Grâce à

Grâce à - French expression
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Essential French Expression

Meaning thanks to
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Pronunciation French sound files [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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