Prepositions Flashcards

(42 cards)

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entre

A

between, among

entre nous = between you and me

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2
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parmi

A

among
[See Duolingo Tips and Notes #32]
Je suis parmi vous.

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3
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sur

A

on, on top of

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4
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vers

A

toward

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5
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contre

A

against

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6
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sans

A

without

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7
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sous

A

under

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8
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pendant

A

during, for

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9
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durant

A

during, for

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10
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derrière

A

behind

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11
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depuis

A

since

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12
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selon

A

according to, in accordance with

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13
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un peu de

A

a little bit

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14
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avant

A

before

temporally, spatially, or figuratively

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15
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après

A

after

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16
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malgré

A

in spite of

malgré tout = in spite of everything

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17
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aucun…ne

18
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jusque, jusqu’à

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  1. (sens temporel) until, till

2. (sens spatial) as far as

19
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près de

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à côté de

21
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à cause de

A

because of

Note: “parce que” and “car” = because

22
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moins de

A

fewer (with countable things)
less (with uncountable things)
fewer horses, books, cars; less rice, milk, water

23
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autant de

A

as much, as many

24
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en train de

A

in the process of

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devant
in front (of)
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d'après
in (someone's) opinion; according to
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au milieu
in the middle/center of
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auprès de
beside, next to
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en dehors de
outside (of)
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en-dessous de
under
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au-dessous de
beyond
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en haut de
on top of
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en bas de
at the bottom of
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hors de
out of the
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à travers
through
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assez de
enough
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plein de
lots of
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afin de
In order to
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grâce à
thanks to
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loin de
far from
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autour de
around
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vu
given, in view of, considering