Learn French: J'aimerais éviter ce type, sans compter qu'il a une réputation épouvantable, voire dangereuse. - I would like to avoid this guy, not to mention that he has a dreadful, and even dangerous, reputation.

Word

J'aimerais éviter ce type, sans compter qu'il a une réputation épouvantable, voire dangereuse.

Meaning

I would like to avoid this guy, not to mention that he has a dreadful, and even dangerous, reputation.

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Pronunciation

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French

Lesson

Argumentative addition (sans compter que)

Breakdown of J'aimerais éviter ce type, sans compter qu'il a une réputation épouvantable, voire dangereuse.

Questions & Answers about J'aimerais éviter ce type, sans compter qu'il a une réputation épouvantable, voire dangereuse.

Why does sans compter que take the indicative (il a) instead of the subjunctive here?

Sans compter que means "not to mention that" or "besides the fact that." Because it introduces a concrete reality that you are piling onto your argument—rather than a doubt, emotion, or possibility—it strictly takes the indicative mood, which is why we see il a and not il ait.

What exactly does voire mean in this sentence?

Voire translates to "and even" or "indeed." It is an excellent word to escalate your point by introducing a stronger, more extreme idea. Here, it bumps the description up from merely épouvantable (dreadful) to the much more serious dangereuse (dangerous).

Why is dangereuse in the feminine form if it comes directly after voire?

It is still modifying the feminine noun réputation. Even though the word voire creates a separation in the sentence structure, dangereuse is describing the reputation, so it must agree in gender.

How informal is ce type compared to other ways of saying "this man"?

Ce type is a very common, informal term, exactly like saying "this guy" or "this dude" in English. If you wanted to sound more formal, you would use cet homme (this man) or cet individu (this individual).