French Expressions with Sans - Lawless French Phrases

French Expressions Without Delay


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The French preposition sans, “without,” is found in many idiomatic expressions, including penniless, right away, and unbiased. Learn these and dozens of other French expressions featuring sans.

Sans translations

without
non-
un-
-less

Proverbs with sans

Il ne court point de bruit sans quelque fondement.		There’s no smoke without a fire.
Il n’y a pas d’effet sans cause.		Cause and effect
Il n’y a point de fumée sans feu.		There’s no smoke without a fire.
Il n’y a pas de roses sans épines.		Every rose has its thorn.
On ne fait pas d’omelettes sans casser des œufs.		You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs.
Que celui qui est sans péché lui jette la première pierre.		Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

Expressions with sans

sans abri			homeless
sans argent			penniless
sans arrêt			non-stop
sans attendre			right away
sans aucun doute			without a doubt
sans blague			seriously, all kidding aside, no kidding
sans broncher			without flinching
sans but			aimless
sans ça	(informal)		otherwise
sans cesse			constantly, continuously, incessantly
sans-cœur			heartless
sans chaussures			barefoot
sans culottes			~without fancy underwear (reference to militant republicans in the French Revolution)
sans délai			without delay, immediately
sans domicile fixe			homeless
sans doute			doubtless, no doubt
sans effort			easily, effortlessly
sans égal			unequaled, peerless
sans faute			without fail
sans-gêne			inconsiderate
sans mal			without any difficulty
sans même + noun or infinitive			without even + noun or ___-ing
sans mère			motherless
sans nul doute			without a doubt
sans oublier			last but not least
sans père			fatherless
sans plus			that’s it, no more than that
sans plus attendre			without further delay
sans préjugés			unbiased
sans que + subjunctive sans qu’il le sache			without + ___ing without him knowing
sans quoi	(informal)	otherwise
sans repos			relentless, without stopping
sans le savoir			unknowingly, unwittingly
sans soin			careless
sans souci			carefree
sans le vin	(menu)	not including wine
sans se le faire dire deux fois			without having to be told twice
boire sans soif			to drink without being thirsty
être sans argent			to be penniless
jamais deux sans trois			everything happens in threes
J’y crois sans y croire.			I believe it and I don’t.
non sans			not without

les sans abri			the homeless
sans dents les sans-dents	(offensive)		toothless the poor
les sans domicile fixe (SDF)			the homeless
un/e sans-emploi			unemployed person
le sans-façon			casualness, offhandedness
le sans-faute			faultless performance, something impeccable
un sans-fil			cordless phone
un/e sans-grade			enlisted man/woman; underling, peon, small fry
les sans-le-sou			the have-nots, penniless
les sans-logis			the homeless
un/e sans-papiers			illegal immigrant
un/e sans-parti	(politics)		independent
un/e sans-patrie			person without nationality
un/e sans-soin	(archaic)		careless person
un/e sans-souci	(archaic)		carefree, happy-go-lucky person
un/e sans-travail			unemployed person
les sans-voix			people with no voice