How to Say ‘But the meter is going up quickly.’ in French
Mais le compteur monte vite.
meh luh kohn-tur mohnt veet
[meh luh kohn-tur mohnt veet]
Phrase Breakdown
Mais
[meh]
but
Introduces a concern or objection.
Mais le compteur monte vite dans les bouchons.
But the meter goes up quickly in traffic jams.
Le compteur
luh kohn-tur
The meter / the counter
Here it refers to a device that records distance or cost, such as a taxi meter or car counter.
Le compteur affiche 100 euros.
The meter shows 100 euros.
Words in this phrase
le
[luh]
the
Masculine singular definite article before compteur.
Mais le trajet est déjà long.
But the trip is already long.
compteur
[kohn-tur]
meter
The taxi fare meter.
Mais le compteur affiche déjà beaucoup.
But the meter already shows a lot.
Monte vite
mohnt veet
Goes up quickly
Means the number increases rapidly.
Le prix monte vite.
The price goes up quickly.
Words in this phrase
monte
[mohnt]
goes up / rises
Means increases, especially in cost or amount.
Mais le compteur monte encore pendant l'attente.
But the meter keeps going up during the wait.
vite
[veet]
quickly
Used to say something happens fast.
Mais le compteur monte vite sur ce trajet.
But the meter goes up quickly on this trip.
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