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French Expression
| Meaning | to, toward, about; concerning, as for | |
| Literally | in the consideration of | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation |  | [ah lay gar deu] |
| IPA | [a le gaʁ də] | |
Usage notes: The French prepositional phrase à l’égard de usually describes the recipient of an action or attitude, equivalent to English prepositions like "to" and "toward."
Par exemple…
| Elle est gentille à l’égard de tous. | She is kind to everyone. | |
| Je n’aime pas son attitude à l’égard de ce projet. | I don’t like his attitude toward this project. |
Variation
When there’s a human antecedent for the recipient, you can use a possessive adjective in place of de + noun:
| Je ne sais quoi faire à son égard. | I don’t know what to do about him. | |
| Il est toujours sympa à mon égard. | He’s always nice to me. | |
| Ton attitude à leur égard est affreuse. | Your attitude toward them is terrible. |
Synonyms
- envers
- vis-à-vis de
À l’égard de can also be used to relate or compare two things.
Par exemple…
| À l’égard de ce projet, nous devons … | Concerning this project, we need to … | |
| Mon appartement est très petit à l’égard du sien. | My apartment is very small compared to his. |
Somewhat synonymous
- à propos de
- concernant
- en ce qui concerne
- quant à
- se rapportant à
- relatif à
- relativement à
Related expressions
Égard means "consideration" or "respect" toward something and is used in a variety of phrases.
| avoir égard à (qqchose) | to take (something) into consideration | |
| n’avoir aucun égard pour | to have no consideration for | |
| par égard pour | out of consideration for | |
| sans égard pour | without consideration for |
When referring to consideration/respect toward people, égards is generally plural.
| avoir beaucoup d’égards pour | to show great consideration toward | |
| être plein d’égards pour | to be very considerate toward | |
| manquer d’égards envers | to show a lack of consideration toward | |
| recevoir (qqun) avec de grands égards. | to welcome (someone) with every consideration. |
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