Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for “au bout.”
after, at the end, at the extreme limit, at the limit, by the end, following, in, later, over the course, through, to its conclusion
- devoir rendre des comptes au bout de six mois / have to file reports after six months
- voir la lumière au bout du tunnel / see the light at the end of the tunnel
- au bout du rayon d’action des hélicoptères / at the extreme limit of the helicopters’ range
- être au bout de ses ressources / be at the limit of its resources
- si les mécanismes pour le règlement des différends ne mènent à rien au bout d’un an / if dispute resolution mechanisms do not work by the end of one year
- diffuser un rapport au bout de nombreux mois d’audiences / issue a report following many months of hearings
- son mandat ferait l’objet d’un examen au bout de cinq ans / his mandate would come up for review in five years
- au bout de quelques années / a few years later
- au bout de cinq ans, le système de santé économiserait 200 000 $ pour chaque patient / over the course of five years, the health care system would save $200,000 on every patient
- encourager l’organisation à aller au bout du processus / encourage the organization to go through the process
- pousser la logique jusqu’au bout / carry logic to its conclusion
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