Prepositions Flashcards

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1
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On the right

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À droite de

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On the left

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À gauche de

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By, by repeated efforts

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À force de

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Aside from

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À part

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Beginning with

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À partir de

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Through, across

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À travers

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In order to

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Afin de

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At the bottom of

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Au bas de

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At the end of

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Au bout de

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Before

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Avant de

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In the bottom of

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Au fond de

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At the top of

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Au haut de

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Instead of

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Au lieu de

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14
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Far from

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Loin de

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15
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As for

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Quant à

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16
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About, concerning

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Au sujet de

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17
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Below, beneath

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Au-dessous de

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18
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Above, over

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Au-dessus de

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19
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He is sitting next to his best friend

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Il est assis à côté de son meilleur ami

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20
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From tomorrow on, it will be warm

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À partir de demain il fera chaud

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21
Q

They are going to put a rocket into orbit around the moon

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Ils vont mettre une fusée en orbite autour de la lune

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22
Q

He watched TV instead of working

A

Il a regardé la télé au lieu de travailler

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23
Q

A gold watch

A

Une montre d’or

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24
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A mailbox

A

Une boîte aux lettres

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25
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A toothbrush

A

Une brosse à dents

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26
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A cup of tea

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Une tasse de thé

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27
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A tea cup

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Une tasse à thé

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28
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A teaspoon

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Une cuillère à café

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29
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A washing machine

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Une machine à laver

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30
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Shaving cream

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Une crème à raser

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31
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To have a good time

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S’amuser à

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32
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To help to

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Aider à

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33
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To begin to

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Se mettre à

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34
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To learn to

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Apprendre à

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35
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To spend time

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Passer du temps à

36
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To expect to

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S’attendre à

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To think of

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Penser à

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To have to

A

Avoir à

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To try to

A

Chercher à

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To take pleasure in

A

Se plaire à

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To contsent to

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Consentir à

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To prepare to

A

Se préparer à

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To decide to

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Se décider à

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To hesitate to

A

Hésiter à

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To get used to

A

S’habituer à

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To be useful for

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Servir à

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To work to

A

Travailler à

48
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Josephine has a good time reading

A

Josephine s’amuse à lire

49
Q

He learned how to swim last summer

A

Il appris à nager l’été dernier

50
Q

The children began to scream

A

Les enfants se sont mis à crier

51
Q

He forced Pierre to go

A

Il a obligé Pierre à partir

52
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To accept to

A

Accepter de

53
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To accuse of

A

Accuser de

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To deserve to

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Mériter de

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To take care of

A

S’occuper de

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To finish

A

Achever de

57
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To forget to

A

Oublier de

58
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To do without

A

Se passer de

59
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To stop

A

S’arrêter de

60
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To complain about

A

Se plaindre de

61
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To be happy with

A

Se contenter de

62
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To refuse to

A

Refuser de

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To decide to

A

Décider de

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To strive to

A

S’efforcer de

65
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To thank for

A

Remercier de

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To regret

A

Regretter de

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To avoid

A

Éviter de

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To remember to

A

Se souvenir de

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To boast of

A

Se vanter de

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To take care not to

A

Se garder de

71
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To congratulate on

A

Féliciter de

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To be surprised at

A

S’étonner de

73
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To try to

A

Essayer de

74
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To dream about

A

Rêver de

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To laugh at

A

Rire de

76
Q

I taught my friend to swim

A

J’ai enseigné à mon ami à nager

J’ai appris à mon ami à nager

77
Q

She dreams of pleasing her audience

A

Elle rêve de plaire à son public

78
Q

I hesitate to play the piano

A

J’hésite à jouer du piano

79
Q

I love skiing

A

J’adore faire du ski

80
Q

He borrowed money to pay his debts

A

Il a emprunté de l’argent pour (afin de) payer ses dettes

81
Q

I wash my hands before eating

A

Je me lave les mains avant de manger

82
Q

She laughs instead of crying

A

Elle rit au lieu de pleurer

83
Q

They left without speaking to me

A

Ils sont partis sans me parler

84
Q

After dining, they took a walk

A

Après avoir dîné, ils ont fait une promenade

85
Q

After staying two hours, they decided to leave

A

Après être restées deux heures, ils décidèrent de partir

86
Q

She came in smiling

A

Elle est entrée en souriant