Sentence examples of "instant" in French

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Translations: all48 moment35 instant3 second2 minute1 other translations7
La police sera là d'un instant à l'autre. The police will be here any minute.
Le bateau sombra en un instant. The boat sank in a flash.
Il est revenu dans un instant. He came back soon.
Tom s'est rendu maître de la situation en un instant. Tom was master of the situation in no time.
"Pourrais-je parler à Mr Smith ?" "Un instant, s'il vous plaît." "May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?"
En vérité, je n'ai aucune intention d'arrêter à cet instant. Actually, I have no intention to quit right now.
Comme je me sentais un peu étourdi, je me suis assis un instant. Feeling a little dizzy, I sat down for a while.
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