after in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for after in the English»French Dictionary

I.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] ADV As both adverb and preposition, after is translated in most contexts by après: after the meal = après le repas; H comes after G = H vient après G; day after day = jour après jour; just after 3 pm = juste après 15 heures; three weeks after = trois semaines après.
When after is used as a conjunction it is translated by après avoir (or être) + past participle where the two verbs have the same subject: after I've finished my book, I'll cook dinner = après avoir fini mon livre je vais préparer le dîner; after he had consulted Bill ou after consulting Bill, he decided to accept the offer = après avoir consulté Bill, il a décidé d'accepter l'offre.
When the two verbs have different subjects the translation is après que + indicative: I'll lend you the book after Fred has read it = je te prêterai le livre après que Fred l'aura lu.
For more examples and particular usages see the entry below.
See also the usage note on time units .

1. after (following time or event):

after

après

before and after

avant et après

soon or shortly or not long after

peu après

for weeks after

pendant des semaines après

straight after Brit, right after Am

tout de suite après

2. after (following specific time):

the week/year after

la semaine/l'année suivante or d'après

the day after

le lendemain

II.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] PREP

1. after (later in time than):

after

après

after the film

après le film

immediately after the strike

aussitôt après la grève

after that date (in future)

au-delà de cette date

after that date (in past)

après cette date

shortly after 10 pm

peu après 22 h

it was after six o'clock

il était six heures passées, il était plus de six heures

after that

après (cela)

the day after tomorrow

après-demain

a ceremony after which there was a banquet

une cérémonie après laquelle il y a eu un banquet

he had breakfast as usual, after which he left

il a pris son petit déjeuner comme d'habitude, après quoi il est parti

2. after (given):

after

après

after my attempt at milking, I was nervous

après ma tentative de traire les vaches je n'étais pas très sûr de moi

after the way he behaved

après la façon dont il s'est conduit

after all we did for you!

après tout ce que nous avons fait pour toi!

3. after (in spite of):

after

malgré, après

after all the trouble I took labelling the package, it got lost

malgré tout le mal que je me suis donné à étiqueter le paquet, il s'est perdu

after what she's been through, she's still interested?

malgré or après ce qu'elle a subi, ça l'intéresse toujours?

4. after (expressing contrast):

after

après

the film was disappointing after all the hype inf

après tout le battage le film était décevant inf

it's boring here after Paris

après Paris, on s'ennuie ici

5. after (behind):

to run or chase after sb/sth

courir après qn/qc

please shut the gate after you

refermez la grille derrière vous s'il vous plaît

6. after (following in sequence):

after

après

your name comes after mine on the list

ton nom vient après le mien sur la liste

the adjective comes after the noun

l'adjectif vient après le nom

7. after (following in rank, precedence):

after

après

she's next in line after Bob for promotion

elle sera la prochaine après Bob à avoir une promotion

he was placed third after Smith and Jones

il est arrivé troisième après Smith et Jones

after you! (letting someone pass ahead)

après vous!

8. after (in the direction of):

to stare after sb

regarder qn s'éloigner

‘don't forget!’ Mimi called after her

‘n'oublie pas!’ lui a crié Mimi

9. after (in the wake of):

after

derrière

I'm not tidying up after you!

je n'ai pas l'intention de ranger derrière toi!

10. after (in pursuit of):

to be after sth

chercher qc

that's the house they're after

c'est la maison qu'ils veulent acheter

the police are after him

il est recherché par la police

to come or go after sb

poursuivre qn

he'll come after me

il va essayer de me retrouver

it's me he's after (to settle score)

c'est à moi qu'il en veut

I wonder what she's after?

je me demande ce qu'elle veut?

I think he's after my job

je pense qu'il veut (me) prendre ma place

to be after sb (sexually) inf

s'intéresser à qn

11. after (beyond):

after

après

about 400 metres after the crossroads

environ 400 mètres après le carrefour

12. after (stressing continuity, repetitiveness):

day after day

jour après jour

generation after generation

génération après génération

time after time

maintes et maintes fois

mile after mile of bush

des kilomètres et des kilomètres de brousse

it was one disaster after another

on a eu catastrophe sur catastrophe

13. after (about):

to ask after sb

demander des nouvelles de qn

14. after (in honour or memory of):

to name a child after sb

donner à un enfant le nom de qn

named after James Joyce monument, street, institution, pub

portant le nom de James Joyce

we called her Kate after my mother

nous l'avons appelée Kate comme ma mère

15. after (in the manner of):

‘after Millet’

‘d'après Millet’

it's a painting after Klee

c'est un tableau fait à la manière de Klee

16. after Am (past):

it's twenty after eleven

il est onze heures vingt

III.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] CONJ

1. after (in sequence of events):

after

après avoir or être

after + pp

après que + indic

don't go for a swim too soon after eating

ne va pas nager trop tôt après avoir mangé

after we had left we realized that …

après être partis nous nous sommes rendu compte que …

after she had confessed to the murder, he was released

après qu'elle a avoué le meurtre, il a été relâché

we return the bottles after they have been washed

nous retournons les bouteilles après qu'elles ont été lavées

2. after (given that):

after hearing all about him we want to meet him

après tout ce que nous avons entendu sur lui nous voulons le rencontrer

after you explained the situation they didn't call the police

une fois que tu leur as expliqué la situation ils n'ont pas appelé la police

3. after (in spite of the fact that):

why did he do that after we'd warned him of the consequences?

pourquoi a-t-il fait ça alors que nous l'avions prévenu des conséquences?

IV.afters N

afters npl Brit inf:

afters

dessert m

what's for afters?

qu'est-ce qu'il y a comme dessert?

V.after all ADV

1. after all (when reinforcing point):

after all

après tout

after all, nobody forced you to leave

après tout personne ne t'a obligé à partir

2. after all (when reassessing stance, opinion):

after all

après tout, finalement

it wasn't such a bad idea after all

après tout or finalement ce n'était pas une si mauvaise idée

he decided not to stay after all

finalement il a décidé de ne pas rester

See also fashion

I.fashion [Brit ˈfaʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfæʃən] N

1. fashion (manner):

fashion

façon f

fashion

manière f

in my own fashion

à ma manière

in the Chinese/French fashion

à la chinoise/française

I can swim/cook after a fashion

je nage/cuisine plus ou moins bien

2. fashion (vogue, trend):

fashion

mode f

in fashion

à la mode

out of fashion

démodé

to come into fashion

devenir à la mode

to go out of fashion

se démoder, passer de mode

the fashion for mini-skirts

la mode or la vogue des mini-jupes

the latest fashion

la dernière mode

the fashion is for long coats this winter

les manteaux longs sont à la mode or sont en vogue cet hiver

to be a slave to fashion

être l'esclave de la mode

to start a fashion

lancer une mode

to be all the fashion

faire fureur

to set the fashion

donner le ton

to set the fashion attr accessory

de mode

to set the fashion jewellery, tights

fantaisie

inv to make a fashion statement

essayer de lancer une mode

II.fashions N

fashions npl:

ladies' fashions

vêtements mpl pour femmes

Paris/1930s fashions

la mode parisienne/des années 30

III.fashion [Brit ˈfaʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfæʃən] VB trans

1. fashion (mould):

fashion clay, wood

façonner (into en)

2. fashion (make):

fashion artefact

fabriquer (out of, from de)

I.ask after VB [Brit ɑːsk -, Am æsk -] (ask after [sb])

ask after person:

ask after

demander des nouvelles de

she asked after you

elle a demandé de tes nouvelles

I.run after VB [Brit rʌn -, Am rən -] (run after [sb]) lit, fig

run after thief, woman, man:

run after

courir après

I.go after VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go after [sth/sb])

1. go after (chase):

go after person

poursuivre

2. go after (try hard to get) fig:

he really went after that job

il a fait tout son possible pour avoir ce travail

I.make after VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make after [sb])

make after

poursuivre

after-effect N MED

after-effect

contrecoup m (of de)

after-effect fig

répercussion f (of de)

after-tax ADJ

after-tax profits, earnings:

after-tax

après impôts

I.look after VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look after [sb/sth])

1. look after (care for):

look after patient, sick animal

soigner

look after child

garder

look after customer, guest

s'occuper de

look after animal, plant

s'occuper de

look after car, equipment

entretenir

look after belongings, toys

prendre soin de

he's being looked after by his grand-parents

ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent

these books have been well looked after

on a pris soin de ces livres

to look after sb's needs

satisfaire les besoins de qn

2. look after (be responsible for):

look after administration, finances, business, shop

s'occuper de

look after class, schoolchildren

surveiller

to look after sb's interests

veiller aux intérêts de qn

look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute!

surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite!

II.look after VB [Brit lʊk -, Am lʊk -] (look after oneself)

1. look after (cope):

she's too frail to look after herself

elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule

I'm old enough to look after myself

je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul

2. look after (be careful):

safe journey, and look after yourself

bon voyage, sois prudent!

I.keep after VB [Brit kiːp -, Am kip -] (keep after [sb])

1. keep after (pursue):

keep after

pourchasser

2. keep after (chivvy):

keep after

harceler

I.take after VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take after [sb])

take after father, mother etc:

take after

tenir de

after in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for after in the English»French Dictionary

I.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] PREP

1. after:

after

après

after two days

deux jours plus tard

after meals

après manger

(a) quarter after six Am

six heures et quart

the day after tomorrow

après-demain

after 6 May since then

depuis le 6 mai

after 6 May as from then

à partir du 6 mai

2. after (behind):

to run after sb

courir après qn

to go after one's goal

poursuivre son but

to slam the door after one

claquer la porte derrière soi

3. after (following):

D comes after C

le D suit le C

to have quarrel after quarrel

avoir dispute sur dispute

hour after hour

pendant des heures

4. after (trying to get):

to be after sb/sth

chercher qn/qc

the police are after him

la police le recherche

what are you after?

qu'est-ce que vous voulez?

5. after (about):

to ask after sb

demander des nouvelles de qn

6. after (despite):

after all

après tout

after all this work

après tout ce travail

7. after (similar to):

drawing after Picasso

dessin m d'après Picasso

to name sth/sb after sb

donner à qc/qn le nom de qn

II.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] ADV

after

après

soon after

peu après

the day after

le lendemain

III.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] CONJ

after

après (que)

he spoke after she went out

il parla après qu'elle fut sortie

I'll call him after I've taken a shower

je l'appellerai quand j'aurai pris une douche

look after VB trans

look after

s'occuper de

to look after oneself

prendre soin de soi

to look after one's interests

veiller sur ses propres intérêts

to look after number one pej

ne penser qu'à ses propres intérêts

run after VB trans

run after

poursuivre

go after VB intr

to go after sb/sth

courir après qn/qc

chase after VB trans

chase after

courir après

sought-after ADJ

sought-after

recherché(e)

take after VB intr

take after

ressembler à

after-effect [ˈɑ:ftərɪˌfekt, Am ˈæftɚ-] N

after-effect

répercussion f

ask after VB trans

to ask after sb

demander des nouvelles de qn

morning-after pill N

morning-after pill

pilule f du lendemain

after Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I felt numb after hearing the news

j'étais sous le choc à l'écoute de la nouvelle

after long negotiations they compromised at $3500

après de longs pourparlers ils tranchèrent à 3500$

week in, week out, week after week

semaine après semaine

so you do like beer after all

finalement, tu aimes la bière

to be in charge of looking after sb

avoir la garde de qn

he was eliminated after the oral (exam)

il a été éliminé à l'oral

week after week, day after day

semaine après semaine, jour après jour

will it end up snowing after all?

va-t-il enfin se décider à neiger?

to let sb go before/after the others

faire passer qn avant/après les autres

to pick up one's children after school

reprendre ses enfants à l'école

after Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for after in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bac + x

x-year course of studies after obtaining general qualification for university entrance

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After a series of court cases the nature of the guarantees for some policies was reinterpreted, becoming more onerous.

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However, it has an unforeseen after-effect and reverts his mind to a childlike state.

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The school opened in 1997, and also offers an after hours child minding service.

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The polariscope combines the different polarization states of light waves before and after passing the specimen.

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It was reported that a deal with unionized labor could not be reached after a year of negotiations.

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The log drives were stopped after 1915, when pleasure boat owners complained about the hazards to navigation.

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After a few days, the group decide to burgle a house.

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He also started taking bassoon lessons, but soon gave those up after almost choking to death on one of its reeds.

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He had a learner's permit, and his parents trusted him enough to let him be alone at home by himself after school.

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The groundings were ordered after a battery caught fire and another melted on the planes.

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