French Prepositions Flashcards

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à

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to, at, in

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après

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before

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avec

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with

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chez

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at the home/office of, among

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contre

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against, versus

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dans

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in

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de

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from, of, about (contraction with le and les may be required)

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depuis

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since, for

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derrière

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in back of, behind

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devant

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in front of

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durant

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during, while

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en

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in, to

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entre

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between

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envers

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toward

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environ

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approximately, around

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jusque

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until, up to

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malgré

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despite

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par

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by, through

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parmi

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among

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pendant

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during

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pour

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for

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sans

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without

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sauf

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except

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selon

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according to

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sous

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under

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suivant

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according to

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sur

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on

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vers

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toward, near

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à côté de

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next to, beside

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au sujet de

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about, on the subject of

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avant

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before

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d’après

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according to

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en dehors de

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outside of

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en face de

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facing, across from

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près de

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near

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quant à

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as for, regarding

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à l’arrière de

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behind, (located) at the back of

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autour de

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around

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en bas de

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at the foot/bottom of, down below

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à cause de

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because of, due to

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à côté de

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next to

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en dehors de

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outside, beyond, except

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au-dessous de, en dessous de

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below, beneath

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au-dessus de

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above

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par-dessous

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under(neath)

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par-dessus

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over, over the top of

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étant donné

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given

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en échange de

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in exchange for

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à l’extérieur

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outisde

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à l’exception de

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except, excepting, with the exception of

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en face de

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opposite, facing

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grâce à

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because of, thanks to

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en haut de

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at the top of, up

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à l’instar de

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in keeping with

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à l’intérieur de

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inside

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au lieu de

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instead of

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lors de

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during, at the time of

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à même

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directly on…; straight from…Used in a few expressions such as à même le sol = directly on the ground, à même le pot = straight from the jar

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au moyen de

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using, by means of

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de par

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throughout; as a result of

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à part

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apart (from)

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à partir de

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starting from, from … onwards, as of

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en plus de

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in addition to

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par rapport à

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regarding, with respect to

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au sein de

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within, at the heart of

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à travers

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through

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vis-à-vis de

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facing; vis-às-vis, regarding