Prepositional phrases Flashcards

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next to

A

à côté de

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make by hand

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faire à la main

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go by bike

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aller à bicyclette

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go by car

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aller en voiture

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5
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to write in pencil

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écrire au crayon

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to sell by the meter

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vendre au mètre

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to be paid by the month

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être payé au m ois

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8
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a teacup

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une tasse à thé

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9
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a cup of tea

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une tasse de thé

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10
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upon my arrival

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à mon arrivée

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11
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by the way

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au fait or à propos

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12
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chocolate ice cream

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une glace au chocolat

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13
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the students book

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le livre de l’étudiant

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to leave the shop

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sortir de l aboutique

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15
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an English class

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une classe d’anglais

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to die of hunger

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manger de faim

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17
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to change plans

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changer d’avion

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to write with one’s left hand

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écrire de la main gauche

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19
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bigger by a kilometer

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plus grand d’un kilomètre

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20
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a five hundred gram steak

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un steak de 500 grammes

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21
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on this side

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de ce côté

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22
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in Napoleon’s time

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du temps de Napoleon

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23
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in our day

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de nos jours

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on the other hand

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d’autre part

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on one hand
d'une part
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in the direction of
du côté de
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to change one's mind
changer d'idée
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the train from Lyon
le train de Lyon
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the train to Lyon
le train de Lyon
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I have time
j'ai le temps
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in the meantime
pendant ce temps
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I have the time
j'ai l'heure
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not at all
pas du tout
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right away
tout de suite
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everyone
tout le monde
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anything else or on top of that
avec ça
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if it weren't for ___
sans ___
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without doing anything
sans rien faire
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to go downtown
aller en ville
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in the city
dans la ville
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in jail
en prison
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in this jail
dans cette prison
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in the suburbs
en banlieue
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in a distant suburb
dans une banlieue éloignée
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he's acting like an idiot
il agit en idiot
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in July
en juillet
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in 1996
en 1996
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from day to day
de jour en jour
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go by plane
aller en avion
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in disorder
en désordre
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at war
en guerre
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in pajamas
en pyjama
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to translate into french
traduire en français
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to transform a into b
transformer a en b
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to disguise oneself as something
se déguiser en qqch
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a gold necklace
un collier en our
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a wool skirt
une jupe en laine
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in the middle of the town
en pleine de ville
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in the middle of winter
en plein d'hiver
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upstairs/downstairs
en haut/bas
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forward/backward
en avant/arrière
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opposite
en face
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in any case
en tout cas
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besides
en plus
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to be on vacation
être en voyage
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on average
en moyenne
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to believe in God
croire en Dieu
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in the absence of
en l'absence de
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during the week
dans la semaine
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during the afternoon
dans l'après-midi
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in four years (eg he wrote the book in four years)
en quatre ans
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in four years (eg we will be done in four years)
dans quatre ans
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in these conditions
dans ces conditions
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to drink from a cup
boire dans une tasse
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on the plane
dans l'avion
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get on the train
monter dans le train
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put something in a box
mettre qqch dans une boîte
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to take something from a box
prendre qqch dans une bo
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at the stadium
sur le stade
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in the newspaper
sur le journal
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around 3 o clock
sur les trois heures
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one woman in ten
une femme sur dix
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an article about death
un article sur la mort
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to question the professor about the exam
interroger le prof sur l'examen
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in the sunshine
sous le soleil
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don't put your dog on top of it
ne mets pas ton chien dessus
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underneath them/it
dessous
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people under eighteen years old
les gens au-dessous de dix-huit ans
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in parentheses
entre parenthèses
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between us
entre nous
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two of them
deux d'entre eux
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I'm leaving for three days
je pars pour trois jours
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to go out through the door
sortir par la porte
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a picture painted by me
un tableau peint par moi
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twice a month
deux fois par mois
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this way
par ici
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that way
par là
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consequently
par conséquent
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by heart
par coeur
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out of love
par amour
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avant vs avant de
avan de is used before an infinitive
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when is après usually used
before perfect infinitive, eg après avoir fini
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vers vs envers
vers = literally, envers = an attitude or gesture towards someone
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because of
à cause de
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on the subject of
au sujet de
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according to
d'après
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in spite of
malgré
108
among
parmi
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according to
selon/suivant
110
out of
hors de
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outside of
en dehors de