pourvu que

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puʁ.vy kə/
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Conjunction

pourvu que (+ subjunctive)

let's hope (that)
Pourvu qu'il arrive à temps ! J'ai pas envie de rater le train.
Let's hope that he arrives on time! I don't want to miss the train.
provided (that), as long as
Je suis d'accord de te payer ton billet d'avion, pourvu que tu réussisses tes examens.
I'm okay with buying you a plane ticket, provided that you pass your exams.

Synonym: tant que

Further reading

“pourvu que”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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