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Chez

French preposition

Chez is a great French word - I wish we had an English equivalent. It can mean any of the following:

at / to the house of
       chez mon oncle at / to my uncle's house
chez moi at / to my house, (at) home
  
at / to the office / store of
chez le médecin at / to the doctor's office
chez le boucher at / to the butcher's
  
among
(une coutume) chez les Français    (a custom) among the French
  
in the work / writings of
chez Molière in Molière's work / writing
  
for / with
chez lui, c'est une habitude it's a habit with him
c'est bizarre chez un enfant it's strange for a child

  

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