10 - Les prépositions de lieu Flashcards

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1
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The cat is sleeping on the chair

A

Le chat dort sur la chaise

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2
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He hides under the sheets

A

Il se cache sous les draps

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3
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He leans against the class

A

Il s’appuie contre la vitre

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4
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The raspberries are in Julie’s hands. But not for long!

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Les framboises sont dans les mains de Julie.

Mais pas pour longtemps !

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5
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The preposition « à »

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To relate to a place (je vais à l’épicerie)
To locate in time (je mange à midi)
To link with other types of information (je fais à manger)

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lieu à / chez

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Have the same meaning, but used differently

lieu à = to talk about a building
chez = to talk about a person

Je vais à la banque
Je vais chez Marie.
Ils vont chez le coiffeur.

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7
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Using « à »

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Can be used:

Before a verb (faire à manger)
Before a complement (à demain)
Before a city (j’habite à Brest)

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8
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You have an appointment at the doctor.

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Tu as rendez-vous chez le médecin.

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9
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She often goes to the hairdresser.

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Elle va souvent chez le coiffeur.

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10
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on

A

sur

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under

A

sous

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in

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dans

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13
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outside

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dehors

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in front of

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devant

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behind

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derrière

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16
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far from

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loin de

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close to

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près de

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18
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opposite

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en face de

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beside

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à côté de

20
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at the bottom

A

en bas

21
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at the top

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en haut

22
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to the left

A

à gauche

23
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to the right

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à droite

24
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below / under

A

en dessous

25
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above

A

au-dessus

26
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between

A

entre

27
Q

There is a mess in my bag

A

Il y a du bazar dans mon sac

28
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I’m hiding behind someone tall

A

Je me cache derrière quelqu’un de grand

29
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He leans against the wall

A

Il s’appuie contre le mur

30
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the beets

A

les betteraves

31
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the zucchini

A

les courgettes

32
Q

the garlic

A

l’ail

33
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my office

A

mon bureau

34
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the book

A

le livre

35
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the classroom

A

la salle de classe

36
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to practice

A

s’entraîner

37
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they go outside

A

ils sortent dehors

38
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they are outside of school

A

ils sont en dehors de l’école

You use “en” if “dehors” is taking a complement

39
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the dogs are behind bars

A

les chiens sont derrière les barreaux

40
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the mountain is far from me

A

la montagne est loin de chez moi

41
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my lamp is on my right

A

ma lampe est à ma droite

42
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the mechanic is under the car

A

le mécanicien est en dessous de la voiture

43
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in the middle of

A

au milieu de

44
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the window

A

la fenêtre

45
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mostly

A

surtout

46
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En dessous vs. Sous?

A

“En dessous” means underneath, not touching. “Sous” = under but touching. (Same with sur + au-dessus)

la table est sous le livre
le chat est en dessous de la table

47
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we learned about

A

nous avons appris