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always

/ˈɔl.weɪz/ adverbe A1

En français : toujours

  1. At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning. · Green has always been my favorite color. I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember.· Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation.
  2. Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally). · In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime.
  3. if necessary, or if there is no better option; in any event. (informal) · I thought I could always go back to work.
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Dans la bibliothèque

“And this is always the way with him,” she added.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 279 · B2
Persuaded as Miss Bingley was that Darcy admired Elizabeth, this was not the best method of recommending herself; but angry people are not always wise; and in seeing him at last look somewhat nettled, she had all the success she expected.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 305 · B2
He was a man of twenty-five or twenty-six years of age, of unprepossessing countenance, obsequious to his superiors, insolent to his subordinates; and this, in addition to his position as responsible agent on board, which is always obnoxious to the sailors, made him as much disliked by the crew as Edmond Dantès was beloved by them.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 4 · C1
Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with spectators; it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship, like the Pharaon, has been built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocée docks, and belongs to an owner of the city.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1 · C1

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