| French > English |
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| de plus en plus |
| 1. adv. more and more (used to express a progressive increase) |
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| Les matériaux deviennent de plus en plus chers. - Materials are getting more and more expensive. |
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| Ils deviennent de plus en plus bons. - They're getting better and better. |
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| French > French |
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| de plus en plus |
| 1. v. En progressant, en bien comme en mal. |
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| 2. v. (Avec de) Un nombre croissant de, une quantité croissante de. |
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| Analysis |
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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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| plus |
| 1. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives) |
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| Ton voisin est plus moche que mon frère. - Your neighbour is uglier than my brother. |
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| Le tien est beaucoup plus grand que le mien. - Yours is much bigger than mine. |
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| Elle est plus belle que sa cousine. - She is more beautiful than her cousin. |
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| Elles sont toutes plus entêtées les unes que les autres. - They are each more stubborn than the last. |
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| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) |
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| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. |
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| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) |
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| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. |
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| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) |
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| plus |
| 1. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives) |
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| Ton voisin est plus moche que mon frère. - Your neighbour is uglier than my brother. |
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| Le tien est beaucoup plus grand que le mien. - Yours is much bigger than mine. |
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| Elle est plus belle que sa cousine. - She is more beautiful than her cousin. |
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| Elles sont toutes plus entêtées les unes que les autres. - They are each more stubborn than the last. |
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