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suite

continuation

noun SWEET Common
Grammar & Structure Conjunctions

Also means

suite (hotel)

Usage Note

Suite appears in the indispensable phrase tout de suite, meaning 'immediately' — literally 'all in a row.' Par la suite means 'afterwards.' The word also denotes a hotel suite (borrowed into English). In music, a suite is the same concept as in English.

Examples

"Je reviens tout de suite."

Natural Translation

I will be right back.

Literal Translation

I return all in a row.

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