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May noun mai m.

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may modal aux

1. (expressing possibility) it ~ rain il pleuvra peut-être, il se peut qu'il pleuve;
   she ~ not have seen him elle ne l'a peut-être pas vu;
   ‘are you going to accept?’—‘I ~’ ‘tu vas accepter’—‘peut-être’;
   he ~ not come il risque de ne pas venir;
   be that as it ~ quoi qu'il en soi;
   come what ~ advienne que pourra;

2. (expressing permission) you ~ sit down vous pouvez vous asseoir;
   ~ I come in? puis-je entrer?;

3. (wish) ~ he rest in peace qu'il repose en paix.

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'May' found in these entries:

English:

about - as - born - come - concern - first - from - however - in - introduce - join - may - May Day - mid- - middle - pencil - please - trouble - well - which - yet

French:

advenir - aimer - deux - dire - exprimer - fête - inclusivement - mai - mi- - mine - oser - pouvoir - quel - quelque - quoi - risquer - tant - tout - voguer - vouloir

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Compound Forms/Formes composées
May Day		aéronautique	Mayday nm
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may: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2010

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
May	n	(month)	mai nm
My cousin was born in May.
Mon cousin est né en mai.
may	v aux	(expressing contingency)	il se peut v impers
We may have to take a later flight.
Il se peut que nous prenions un vol plus tard.
may	v aux	(expressing possibility)	il se peut v impers
			peut-être adv
It may rain today.
Il se peut qu'il pleuve aujourd'hui.
Il va peut-être pleuvoir aujourd'hui.
may	v aux	(expressing opportunity)	pouvoir vtr ⇒
I may be able to go to the beach this week.
Je pourrai peut-être aller à la plage cette semaine.
may	v aux	(request: present singular 1st person)	pouvoir vtr ⇒
May I have a drink, please?
Puis-je avoir quelque chose à boire, s'il vous plaît ?
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
may	v aux	(expressing a prayer, wish) vieilli	pouvoir vtr ⇒
			souhaiter vtr ⇒
May your children always be healthy and happy.
Puissent vos enfants être toujours en bonne santé et heureux.
Je souhaite que vos enfants soient toujours en bonne santé et heureux.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
as it may be			comme il pourrait être
as may be			que peut
as the case may be			s'il y a lieu phrase
be that as it may			quoi qu'il en soit phrase
come what may			advienne que pourra v
devil-may-care			insouciant adj
however that may be			quoi qu'il en soit phrase
it may be		(it is possible)	il se peut que
It may be that the weather will improve tomorrow.
Il se peut que le temps s'améliore demain.
may I			Puis-je
may queen			reine du Premier mai
may-day		SOS	may-day n
may-fly			mouche de mai nf
mid-may			mi-mai nf
that may be disassembled			démontable adj
to whom it may concern			à qui de droit
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "May".

- May I ? - "Go ahead!"
...that may be important...
"he may not realise that...."
"May the best man win"
"small though it may be"
"women who may become pregnant"
2008 YTD May actuals
a blend that may contain
a drawn bow may just as easily snap and injure the archer as it may send the arrow flying. . .
a small detour may be in order
A stumble may prevent a fall.
a voice which a person may have otherwise never found
absurd as it may be
Additional access time may need to be purchased
adjustments he/she may have had to make
affect (it may or may not affect you)
Afraid that I may never find it
air is drawn or blown across the fins and the compressor crankcase by a fan that may be part of the drive pulley flywheel'
although that may have been - grammaire
although that may seem like a long time ago
although we may never agree
An individual may accomplish nothing, but together we may accomplish something
any comments you may have
April showers bring May flowers
As ... as it may be ...
as interesting as his story may be
as it may be called
as long as I'm up here I may as well finish
as may be appropriate
as may be in force
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