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le max

maximum, the most, at most, one's best, one's utmost

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noun · masculine Rare #52,014
maximum, the most, at most Informal shortening of maximum.
FR: Tu peux rester deux heures max.
EN: You can stay for two hours at most.
one's best, one's utmost Used in the expression faire son max, meaning “to do one's best.”
FR: Je ferai mon max pour t'aider.
EN: I'll do my best to help you.

Ça va prendre deux-trois heures, max.

It will take two to three hours, max.

— Mommy (2014)

Je ferai mon max.

I'll do my best.

— Cold Storage (2026)

C'est le max.

That's the maximum.

— Intouchables (2011)

Ce gars-là est coupable au max.

That guy is guilty as hell.

— Idiocracy (2006)

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