until

until
until [{{t}}ən'tɪl]
1 preposition
(a) (up to) jusqu'à;
until midnight/Monday jusqu'à minuit/lundi;
until 1989 jusqu'en 1989;
stay on the motorway until junction 13 restez sur l'autoroute jusqu'à la sortie 13;
until such time as you are ready jusqu'à ce que ou en attendant que vous soyez prêt;
she was here (up) until February elle était ici jusqu'en février;
(up) until now jusqu'ici, jusqu'à présent;
(up) until then jusque-là
(b) (with negative → before)
not until tomorrow pas avant demain;
they didn't arrive until 8 o'clock ils ne sont arrivés qu'à 8 h;
your car won't be ready until next week votre voiture ne sera pas prête avant la semaine prochaine;
I've never seen it until now c'est la première fois que je le vois
2 conjunction
(a) (up to the specified moment → in present) jusqu'à ce que + subjunctive; (→ in past) avant que + subjunctive, jusqu'à ce que + subjunctive;
I'll wait here until you come back j'attendrai ici jusqu'à ce que tu reviennes;
wait until she says hello attendez qu'elle dise bonjour;
they stayed until everybody had gone ils sont restés jusqu'à ce que tout le monde soit parti;
I laughed until I cried j'ai ri aux larmes
(b) (with negative main clause)
until she spoke I didn't realize she was Spanish jusqu'à ce qu'elle commence à parler, je ne m'étais pas rendu compte qu'elle était espagnole;
she won't go to sleep until her mother comes home elle ne s'endormira pas avant que sa mère (ne) soit rentrée ou tant que sa mère n'est pas rentrée;
he can't leave hospital until the wound has completely healed il ne peut pas quitter l'hôpital tant que sa blessure n'est pas complètement guérie;
don't sign anything until the boss gets there ne signez rien avant que le patron n'arrive, attendez le patron pour signer quoi que ce soit;
the play didn't start until everyone was seated la pièce n'a commencé qu'une fois que tout le monde a été assis

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