Usage examples of "un instant" in French with translation to English

<>
Pourriez-vous venir ici un instant ? Would you come here a moment?
Il va venir dans un instant. He will come in a moment.
L'eau atteignit la poutre du pont en un instant. The water came up to the bridge girder in a second.
Comme je me sentais un peu étourdi, je me suis assis un instant. Feeling a little dizzy, I sat down for a while.
Tom s'est rendu maître de la situation en un instant. Tom was master of the situation in no time.
Juste un instant. Je ne me suis pas décidée. Just a moment. I haven't made up my mind.
Pourriez-vous nous attendre juste un instant ? Nous irons alors avec vous. Could you please wait just a moment for us? Then we'll go with you.
Avez-vous un instant ? Do you have a moment?
Puis-je emprunter ta gomme un instant ? Can I borrow your rubber for a moment?
Voudrais-tu venir ici un instant ? Would you come here a moment?
Un instant, je ne me suis pas décidé. Just a moment. I haven't made up my mind.
Je n'ai jamais imaginé un instant que je gagnerais. I never for a moment imagined that I would win.
Attisé par un vent fort, le feu s'est répandu en un instant. Fanned by a strong wind, the fire spread in an instant.
Le bateau sombra en un instant. The boat sank in a flash.
Pose-toi un instant. Settle down for a while and concentrate.
Juste un instant. Je ne me suis pas encore décidé. Just a moment. I haven't made up my mind yet.
Puis-je vous déranger un instant ? May I disturb you just a moment?
Un grand nombre de personnes ont été tuées en un instant. A great number of people were killed in a moment.
Veuillez patienter un instant s'il vous plait. Oui, nous avons une réservation pour vous. Please wait a moment. Yes, we have a reservation for you.
Pourrais-tu nous attendre juste un instant ? Nous irons alors avec toi. Could you please wait just a moment for us? Then we'll go with you.
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!