must in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.must1 <nég must not, mustn't> [Brit mʌst, Am məst] VB mod When must indicates obligation or necessity, French tends to use either the verb devoir or the impersonal construction il faut que + subjunctive: I must go = je dois partir, il faut que je parte. For examples and particular usages see I. 1. and I. 3. below. See also haveand the related usage note.
When must expresses assumptions or probability, the verb devoir is always used: it must strike you as odd that = ça doit te sembler bizarre que (+ subj). See I. 7. below for further examples.
For the conjugation of devoir, see the French verb tables.

1. must (indicating obligation, prohibition):

must we really be up by 7 am?

3. must (stressing importance, necessity):

I must ask you not to smoke
I feel I must tell you that
it must be said that
I must say I was impressed
very nice, I must say! iron

7. must (expressing assumption, probability):

II.must1 [Brit mʌst, Am məst] N

See also have

I.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB trans

10. have (cause to be done):

II.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB mod

III.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB aux

must2 [Brit mʌst, Am məst] N (grape juice)

I.must-have [Am ˈməsthæv] inf N

II.must-have [Am ˈməsthæv] inf ADJ

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Translations for must in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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must Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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sth must not let us forget that ...
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In order to keep a nuclear reactor intact and functioning, and to extract useful power from it, a cooling system must be used.
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Another must is a good eye for detail to spot blemished bodywork or crash damage, and preferably some mechanical know-how, or a friend with some.
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Because of these drawbacks, a reliable and time periodic reference frame must be used for this technique to be efficient and useful.
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Hospitals and ambulance services near to where the jellyfish live possess it, and must be contacted as soon as possible.
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When it is not known in advance that the sequence of points defines a simple polygon, the following things must be kept in mind.
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In order for the wavefunction to describe fermions, n must be an odd integer.
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More correctly, if a host receives an octet file and then returns it, the returned file must be identical to the original.
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Second, the products must be fungible (i.e. interchangeablethey must be of the same composition).
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In the mle that ensues, the filmstrip is broken and the animator must safety pin it back together to finish the cartoon.
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In many cases, hazardous materials must be removed prior to disposing of the wreck.
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