until in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for until in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.until [Brit ənˈtɪl, Am ˌənˈtɪl] PREP When used as a preposition in positive sentences until is translated by jusqu'à: they're staying until Monday = ils restent jusqu'à lundi.
Remember that jusqu'à + le becomes jusqu'au and jusqu'à + les becomes jusqu'aux: until the right moment = jusqu'au bon moment; until the exams = jusqu'aux examens.
In negative sentences not until is translated by ne…pas avant: I can't see you until Friday = je ne peux pas vous voir avant vendredi.
When used as a conjunction in positive sentences until is translated by jusqu'à ce que + subjunctive: we'll stay here until Maya comes back = nous resterons ici jusqu'à ce que Maya revienne.
In negative sentences where the two verbs have different subjects not until is translated by ne…pas avant que + subjunctive: we won't leave until Maya comes back = nous ne partirons pas avant que Maya revienne.
In negative sentences where the two verbs have the same subject not until is translated by pas avant de + infininitive: we won't leave until we've seen Claire = nous ne partirons pas avant d'avoir vu Claire.

1. until:

until, a. till (up to a specific time)
until, a. till (after negative verb)
until Tuesday
until the sixties
until very recently
until a year ago
until now
until then
(up) until 1901
valid (up) until April 2008
until the day he died

II.until [Brit ənˈtɪl, Am ˌənˈtɪl] CONJ a. till

until + subj (in negative constructions)
until + subj
stir mixture until (it is) smooth FOOD
until you are dead LAW
wait until I get back
I'll wait until I get back
wait until I tell you!
don't look until I tell you to

See also death

death [Brit dɛθ, Am dɛθ] N

à sa mort
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until doomsday hum
until recently
until lately

Translations for until in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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Translations for until in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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until Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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Keep walking until you reach the ha-ha and iron bridge.
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This bevel is subsequently refined by honing until a satisfactorily sharp edge is created.
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He bears a grudge against the coach, for reasons that do not become clear until late in the play.
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While grocery shopping, the kids scarf down as many free samples as they can until the employee tells them that the samples are just incentives for people to buy.
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Then, she developed terminal cancer that had been unsuspected until the last moment.
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Until 2013, the building was used as council offices and for civil marriage ceremonies.
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Put the butternut squash into the foil-lined baking tin and bake in the oven for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft.
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And despite the economic uncertainty, indentured servants arrived in large numbers until the end of the seventeenth century.
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By 1883, the railroad was still unbuilt; the building contractor refused to construct it until all of the proposed right of way had been secured.
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Up until that time the main form of transport in the interior was ox-drawn wagon.
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