Prepositions Flashcards

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1
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Autour de

A

Around

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Après

A

After

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3
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Avant (de)

A

Before

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4
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Avec

A

With

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5
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Chez (+person)

A

To (at, the house/place of a person)

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6
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Contre

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Against

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7
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Dans

A

In, into

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Derrière

A

Behind

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9
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Devant

A

In front of

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10
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En

A

In, within

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11
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Entre

A

Between, among

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12
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Loin de

A

Far from

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13
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par

A

By, through

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14
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Près de

A

Near

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15
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Sans

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Without

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16
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Sous

A

Under

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17
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Sur

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On, upon

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18
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Vers

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Towards

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19
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à (contracts w/le, les to become au, aux)

A

At, in, to

Indicates location, moment in time

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De (contracts w/le, les to become du, des)

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About, from, of

Indicates possession, relationship, or a specific characteristic of a noun

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21
Q

Au lieu de

A

Instead of

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22
Q

Pour

A

In order to, for the purpose of

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23
Q

Expressing to/in, with feminine place names of:
Countries
Provinces
Islands
Masculine countries beginning with vowel/silent h

A

En

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24
Q

Expressing to/in, masculine countries:

A

Au

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25
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Expressing to/in, plural countries:

A

Aux

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26
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Expressing to/in cities

A

à

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27
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Expressing from w/feminine:
Countries
Continents
Provinces
Islands
Masculine countries beginning with vowel/silent h
Cities
A

De

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28
Q

Expressing from, masculine countries:

A

Du

29
Q

Expressing from, plural countries:

A

Des

30
Q

Traveling on/by:
Bicycle
Horse
Foot

A

à bicylette
à cheval
à pied

31
Q
By (when one's inside the means of transportation):
Automobile/Auto
Plane
Train
Car
A
En
En automobile/auto
En avion
En train
En voiture
32
Q

à pied

A

On/by foot

33
Q

À bientôt

A

See you soon, so long

34
Q

À demain

A

See you tomorrow

35
Q

À [day of week]

A

See you [day of the week]

36
Q

À ce sour

A

See you tonight

37
Q

À l’heure

A

On time, per hour

38
Q

À tout à l’heure

A

See you later

39
Q

Au revoir

A

Goodbye, see you again

40
Q

À côté (de)

A

Next to, beside

41
Q

À droite (de)

A

On (to) the right (of)

42
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À gauche (de)

A

On (to) the left (of)

43
Q

Au bas de

A

At the bottom of

44
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Au fond (de)

A

In (at) the bottom (of)

45
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Au haut (de)

A

At the top (of)

46
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Au milieu (de)

A

In the middle (of)

47
Q

À la campagne

A

In (to) the country

48
Q

À la maison

A

At home, home

49
Q

À l’école

A

In (to) school

50
Q

À peu près

A

Nearly, about, approximately

51
Q

À voix haute, à haute voix

A

Aloud, out loud, in a loud voice

52
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À voix basse

A

In a low voice

53
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Au contraire

A

On the contrary

54
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Au moins

A

At least

55
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D’abord

A

First, at first

56
Q

D’accord

A

Agreed, OK

57
Q

De l’autre côte (de)

A

On the other side (of)

58
Q

De bonne heure

A

Early

59
Q

De quelled heure…?

A

What color…?

60
Q

You’re welcome / Don’t mention it

A

De rien
Il n’y a pas de quoi
Pas de quoi
Je vous en prie

61
Q

De temps en temps

A

From time to time

62
Q

Par example

A

For example

63
Q
A/per ...
Day
Week
Month
Etc
A

Par
Par jour
Par semaine
Par month

64
Q

In (name of language)

A

En…français, anglais, espagnol, etc

65
Q

En bas, en bas de

A

Downstairs, at the bottom of

66
Q

En haut, en haut de

A

Upstairs, at the top of

67
Q

En face (de)

A

Opposite (of)

68
Q

En retard

A

Late, not on time

69
Q

En ville

A

Downtown, in (to, into) town