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FrPreps
French Prepositions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| concernant | concerning, regarding |
| durant | during (unlike English, may be used with a time period) |
| excepté | except, excepting |
| excluant | excluding (sauf, hors, hormis more natural) |
| incluant | including (y compris more natural) |
| passé | past, beyond |
| suivant | according to, depending on, pursuant to |
| vu | given, considering |
| à l'issue de | following, at the end of |
| de la part de/de sa part | on behalf of, on the part of |
| à la place de/à sa place | in (the) place of |
| au sujet de/à ce sujet/à son sujet | about, concerning, on the matter of |
| à titre de | by way of, for the purposes of |
| par rapport à | regarding, with respect to |
| au ras de, à ras de | level with, just skimming |
| au sein de | within, at the heart of |
| en sus de | in addition to (old fashioned) |
| à travers | through |
| au travers de | through |
| en travers de | across, crossways through |
| vis-à-vis de | facing; vis-às-vis, regarding |
| y compris | including |
| arrière | behind (archaic) |
| dedans | inside, within (not used with an object) |
| aussitôt | immediately upon (frowned on) |
| circa | circa (vers is more common) |
| devers | in the presence of (archaic, legal) |
| ès | of the, in the (en + les, archaic, replaced by dans les) |
| endéans | within (a time period of) |
| hormis | save, bar (formal, sauf & hors more common) |
| in | in (with a publication, paru dans more common) |
| jusque(s) | up to, as far as (archaic when used without other prepositions) |
| modulo | modulo |
| nonobstant | despite, notwithstanding (legal) |
| outre | beyond, as well as (formal) |
| près | as a representative for (used with de, or else formal only) |
| à l'égard | regarding, in respect of |
| à son insu | unbeknown to |
| par l'intermédiaire de/par son intermédiaire | through (the intermediary) of |
| à l'issue de | following, at the end of |
| de la part de/de sa part | on behalf of, on the part of |
| à la place de/à sa place | in (the) place of |
| au sujet de/à ce sujet | about, concerning, on the matter of |
| à titre de | by way of, for the purposes of |
| à | at, in |
| après | after |
| avant | before |
| avec | with |
| chez | at/to ...'s house/place; on/from the premises of, from/at ...'s (with a company name) |
| contre | against |
| dans | in(side) |
| de | of, from |
| depuis | since, from, for (describing a continuing action) |
| derrière | behind |
| devant | in front of, outside (the front of) |
| en | in |
| entre | between, among |
| envers | towards (figurative, not physical) |
| environ | about, approximately |
| par | by, through |
| pendant | during; for (past duration of time) |
| pour | for |
| sans | without |
| sauf | except |
| selon | according to, depending on |
| sous | under(neath) |
| sur | on |
| vers | towards; around/circa (dates) |