| FRENCH IDIOMS INTRODUCED BY "DE":
This is a partial list:
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d'abord |
first, at first |
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d'accord |
agreed, O.K |
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d'ailleurs |
besides, moreover |
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d'avance |
in advance, beforehand |
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de bon coeur |
willingly, gladly |
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de bonne heure |
early |
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de l'autre côté (de) |
on the other side (of) |
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de la part de |
on behalf of |
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de mon côté |
for my part, as for me |
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de nouveau / encore une fois |
again |
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d'ordinaire |
usually |
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de parti pris |
deliberately |
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de plus en plus |
more and more, increasingly..... |
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de rien / Il n'y a pas de quoi |
It was nothing. / Don't mention it. |
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de rigueur |
(socially) obligatory, required |
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de temps en temps / de temps à autre |
from time to time, occasionally |
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du côté de |
in the direction of, toward |
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du matin au soir |
from morning till night |
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du moins |
at least |
IDIOMS INTRODUCED BY OTHER PREPOSITIONS:
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autour de |
around, at (approximately), circa |
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chez (+ person) |
to (at) the home (in the country) of someone |
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en arrière |
backward(s), behind, in reverse |
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en bas |
downstairs, below |
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en effet |
indeed, as a matter of fact |
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en face de |
opposite |
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en famille |
as a family, within the family |
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en haut |
upstairs, above |
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en haut de |
at the top of |
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en retard |
late, not on time |
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par conséquent |
therefore, as a consequence |
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par hasard |
by chance |
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par ici |
this way, in that direction |
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par jour / semaine / mois, etc. |
per day, week, month, etc. |
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par là |
that way, in that direction, over there |
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sans doute |
undoubtedly, without doubt |
MISCELLANEOUS IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS:
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bien entendu |
of course, indeed |
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bon gré mal gré |
whether one wants to or not |
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bon marché / meilleur marché |
cheap / cheaper |
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Cela m'est égal. |
That makes no difference to me. That's all the same to
me. |
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Cela ne fait rien. |
That does not matter. That makes no difference. |
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c'est-à-dire |
that is to say |
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C'est entendu. |
It's agreed, all right. |
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et ainsi de suite |
and so forth |
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faute de |
for lack of |
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grâce à |
thanks to |
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Il y a (six ans) |
(six years) ago |
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Il y avait une fois |
Once upon a time there was/were |
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Jamais de la vie |
Never in my life! Out of the question! |
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le long de |
along |
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n'importe quand |
no matter when |
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peu à peu |
little by little, gradually |
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quant à |
as for |
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tant bien que mal |
rather badly, somehow or other |
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tant mieux |
so much the better |
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tant pis |
so much the worse |
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tous (les) deux |
both (of them) |
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tout à coup |
suddenly |
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tout à fait |
entirely, quite |
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tout à l'heure |
just now, a little while ago, in a little while,
presently |
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tout de même / quand même |
just the same |
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tout de suite / à l'instant |
immediately, at once |
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