Prepositions

Question 1

entre

Answer 1

between, among

entre nous = between you and me

Question 2

parmi

Answer 2

among
[See Duolingo Tips and Notes #32]
Je suis parmi vous.

Question 3

sur

Answer 3

on, on top of

Question 4

vers

Answer 4

toward

Question 5

contre

Answer 5

against

Question 6

sans

Answer 6

without

Question 7

sous

Answer 7

under

Question 8

pendant

Answer 8

during, for

Question 9

durant

Answer 9

during, for

Question 10

derrière

Answer 10

behind

Question 11

depuis

Answer 11

since

Question 12

selon

Answer 12

according to, in accordance with

Question 13

un peu de

Answer 13

a little bit

Question 14

avant

Answer 14

before

temporally, spatially, or figuratively

Question 15

après

Answer 15

after

Question 16

malgré

Answer 16

in spite of

malgré tout = in spite of everything

Question 17

aucun…ne

Answer 17

no, none

Question 18

jusque, jusqu’à

Answer 18

1. (sens temporel) until, till

2. (sens spatial) as far as

Question 19

près de

Answer 19

near

Question 20

à côté de

Answer 20

next to

Question 21

à cause de

Answer 21

because of

Note: “parce que” and “car” = because

Question 22

moins de

Answer 22

fewer (with countable things)
less (with uncountable things)
fewer horses, books, cars; less rice, milk, water

Question 23

autant de

Answer 23

as much, as many

Question 24

en train de

Answer 24

in the process of

Question 25

devant

Answer 25

in front (of)

Question 26

d’après

Answer 26

in (someone’s) opinion; according to

Question 27

au milieu

Answer 27

in the middle/center of

Question 28

auprès de

Answer 28

beside, next to

Question 29

en dehors de

Answer 29

outside (of)

Question 30

en-dessous de

Answer 30

under

Question 31

au-dessous de

Answer 31

beyond

Question 32

en haut de

Answer 32

on top of

Question 33

en bas de

Answer 33

at the bottom of

Question 34

hors de

Answer 34

out of the

Question 35

à travers

Answer 35

through

Question 36

assez de

Answer 36

enough

Question 37

plein de

Answer 37

lots of

Question 38

afin de

Answer 38

In order to

Question 39

grâce à

Answer 39

thanks to

Question 40

loin de

Answer 40

far from

Question 41

autour de

Answer 41

around

Question 42

vu

Answer 42

given, in view of, considering