since

since
since [{{t}}sɪns]
1 preposition
depuis;
he has been talking about it since yesterday/since before Christmas il en parle depuis hier/depuis avant Noël;
the fair has been held annually (ever) since 1950 la foire a lieu chaque année depuis 1950;
she's the best soul singer since Aretha Franklin c'est la meilleure chanteuse de soul depuis Aretha Franklin;
how long is it since their divorce? ça fait combien de temps qu'ils ont divorcé?;
since then depuis lors;
that was in 1966, since when the law has been altered c'était en 1966 - depuis, la loi a été modifiée;
since when have you been married? depuis quand êtes-vous marié?;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}ironic{{}} they really have changed - oh yes, since when? ils ont vraiment changé - ah oui, depuis quand?
2 conjunction
(a) (in time) depuis que;
I've worn glasses since I was six je porte des lunettes depuis que j'ai six ans ou depuis l'âge de six ans;
how long has it been since you last saw Hal? ça fait combien de temps que tu n'as pas vu Hal?;
it's been ages since we've gone to a play ça fait une éternité que nous ne sommes pas allés au théâtre;
since leaving New York, I… depuis que j'ai quitté New York, je…;
it had been ten years since I had seen him cela faisait dix ans que je ne l'avais pas revu
(b) (expressing cause) puisque, comme;
since you don't want to go, I'll go by myself puisque ou comme tu ne veux pas y aller, j'irai tout seul;
I'll do it since it's you that's asking je le ferai puisque c'est vous qui me le demandez
3 adverb
depuis;
she used to be his assistant, but she's since been promoted elle était son assistante, mais depuis elle a été promue;
I've never seen it/her since je ne l'ai jamais revu/revue depuis
4 ever since
1 conjunction
depuis que;
ever since she resigned, things have been getting worse depuis qu'elle a démissionné ou depuis sa démission, les choses ont empiré
2 preposition
depuis;
ever since that day he's been afraid of dogs depuis ce jour-là, il a peur des chiens
3 adverb
depuis;
he arrived at 9 o'clock and he's been sitting there ever since il est arrivé à 9 heures et il est assis là depuis
5 long since adverb
I've long since forgotten why il y a longtemps que j'ai oublié pourquoi;
I've long since got used to it il y a longtemps que j'y suis habitué

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