Level B1 (Intermediate)
Today’s French word of the day is the preposition auprès de (B1), meaning ‘near’, ‘close to’ and ‘beside’.
Auprès deNear, close to, beside, next to
French Word of the Day: Auprès de Explained
Auprès de example sentences
For this first example sentence, auprès de means ‘next to’ or ‘near’.
Je préfère rester auprès de ma famille.
I prefer staying near my family.
For this example, auprès de means ‘right next to’.
Les skis sont auprès de l’entrée.
The skis are next to the entrance.
For this example, we could have used the translation ‘with’ the manager.
Elle travaille auprès du gérant.
She works beside the manager.
This final sentence uses the reflexive verb se renseigner, which translates literally to ‘to inform yourself’ and means ‘to inquire’. Hence, our loose translation for the example sentence is simply ‘ask’.
Renseignez-vous auprès de l’assistance client.
Ask customer service.
Continue learning French
Now that you’ve mastered auprès de, check out our lesson covering another useful preposition dès, meaning from, starting from and as soon as.
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