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"from" in French

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Summary

The French translation for “from” is de.

Pronounced the same

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some (before article) de
any (plural; negative) de
two (2) deux
some (plural, in front of adjective) de
some (plural, in front of an adjective starting with a vowel sound) d’
of eggs d’œufs
from (before a vowel sound) d’
to de
of de

See also

Recording English French Learn
of; from (plural) des
to à
to de

Examples of "from" in use

There are 431 examples of the French word for "from" being used:
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The IT expert needs to install new pieces of software. L’informaticienne doit installer de nouveaux logiciels.
The optician offers a choice of very elegant frames. L’opticienne propose un choix de montures très élégantes.
It must be frightening for her, not knowing what is happening. Cela doit être effrayant pour elle de ne pas savoir ce qui se passe.
The launderer managed to remove the wine stain on this tablecloth. Le blanchisseur a réussi à enlever la tache de vin sur cette nappe.
He is too frugal, he needs to buy himself some new shoes. Il est trop économe, il a besoin de s’acheter de nouvelles chaussures.
Blue and red are the traditional colours of Paris. Le bleu et le rouge sont les couleurs traditionnelles de Paris.
A circus tent is used for the organization of circus shows. Un chapiteau est utilisé pour l’organisation de spectacles de cirque.
It is hard to lose weight when you love chocolate, pizzas and French fries. C’est difficile de mincir quand on aime le chocolat, les pizzas et les frites.
The human cannonball is a circus show which consists of firing a man out of a cannon. L’homme-canon est un spectacle de cirque qui consiste à éjecter un homme.
The dictionary of dreams helps us to understand better the meaning of our dreams. Le dictionnaire des rêves nous aide à mieux comprendre la signification de nos rêves.

Practice Lesson

"from" Practice (436)
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Lesson words
bathroom,
chambermaid,
circus tent,
city hall,
classroom,
few,
fire station,
from,
gym,
immediately; right away,
many; plenty of (informal),
night club,
nursing home,
of the (masculine),
passion fruit,
password,
potato,
potatoes,
some (masculine),
sunglasses
etc.

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Lesson phrases
a badminton shuttlecock,
a bouquet of flowers,
a box of chocolates,
A circus tent is used for the organization of circus shows.,
a cup of tea,
a decision; decision-making,
a dog is a man’s best friend,
a dozen red roses,
a fashion show,
a football,
a football field,
a football has a round shape,
a fruit salad; a fruit cocktail salad,
a glass of red house wine,
a glass of red wine,
a half pint of beer,
a judo hold,
A magician never gives away the secret of his magic tricks.,
a maths course,
A princess is the daughter of the king and the queen.
etc.

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