Prepositions 2 Flashcards

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1
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before

A

avant

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to, at

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à

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the cat is on the armchair

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le chat est sur le fauteuil

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I am going to Paris, in France

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je vais à Paris, en France

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5
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how do you use “aider”?

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aider à

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how do you use “oublier”?

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oublier de

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I have forgotten to call them

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J’ai oublié de leur téléphoner

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Chloe helped me to move

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CHloe m’a aidé à demanger

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I talked to Josie in Paris

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j’ai parlé à Josie à Paris

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I talked about Josie in Paris

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j’ai parlé de Josie à Paris

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they all came except Chloe

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ils sont tous venus sauf Chloé

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I am walking with Julien

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je me promène avec Julien

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13
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à + le = ?

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au

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à + la =

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à la

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à + les =

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aux

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de + le

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du

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17
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de + la

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de la

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de + les

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des

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19
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de + noun =

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possession
eg
c’est la maison du maire

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20
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it’s the mayor’s house

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c’est la maison du maire

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21
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the neighbour’s car is grey

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la voiture des voisins est grise

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22
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sous

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under

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23
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above

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dessus

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24
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underneath

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dessous

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25
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at, with

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chez

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against

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contre

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of, from

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de

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behind

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derrière

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29
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from

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dès

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30
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in front of

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devant

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during

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durant

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in, out of

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en

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between

A

entre

34
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toward

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envers

35
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apart from

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hormis

36
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except, apart from

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hors

37
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in spite of

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malgré

38
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by, through

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par

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among

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parmi

40
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during

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pendant

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except

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sauf

42
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according to

A

selon

suivant

43
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toward

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vers

44
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considering, given (seeing)

A

vu

45
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how do you describe a QUALITY a person has - eg ‘the man with green eyes’?

A

au, à la, aux

l’homme aux yeux verts

NOT avec

46
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the man with green eyes is an actor

A

l’homme aux yeux verts est acteur

47
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the young girl with the leather jacket

A

la jeune fille au blouson de cuir

48
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how is “with” translated when describing how to do something?

A

with de

eg je l’ai remercié d’un sourire

49
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I thanked him with a smile

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je l’ai remercié d’un sourire

50
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he left the room with a sad look

A

il a quitté la salle d’un air triste

51
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with a gesture, she showed him the door

A

d’un geste, elle lui indiqua a porte

52
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en vs dans - for time periods

A

dans is used for an action about to begin,

en indicates the length of time an action has taken, takes, or will take

53
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I’ll be back in 5 minutes

A

je reviens dans cinq minutes

54
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the train is leaving in three minutes

A

le train part dans trois minutes

55
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this child can read a book within a few hours

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ce enfant peut lire un livre en quelques heures

56
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she will be able to accomplish this task in two hours

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elle pourra accomplir cette tâche en deux heures

57
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referring to time - à vs en

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à is used for hours fo the day

en - months, years, seasons, except spring

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in spring

A

au printemps

59
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in summer

A

en été

60
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in winter

A

en hiver

61
Q

Sartre was born in 1905

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Sartre est né en 1905

62
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the meeting will start at 3 pm

A

la réunion commencera à quinze heures

63
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to go by bicycle

A

aller à bicyclette/ à/en vélo

64
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to [horse] ride

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aller à cheval

65
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to go on foot

A

aller à pied

66
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to go by bus

A

aller en autoby

67
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to go by plane

A

aller en avion

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to go by boat

A

aller en bateau

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to go by subway

A

aller en métro

70
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togo by barge

A

aller en péniche

71
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to go by train

A

aller en train

72
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to drive, to go by care

A

aller en voiture

73
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they go to the country by car

A

ils vont à la compagne en voiture