unless in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for unless in the English»French Dictionary

unless [Brit ʌnˈlɛs, Am ənˈlɛs] CONJ

1. unless (except if):

unless

à moins que

unless + subj

à moins de

unless + infininitive

sauf si + indic

he won't come unless you invite him

il ne viendra pas à moins que tu (ne) l'invites or sauf si tu l'invites

she can't take the job unless she finds a nanny

elle ne peut pas accepter le poste à moins de trouver or à moins qu'elle (ne) trouve une nourrice

I'll have the egg, unless anyone else wants it?

je mangerai l'œuf, à moins que quelqu'un d'autre (ne) le veuille?

unless I get my passport back, I can't leave the country

si je ne récupère pas mon passeport je ne pourrai pas quitter le pays

he threatened that unless they agreed to pay him he'd reveal the truth

il a menacé de révéler la vérité s'ils refusaient de le payer

it won't work unless you plug it in!

ça ne marchera pas si tu ne le branches pas!

she wouldn't go unless she was accompanied by her mother

elle ne voulait y aller que si elle était accompagnée par sa mère

unless I'm very much mistaken, that's Jim

si je ne m'abuse , c'est Jim form

unless I'm very much mistaken, that's Jim

à moins que je (ne) me trompe, c'est Jim

unless I hear to the contrary

sauf contrordre

unless otherwise agreed/stated

sauf accord/avis contraire

2. unless (except when):

unless

sauf quand

we eat out on Fridays unless one of us is working late

nous mangeons au restaurant le vendredi sauf quand l'un de nous travaille tard

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unless countermanded

sauf contrordre

unless otherwise specified

sauf indication contraire

he is harmless, unless provoked

il est gentil, sauf si on le provoque

unless there is evidence to the contrary

à moins qu'il n'y ait une preuve du contraire

unless you hear anything to the contrary

sauf contrordre

unless these conditions are fulfilled

à moins que ces conditions ne soient remplies

Translations for unless in the French»English Dictionary

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sauf avis contraire

unless otherwise stated

sauf imprévu

all things being equal, unless anything unforeseen happens

sauf si

unless

nous mangerons dehors, sauf s'il pleut

we'll eat outside unless it rains

je partirai en septembre, sauf si je rate mes examens

I'll leave in September unless I fail my exams

sauf contrordre

unless I/you etc hear to the contrary

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Except at roundabouts, and unless there are other indications or regulations in force, drivers must always give way to traffic approaching from the right.

sauf convention contraire

unless otherwise agreed

sauf convention contraire

unless there be a clause to the contrary form

unless in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for unless in the English»French Dictionary

unless [ənˈles] CONJ

unless

à moins que +subj

I don't say anything unless I'm sure

je ne dis rien sans en être sûr

he won't come unless he has time

il ne viendra que s'il a le temps

unless I'm mistaken

si je ne m'abuse

don't ring me unless there's a problem

ne m'appelez qu'en cas de problème

Translations for unless in the French»English Dictionary

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sauf erreur de ma part

unless I am mistaken

sauf imprévu

unless anything unforeseen happens

sauf avis contraire

unless advised otherwise

sauf indication contraire

unless otherwise directed

à moins de faire qc

unless you do sth

à moins que qn ne fasse qc (subj)

unless sb does sth

sauf avis contraire

unless otherwise indicated

sauf erreur de ma part

unless I'm mistaken

unless Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I don't say anything unless I'm sure

je ne dis rien sans en être sûr

he won't come unless he has time

il ne viendra que s'il a le temps

unless I'm mistaken

si je ne m'abuse

don't ring me unless there's a problem

ne m'appelez qu'en cas de problème

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For example, men are now permitted only one wife unless their wife signs an agreement.

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The title is held until death, unless it is removed for bad conduct, which has not occurred for many centuries.

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On the other hand, there would not have been a figure unless there was a true body.

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Unless something is done, their culture may be facing total collapse.

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Players must follow suit, unless they have no cards of the led suit, in which case they may play any card.

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Unless the centre takes over this library, the condition of this library is unlikely to improve.

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Progesterone has very poor pharmacokinetics (including low bioavailability and a half-life of only 5 minutes) when taken orally unless micronized.

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A group with no eyes, or only one eye, will die unless its owner can develop them.

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We really don't think about it, unless it acts up.

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Under route signalling, a driver is informed which route the train will take beyond each signal (unless only one route is possible).

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