now
Pronunciation: /naʊ/
Translate now | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
French translation of now
B. adv
- 1 maintenant do it now = fais-le maintenant right now = tout de suite any time now = d'un moment à l'autre (every) now and then or again = de temps en temps
- 2 (with preposition) you should have phoned him before now = tu aurais dû lui téléphoner avant before or until now = jusqu'à présent he should be finished by now = il devrait avoir déjà fini between now and next Friday = d'ici vendredi prochain between now and then = d'ici là from now on(wards) = dorénavant
- 3 (in the past) it was now 4 pm = il était alors 16 heures by now it was too late = à ce moment-là, il était trop tard
- 4now there's a man I can trust! = ah! voilà un homme en qui on peut avoir confiance! careful now! = attention! now then, let's get back to work = bon, reprenons le travail