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Translation of instant – French–English dictionary

instant

 noun  [ feminine ] /ɛ̃stɑ̃/ Add to word list Add to word list ● court moment instant , moment Attendez un instant. Wait a moment. Ses instants de bonheur étaient nombreux. dans un instant ● très bientôt in a moment Je reviens dans un instant. I’ll be right back. Le bus arrivera dans un instant. à l’instant ● tout de suite, sur le moment right now Il arrive à l’instant. He’s just about to arrive. Il montait à l’instant même où je descendais. pour l’instant ● actuellement, pour le moment for the time being Pour l’instant, elle reste ici. She’s staying here for the time being. Pour l’instant, je suis occupé, je t’appelle demain.

(Translation of instant from the GLOBAL French-English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of instant | PASSWORD French-English Dictionary

instant

 noun  instant  [noun] a point in time He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang He came the instant (that) he heard the news. instant  [noun] a moment or very short time It all happened in an instant I’ll be there in an instant. jiffy  [noun] (informal) a moment I’ll be back in a jiffy. minute  [noun] a particular point in time At that minute, the telephone rang. moment  [noun] a very short space of time I’ll be ready in a moment after a few moments’ silence. moment  [noun] a particular point in time At that moment, the telephone rang. tick  [noun] a moment Wait a tick!

(Translation of instant from the PASSWORD French-English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of instant

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Le vote aura lieu dans un instant. The vote will take place in a few moments.
Le vote aura lieu dans un instant. The vote will take place in a few moments. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - French-English
Pour l'instant, ce sont des annonces. For the moment, these are just statements.
Pour l'instant, ce sont des annonces. For the moment, these are just statements. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - French-English
La prévision est une photographie à un instant donné et non une anticipation de l'examen de passage. Predictions are a photograph at a given moment and not an anticipation of the entrance examination.
La prévision est une photographie à un instant donné et non une anticipation de l'examen de passage. Predictions are a photograph at a given moment and not an anticipation of the entrance examination. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - French-English
Pour l'instant, nous devons garantir que l'appel des manifestants à des réformes démocratiques soit entendu dans le cadre d'un véritable dialogue politique. At the moment, we need to ensure that the demonstrators' calls for democratic reforms are heard as part of a genuine political dialogue.
Pour l'instant, nous devons garantir que l'appel des manifestants à des réformes démocratiques soit entendu dans le cadre d'un véritable dialogue politique. At the moment, we need to ensure that the demonstrators' calls for democratic reforms are heard as part of a genuine political dialogue. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - French-English
Pour l’instant, tout tourne autour de la discipline et de la croissance économique, sans laisser de marge pour les opinions différentes. At the moment, everything is about discipline and economic growth without any leeway for different opinions.
Pour l’instant, tout tourne autour de la discipline et de la croissance économique, sans laisser de marge pour les opinions différentes. At the moment, everything is about discipline and economic growth without any leeway for different opinions. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - French-English
Tout indique que le pays se trouve sur une véritable poudrière, prête à exploser à tout instant. Everything points to the country sitting on a volcano that could erupt at any minute.
Tout indique que le pays se trouve sur une véritable poudrière, prête à exploser à tout instant. Everything points to the country sitting on a volcano that could erupt at any minute. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - French-English
Nous allons maintenant signer les différentes déclarations, mais nous devons voter sur une autre résolution dans un instant. We shall now sign the various statements, but in a minute we must vote on a further resolution.
Nous allons maintenant signer les différentes déclarations, mais nous devons voter sur une autre résolution dans un instant. We shall now sign the various statements, but in a minute we must vote on a further resolution. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - French-English
Je ne doute pas un seul instant que, dans moins de deux minutes, cette pièce sera presque vide. No doubt in two minutes' time the room will be nigh on empty.
Je ne doute pas un seul instant que, dans moins de deux minutes, cette pièce sera presque vide. No doubt in two minutes' time the room will be nigh on empty. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - French-English
Mais soyons sérieux un instant. However, let us get serious here for a minute.
Mais soyons sérieux un instant. However, let us get serious here for a minute. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - French-English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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