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maintenant in English:

1. instanter



English word "maintenant"(instanter) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "My Life" (Josiah Flynt)
Fiches du livre - "Dr. Sevier" (George W. Cable)
Fiches du livre - "Riding for Ladies" (W. A. Kerr)
Fiches du livre - "The Golden Calf" (M. E. Braddon)
Fiches du livre - "Cardigan" (Robert W. Chambers)

2. now


If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep? "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."
Move along now.
I don't work now and I lead a less hectic life.
Our parents took care of us and now it's our turn to take care of them.
After reflecting on my life up to now, I decided that I needed to change my goals.
The law now requires women to be employed on equal terms with men.
When I was a kid, touching bugs didn't bother me a bit. Now I can hardly stand looking at pictures of them.
I doubt if anyone even remembers his name now, except for me.
It is now safe to turn off your computer and read a book.
The factory now under construction will assemble 3,000 VCR units per day.
Now that you mention it, what happened to that man who used to work here?
Many families now have two breadwinners with both husbands and wives working.
Sooner or later, we'll have to buy a new TV since the TV we have now is a very old model.
Did you see that couple in matching outfits just now? How tasteless!
I have done all my homework and now I am completely free until Monday.

English word "maintenant"(now) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Tommy" (Joseph Hocking)
Time expressions - Expressions pour exprimer le temps
Fiches du livre - "Philoktetes" (Sophocles)
Fiches du livre - "Lancashire Songs" (Edwin Waugh)
French time expressions - les expressions du temps...