most
Pronunciation: /məʊst/
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French translation of most
When used to form the superlative of adjectives, most is translated by le plus or la plus depending on the gender of the noun and by les plus with plural noun: the most beautiful woman in the room = la plus belle femme de la pièce; the most expensive hotel in Paris = l'hôtel le plus cher de Paris; the most difficult problems = les problèmes les plus difficiles. For examples and further uses, see the entry below.
A. det
B. pron
- 1 (the greatest number) la plupart (of de); (the largest part) la plus grande partie (of de) most of the time = la plupart du temps most of us = la plupart d'entre nous for most of the day = pendant la plus grande partie de la journée most of the bread = presque tout le pain
C. adv
- 1 (in superlatives) the most beautiful château in France = le plus beau château de France most easily = le plus facilement
- 2 (very) très, extrêmement most encouraging = très or extrêmement encourageant most probably = très vraisemblablement
- 3 (more than all the rest) le plus what annoyed him most (of all) was = ce qui l'ennuyait le plus c'était que
D. phr
- au maximum, au plus
E. phr
- (most of them) pour la plupart; (most of the time) la plupart du temps; (chiefly) surtout, essentiellement