Compound prepositions Flashcards

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because of

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à cause de

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beside, next to

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à côté de

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for lack of

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a défaut de

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by dint of

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à force de

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5
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toward, with regard to

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à l’égard de

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6
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except for

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à l’exception de

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7
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following the example of

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à l’instar de

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8
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without (somebody)’s knowing

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à l’instu de

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9
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thanks to, owing to

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à la faveur de

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10
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at the mercy of

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à la merci de

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11
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straight from, next to

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à même

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12
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in a position to [do something]

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à même de

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13
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from

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à partir de

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14
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at the rate of, on the basis of

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à raison de

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15
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across, through

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à travers

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16
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at the bottom of, at the foot of

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au bas de

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17
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by, on the verge of, on the brink of

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au bord de

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18
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at the corner of

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au coin de

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19
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instead of , in place of

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au lieu de

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20
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in the middle of

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au milieu de

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21
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by means of

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au moyen de

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22
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north of

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au nord de

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23
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at the cost of

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au prix de

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south of

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au sud de

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outside
au-dehors de
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beyond
au-delà de
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under, below
au-dessous de
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above, on top of
au-dessous de
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next to, with
auprès de
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around
autour de
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in the vicinity of
aux alentours
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at the expense of
aux dépends de
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in the vicinity of
aux environs de
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according to
d'après
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so as to
de façon à
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for fear of
de peur de
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downstairs
en bas
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at the bottom of
en base de
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in comparison with
en comparaison de
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despite
en dépit de
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in front of, opposite
en face de
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by way of
e guise de
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at/to the top of
en haut de
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owing to
en raison de | used for NEGATIVE things
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outside, apart from
endehors de
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against, faced with
face à
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for lack of, for want of
faute de
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thanks to
grâce à
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along
le long de
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far from
loin de
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at the time of, during
lors de
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in comparison with, in relation to, with regard to
par rapport à
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cloe to
près de
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as for, as to
quant à
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even if it means
quitte à
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next to, against
vis-à-vis de
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she was itting next to me
elle était assise à côté de moi
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by force/dint of looking, we'll end up finding a solution
à force de chercher, on finira bien par trouver une solution
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Marie called by client without me knowing
marie a téléphoné à mon client à mon insu
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during his speech, the president discussed the economic problems
lors de son discours, le président a abordé les problemes économiques
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as far as I am concerned, I think he is crazy
quant à moi, je pense qu''il est fou
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he will not go to the meeting even if it means losing his job
il n'ira pas à la réunion quitte à perdre son travail.
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Amelie arrived in teh middle of the night
Amelie arrivé au milieu de la nuite.
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according to them
selon leurs