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auprès de

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Definition: next to, close to, compared with, in the view of

Tu peux t'asseoir auprès de la fenêtre - You can sit by the window.

Je suis pauvre auprès de cette famille* - I'm poor in comparison with this family.

*Note that « à côté de » would also be fine here.

Il est paresseux auprès de ses collègues - He's lazy in his colleagues' opinion.

Related: près de (preposition) - near

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