since

since
since [sɪns]
1. conjunction
   a. (in time) depuis que
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► Note the use of the French present tense to translate the English perfect.
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• since I have been here depuis que je suis ici
• ever since I met him depuis que je l'ai rencontré
• it is a long time since I last saw you il y a longtemps que je ne vous ai vu
   b. ( = because) puisque
• why don't you buy it, since you are so rich! achète-le donc, puisque tu es si riche !
2. adverb
depuis
• he has not been here since il n'est pas venu depuis
• he has been my friend ever since il est mon ami depuis (ce moment-là)
3. preposition
depuis
• since his arrival depuis son arrivée
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► Note the use of the French present tense to translate the English perfect and perfect continuous.
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• I have been waiting since 10 o'clock j'attends depuis 10 heures
• since then depuis (lors)
• since when has he had a car? depuis quand a-t-il une voiture ?
• ever since 1900 France has attempted to ... depuis 1900 la France tente de ...
• how long is it since the accident? l'accident remonte à quand ?
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[sɪns] 1.
preposition depuis

she'd been a teacher since 1965 — elle était professeur depuis 1965

she's been waiting since 10 am — elle attend depuis 10 heures

I haven't seen him since then — je ne l'ai pas vu depuis

since arriving ou since his arrival he... — depuis son arrivée or depuis qu'il est arrivé, il...

2.
conjunction
1) (from the time when) depuis que

since he's been away — depuis qu'il est absent

ever since I married him — depuis que nous nous sommes mariés, depuis notre mariage

it's 10 years since we last met — cela fait 10 ans que nous ne nous sommes pas revus

2) (because) comme, étant donné que

since you're so clever, why don't you do it yourself? — puisque tu es tellement malin, pourquoi ne le fais-tu pas toi-même?

3.
adverb depuis

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