Prepositions

Question 1

at, to

Answer 1

à

Question 2

after

Answer 2

après

Question 3

before

Answer 3

avant

Question 4

with

Answer 4

avec

Question 5

next to, beside

Answer 5

à côté de

Question 6

at/ to a house

Answer 6

chez

Question 7

against

Answer 7

contre

Question 8

in(side)

Answer 8

dans

Question 9

from, of, about

Answer 9

de

Question 10

since, for

Answer 10

depuis

Question 11

behind

Answer 11

derrière

Question 12

in front of

Answer 12

devant

Question 13

during, while (2)

Answer 13

• durant
• pendant

Question 14

between

Answer 14

entre

Question 15

towards:

1. in the direction of
2. figurative- with regard to

Answer 15

vers (in the direction of)

envers (figurative: with regard to)

Question 16

about

Answer 16

environ

Question 17

outside of (2)

Answer 17

• en dehors de
• hors de

Question 18

facing, across from

Answer 18

en face de

Question 19

until, up to

up until

Answer 19

jusqu’à

jusqu’en

Question 20

far from

Answer 20

loin de

Question 21

despite

Answer 21

malgré

Question 22

by/through

Answer 22

par

Question 23

for

Answer 23

pour

Question 24

among(st)

Answer 24

parmi

Question 25

near (2)

Answer 25

• auprès de
• près de

Question 26

as for/regarding

Answer 26

quant à

Question 27

without

Answer 27

sans

Question 28

except (3)

Answer 28

• sauf
• hormis
• excepté

Question 29

according to (2)

Answer 29

• selon
• d’après

Question 30

according to whether/ depending on whether (2)

Answer 30

• selon que
• suivant

Question 31

under

Answer 31

sous

Question 32

on

Answer 32

sur

Question 33

on the subject of

Answer 33

au sujet de

Question 34

at the edge/on the side of

Answer 34

au bord de

Question 35

because of

Answer 35

à cause de

Question 36

below

Answer 36

au-dessous de

Question 37

above

Answer 37

au-dessus de

Question 38

at the bottom of

Answer 38

au fond de

Question 39

in the middle of

Answer 39

au milieu de

Question 40

excluding

Answer 40

hors

Question 41

as soon as/starting from

Answer 41

dés

Question 42

so far/until now

OR

to here, e.g. it takes an hour to get to here

Answer 42

jusqu’ici

Question 43

in exchange for

Answer 43

moyennent

Question 44

concerning

Answer 44

concernant

Question 45

including

Answer 45

y compris

Question 46

past, beyond

Answer 46

passé

Question 47

given, considering

Answer 47

vu

Question 48

behind (at the rear), [located] at the back of (2)

Answer 48

• en arrière de
• à l’arrière de

There is some overlap between these expressions, and both can indicate physical location. But en arrière de is also used to indicate “figurative” location, e.g. il est en arrière des autres élèves = he’s fallen behind the other pupils

Question 49

around

Answer 49

autour de

Question 50

beyond

Answer 50

au-delà de

Question 51

despite, regardless of

Answer 51

au-delà de

Question 52

below, beneath

Answer 52

au-dessous de, en dessous de

Question 53

across

Answer 53

en travers de

Question 54

through

Answer 54

à travers

Question 55

in addition to

Answer 55

en plus de

Question 56

within, at the heart of

Answer 56

au sein de

Question 57

starting from

Answer 57

à partir de

Question 58

instead of

Answer 58

au lieu de