à
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a word and another word (e.g., par, en).
preposition
a. in
Marion vit à Paris.Marion lives in Paris.
b. at
J'étais à la banque quand tu m'as appelé.I was at the bank when you called me.
a. to
Muriel déménage à Grenoble le mois prochain.Muriel is moving to Grenoble next month.
a. to
Tu écris souvent des lettres à tes grands-parents ?Do you often write letters to your grandparents?
a. to
À qui est ce livre ? - Il est à mon père.Who does this book belong to? - It belongs to my dad.
a. with
L'homme à la moustache est mon ancien prof de musique.The man with the moustache is my former music teacher.
a. at
Mon train part à neuf heures.My train leaves at nine o'clock.
a. to
Je bois deux à trois litres d'eau par jour.I drink two to three liters of water per day.
a. see you (verb phrase)
À bientôt ! - Oui, à lundi !See you soon! - Yes, see you Monday!
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Viens dîner chez moi ! Je vais faire un gâteau à la cerise.Come over for dinner! I'll bake a cherry cake.
Laurel m’a offert un savon à l'amande.Laurel gave me an almond-scented soap.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. à
Comment faire un à sur le clavier ? - Ça dépend du système d'exploitation que tu utilises.How do you type the character à on the keyboard? - It depends on the operating system you're using.
b. a with an accent grave
Pour faire un à sur ton clavier, il faut appuyer sur la touche ALT et sur les chiffres 0224.To type an a with an accent grave, you have to press the ALT key plus the numbers 0224.
c. a with accent grave
Donne-moi un mot qui s'écrit avec un à en français.Give me a word that has an a with accent grave in French.
d. a with a grave accent
Le mot « voilà » s'écrit avec un à.The word "voilà" has an a with a grave accent.
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