Prepositions Flashcards

1
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On the right

A

À droite de

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2
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On the left

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À gauche de

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3
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By, by repeated efforts

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À force de

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4
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Aside from

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À part

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5
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Beginning with

A

À partir de

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6
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Through, across

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À travers

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7
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In order to

A

Afin de

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8
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At the bottom of

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Au bas de

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9
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At the end of

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Au bout de

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10
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Before

A

Avant de

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11
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In the bottom of

A

Au fond de

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12
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At the top of

A

Au haut de

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13
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Instead of

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Au lieu de

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14
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Far from

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Loin de

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15
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As for

A

Quant à

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16
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About, concerning

A

Au sujet de

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17
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Below, beneath

A

Au-dessous de

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18
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Above, over

A

Au-dessus de

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19
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He is sitting next to his best friend

A

Il est assis à côté de son meilleur ami

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20
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From tomorrow on, it will be warm

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À partir de demain il fera chaud

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21
Q

They are going to put a rocket into orbit around the moon

A

Ils vont mettre une fusée en orbite autour de la lune

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22
Q

He watched TV instead of working

A

Il a regardé la télé au lieu de travailler

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23
Q

A gold watch

A

Une montre d’or

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24
Q

A mailbox

A

Une boîte aux lettres

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A toothbrush
Une brosse à dents
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A cup of tea
Une tasse de thé
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A tea cup
Une tasse à thé
28
A teaspoon
Une cuillère à café
29
A washing machine
Une machine à laver
30
Shaving cream
Une crème à raser
31
To have a good time
S'amuser à
32
To help to
Aider à
33
To begin to
Se mettre à
34
To learn to
Apprendre à
35
To spend time
Passer du temps à
36
To expect to
S'attendre à
37
To think of
Penser à
38
To have to
Avoir à
39
To try to
Chercher à
40
To take pleasure in
Se plaire à
41
To contsent to
Consentir à
42
To prepare to
Se préparer à
43
To decide to
Se décider à
44
To hesitate to
Hésiter à
45
To get used to
S'habituer à
46
To be useful for
Servir à
47
To work to
Travailler à
48
Josephine has a good time reading
Josephine s'amuse à lire
49
He learned how to swim last summer
Il appris à nager l'été dernier
50
The children began to scream
Les enfants se sont mis à crier
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He forced Pierre to go
Il a obligé Pierre à partir
52
To accept to
Accepter de
53
To accuse of
Accuser de
54
To deserve to
Mériter de
55
To take care of
S'occuper de
56
To finish
Achever de
57
To forget to
Oublier de
58
To do without
Se passer de
59
To stop
S'arrêter de
60
To complain about
Se plaindre de
61
To be happy with
Se contenter de
62
To refuse to
Refuser de
63
To decide to
Décider de
64
To strive to
S'efforcer de
65
To thank for
Remercier de
66
To regret
Regretter de
67
To avoid
Éviter de
68
To remember to
Se souvenir de
69
To boast of
Se vanter de
70
To take care not to
Se garder de
71
To congratulate on
Féliciter de
72
To be surprised at
S'étonner de
73
To try to
Essayer de
74
To dream about
Rêver de
75
To laugh at
Rire de
76
I taught my friend to swim
J'ai enseigné à mon ami à nager J'ai appris à mon ami à nager
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She dreams of pleasing her audience
Elle rêve de plaire à son public
78
I hesitate to play the piano
J'hésite à jouer du piano
79
I love skiing
J'adore faire du ski
80
He borrowed money to pay his debts
Il a emprunté de l'argent pour (afin de) payer ses dettes
81
I wash my hands before eating
Je me lave les mains avant de manger
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She laughs instead of crying
Elle rit au lieu de pleurer
83
They left without speaking to me
Ils sont partis sans me parler
84
After dining, they took a walk
Après avoir dîné, ils ont fait une promenade
85
After staying two hours, they decided to leave
Après être restées deux heures, ils décidèrent de partir
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She came in smiling
Elle est entrée en souriant