over
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a word and another word (e.g., par, en).
preposition
a. au-dessus de
There's a painting of Venice over our sofa.Il y a un tableau représentant Venise au-dessus de notre canapé.
a. sur
I put a blanket over the back seat of my car to protect it from dog hair.J'ai mis une couverture sur la banquette arrière de ma voiture pour la protéger des poils de chien.
b. par-dessus
Melanie slipped a cardigan over her blouse.Mélanie enfila un cardigan par-dessus son chemisier.
a. par-dessus
The cat jumped over the wall to catch a butterfly.Le chat a sauté par-dessus le mur pour attraper un papillon.
a. plus de
I made over $100 babysitting on Saturday.J’ai gagné plus de 100 $ en faisant du baby-sitting samedi.
a. pendant
I'd rather talk about it over dinner.Je préfère en parler pendant le dîner.
a. par
It's not safe for us to talk about this over the phone.Il n'est pas prudent pour nous d'en parler par téléphone.
a. concernant
There was some controversy over the company's new direction.Il y a eu une certaine controverse concernant la nouvelle orientation de l'entreprise.
a. divisé par
Two over eight is one quarter.Deux divisé par huit, ça fait un quart.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
a.
I'll be over in about an hour. Do you want me to bring anything?Je serai là dans environ une heure. Tu veux que j'apporte quelque chose ?
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
I looked over at my husband, and he was asleep.J’ai regardé mon mari et il dormait.
My family came over for Hanukkah.Ma famille est venue pour Hanoukka.
a. encore
Bryce told the same story over and over.Bryce a raconté la même histoire encore et encore.
b. re- (prefix)
This isn't right. You'll have to start over.Ce n'est pas correct. Tu vas devoir recommencer.
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Brady nearly fell over when he realized he had won the lottery.Brady a failli tomber par terre lorsqu'il s'est rendu compte qu'il avait gagné à la loterie.
I knocked over an entire bottle of grape juice.J’ai renversé une bouteille de jus de raisin entière.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. terminé
This conversation is over.Cette conversation est terminée.
b. fini
The movie isn't over yet.Le film n’est pas encore fini.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Allez !).
interjection
a. terminé
Mayday! Mayday! We are sinking. Over!Mayday! Mayday! Nous coulons. Terminé !
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