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Essential French Expression
Meaning | from, starting on | |
Literally | at leaving from | |
Register | normal | |
Pronunciation | [ah pahr teer deu] | |
IPA | [a paʁ tiʁ də] |
Usage notes: The prepositional phrase à partir de means "from" in the sense of "starting at this time."
Par exemple…
À partir de 18h, les boissons sont à moitié prix. | From 6pm onwards, drinks are half price. | |
Je serai à Paris à partir du 15. | I’ll be in Paris from the 15th (of the month). | |
Nous travaillerons ensemble à partir de demain. | We’ll work together starting from tomorrow. | |
Il est disponible à partir de la semaine prochaine. | He’s available starting next week. |
À partir de can be used with temporal adverbs and expressions.
à partir de maintenant | from now on, as of now | |
à partir de ce moment-là | from then on, as of then | |
à partir du moment où … | as soon as, starting the moment that … |
With places, à partir de means "from" in the sense of "starting at this place."
À partir de Londres, nous serons dans des hôtels deux étoiles. | From / Starting in London, we’ll be in two-star hotels. | |
Il y a accès par fauteuil roulant, à partir de l’aire commune. | There is wheelchair access from the common area. |
À partir de can also be used with nouns to indicate a more figurative starting point or source.
La production d’électricité à partir de sources renouvelables a beaucoup augmentée. | The production of electricity from renewable resources has greatly increased. | |
À partir de ces ingrédients, on peut faire un bon repas. | With these ingredients, we can make a good meal. |
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