compound prepositions Flashcards

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à cause de

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because of [negative]

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beside, next to

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à côte de

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for lack of

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à défaut de

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toward, with regard to

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à l’égard de

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by force of

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à force de

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at/with the exception of

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à l’exception de

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follwoing the exmaple of

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à l’instar de

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without the knowlege of

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à l’instu de

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thanks to, owing to

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à la faveur de

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at the mercy of

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à la merci de

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straight form, text to

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à même

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in a postiion to [do something]

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à même de

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[leaving] from

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à partir de

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at the rate of

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à raison de

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across, throug

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à travers

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at the bottom of

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au bas de

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by, on the verge of on the brink of

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au bord de

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at the corner of

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au coin de

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instead of

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au lieu de

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in the middle of

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aumilieu de

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by means of

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au moyen de

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north of

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au nord de

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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

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au-dheors de

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beyond

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au-delà de

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under, bleow

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au dessous-de

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above, on top of

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au-sdessus de

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next to, wtih

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auprès de

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around

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autour de

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in the vicitnity of

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aux alentous de

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at the expense of

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aux dépens de

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in teh vicinity of

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aux environs de

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according to; after

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selon de, d’après

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so as to

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de façon de

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for fear of

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de peur de

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downstairs

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en bas

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at the bottom of

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en base de

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in comparison wiht

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en comparaison de

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despite

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en dépit de

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in front of, opposite

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en face de

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by wya of

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en guise de

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at/ato the top of

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en haut de

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because of, owing to

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en raison de

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outside, apart from

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en-dehors de

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against, ffaced with

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face à

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faute de

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for lack of, for want of

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along

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le long de

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far from

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loin de

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at the time of, during

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lors de

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in comparriosn with, in relation to

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par rapport à

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close to

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rès de

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as for, as to

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quant à

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even if it means

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quitte à

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next to, against

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vis-à-vis de