pourvu que

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puʁ.vy kə/

• Audio:

  (file)

Conjunction

pourvu que (+ subjunctive)

1. let's hope (that)

   Pourvu qu’il arrive à temps ! J’ai pas envie de rater le train.

   Let's hope that he arrives on time! I don't want to miss the train.

2. provided (that), as long as

   Synonym: tant que

   Je suis d’accord de te payer ton billet d’avion, pourvu que tu réussisses tes examens.

   I'm okay with buying you a plane ticket, provided that you pass your exams.

Further reading

• “pourvu que”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.