now

now
now [naʊ]
1. adverb
   a. ( = at this time) maintenant ; ( = these days, at the moment) actuellement ; ( = at that time) alors
• now I'm ready je suis prêt maintenant
• the couple, who now have three children ... ce couple, qui a maintenant trois enfants ...
• they won't be long now ils ne vont plus tarder
• what are you doing now? qu'est-ce que tu fais en ce moment ?
• he now understood why she had left him il comprit alors pourquoi elle l'avait quitté
• now is the time to do it c'est le moment de le faire
• I'll do it right now je vais le faire tout de suite
• I am doing it now je suis en train de le faire
• now for the question of your expenses et maintenant pour ce qui est de vos frais
• it's now or never! c'est le moment ou jamais !
• between now and next Tuesday d'ici à mardi prochain
► before now
• you should have done that before now ça devrait déjà être fait
• before now people thought that ... auparavant on pensait que ...
• you should have finished long before now il y a longtemps que ça devrait être fini
• long before now it was realized that ... il y a longtemps déjà, on comprenait que ...► by now
• they should have arrived by now ils devraient être déjà arrivés
• by now it was clear that ... dès lors, il était évident que ...► even now
• even now there's time to change your mind vous pouvez encore changer d'avis
• even now he doesn't believe me il ne me croit toujours pas
• people do that even now les gens font ça encore aujourd'hui► (every) now and again, (every) now and then de temps en temps
► for now
• that will do for now ça ira pour le moment► from now
• three weeks from now dans trois semaines
• from now until then d'ici là► from now on (with present and future tense) à partir de maintenant ; (with past tense) dès lors
► till or until or up to now ( = till this moment) jusqu'à présent ; ( = till that moment) jusque-là
   b. (without reference to time) now! bon !
• now, now! allons, allons !
• now, Simon! (warning) allons, Simon !
• come now! allons !
• well, now! eh bien !
• now then, let's start! bon, commençons !
• now then, what's all this? alors, qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?
• now, they had been looking for him all morning or ils avaient passé toute la matinée à sa recherche
• now do be quiet for a minute bon, ça suffit !
2. conjunction
maintenant que
• now that you've seen him maintenant que vous l'avez vu
* * *
[naʊ] 1.
conjunction

now (that) — maintenant que

2.
adverb
1) (at the present moment) maintenant

I'm doing it now — je suis en train de le faire

now is the best time to do — c'est le meilleur moment pour faire

right now — tout de suite

it's a week now since she left — cela fait une semaine (maintenant) qu'elle est partie

any time ou moment now — d'un moment à l'autre

I'll be more careful now — je serai plus prudent dorénavant

now fast, now slowly — tantôt vite, tantôt lentement

(every) now and then ou again — de temps en temps

now for the next question — passons à la question suivante

2) (with preposition)

you should have phoned him before now — tu aurais dû lui téléphoner avant

before ou until now — jusqu'à présent

he should be finished by now — il devrait avoir déjà fini

between now and next Friday — d'ici vendredi prochain

between now and then — d'ici là

from now on(wards) — dorénavant

that's enough for now — ça suffit pour le moment

good-bye for now — à bientôt

3) (in the past)

it was now 4 pm — il était alors 16 heures

by now it was too late — à ce moment-là, il était trop tard

4) (without temporal force)

now there's a man I can trust! — ah! voilà un homme en qui on peut avoir confiance!

now Paul would never do a thing like that — Paul, lui, ne ferait jamais une chose pareille

careful now! — attention!

now let's see — voyons donc

now! now! —

come now! — allons!

there now, what did I tell you? — eh bien, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit?

now then, let's get down to work — bon, reprenons le travail


English-French dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Regardez d'autres dictionnaires:

  • now — [ nau ] function word *** Now is used in the following ways: as an adverb: We d better leave now to get there on time. Now, what should we do next? as a conjunction with that : Now that I m married, I don t go out in the evenings so much. 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Now — usually refers to the present time. Now or NOW may also refer to: Contents 1 Albums 2 Songs 3 Media …   Wikipedia

  • Now — (nou), adv. [OE. nou, nu, AS. n[=u], nu; akin to D., OS., & OHG. nu, G. nu, nun, Icel., n[=u], Dan., Sw., & Goth. nu, L. nunc, Gr. ny , ny^n, Skr. nu, n[=u]. [root]193. Cf. {New}.] [1913 Webster] 1. At the present time; at this moment; at the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Now ... Us! — Studio album by No Angels Released June 24, 2002 …   Wikipedia

  • Now… Us! — Studioalbum von No Angels Veröffentlichung 2002 Label Cheyenne Records / Polydor …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • now — [nou] adv. [ME < OE nu, akin to ON Goth, OHG nu < IE base * nu > Gr nu, L nunc] 1. a) at the present time; at this moment b) at once 2. at the time referred to; then; next [now his joy began] 3. at a time very close to the prese …   English World dictionary

  • Now — Now, Diabolical Now, Diabolical Альбом Satyricon Дата выпуска …   Википедия

  • Now It's On — Single by Grandaddy from the album Sumday B side Trouble With A Capital T Hey Cowboy, Th …   Wikipedia

  • Now — Now, Diabolical Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Now, Diabolical Álbum de Estudio de Satyricon Publicación 24 de abril de 2006 Género(s) Black metal …   Wikipedia Español

  • now — (adv.) O.E. nu now, at present, immediately; now that, also used as an interjection and as an introductory word; common Germanic (Cf. O.N. nu, Du. nu, O.Fris. nu, Ger. nun, Goth. nu now ), from PIE *nu now (Cf. Skt., Avestan nu, O.Pers. nuram,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Now + — That s What I Call Music! was released on December 4, 2004. The album is the 1st edition of the original (Indonesia) Now + That s What I Call Music! series. Infobox Album Name = Now + That s What I Call Music! Type = Compilation album Artist =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”