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1. must Verb
(a) used to express a supposition =devoir, je (etc) suppose, can also often be translated with the future tense; he ~ be there by now il doit être déjà arrivé; il est (or) sera déjà arrivé, je suppose; I ~ be mad (to think that...)! je dois être fou (de croire que...)!; it ~ be nice (to live in a hot country) ça doit être sympa (de vivre dans un pays chaud)
(b) expressing an obligation =devoir, falloir; you (absolutely) ~ do it il faut (absolument) que vous le fassiez, il faut (absolument) que tu le fasses, vous devez (or) tu dois le faire (absolument); you ~ read this notice il faut que vous lisiez cet avis, vous devez lire cet avis; ~ I (really)? dois-je le faire (vraiment)?, est-ce qu'il faut (vraiment) (que je le fasse)?
2. must Noun
(Infml) it's a ~ c'est un must
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