usual

usual
usual [ˈju:ʒʊəl]
1. adjective
habituel
• as is usual on these occasions comme le veut l'usage en ces occasions
• it wasn't his usual car ce n'était pas la voiture qu'il prenait d'habitude
• in the usual place à l'endroit habituel
• more than usual plus que d'habitude
• to get up earlier than usual se lever plus tôt que d'habitude
• it's quite usual for this to happen ça arrive souvent
• the journey took four hours instead of the usual two le voyage a pris quatre heures au lieu des deux heures habituelles
• she welcomed us in her usual friendly way elle nous a accueillis chaleureusement, comme à son habitude
► as usual ( = as always) comme d'habitude
• for her it's just life as usual pour elle, la vie continue comme avant
• to carry on as usual continuer comme d'habitude
• "business as usual" « ouvert pendant les travaux »
• it is business as usual (for them) les affaires continuent (pour eux) ; (figurative) la vie continue (pour eux)
2. noun
( = drink) (inf) the usual please! comme d'habitude, s'il vous plaît !
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['juːʒl] 1.
(colloq) noun

the usual — la même chose que d'habitude

‘what did he say?’ - ‘oh, the usual’ — ‘qu'est-ce qu'il a dit?’ - ‘oh, toujours la même chose’

your usual, sir? — (in bar) comme d'habitude, monsieur?

2.
adjective [behaviour, form, procedure, problem, route, place, time] habituel/-elle; [word, term] usuel/-elle

earlier than usual — plus tôt que d'habitude

it is usual to do —

the usual practice is to do — il est d'usage de faire

they did all the usual things — ils ont fait tout ce qu'il est d'usage de faire

she was her usual cheerful self — elle était gaie, comme d'habitude

as usual — comme d'habitude

‘business as usual’ — ‘la vente continue’

as is usual at this time of year — comme il est d'usage à cette époque de l'année

more/less than usual — plus/moins que d'habitude


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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