WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
| Principales traductions |
| à défaut de [qch] loc prép | (en cas d'absence de [qch]) | in the absence of [sth] expr |
| | | for lack of [sth], for want of [sth] expr |
| | | if there is not any [sth] expr |
| | (past) | as there was not any [sth] expr |
| | À défaut de cerises, j'ai pris des abricots pour mon clafoutis. |
| | In the absence of cherries, I got apricots for my clafoutis. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. For want of something better to do, we went down to the beach. |
| | As there weren't any cherries, I got apricots for my clafoutis. |
| à défaut de faire [qch] expr | (dans l'impossibilité de faire [qch]) | if [sb] is not able to do [sth], if [sb] cannot do [sth] expr |
| | | as [sb] is not able to do [sth], as [sb] cannot do [sth] expr |
| | | if [sth] is not possible expr |
| | (slightly formal) | in the absence of doing [sth] expr |
| | Nous nous appellerons à défaut de pouvoir nous voir. |
| | We'll call each other if we can't see each other. |
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