until

un·til  (n-tl)

prep.

1. Up to the time of: We danced until dawn.

2. Before (a specified time): She can't leave until Friday.

3. Scots Unto; to.

conj.

1. Up to the time that: We walked until it got dark.

2. Before: You cannot leave until your work is finished.

3. To the point or extent that: I talked until I was hoarse. See Usage Note at till².

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[Middle English : un-, up to (from Old Norse und; see ant- in Indo-European roots) + til, till; see till².]

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until

conj

1. up to a time that: he lifted the wire until it was taut

2. before (a time or event): until the present crisis, they weren't allowed into the country

prep

1. (often preceded by up)in or throughout the period before: up until then I'd never thought about having kids

2. before: Baker does not get to Israel until Sunday [earlier untill]

USAGE: The use of until such time as (as in industrial action will continue until such time as our demands are met) is unnecessary and should be avoided: industrial action will continue until our demands are met. See also at till.

Translations

until [ənˈtɪl] prep → hasta

conj → hasta que;

until he comes → hasta que venga;

until now → hasta ahora;

until then → hasta entonces;

from morning until night → de la mañana a la noche

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until [ənˈtɪl] prep → jusqu'à;

(after negative) → avant

conj → jusqu'à ce que + sub, en attendant que + sub;

(in past, after negative) → avant que + sub;

until he comes → jusqu'à ce qu'il vienne, jusqu'à son arrivée;

until now → jusqu'à présent, jusqu'ici;

until then → jusque-là;

from morning until night → du matin au soir or jusqu'au soir

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until [ənˈtɪl] prep → bis +acc;

(after negative) → vor +dat

conj → bis;

(after negative) → bevor;

until now → bis jetzt;

until then → bis dann;

from morning until night → von morgens bis abends;

until he comes → bis er kommt

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until [ʌnˈtɪl] prep → fino a;

(after negative) → prima di

conj → finché, fino a quando;

(in past, after negative) → prima che + sub; prima di + infinitive;

until now → finora;

until then → fino ad allora;

from morning until night → dalla mattina alla sera

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until

prep / conj until [ənˈtil]

to the time of or when He was here until one o'clock; I won't know until I get a letter from him. tot حَتّى до až do, než indtil; til bis έως, μέχρι hasta (que) kuni, enne kui تا asti, ennen kuin jusqu'à (ce que) עַד तक, जबतक dok -ig; amíg (þar) til; fyrr en fino a ～まで iki, kol ne līdz; kamēr sehingga tot, totdat (inn)til, like til, før do, dopóki nie até până la до; (до тех пор) пока (не) až do, kým do; dokler ne do till, tills, förrän จนกระทั่ง ...-e/a kadar 直到...為止 до; доти تک، يہاں تک کہ trước khi, cho đến khi 直到...为止

until is spelt with one l .