French Grammer Book Compound Prepositions

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Because of

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À cause de

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Next to, against

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Vis-à-vis de

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Beside, next to

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À côté de

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Even if it means

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Quitte à

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For lack of

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À défaut de

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As for, as to

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Quant à

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Toward, with regard to

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À l’égard de

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Close to

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Près de

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Except for

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À l’exception de

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In comparison with, in relation to, with regard to

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Par rapport à

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Following the example of

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À l’instar de

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At the time of, during

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Lors de

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Without (somebody)’s knowing

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À l’insu de

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Far from

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Loin de

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Thanks to, owing to

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À la faveur de

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Along

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Le long de

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Straight from, next to

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À même

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Thanks to

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Grâce à

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From

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À partir de

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For lack of, for want of

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Faute de

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In a position to (do something)

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À même de

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Against, faced with

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Face à

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At the rate of, on the basis of

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À raison de

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Across, through

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À travers

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Outside, apart from

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En-dehors de

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At the bottom of, at the foot of

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Au bas de

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Because of, owing to

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En raison de

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By, on the verge of, on the brink of

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Au bord de

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By way of

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En guise de

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At the corner of

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Au coin de

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At/to the top of

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En haut de

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Instead of

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Au lieu de

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In front of, opposite

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En face de

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In the middle of

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Au milieu de

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Despite

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En dépit de

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By means of

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Au moyen de

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In comparison with

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En comparaison de

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At the cost of

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Au prix de

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At the bottom of

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En bas de

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Outside

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Au-dehors de

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Downstairs

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En bas

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Beyond

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Au-delà de

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For fear of

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De peur de

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Under, below

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Au-dessous de

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So as to

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De façon à

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Above, on top of

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Au-dessus de

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Next to, with

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Auprès de

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According to

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D’après

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Around

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Autour de

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In the vicinity of (2)

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Aux environs de

Aux alentours de

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At the expense of

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Aux dépens de