used

used
used
1. adjective
   a. ( = not fresh) [cup] sale ; [tissue, needle, condom] usagé
   b. ( = second-hand) [car, equipment] d'occasion
   c. (after adv) ( = employed) frequently used fréquemment utilisé
   d. ( = accustomed)
► used to
• to be used to sth avoir l'habitude de qch
• to be used to doing sth avoir l'habitude de faire qch
• to get used to sb/sth s'habituer à qn/qch
• you'll soon get used to it vous vous y habituerez vite
• to get used to doing sth prendre l'habitude de faire qch
2. compounds
► used-car salesman noun vendeur m de voitures d'occasion
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✦ La fin de used, sed, se prononce zd : ju:zd, sauf dans l'expression used to, où sed se prononce st : ju:st.
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Note: To translate used to do, use the imperfect tense in French: he used to live in York = il habitait York. To stress that something was done repeatedly, you can use avoir l'habitude de faire: she used to go out for a walk in the afternoon = elle avait l'habitude de sortir se promener l'après-midi
To emphasize a contrast between past and present, you can use avant: I used to love sport = j'adorais le sport avant
For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below
I 1. [juːst]
modal auxiliary

I used to do — je faisais

he didn't used to ou he used not to smoke — il ne fumait pas avant

didn't she used to smoke? — est-ce qu'elle ne fumait pas, avant?

she used to smoke, didn't she? — elle fumait avant, non?

it used to be thought that — avant on pensait que

there used to be a pub here — il y avait un pub ici (dans le temps)

2. [juːzt]
adjective (accustomed)

to be used to something — avoir l'habitude de quelque chose, être habitué à quelque chose

I'm not used to this sort of treatment — je n'ai pas l'habitude qu'on me traite (subj) ainsi

to be used to somebody — être habitué à quelqu'un

to get used to — s'habituer à

to be used to doing — avoir l'habitude de faire

to get used to doing — s'habituer à faire

to be used to somebody doing — être habitué à ce que quelqu'un fasse

I'm not used to it — je n'ai pas l'habitude

it takes a bit of getting used to — ça prend du temps pour s'y habituer

II [juːzd]
prét, pp, pp adj use

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