Franceză | Engleză |
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auprès de preposition | beside◼◼◼(next to) |
aussitôt après preposition | on the heels of◼◼◼(in close pursuit of) |
bercé trop près du mur nom | nincompoop(foolish or silly person) |
bon après-midi (when leaving) phrase | good afternoon◼◼◼(greeting said in the afternoon) |
bébé d’après nom {m} | rainbow baby(a baby conceived after a miscarriage or other loss of a baby) |
c'est de la moutarde après dîner (it's mustard after dinner) verbe | close the stable door after the horse has bolted(to attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred) |
c'est nul et après on meurt phrase | life's a bitch and then you die(expect the worst) |
cet après-midi adverbe | this afternoon◼◼◼(during the afternoon of today) |
ci-après adverbe | hereinafter◼◼◼(In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this) |
ci-après adjectif | following◼◼◼(about to be specified) |
courir après verbe | run after◼◼◼(follow quickly) run after◼◼◼(try to win someone's affections) |
cyprès nom {m} | cypress [cypresses]◼◼◼(an evergreen coniferous tree) |
cyprès de Lambert nom {m} | Monterey cypress(tree native to California) |
cyprès de Monterey nom {m} | Monterey cypress◼◼◼(tree native to California) |
d'après preposition | according to◼◼◼(based on statement) per◼◼◼(in accordance with) after◼◼◼(in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing) |
d'après moi preposition | in my opinion◼◼◼(according to me) in one's opinionpreposition |
de l'après-midi (in the afternoon) adverbe | p.m.◼◼◼(after noon) |
de près adverbe | up close◼◼◼(at very close range) |
demander après verbe | ask after◼◼◼(enquire about the health or progress of someone) |
demander après quelqu'un verbe | inquire afterverb |
d’après-guerre adjectif | postbellum(of the period following a war) |
en avoir après verbe | have it in for◼◼◼(to be angry at) |
exprès preposition | on purpose◼◼◼(purposely, with intention) |
exprès adverbe | deliberately◼◼◻(intentionally) purposely◼◼◻(on purpose; intentionally) |
jeter le manche après la cognée verbe | throw in the towel((idiomatic) to quit; to give up) |
jour après jour adverbe | day after day◼◼◼(For an indefinite number of days) day in, day out◼◼◻adverb |
juste après preposition | on the heels of◼◼◼(in close pursuit of) |
l'un après l'autre adverbe | one after another◼◼◼(in single file) |
répétez après moi phrase | please repeat after me◼◼◼(phrase) |
sans faire exprès adverbe | mistakenly(by accident) |
vie après la mort nom {f} | afterlife◼◼◼(a conscious existence after death) |
à la virgule près adverbe | to the letter◼◼◼(idiomatic for "literally", following the rules as they're written) |
à peu de choses près adverbe | pretty much◼◼◼(almost completely; very nearly; mostly) |
à peu près adverbe | approximately◼◼◼(imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) |