Prepositions Flashcards

1
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au fil du temps

A

over the years

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2
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à tâtons

A

in the dark

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3
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à la cantonade

A

to no one in particular

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4
Q

quant aux

A

with regard to

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5
Q

pile

A

exactly (time, e.g ‘you have 1 hour exactly’)

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6
Q

néanmoins

A

however

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7
Q

jadis

A

once / long ago

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8
Q

propice à

A

conducive to

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9
Q

préalable

A

prior

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10
Q

à mi-voix

A

under his breath

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11
Q

céans

A

here

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12
Q

au plus pres de

A

closer to

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13
Q

au large du

A

off the coast of

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14
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aux prémices

A

at the forefront

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15
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par sûrcroit

A

moreover

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16
Q

illico (presto)

A

asap

17
Q

hors de portée

A

out of reach

18
Q

à l’étage

A

upstairs

19
Q

à foison

A

galore

20
Q

d’emblée

A

from the offset

21
Q

dans les parages

A

in the vicinity

22
Q

par à-coups

A

in short bursts

23
Q

au sein de

A

within the

24
Q

plûtot

A

kind of

25
Q

en faction

A

on guard

26
Q

d’un cran

A

another notch

27
Q

sur le qui-vive

A

on the alert

28
Q

à deux réprises

A

on two occasions

29
Q

la tranche de

A

the edge of

30
Q

dorénavant

A

henceforth

31
Q

provisoirement

A

for the time being

32
Q

à jamais

A

forever

33
Q

d’ici x

A

by x

34
Q

en mauvaise foi

A

dishonestly (in bad faith)

35
Q

en saillie

A

protruding

36
Q

contigu

A

adjacent