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until (also till)

NOTE:
When used as a preposition in positive sentences, until is translated by jusqu'à: they're staying until Monday = ils restent jusqu'à lundi. Remember that jusqu'à + le becomes jusqu'au and jusqu'à + les becomes jusqu'aux: until the right moment = jusqu'au bon moment;
until the exams = jusqu'aux examens. In negative sentences, not until is translated by ne…pas avant: I can't see you until Friday = je ne peux pas vous voir avant vendredi. When used as a conjunction in positive sentences, until is translated by jusqu'à ce que + subjunctive: we'll stay here until Maya comes back = nous resterons ici jusqu'à ce que Maya revienne. In negative sentences where the two verbs have different subjects, not until is translated by ne…pas avant que + subjunctive: we won't leave until Maya comes back = nous ne partirons pas avant que Maya revienne. In negative sentences where the two verbs have the same subject, not until is translated by pas avant de + infinitive: we won't leave until we've seen Claire = nous ne partirons pas avant d'avoir vu Claire. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below.

1. preposition jusqu'à;
   (after negative verb) avant;
   ~ Tuesday jusqu'à mardi;
   ~ the sixties jusqu'aux années soixante;
   ~ now jusqu'à présent;
   ~ then jusqu'à ce moment-là, jusque-là;
   (up) ~ 1901 jusqu'en or jusqu'à 1901; valid (up) ~ April 2006 valable jusqu'en avril 2006; to work from Monday ~ Saturday travailler du lundi au samedi.

2. conjunction jusqu'à ce que (+ subjunctive);
   (in negative constructions) avant que (+ subjunctive), avant de (+ infinitive);
   we'll stay ~ a solution is reached nous resterons jusqu'à ce que nous trouvions une solution;
   let's watch TV ~ he's ready regardons la télévision en attendant qu'il soit prêt;
   I'll wait ~ I get back j'attendrai d'être rentré (before doing pour faire);
   she waited ~ they were alone elle a attendu qu'ils soient seuls.

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'until' found in these entries:

English:

adjourn - defer - meanwhile - notice - now - postpone - put - recently - through - till - up - when

French:

alors - attarder - attendre - ici - jusque - jusque-là - longtemps - moment - monter - ordre - plus - seulement - tant

until: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
until	conj	(before)	avant prép
She didn't arrive until the party was nearly over.
Elle n'est pas arrivée avant la fin de la soirée.
until	prep	(onward to a time) limite de temps	jusqu'à prép
They read until bedtime.
Ils lisent jusqu'à l'heure du coucher.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
until	conj	(up to the time)	avant prép
			jusqu'à prép
Until he was eighteen, he never went to the beach.
Il n'est jamais allé à la plage avant d'avoir dix-huit ans.
Il n'est jamais allé à la plage jusqu'à ses dix-huit ans.
until	prep	(onward to an event)	jusqu'à ce que prép
They waited until the next crew arrived.
Ils ont attendu jusqu'à ce que l'équipe suivante arrive.
until	prep	(before)	jusqu'à prép
Until three o'clock, he stayed at his desk.
Il est resté à son bureau jusqu'à trois heures.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
until now			jusqu'à maintenant
until the (le: masculine)		prepositional phrase	jusqu'au (jusqu'au 25 septembre, jusqu'à cette date)
until the conclusion of			jusqu'à la conclusion de
until then			d'ici là
until this time			d'ici là
until tomorrow			jusqu'à demain
until we meet again		nf	jusqu'à notre prochaine rencontre
wait until		v	attendre à ce que
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