Usage examples of "once" in English with translation to French

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We must start at once. Nous devons commencer immédiatement.

I'm coming at once. J'arrive tout de suite.

I play tennis once in a while. Je joue au tennis de temps en temps.

I stopped smoking once and for all. J'ai arrêté de fumer une bonne fois pour toutes.

The peace talks failed once again. Les pourparlers de paix ont de nouveau échoué.

The fire was extinguished at once. Le feu fut rapidement éteint.

I intended to start at once. J'avais l'intention de partir sur-le-champ.

All at once, I heard a cry. Tout d'un coup, j'entendis un cri.

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?' Alice commençait à être très fatiguée d'être assise à côté de sa sœur sur la berge et de n'avoir rien à faire : une ou deux fois, elle avait jeté un coup d'œil dans le livre que sa sœur était en train de lire, mais il ne contenait aucune image ni conversation, « et à quoi sert un livre », pensait Alice, « sans images ni conversations ? »

I telephoned her at once. Je lui téléphonai immédiatement.

Set the table at once. Mettez la table tout de suite.

Come and see me once in a while. Viens me voir de temps en temps.

You need to set the record straight once and for all. Tu dois remettre les pendules à l'heure une bonne fois pour toutes.

You must start at once. Tu dois commencer immédiatement.

You had better start at once. Tu ferais mieux de commencer tout de suite.

Please write to me once in a while. Veuillez m'écrire de temps en temps.

Must I start at once? Dois-je commencer immédiatement ?

Must I go there at once? Dois-je y aller tout de suite ?

Every once in a while I study Esperanto. De temps en temps, j'étudie l'espéranto.

You may go at once. Tu peux y aller immédiatement.

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