now in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.now [Brit naʊ, Am naʊ] CONJ

II.now [Brit naʊ, Am naʊ] ADJ (current)

III.now [Brit naʊ, Am naʊ] ADV

I.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADV

8. just (exactly, precisely):

just
exactement
that's just what I suggested
c'est exactement ce que j'ai suggéré
it's just what she wants
c'est exactement ce qu'elle veut
it's just what you were expecting
c'est bien ce à quoi tu t'attendais
just as I thought, we're too late
c'est bien ce que je pensais, nous arrivons trop tard
just how do you hope to persuade him?
comment espères-tu le persuader au juste?
just how many there are isn't known
on ne sait pas au juste combien il y en a
it's just right
c'est parfait
just at that moment, Paul arrived
juste à ce moment-là Paul est arrivé
it's just on 8 am Brit
il est exactement 8 heures, il est 8 heures pile
he likes everything to be just so
il aime que les choses soient parfaitement en ordre
she looks just like her father
elle ressemble à son père comme deux gouttes d'eau
it's just like him to forget
c'est bien lui d'oublier
it's just like you to be late
c'est bien toi d'être en retard
just so!
tout à fait
that's just it or the trouble
c'est bien ça le problème
that's just the point!
justement!

III.just now ADV (a short time ago)

V.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

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bye for now!
à bientôt!
I've got to toddle off now
il faut que j'y aille inf
ere now
jusque-là

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nanar
old-fashioned film which now seems unintentionally humorous
normalement elle devrait être là
she should be here by now
maintenant
now
où allons-nous maintenant?
where shall we go now?
jusqu'à maintenant il venait tous les jours
up until now he came every day
à partir de maintenant
from now on
il y a maintenant dix ans qu'il est mort
he's been dead ten years now
maintenant que …
now that …
c'est maintenant qu'il faut planter vos rosiers
now is the time to plant your rose bushes
imaginons maintenant que …
now let's imagine that …
il doit avoir fini maintenant
he must have finished by now
il devait maintenant finir sa thèse et trouver du travail
he now had to finish his thesis and find work
elle a précisé qu'elle attendait maintenant un moment favorable
she explained that she was now waiting for the right moment
c'est plus difficile maintenant
it's more difficult now(adays)
maintenant
now
maintenant tu pourras utiliser ma voiture
now you can use my car
maintenant
now
je t'ai averti, maintenant tu fais ce que tu veux
I've warned you, now do what you want
allons, pas d'attendrissement!
now, now, let's not get emotional!

now in the PONS Dictionary

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run along now
va maintenant

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now Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

now his brother would never do that
son frère, lui, ne ferait jamais ça
now, now
voyons, voyons
now, now (warning)
allons, allons
go now or else you'll miss him
vas-y maintenant ou bien tu vas le rater
it would be fatal to stop now
ça serait catastrophique de s'arrêter maintenant
I'd like a bit of peace now
je voudrais un peu de calme maintenant
I'd be obliged if you'd leave now
je vous saurai gré de partir immédiatement
he's been here for four days now
ça fait trois jours qu'il est là
a week/a few weeks from now
d'ici une semaine/quelques semaines
I've been waiting for several days now
voici bien des jours que j'attends
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The former public school is now a housing development.
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Now your hair: close your eyes as you try to suss out its texture.
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Now, this has become insufferable.
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For most countries, the national economy is now part of the global economy.
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Now, lament, lament, gnashing of teeth, rending of garments...
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The policy of tenement demolition is now considered to have been short-sighted, wasteful and largely unsuccessful.
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The group initially included military wives, but it now includes military daughters and even a gentleman.
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Pyrocatechol is now simply referred to as catechol.
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It now focuses on home and business energy and utility bill auditing.
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Because of this, students can now attend both sessions of the course, and the age bracket has been increased to include up to age seventeen.
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