Prepositions Flashcards

1
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Envers

A

Toward

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Hormis

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apart from, except for

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Hors

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except, apart from

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4
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Malgré

A

in spite of

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5
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Vu

A

considering, given

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6
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à defaut de

A

for lack of

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7
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à force de

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by dint of, by means of

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8
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à l’égard de

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toward, with regard to

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9
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à l’instar de

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following the example of

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10
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à l’insu de

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without (somebody’s) knowing

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11
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à la faveur de

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thanks to, owing to

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12
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à la merci de

A

at the mercy of

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13
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à même

A

straight from, directly in contact with

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14
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à même de faire

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in a position to (do something)

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15
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à raison de

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at the rate of (using a quantity)

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à travers

A

across, through

17
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au bas de

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at the bottom of, at the foot of

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au prix de

A

at the cost of

19
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au-dessous de

A

under, below

20
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au-dessus de

A

above, on top of

21
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auprès de

A

next to, with

22
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aux alentours de

A

in the vicinity of

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aux dépens de

A

at the expense of

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aux environs de

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in the vicinity of

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de façon à
so as to
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en bas
downstairs
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en bas de
at the bottom of
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en comparaison de
in comparison with
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en dépit de
despite
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en face de
in front of, opposite
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en guise de
by way of
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en haut de
at/to the top of
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en raison de
on account of, owing to
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en-dehors de
outside, apart from
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faute de
for lack of, for want of
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quant à
as for, as to, when it comes to
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quitte à
even if it means, even if you do
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vis-à-vis de
soutenu | opposite, facing