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How to Say ‘The meter will keep running a bit longer’ in French

Le compteur va encore tourner un peu

luh kohn-TUR vah ahn-KOR toor-NAY uhn puh

[luh kohn-TUR vah ahn-KOR toor-NAY uhn puh]

💬 Usage Tip: Va plus a verb is the everyday way to say what's about to happen: Ça va coûter plus "It's going to cost more".

Phrase Breakdown

Le compteur

luh kohn-TUR

The meter

The taxi meter. The 'p' is silent: 'kon-tur'.

Example

Le compteur tourne.

The meter is running.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

compteur

[kohn-TUR]

meter

Masculine noun: the device counting the taxi fare.

Example

Le chauffeur allume le compteur.

The driver turns on the meter.

va encore tourner un peu

vah ahn-KOR toor-NAY uhn puh

is going to run a bit more

'Aller' plus an infinitive forms the near future. Link 'tourner un': 'toor-nay-un'.

Example

Ça va encore durer un peu.

It will last a bit longer.

Words in this phrase

[vah]

goes / is going

From 'aller'; used to talk about how things are going.

Example

Tout va bien depuis quelques jours.

Everything has been going well for a few days.

encore

[ahn-KOR]

still

Used to say something remains available.

Example

Dans « Nous avons encore », « encore » signifie qu'il reste quelque chose.

In “Nous avons encore,” “encore” means that something remains.

tourner

[toor-NAY]

to run / turn

Here: the meter keeps running and counting.

Example

Le moteur continue de tourner.

The engine keeps running.

[uhn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un casque est important pour le roller.

A helmet is important for inline skating.

peu

[puh]

little; a bit

Used with 'un' to express a small degree.

Example

Je me sens un peu triste aujourd'hui.

I feel a little sad today.

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