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Essential French Expression
| Meaning | thanks to | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[grah sah] |
| IPA | [gʁa sa] | |
Usage notes: When you want to credit someone or something for a positive situation or event, use the French expression grâce à.
Par exemple…
| Grâce à elle, j’ai réussi à résoudre le problème. | Thanks to her, I managed to resolve the problem. | |
| Grâce à son intervention, on a abouti à une solution. | Thanks to his intervention, we arrived at a solution. | |
| Grâce à Dieu ! | Thank God! |
Use c’est in front of grâce à to say "it’s thanks to…"
Par exemple…
| C’est grâce à vous que nous sommes tombés amoureux. | It’s thanks to you that we fell in love. | |
| Si je suis accepté à la Sorbonne, c’est grâce à ton soutien. | If I’m accepted at the Sorbonne, it’s thanks to your support. |
Remember that à + definite article le or les = required contraction:
Par exemple…
| Grâce aux strictes mesures de sécurité, nous avons fait diminuer la criminalité par 75 %. | Thanks to strict security measures, we reduced crime by 75%. | |
| C’est grâce au dépistage que j’ai découvert mon cancer. | It’s thanks to the screening that I discovered my cancer. |
Antonym: à cause de – to blame for something negative
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