Conjonctions de subordination - cours

Les conjonctions de temps

Traductions

When

It was raining when he left.

Quand

As

I met Paul as I was coming home.

Comme

Au moment où

As soon as
I’ll phone you as soon as I arrive.

Dès que

Since

I've never seen Luc since he came back.

Depuis que

Before

Yes ! I’ll phone you before I come.

Avant que

After

Jane arrived after I’d left.

Après que

Till

until

Go until you reach her house.

Jusqu’à ce que

while

I saw Jimmy while I was out running. 

Pendant que

Tandis que

Les conjonctions de condition et

d’hypothèse

If

She will play the piano only if she is paid

Si /condition

If

If I were rich I’d travel.

Si/ hypothèse

Unless

Lucie won’t help you unless you ask her to.

A moins que

In case

Take your umbrella in case it rains

Au cas où

Les conjonctions de but

To

In order to

So as to

I got up early to/… / catch the first train

De manière

De façon à

So that

Speak slowly so that I may understand you.

Pour que

De sorte que

Les conjonctions de cause

Because

I can’t stay here because I don’t feel well.

Parce que

As

 since

As / since Betty wasn’t ready we went without her.

Puisque

Les conjonctions de concession ou de restriction

Though

Although

Although/though Jane hurried she was late.

Bien que

whereas

Jeff is tall whereas Jim is short.

Alors que

Les conjonctions de résultat

So

Mary had a bad cold so I took her to the doctor’s.

Donc

C’est pourquoi

So that

I stayed in my bed very late so that I missed my bus.

De sorte que

La conjonction «That »

That

We all know that Matthew is right

We all know  Matthew is right

N’est souvent qu’un mot simple entre la principale et la subordonnée complément d’objet. Dans ce cas that peut être omis.