What is a preposition? Flashcards
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I’m from Edinburgh
Je viens d’Édimbourg
de can mean from
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a letter from Rachid
une lettre de Rachid
de can mean from
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the journey from London to Paris
le trajet de Londres à Paris
de is also used with à to mean from … to
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The bank is open from 9 a.m. to noon
La banque est ouverte de 9 heures à midi
de is also used with à to mean from … to
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a family friend
un ami de la famille
de often shows who or what something belongs to
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the windows of the house
les fenêtres de la maison
de often shows who or what something belongs to
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Two bottles of wine
Deux bouteilles de vin
de can indicate what something contains
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a cup of coffee
une tasse de café
de can indicate what something contains
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a cotton dress
une robe de coton
de can indicate what something is made of
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a wooden door
une porte de bois
de can indicate what something is made of
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a sleeping bag
un sac de couchage
de can indicate what something is made of
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a football field
un terrain de foot
de can indicate what something is made of
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the most beautiful city in the world
la plus belle ville du monde
de is found after superlatives
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she makes a lot of mistakes
elle fait beaucoup de fautes
de is found in phrases that talk about quantities
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I am very surprised to see you
je suis très surpris de te voir
de is found with certain adjectives
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depend on something
dépendre de quelque chose
de is found after certain verbs
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talk about sth
parler de qc
de is found after certain verbs
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melons sell for 2 euros each
les melons se vendent à 2 euros pièce
à can mean at
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I’m at home
je suis à la maison
à can mean at
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we live in the countryside
nous habitons à la campagne
à can mean at
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My father is in London
Mon père est à Londres
à can mean at
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Stay in bed
Restez au lit
à can mean at
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give the ball to your brother
donne le ballon à ton frère
à can mean to
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there are two beautiful paintings on the wall
il y a deux beaux tableaux au mur
à can mean on
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the office is on the first floor
le bureau se trouve au premier étage
à can mean on
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the woman in the green hat
la femme au chapeau vert
à can be used to describe what someone is wearing
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a boy with blue eyes
un garçon aux yeux bleus
à can be used to describe an aspect of someone
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handmade
fait à la main
à can be used to describe how something is done
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To hand-wash
laver à la main
à can be used to describe how something is done
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a pear tart
une tarte aux poires
à can be used to describe what a type of good is made of
