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Prepositions

Prepositions + French examples

QuestionAnswerFrench SentenceEnglish Translation
À at/to/in Je suis à Paris. I am in Paris.
à cause de Due to / because of Il est en retard à cause du trafic. He's late because of traffic.
À côté (de) next to L'école est à côté de la mairie. The school is next to the town hall.
À moins de Less than À moins de finir tôt, nous serons en retard. Unless we finish early, we will be late.
À part Apart from/ except À part lui, tout le monde est venu. Except for him, everyone came.
À propos de About/ regarding À propos de ton idée, elle est excellente. About your idea, it's excellent.
À raison de At the rate of À raison de deux heures par jour, il progresse vite. At the rate of two hours a day, he progresses.
À travers Through Il est passé à travers la vitre. He went through the window.
Afin de In order to Afin de réussir, elle étudie beaucoup. In order to succeed, she studies a lot.
Après After On mangera après le film. We'll eat after the movie.
À bord (de) On board Les passagers sont à bord de l'avion The passengers are on board the plane.
Au bout (de) At the end of Au bout de la rue, tournez à gauche. At the end of the street, turn left.
Au delà de Beyond Il vit au delà des montagnes. He lives beyond the mountains.
Au dessous Below/ bottom Le sous-marin est au-dessous de la surface. The submarine is below the surface.
Au dessus Above / On top L'avion est au-dessus des nuages. The plane is above the clouds.
Au fond (de) At the bottom / back of Au fond de la boîte, il y a de l'or. At the bottom of the box is gold.
Au lieu de Instead of Au lieu de pleurer, il a souri. Instead of crying, he smiled.
Au milieu (de) In the middle of Il était au milieu de la foule. He was in the middle of the crowd.
Au moyen (de) By means of Il a voyagé au moyen de son vélo. He traveled by means of his bike.
Au premier plan At the front (of) Au premier plan, on voit un chien. In the foreground is a dog.
Au sujet de About Il a parlé au sujet du projet. He spoke about the project.
Auprès de Nearby Il habite auprès de ses parents. He lives near his parents.
Autour (de) Around Ils marchaient autour du lac. They walked around the lake.
Avant Before Finis ton travail avant midi. Finish your work before noon.
Avec With Je vais au cinéma avec elle. I'm going to the movies with her.
Chez At / to someone's place or office Je vais chez Pierre. I’m going to Pierre’s house.
Comme Like Comme lui, je veux réussir. Like him, I want to succeed.
Contrairement à Unlike/ Contrary to Contrairement à toi, je suis prêt. Unlike you, I'm ready.
Contre Against/ versus Il est contre cette décision. He's against this decision.
Dans Inside / in /at / on Le livre est dans le sac. The book is in the bag.
D’après According to / from D’après le journal, il va pleuvoir. According to the newspaper, it's going to rain.
De From / of / about Le livre de Paul est sur la table. Paul's book is on the table.
De façon à In order to Il parle de façon à être entendu. He speaks in a way to be heard.
De manière à In order to Elle agit de manière à ne blesser personne. She acts in a way not to hurt anyone.
Dedans Inside Il est resté dedans toute la journée. He stayed inside all day.
Dehors Outside Elle joue dehors avec ses amis. She plays outside with her friends.
Depuis Since/ from J'habite ici depuis 2015. I’ve lived here since 2015.
Derrière Behind/ in back of Le jardin est derrière la maison. The garden is behind the house.
Dès As soon as/ from Dès son arrivée, il a téléphoné. As soon as he arrived, he called.
Devant Before / In front of Le chien est devant la porte. The dog is in front of the door.
Durant During / While Durant les vacances, il a voyagé. During the holidays, he traveled.
En At/ In/ on /to ( Used for Feminine Countries or Time duration Elle habite en Italie. She lives in Italy.
En bas (de) At the bottom of Le sac est en bas de l’escalier. The bag is at the bottom of the stairs.
En dépit (de) In spite of En dépit de la fatigue, il a continué à marcher. Despite the fatigue, he kept walking.
En face (de) In front of / across from Le parc est en face de l'hôtel. The park is across from the hotel.
En haut (de) At the top of En haut de la montagne, la vue est belle. At the top of the mountain, the view is beautiful.
En plus de In addition to En plus de son travail, il étudie. In addition to his job, he studies.
Entre between La banque est entre la poste et l'école. The bank is between the post office and the school.
Envers Toward Il a de la gentillesse envers tous. He is kind to everyone.
Face à Facing Nous sommes face à une crise We are facing a crisis
Grâce à Thanks to J'ai réussi grâce à ton aide. I succeeded thanks to your help.
Hors de Out of Il est hors de danger maintenant. He is out of danger now.
Jusqu'à Until/ up to Il restera ici jusqu'à demain. He'll stay here until tomorrow.
Le long de Along Ils marchent le long du fleuve. They walk along the river.
Loin de Far/ Far away from Il habite loin de son travail. He lives far from his work.
Lors de At the time/ At the moment of Lors de la réunion, il a parlé. During the meeting, he spoke.
Malgré Despite / In spite of Malgré la pluie, il est sorti. Despite the rain, he went out.
Nulle part No where Je ne vais nulle part ce soir. I'm going nowhere tonight.
Par By/ through Il est passé par la forêt. He went through the forest.
Parmi Among Il était parmi les meilleurs. He was among the best.
Par rapport à Compared with Par rapport à hier, il va mieux. Compared to yesterday, he's better.
Pendant During Il a dormi pendant le film. He slept during the movie.
Pour For Elle part pour trois semaines. She’s leaving for three weeks.
Près de Nearby / close to La pharmacie est près de l'hôpital. The pharmacy is near the hospital.
Proche de Close to La gare est proche du centre ville The station is close to downtown
Quant à As for/ About Quant à moi, je suis prêt. As for me, I'm ready.
Sans Without Il est parti sans dire au revoir. He left without saying goodbye.
Sauf Except for Tout le monde sauf elle est venu. Everyone except her came.
Selon According to Selon lui, c’est une bonne idée. According to him, it’s a good idea.
Sous Under Le chat est sous la chaise. The cat is under the chair.
Suivant Following / According to Suivant les règles, il a réussi. Following the rules, he succeeded.
Sur On (something) / About Le téléphone est sur la table. The phone is on the table.
Tant que As long as Tant que tu veux, je resterai. As long as you want, I will stay.
Vers Toward / near Il court vers la maison. He runs toward the house.
Vis-à-vis de With respect to Il est assis vis-à-vis de moi. He's sitting opposite me.
Au In (Used for locations eg. Masculine countries) Ils sont au Canada. They are in Canada.
Aux In ( Used for locations eg. plural countries or states) Nous allons aux États-Unis. We are going to the United States.
à gauche de to the left of Le lampadaire est à gauche du canapé. The lamp is to the left of the couch.
à droite de to the right of La télé est à droite de la fenêtre. The TV is to the right of the window.
Au coin de at the corner of Le café est au coin de la rue. The café is at the corner of the street.
Il Y A Ago Il est parti il y a deux jours. He left two days ago.
en raison de due to Le vol est annulé en raison du mauvais temps. The flight is canceled due to bad weather.
de peur de for fear of Il est resté de peur d'être oublié. He stayed for fear of being forgotten.
faute de for lack of Il a échoué faute de préparation. He failed for lack of preparation.
sous prétexte de under the pretext of Il est parti sous prétexte d'un appel. He left under the pretext of a call.
À partir de From À partir de demain, je serai en vacances. Starting tomorrow, I will be on vacation.
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