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à

Pronunciation: /a/

English translation of à

prep

You will find translations for expressions such as machine à écrire, aller à la pêche etc, at the entries machine pêche, etc. - For the uses of à with the verbs aller, être, avoir, penser etc, see the entries for these verbs.

  • 2 at; in à la maison = at home être à Paris = to be in Paris au printemps = in (the) spring à midi = at midday à quatre kilomètres d'ici = four kilometres (GB) from here à 100 kilomètres-heure = at 100 kilometres (GB) per or an hour un timbre à 0,46 euros = a 0.46 euro stamp (de) huit à dix heures par jour = between eight and ten hours a day Definition of at in the British & World English dictionary Definition of at in the US English dictionary Translate at | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
  • 4à qui est cette montre? = whose is this watch? elle est à elle = it's hers je suis à vous tout de suite = I'll be with you in a minute c'est à qui de jouer? = whose turn is it?
  • 5il est à plaindre = he's to be pitied
  • 6à nous tous on devrait y arriver = between all of us we should be able to manage à trois on est serrés = with three people it's a squash
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