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lagréable
the inevitable

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. inévitable [inevitabl] ADJ

1. inévitable (certain):

inévitable
inevitable
rendre qc inévitable
to make sth inevitable
il est inévitable que …
it is inevitable that …

2. inévitable (incontournable) hum attr:

inévitable personne
inevitable
l'inévitable Paul était là
Paul was there, as always
il y avait l'inévitable clown
there was the inevitable clown

II. inévitable [inevitabl] N m

l'inévitable
the inevitable
devant l'inévitable/la difficulté
faced with the inevitable/difficulty
English
English
French
French
unavoidable
inévitable
inevitability
caractère m inévitable
the inevitable
l'inévitable m
the inevitable happened
l'inévitable s'est produit
inevitable hum
inévitable
it is/was inevitable that he should do
il est/était inévitable qu'il fasse
it is inevitable that she will do
il est inévitable qu'elle fera or qu'elle fasse
their failure was unavoidably public
leur échec fut connu de tous, ce qui était inévitable

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
English

I. inévitable [inevitabl] ADJ

1. inévitable (certain, fatal):

inévitable
inevitable
inévitable accident
unavoidable

2. inévitable (nécessaire):

inévitable
inescapable
inévitable opération
unavoidable
il est inévitable que cela se produise
it is inevitable that it will happen

3. inévitable antéposé iron hum (habituel):

inévitable
inevitable

II. inévitable [inevitabl] N m

l'inévitable
the inevitable
English
English
French
French
inevitable
inévitable
the inevitable
l'inévitable m
unavoidable
inévitable
it's a foregone conclusion
c'est inévitable
they'd reached a point where war was inevitable
ils avaient atteint un seuil à partir duquel la guerre était inévitable
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

I. inévitable [inevitabl] ADJ

1. inévitable (certain, fatal):

inévitable
inevitable
inévitable accident
unavoidable

2. inévitable (nécessaire):

inévitable
inescapable
inévitable opération
unavoidable
il est inévitable que cela se produise
it is inevitable that it will happen

3. inévitable antéposé iron hum (habituel):

inévitable
inevitable

II. inévitable [inevitabl] N m

l'inévitable
the inevitable
English
English
French
French
inevitable
inévitable
the inevitable
l'inévitable m
unavoidable
inévitable
it's a foregone conclusion
c'est inévitable
they'd reached a point where war was inevitable
ils avaient atteint un seuil à partir duquel la guerre était inévitable

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

il est inévitable que cela se produise
it is inevitable that it will happen
l'inévitable
the inevitable
they'd reached a point where war was inevitable
ils avaient atteint un seuil à partir duquel la guerre était inévitable

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

L'allumeur de réverbères est devant un réverbère ℓ k {displaystyle ell _{k}}.
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Pour finir, devant l'assemblée captivée, il jongle avec sa houlette d'argent (malcon d'argent), comme le ferait une majorette aujourd'hui !
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Les décorations d'oreille sont des plaques rectangulaires avec un élément trapézoïdal additionnel sur le devant.
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Devant la foule silencieuse, ils sont contraints de creuser leur propre tombe.
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Elle dispose d'un certain nombre de pouvoirs, dont celui de contraindre toute personne à venir témoigner devant elle.
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