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au fil de |
1. prep. in the course of, over the course of |
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au fil des mois - over the months |
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au fil des années - over the years |
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au fil des siècles - through the centuries |
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au fil du temps - throughout time |
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French > French |
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au fil de |
1. v. Au cours de ; dans le déroulement de. |
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au |
1. contraction. contraction of à le |
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Il étudie la musique au conservatoire. - He studies music at the conservatory. |
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à |
1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
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2. prep. to (destination) |
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aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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3. prep. to (until) |
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le |
1. art. the (definite article) |
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Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. |
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2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
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L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. |
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3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. |
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fil |
1. n-m. yarn, thread, wire |
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ne tenir qu'à un fil - to hang by a thread |
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2. n-m. grain (of wood etc.) |
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3. n-m. edge (of blade, razor etc.) |
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de |
1. prep. of (expresses belonging) |
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Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. |
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2. prep. of (used to express property or association) |
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Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works |
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Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. |
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