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De - French Expressions with De

Idiomatic French expressions

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

The French preposition de means "from" or "about" and is also used in many expressions. Learn how to say first of all, on behalf of, as a result, and more with this list of expressions with de.

un billet de faveur
complimentary ticket

d'abord
first

d'autre part
on the other hand

de bon matin
early in the morning

de bonne heure
early

de ce côté
on this side

de côté et de l'autre
here and there, on both sides

(se heurter) de face, de front
(to collide) head on

de l'autre côté
on the other side

de la part
on behalf of

de la part de qui ?
who is calling?

de nos jours
in our day

(5 jours) de suite
(5 days) in a row

de toute ma vie
in all my life

du côté de la banque
in the direction of the bank

du coup
as a result

du jour au lendemain
overnight, suddenly

du même coup
at the same time, all the same

du premier coup
right away, right off the bat

d'un seul coup
in one try, at one go

du reste
moreover

du temps de Napoléon
in Napoleon's time

une drôle d'idée
a strange idea

espèce d'imbécile !
idiot!

tout d'abord
first of all

tout de suite
right away

travailler de jour (de nuit)
to work days (nights)

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