alors
French, adverb/a.lɔʁ/
alors is spelled A-L-O-R-S (5 letters) and appears 1,072 times per million words in written French, the 89th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alors is a French adverb meaning “then (at that time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En ce temps-là ; in illo tempore”.
What does alors mean in English?
adverb
- 1
then (at that time)
- 2
so, hence (as a consequence)
interjection
- 1
so, well, well then
Alors on reste ici ce soir.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. En ce temps-là ; in illo tempore. 2. (Adverbe conjonctif) Dans ce cas. 3. S'utilise en début de phrase pour introduire une question.
interjection: 1. Introduit le début ou la reprise d'une élocution.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce alors?
- /a.lɔʁ/
- \a.lɔʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alors
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alors in French?
alors appears 1,072 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).