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Detailed Translations for may from English to French

may:

to may verb (may, might)

  1. to may (be allowed to; have permission)
    pouvoir; avoir la permission
    • pouvoir verb (peux, peut, pouvons, pouvez, )
  2. to may (be able)
    pouvoir
    • pouvoir verb (peux, peut, pouvons, pouvez, )
  3. to may (be on leave; be allowed to; have permission)

Conjugations for may:

present
  1. may
  2. may
  3. may
  4. may
  5. may
  6. may
simple past
  1. might
  2. might
  3. might
  4. might
  5. might
  6. might
subjunctive
  1. may
  2. may
  3. may
  4. may
  5. may
  6. may
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for may:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
pouvoir authorities; authority; capacity; command; competence; control; dominion; establishment; force; mandate; mastery; power; qualification; right of say; rule; strength; warrant
- Crataegus laevigata; Crataegus oxycantha; English hawthorn; whitethorn
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
avoir la permission be allowed to; have permission; may
pouvoir be able; be allowed to; have permission; may be able
être en congé be allowed to; be on leave; have permission; may

Synonyms for "may":

  • May; Gregorian calendar month
  • whitethorn; English hawthorn; Crataegus laevigata; Crataegus oxycantha; hawthorn; haw

Related Definitions for "may":

  1. thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America1

Wiktionary Translations for may:

may
noun
  1. the hawthorn bush or its blossom
verb
  1. have permission to
may
  1. Supposition ou possibilité
  2. Concession
verb
  1. Être capable, avoir la faculté, être en état de
conjunction
  1. Souhait

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
may pouvoir dürfenModalverb (mit Infinitiv): die Erlaubnis haben, etwas zu tun
may que mögenim Konjunktiv I: Einleitung einer Aufforderung, oft als Paraphrase für den im Deutschen fehlenden Imperativ in der dritten Person

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