us in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for us in the English»French Dictionary

us PRON The direct or indirect object pronoun us is always translated by nous: she knows us = elle nous connaît. Note that both the direct and the indirect object pronouns come before the verb in French and that in compound tenses like the present perfect and past perfect, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the direct object pronoun: he's seen us ( masculine or mixed gender object) il nous a vus; ( feminine object) il nous a vues.
In imperatives nous comes after the verb: tell us! = dis-nous!; give it to us or give us it = donne-le-nous (note the hyphens).
After the verb to be and after prepositions the translation is also nous: it's us = c'est nous.
For expressions with let us or let's see the entry → let .
For particular usages see the entry below.

us
both of us
some of us
give us a hand, will you inf?
oh give us a break inf!
give us a look inf!

See also let2, let1

I.let2 [Brit lɛt, Am lɛt] N

3. let LAW → hindrance

II.let2 <pres part letting, pret, pp let> [Brit lɛt, Am lɛt] VB trans

I.let1 <pres part letting, pret, pp let> [Brit lɛt, Am lɛt] VB trans

1. let (when making suggestion):

let us pray
+ subj let's say (that)…

2. let (when expressing defiance or a command):

let y = 25 MATH
soit y = 25

3. let (allow):

let them have it! lit
let them have it! fig, inf (shoot)

me PRON When used as a direct or indirect object pronoun me is translated by me (or m' before a vowel): she knows me = elle me connaît; he loves me = il m'aime.
Note that the object pronoun normally comes before the verb in French and that in compound tenses like the present perfect and past perfect, the past participle of the verb agrees with the direct object pronoun: he's seen me (female speaker) = il m'a vue.
In imperatives the translation for both the direct and the indirect object pronoun is moi and comes after the verb: kiss me! = embrasse-moi!; give it to me! = donne-le-moi! (note the hyphens).
After prepositions and the verb to be the translation is moi: she did it for me = elle l'a fait pour moi; it's me = c'est moi.
For particular expressions see below.
:

dear me inf!, deary me inf!

me2 [Brit miː, Am mi] N MUS

hand-me-down [Brit ˈhandmiːdaʊn, Am ˈhænd mi ˌdaʊn] N inf

us in the PONS Dictionary

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

us [əs, ʌs] pers pron (1st person pl)

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ça ne nous rajeunit pas! iron hum
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