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(preposition of origin/separation) Indicates a point of departure, separation, extraction, derivation, or origin.
Il arrive de Londres.
(English) He is arriving from London.
L’huile qu’on extrait des olives.
(English) The oil that is extracted from olives.
(preposition of possession/relation) Indicates possession, relation, or association with a specific person or thing.
Le livre de Pierre.
(English) Pierre's book.
La beauté d’une femme.
(English) A woman's beauty.
(preposition of manner/state) Indicates the manner in which an action is performed or a state exists.
Faire entrer quelqu’un de force.
(English) To make someone enter by force.
Parler d’abondance.
(English) To speak extemporaneously.
(preposition of part/portion) Indicates a part, fraction, or portion of a whole.
La moitié de la somme.
(English) Half of the sum.
Un morceau de ce pain.
(English) A piece of this bread.
(preposition of measurement/value) Indicates dimension, value, duration, strength, or quantity.
Un homme d’un mètre quatre-vingt-cinq.
(English) A man one meter eighty-five tall.
Une pièce de vingt euros.
(English) A twenty-euro coin.
Entry ID: fr:en:de · Source: refined · Type: functionword