moment's in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for moment's in the English»French Dictionary

moment [Brit ˈməʊm(ə)nt, Am ˈmoʊmənt] N

1. moment (instant):

moment

instant m

in a moment

dans un instant

for the moment

pour l'instant

it will only take you a moment

tu en as pour un instant

just for a moment I thought you were Paul

l'espace d'un instant j'ai cru que tu étais Paul

at any moment

à tout instant

I didn't think for a or one moment that you were guilty

je n'ai pas pensé un (seul) instant que tu étais coupable

I don't believe that for one moment

je ne le crois pas du tout

I recognized him the moment I saw him

je l'ai reconnu à l'instant où je l'ai vu

just a moment, that's not what you said yesterday!

attends or pas si vite, ce n'est pas ce que tu m'as dit hier!

and not a moment too soon!

il était temps!

the car hasn't given me a moment's trouble

la voiture ne m'a pas créé le moindre ennui

in a moment of panic/weakness, I agreed

dans un moment de panique/faiblesse, j'ai accepté

in his lucid moments he appears quite normal

dans ses moments de lucidité il a l'air tout à fait normal

2. moment (point in time):

moment

moment m

a great moment in French history

un grand moment de l'histoire de France

at the right moment

au bon moment

to choose one's moment

choisir le bon moment

phone me the moment (that) he arrives

appelle-moi dès qu'il arrivera

I've only this moment arrived

je viens tout juste d'arriver

her bad luck began the moment she was born

sa déveine a commencé le jour de sa naissance

at this moment in time

à l'heure actuelle

he's the man of the moment (gen)

c'est l'homme du moment

this is the moment of truth

c'est le moment de vérité

3. moment (good patch):

the film/novel had its moments

le film/roman avait ses bons moments

he has his moments

il a ses bons côtés

4. moment (importance):

moment liter

importance f

to be of great moment to sb

être d'une grande importance pour qn

5. moment PHYS:

moment

moment m

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for one heart-stopping moment

pendant un instant de suspense

pivotal moment

crucial

lucid moment

de lucidité

in a moment of aberration

dans un moment d'égarement

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intempestivement

at an inopportune moment

momentanément

for a moment, momentarily

entrefaites

at that moment, just then

présentement

at the moment Brit

actuellement (en ce moment précis)

at the moment

moment's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for moment's in the English»French Dictionary

moment [ˈmoʊ·mənt] N

1. moment (time):

moment

moment m

it'll just take a few moments

ça ne sera pas long

not for a moment

pas un instant

at any moment

d'un moment à l'autre

in a moment

dans un moment

at the moment

en ce moment

the moment I arrive/arrived

dès que j'arriverai/je suis arrivé

the play had its moments

il y a eu de bons moments dans la pièce

she has her moments

elle a des moments d'inspiration

2. moment form (importance):

moment

importance f

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lucid moment

de lucidité

at an opportune moment

au moment voulu

convenient moment

opportun(e)

unsuitable moment

inopportun(e)

Translations for moment's in the French»English Dictionary

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instant

moment

à chaque instant (d'ici peu)

at any moment

au même instant

at the same moment

vivre dans l'instant

to live for the moment

à l'instant (même)

at that (very) moment

à l'instant où qn a fait qc

at the moment when sb did sth

dans un instant

in a moment

dès l'instant que qn a fait qc

from the moment sb did sth

dès l'instant où qn a fait qc (dès que)

from the moment sb did sth

pour l'instant

for the moment

(pendant) un instant

for a moment

un instant!

one moment!

sur ces entrefaites

at that moment

momentanément

for a moment

in extremis

at the last moment

au moment opportun

at the right moment

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The state government was more than happy to oblige by issuing them with permits, withdrawable at a moment's notice, and subject to any number of draconian restrictions.

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Without a moment's notice, he heads down to the beach, eager for a night on the town.

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The parties with whom we have been estranged so long can scarcely be brought into a close relationship at a moment's notice.

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The disco cover, performed live, demonstrated his surprising ability to switch between a warmer tenor and shrill falsetto on a moment's notice.

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An image fluttered across his mind's eye, causing him to pause, and giving him a moment's worth of peace.

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Make like a frequent traveller and keep a fully stocked travel toilet bag at the ready so you can grab it and run at a moment's notice.

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Executive orders are, after all, rescindable matters, revocable at a moment's crisis.

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What if the moment's prevailing mood is hard to pin down -- sometimes voluble, sometimes glum?

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Or maybe she just wanted an excuse to lie back on the chair thing and get a moment's rest.

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If a lorry driver has an accident owing to a moment's inadvertence or a slight error of judgment, and a third person is injured, his employer must pay damages.

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