/ʒysk/
Translation
until, up to, as far as
Word origin
From Old French jusque, from a Vulgar Latin compound of de usque, ultimately from Latin usque ('all the way, continuously, up to').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- usque
Examples
' présentation.
We worked until midnight to finish the presentation.
couru 'au ' .
She ran all the way to the end without stopping despite the tiredness.
'au , - !
The low price lasts until the thirtieth of June, hurry up!
' .
We walked to the beach in the rain.
' .
The shop stays open until eight in the evening on weekdays.
' est la forme élidée de jusque (la préposition de base) devant une voyelle. Devant une consonne, on garde jusque uniquement dans certaines locutions (jusque-là, jusque chez lui) ; dans la plupart des emplois, jusqu'à (followed by a consonant) ou jusqu'en / jusqu'au sont les formes usuelles.
Jusqu'à présent (up to now, so far) et jusqu'ici (up to here, so far) sont très fréquents. Jusqu'à ce que + subjonctif exprime la limite temporelle : attends jusqu'à ce qu'il arrive. Aller jusqu'à + infinitif (to go so far as to) marque une intensité surprenante : il est allé jusqu'à démissionner (he went so far as to resign).
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