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

Select source language

Select target language

Translations: all60 devoir55 other translations5

show all

You ought to thank him. Tu devrais le remercier.

You ought to read books instead. Tu devrais plutôt lire des livres.

We ought to obey the law. Nous nous devons d'obéir à la loi.

You ought to see a dentist. Tu devrais consulter un dentiste.

Tom ought to stop doing that. Tom devrait arrêter de faire cela.

You ought not to miss it. Tu ne dois pas le manquer.

You ought to love your neighbors. On doit aimer ses voisins.

You ought to have been more careful. Tu aurais dû être plus prudent.

You ought to ask him for advice. Tu devrais lui demander conseil.

I don't think you ought to. Je ne crois pas que tu devrais.

Ought I to tell it to him? Devrais-je lui dire ?

You ought not to smoke so much. Tu ne devrais pas fumer autant.

You ought to listen to your mother. Vous devriez écouter votre mère.

Yes, I think you ought to go. Oui, je pense que tu devrais y aller.

You ought to have seen the exhibition. Tu aurais dû voir l'exposition.

You ought to be quiet in a library. Vous devriez être silencieux dans une bibliothèque.

At your age, you ought to know better. À ton âge, tu devrais faire preuve de plus de discernement.

You ought not to make fun of them. Tu ne devrais pas te moquer d'eux.

You ought not to have disclosed the secret. Tu n'aurais pas dû dévoiler le secret.

At your age you ought to support yourself. À ton âge, tu devrais subvenir à tes besoins.

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!

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download