What does jusque in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word jusque in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use jusque in French.

The word jusque in French means until, till, up to, until, to, to the point of, as far as, down to the smallest detail, up to the bottom of , up to just under, until late in the evening, until late at night, toward, until then, up to then, up to that time, up to that point, up to now, up to this point, up to there, all the way to there, that far, have had it, have had it up to here, without going as far as that, without going that far. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word jusque

until, till

adverbe (indique une limite, un seuil) (time)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Il est parti jusqu'à dimanche. Ce ru va jusque ce village ou il se jette dans ce ruisseau.
This rivulet runs to that village, where it flows into this stream.

up to, until, to

adverbe (indique le terme du temps considéré)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
David restera avec nous jusque vendredi.
David will be staying with us until Friday.

to the point of

adverbe (indique une situation radicale)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Il est bête jusqu'à la méchanceté.
He is stupid to the point of being mean.

as far as

préposition (marque une limite)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Mon assurance rapatriement me couvre jusque dans l'espace !
My repatriation insurance covers me as far as space.

down to the smallest detail

locution adverbiale (très méticuleusement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le détective scrute la scène du crime jusque dans les moindres détails.
The detective examines every last detail of the crime scene.

up to the bottom of , up to just under

locution adverbiale (à la limite de)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
L'eau est montée jusque sous le toit.

until late in the evening, until late at night

locution adverbiale (jusqu'à une heure avancée)

toward

locution adverbiale (en direction de) (mainly US)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Il s'avança jusque vers moi et me regarda droit dans les yeux.

until then, up to then, up to that time, up to that point

adverbe (jusqu'à ce moment-là)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Jusqu'à 16 h, je vous attendrai jusque-là.
Up to 4 pm; I'll wait for you until then.

up to now, up to this point

adverbe (pour le moment)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Jusque-là, tout va bien !
Up to now, all is going well!

up to there, all the way to there

adverbe (vers cet endroit-là)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Reculez jusque-là que je voie tout le monde.
Back up to there so that I can see everyone.

that far

adverbe (jusqu'à ce point, ce niveau)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Ils ont poussé la plaisanterie jusque-là !
They pushed the joke that far!

have had it, have had it up to here

adverbe (à la limite de)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
J'en ai jusque-là de tes fausses excuses.
I have had it with your phony excuses.

without going as far as that, without going that far

locution adverbiale (en étant moins extrême mais)

- Supprimer le permis de conduire ? - Sans aller jusque-là, il faudra tout de même sanctionner ce genre de comportement.

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