French word

jusque-là

Pronunciation

IPA/ʒyskəla/

Meaning

  • adverbuntil then

Example

Je n'avais jusque-là jamais vu un film aussi beau.

I had never seen such a beautiful film until then.

Illustration for jusque-là (until then)

More examples

Le site était jusque-là inconnu du grand public.

The site was previously unknown to the general public.

Core concept

A marked point on a timeline that separates what has happened before from what follows.

Common phrases

  • jusque-là inconnu

    previously unknown

  • jusque-là considéré

    previously considered

Similar words

jusqu'à présent: Up to the present, for a continuing period or state.
jusqu'ici: Up to the point being discussed or just before now.
avant: Before a specified event or time.

Definition in French

Exprime une limite dans le temps, signifiant «jusqu'à ce point».

Word origin

Jusque-là combines jusque, from Old French jusques and ultimately Latin usque, with là, a deictic adverb for a point in time or space.

Usage tips

  • Unlike jusqu'ici, jusque-là commonly frames a limit in a past account rather than the speaker's current point.

Other meanings

  • so faradverb

Opposites

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