Prepositions Flashcards
à gauche de
location: to the left of
sur
location: directly on or over s.t.
à raison de
manner: at the rate of, on the basis of
au bout de
time: after (elapsed time)
motion: after (covered distance)
à droite de
location: to the right of
contre
location: against
stance: against
à la merci de
causality: at the mercy of
chez
location: at the house/business of
aux environs de
location: in the vicinity of
en dépit de
manner: despite
selon
manner: depending on
according to
entre
location: between (two objects)
aux dépens de
manner: at the expense of
en face (de)
location: directly across from s.t.
à même
manner: directly from/on (boire à même la bouteille, s’asseoir à même la terre)
loin de
location: far from
au prix de
manner: at the cost of
aux alentours de
location: in the vicinity of
au lieu de
causality: instead of, in place of
il y a
time: ago (il y a trois jours)
devant
location: in front of, before
à travers
motion: through
en comparaison
manner: in comparison with
vers
location: near
motion: toward
au sud de
location: to the south of
sans
affiliation: without
envers
motion/action: toward (action/intention)
jusque
time: until, up to
location: as far as
à l’exception de
manner: except for
à cause de
causality: because of
auprès de
location: next to, with
à l’insu de
manner: without s.b. knowing
en guise de
manner: by way of
après
time: after
en
time: in (month, all seasons except “au printemps”, specific year)
location: in (countries/regions, fem or beginning with vowel)(some islands, e.g. Haïti, Martinique, Guadaloupe)
attribute: of (material, e.g en acier)
motion: by (means of transport, except bicycle)
(en accord)
pendant
time: during (a time or event)
