href=\"\/decouvrez-clicknspeak\/\">m\u00e9thode d'anglais, Click &amp; Speak<\/a>, vous enseigne <strong>toutes les contractions anglaises \u00e0 conna\u00eetre<\/strong>. Dans les Dialogues, laissez le curseur de la souris sur une contraction pour voir la forme compl\u00e8te\u00a0; la <a href=\"\/blog\/682\/transcription-phonetique-anglais\/\">transcription phon\u00e9tique<\/a> vous aide \u00e0 v\u00e9rifier ce que vous entendez.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>La table des mati\u00e8res de cet article sur les contractions anglaises\u00a0:<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Sommaire<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Contractions\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Contractions<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#be\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.1<\/span> be<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#can\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.2<\/span> can<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#do\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.3<\/span> do<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#let\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.4<\/span> let<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#have\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.5<\/span> have<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#should\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.6<\/span> should<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#will\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.7<\/span> will<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#would\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.8<\/span> would<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#aint\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.9<\/span> ain't<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Prononciation_detendue\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Prononciation d\u00e9tendue<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#gonna\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.1<\/span> gonna<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#gotta\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.2<\/span> gotta<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#wanna\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.3<\/span> wanna<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#cause\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.4<\/span> 'cause<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#em\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.5<\/span> 'em<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#kinda\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.6<\/span> kinda<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bout\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.7<\/span> 'bout<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#yall\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.8<\/span> y'all<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#gimme\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.9<\/span> gimme<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#oughta\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.10<\/span> oughta<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#sorta\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.11<\/span> sorta<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#whatcha\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.12<\/span> whatcha<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#shoulda\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.13<\/span> shoulda<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#lotta\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.14<\/span> lotta<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#cmon\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.15<\/span> c'mon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#coulda\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.16<\/span> coulda<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#lemme\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.17<\/span> lemme<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#woulda\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.18<\/span> woulda<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#musta\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.19<\/span> musta<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#gotcha\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.20<\/span> gotcha<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#dunno\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.21<\/span> dunno<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#wassup\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.22<\/span> wassup<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Exemples_extremes\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.23<\/span> Exemples extr\u00eames<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Voir_aussi\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Voir aussi<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n <!-- the heading_levels option doesn't work, it's being ignored. 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