| Subject | English | French |
| gen. | all her hopes were shattered in an instant | tous ses espoirs ont été détruits en un instant |
| el. | coherent significant instant | instant significatif cohérent |
| telegr. | coherent significant instants | instants significatifs cohérents |
| commer., IT | Current Alerting Service-Instant Article Supply | service de signalement courant et de livraison immédiate d'articles |
| pwr.lines. | decision instant for a digital signal | instant de décision en transmission numérique |
| el. | decision instant of a digital signal | instant de décision d'un signal numérique |
| commun. | degree of individual distortion of a particular significant instant | degré de distorsion individuelle d'un instant significatif déterminé |
| comp., MS | Display Emoticons in Instant Messages | Afficher les émoticônes dans les messages instantanés (An item on the Edit menu that converts specific text strings to emoticons in instant messages) |
| med.appl. | endoscopic instant camera | caméra polaroid endoscopique |
| med.appl. | endoscopic instant camera | caméra à l'image immédiate endoscopique |
| med.appl. | endoscopic polaroid instant camera | caméra polaroid endoscopique |
| med.appl. | endoscopic polaroid instant camera | caméra à l'image immédiate endoscopique |
| comp., MS | federated instant messaging | messagerie instantanée avec contacts fédérés (Instant messaging with federated contacts) |
| agric., tech. | freeze-dried instant coffee | café lyophilisé |
| agric., tech. | freeze-dried instant coffee | extrait de café lyophilisé |
| agric., tech. | freeze-dried instant coffee | café soluble lyophilisé |
| agric., tech. | freeze-dried instant coffee | café instantané lyophilisé |
| comp., MS | group instant message | message instantané de groupe (An instant message session with multiple parties) |
| fig. | her in-laws took an instant liking to her | ses beaux-parents l'ont tout de suite adoptée |
| gen. | I took an instant dislike to him | il m'a tout de suite déplu |
| gen. | I want it done this instant | je veux que ce soit fait à la minute |
| commun. | ideal instant | instant idéal |
| commun. | ideal instant of a modulation | instant idéal d'une modulation |
| commun. | ideal instant of a restitution | instant idéal d'une restitution |
| el. | ideal instants of a modulation | instants idéaux d'un sématème |
| el. | ideal instants of a restitution | instants idéaux d'un sématème |
| comp., MS | incoming instant message alert | alerte de message instantané entrant (A notification that the user receives when someone sends an instant message to that user) |
| comp., MS | Instant Answers | Réponses instantanées (A search feature that enables users to instantly find answers on the results page for topics such as weather, reference, celebrities, movies, books, and top local listings without having to hunt for it from link to link) |
| comp., MS | Instant Answers | Réponses immédiates (" A feature in Live Search that provides answers to basic search queries, such as "What is the population of Mumbai?") |
| gear.tr. | instant axis | axe de révolution instantané |
| food.ind. | instant blend | mélange alimentaire soluble |
| UN | instant camera | appareil photo à développement instantané |
| commer. | instant cereal milk food | farine lactée |
| insur. | instant certificate | certificat provisoire |
| agric. | instant chicory | extrait de chicorée,chicorée soluble,chicorée instantanée |
| agric. | instant chinese noodles | nouilles chinoises à préparation instantanée |
| gen. | instant coffee | café lyophilisé |
| gen. | instant coffee | café soluble |
| agric. | instant coffee | extrait de café séché |
| agric. | instant coffee | extrait de café soluble |
| agric. | instant coffee | extrait de café |
| gen. | instant coffee | café instantané |
| gen. | an instant death | une mort foudroyante |
| mun.plan. | instant dessert | dessert instantané |
| agric. | instant dried milk | poudre instantanée |
| agric. | instant dried milk | poudre instant |
| agric. | instant dried milk | poudre de lait instant |
| agric. | instant dried milk | instant |
| el. | instant field strength | champ instantané |
| cultur., industr., construct. | instant film | film à développement instantané |
| agric. | instant fish | poudre de poisson instantanée |
| agric. | instant flour | farine instantanée |
| IT, transp. | instant flowmeter | débitmètre instantané |
| agric. | instant food powder | préparation instantanée |
| gen. | instant gain | gain immédiat |
| fin., hobby | instant game | jeu d'impulsion |
| gen. | instant herbal tea | préparation instantanée pour tisane |
| patents. | instant ice cream mixes | préparations instantanées pour crème glacée |
| cultur. | instant image | image immédiate |
| cultur. | instant image camera | caméra pour l'obtention d'images immédiates |
| cultur. | instant image film | film pour l'obtention d'images immédiates |
| cultur. | instant image photography | photographie pour l'obtention d'images immédiates |
| el. | instant in time | instant dans le temps |
| cartogr. | instant lettering | lettrage instantané |
| commun. | instant lettering | lettrage-calque |
| gen. | instant mashed potato | purée Mousseline® |
| gen. | instant mashed potato | purée en flocons |
| health. | instant medical aid | assistance médicale immédiate |
| health., chem. | instant melt tablet | comprimé à dissolution instantanée |
| comp., MS | instant message | message instantané (A message sent in real time through a network to a private chat area) |
| comp., MS | instant message | envoyer un message instantané (To send an instant message) |
| comp., MS | instant message conversation | session de messagerie instantanée (A real-time communication over the Internet in which a sender types a message to one or more recipients and the recipient(s) immediately receives the message in a pop-up window) |
| comp., MS | instant message conversation | conversation par messagerie instantanée (A real-time communication over the Internet in which a sender types a message to one or more recipients and the recipient(s) immediately receives the message in a pop-up window) |
| comp., MS | instant message session | session de messagerie instantanée (A real-time communication over the Internet in which a sender types a message to one or more recipients and the recipient(s) immediately receives the message in a pop-up window) |
| comp., MS | instant messaging | MI, Mess. instant., messagerie instantanée (A method of real-time communication over the Internet in which a sender types a message to one or more recipients and the recipient immediately receives the message in a chat area) |
| comp., MS | instant messaging | messagerie instantanée (Pertaining to a message sent in real time through a network to a private chat area) |
| social.sc., commun. | instant messaging | messagerie instantanée |
| comp., MS | instant messaging session | conversation par messagerie instantanée (A real-time communication over the Internet in which a sender types a message to one or more recipients and the recipient(s) immediately receives the message in a pop-up window) |
| milk. | instant milk powder | lait en poudre instantané |
| milk. | instant milk powder | poudre de lait instantanée |
| commer. | instant noodles | nouilles instantanées |
| tech., mater.sc. | instant of failure | instant d'apparition d'une défaillance |
| transp. | instant of release | instant de déclenchement |
| el. | instant of time | instant dans le temps |
| commun., el. | instant on | mise en marche instantanée |
| nat.res. | instant peat compost | compost de tourbe à production rapide |
| commun. | instant photocopy shop | boutique de photocopie instantanées |
| cultur., commun. | instant play | reprise |
| agric. | instant potato | purée de pommes de terre instantanée |
| agric., food.ind. | instant preparation | préparation instantanée |
| industr. | instant print film in rolls | pellicule photographique à développement et tirage instantanés en rouleau |
| industr. | instant print film in the flat | film plan photographique à développement et tirage instantanés |
| commun. | instant print shop | boutique d'impression instantanée |
| commun. | instant print shop | imprimerie minute |
| commun. | instant print shop | maison d'impression rapide |
| econ. | instant product | produit instantané |
| agric., food.ind. | instant product | préparation instantanée |
| transp., avia. | instant-purchase excursion | tarif excursion payable immédiatement |
| hobby, transp. | instant purchase excursion | excursion achetée juste avant le départ |
| gen. | instant purchase fares | tarifs sans réservation préalable |
| textile | instant recovery | récupération immédiate |
| comp., MS | Instant Search | Recherche instantanée (A search feature associated with folders and programs that begins to display results as soon as a keyword is entered. When you enter text, files in the current view are automatically filtered to show only those that match what you typed) |
| food.ind. | instant soup | soupe instantanée |
| food.ind. | instant soup | potage instantané |
| light. | instant-start lamp | lampe sans préchauffage |
| el. | instant-start lamp | lampe à amorçage à froid |
| mater.sc. | instant tack | adhésion rapide |
| agric. | instant tea | thé soluble |
| agric. | instant tea | thé instantané |
| comp., MS | Instant Viewer | Vue simultanée (A feature that enables instant access to any open window. With a single click, all open windows are scaled down and rearranged to be viewed in a grid fashion) |
| agric. | instant whole-milk powder | poudre de lait entier instantané |
| agric. | instant whole-milk powder | lait entier en poudre instantané |
| health., chem., engl. | instant zen | lysergide |
| health., chem. | instant zen | diéthylamide de l'acide lysergique |
| comp., MS | Intelligent Instant Message Filter | filtre de message instantané intelligent (A security feature of Office Communications Server, or Live Communications Server 2005 with SP1, that administrators can configure to prevent specified types of URLs and files from being transferred in an instant message conversation) |
| pwr.lines. | justification instant | instant de justification |
| pwr.lines. | justification instant | instant justifiable |
| mech.eng. | last-instant plug | prise de dernier instant |
| comp., MS | offline instant message | message instantané différé (An instant message that is transmitted while the sender or recipient is offline) |
| met. | point on a workpiece where cutting is taking place at any instant | position instantanée de la coupe |
| med.appl. | Polaroid instant endocamera | caméra Polaroid endoscopique |
| med.appl. | Polaroid instant photoendoscopy | endoscopie avec caméra Polaroid |
| comp., MS | public instant messenger contact | contact de messagerie instantanée publique (A contact who uses an instant messenger client from AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, or the Windows Live network of Internet services) |
| comp., MS | Reestablish Instant Message Connection | Rétablir la connexion au message instantané (An item on the right-click menu for a participant in a conversation that reconnects the IM client and IM server after disconnection) |
| comp., MS | Reestablish Instant Message Conversation… | Rétablir la conversation instantanée... (The item on the right-click menu for a participant in a conversation that reconnects the selected participant to the current conversation after disconnection) |
| gen. | selective and virtually instant access to the legislation | accès sélectif et quasi instantané aux textes législatifs |
| comp., MS | Send an Instant Message... | Envoyer un message instantané... (The item on the Actions menu that sends an instant message to the person the user selects from the corporate address book) |
| commun. | significant instant | instant significatif d'une modulation |
| commun. | significant instant | instant significatif |
| el. | significant instant of a digital signal | instant significatif d'un signal numérique |
| commun. | significant instant of a restitution | instant significatif d'une modulation |
| commun. | significant instant of a restitution | instant significatif |
| commun. | significant instant of modulation | instant significatif d'une modulation |
| commun. | significant instant of modulation | instant significatif |
| IT | significant instants of a digital signal | instants significatifs d'un signal numérique |
| commun. | significant instants of a modulation or of a restitution | instants significatifs d'une restitution |
| commun. | significant instants of a modulation or of a restitution | instants significatifs d'une modulation |
| commun. | significant instants of a restitution | instants significatifs d'une restitution |
| pwr.lines. | stuffing instant | instant de justification |
| pwr.lines. | stuffing instant | instant justifiable |
| patents. | tea, black tea, herbal tea not for medicinal or curative purposes, tea essences, tea extracts, instant tea, tea | thé, thé noir, tisanes non médicinales ni à usage curatif, essences de thé, extraits de thé, thé instantané, mélanges de thé |
| transp. | trap with an instant closing device | trappe munie d'une fermeture brusque |
| brit. | your letter of the 17th instant | votre lettre du 17 courant |
