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Syntagmes prépositionnels
A prepositional phrase, also called a compound preposition or a complex preposition, is a group of words including at least one preposition which, together, play the role of a preposition.
Par exemple…
| Je vis à côté de la banque.. | I live next to the bank. | |
| C’est un problème, d’après Thomas. | It’s a problem, according to Thomas. |
French prepositional phrases
| à cause de | due to, because of | |
| à droite de | to the right of | |
| à gauche de | to the left of | |
| à côté de | next to, beside | |
| à fond | thoroughly, entirely | |
| à l’égard de | regarding, in regard to | |
| à l’extérieur de | outside (of) | |
| à l’intérieur de | inside (of) | |
| à partir de | from, starting on | |
| à propos de | regarding, with regard to | |
| au bout de | after, at the end of | |
| au contraire de | unlike | |
| au cœur de | in the heart of | |
| au coin de | in the corner of | |
| au-dessous de | below, underneath | |
| au-dessus de | higher than, above | |
| au fond | in the bottom/back | |
| au lieu de | instead of, rather than | |
| au niveau de | at the level of, as far as | |
| au sein de | in the heart of | |
| au sujet de | about, on the subject of | |
| autour de | around | |
| contrairement à | contrary to | |
| d’après | according to | |
| de côté | sideways | |
| en arrière de | behind | |
| en bas de | below, at the bottom of | |
| en dehors de | outside of | |
| en dessous de | lower than, below | |
| en face de | facing, across from | |
| en haut de | above, at the top of | |
| faute de | for lack of | |
| grâce à | thanks to | |
| hors de | outside of | |
| loin de | far from | |
| par rapport à | compared to | |
| près de | near (to) | |
| quant à | as for, regarding | |
| vis-à-vis de | towards, in regard to |
Conseil concis
The noun following a prepositional phrase can sometimes be replaced by an object pronoun.
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