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a l’abri de (3)
to keep away from
to stand in the shelter of
to remain hidden from
rester à l’abri de
not to expose oneself
en accord avec (2)
in accordance with
in agreement with
à l’aide de
to the help of
avec l’aide de
with the help of
à l’approche de (2)
with the approach of
as sth draw closer
avec l’appui de
with the support of
a l’arrière de (2)
at the back of
at the rear of
a l’arrivée de (2)
with the arrival of
when sth come
dans l’attente de
while waiting for/until
de l’aveu de
according to
au bénéfice de (2)
for
to the advantage of
au bénéfice du doute
the benefit of the doubt
en compagnie de (2)
in the company of
(together) with
compte tenu de (2)
taking into consideration
account
en fin de compte (2)
all in all
finally
pour le compte de
on behalf of
à condition de
provided (that)
conformément à
in accordance with
en conséquence de
as a result of
au cours de (3)
during
in
in the course of
à côté de
(sens propre)
(sens figuré)
next to
compared to
par crainte de
for fear of
aux dépens de
at the expense of
au détriment de (2)
to the detriment of
at the expense of
en échange de
in exchange for
a l’égal de (2)
equalled by
just like
à l’égard de (3)
in relation to
for
towards
sans égard pour
without considering
aux environs de
in the region of
dans l’espoir de
in the hope of
à l’exception de
with the exception of
a l’exclusion de (2)
apart from
with the exception of
en face de
opposite
face à (2)
faced with
in the face of
face à face
face to face with
faute de (2)
not having
for lack of
à la faveur de (2)
under cover of
taking advantage of
en faveur de
for the benefit of
au fil de (4)
as sth went by
as sth moved along
during
in the course of
à seule fin de
with the sole aim of
a fleur de (3)
on the surface of
flush with
on a level with
sur la foi de (3)
on the strenght of
on the word of
on the testimony of
avoir les nerfs a fleur de peau (2)
to be touchy
to be on edge
au fond de (2)
at the bottom of
at the back of
a force de (3)
by dint of
by means of
through
au plus fort de (3)
in the heat of
at the peak of
at the height of
aux frais de
at the expense of
en gage de
in token of
en guise de (2)
in place of
as
a tout hasard (2)
on the off chance of
just in case
a l’insu de
unknown to
au lendemain de (3)
after
following on
in the aftermath of
au lieu de
instead of
le long de (2)
alongside
by the side of
tout au long de
throughout
en matière de (2)
as regards
as far as sth do
au mépris de (2)
without anu consideration for
without taking any account of
a la merci de
at the mercy of
etre en mesure de (2)
to be in a state to
to be in a condition to
à la mode de (2)
after the fashion of
in the style of
au moment de
at the time of
au moment où (2)
as
the moment
au moyen de
by means of
au niveau de (2)
on a level with
on a par with
rester au niveau de (2)
to keep abreast of
to keep up with
a l’occasion de
on the occasion of
sans parler de
let alone
à peine
hardly
à la place de (2)
in place of
instead of
au point de (2)
to the extend of
to the point of
du point de vue de (2)
from sb’s point of view
from the standpoint of
sur le point de
about to
à portée de (2)
within reach of
within range of
en présence de
(sens propre)
(sens figuré)
in the presence of
faced with
sous prétexte de
pretending
en prévision de (3)
with an eye to
in anticipation of
in expectation of
a tout prix (2)
at all costs
at any price
a aucun prix
on no account
proportionnellement a
in proportion to
a raison de
at the rate of
au rang de
amongst
to rank with
en rapport avec (3)
to be related to
to be in touch with
to be linked to
en récompense de
as a reward for
en reconnaissance de (2)
in acknowledgement of
in recognition of
au regard de
in the eyes of
from the point of view of
par rapport a / relativement a
2
compared to
in relation to
en réponse a
in reply to
sous réserve de
provided
en retour de
in return for
au risque de
sous peine de
at the risk of
en signe de
as a token of
a la sortie de
while/on coming out
at the gates of (lieu)
when sth comes out/appears
aux temps de
in the days of
du temps de (2)
at the time of
in the age of
a titre de
by way of
a la veille de (2)
on the eve of
just before
en vertu de
by virtue of
du vivant de (2)
while sb was alive
in sb lifetime
en voie de
in the process of
a la vue de
on seeing
