devant
/də.vɑ̃/
adverb
A1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Worth distinguishing: devant (in front of) is spatial; auparavant (before) is temporal.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
diante is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "in front of, before."
Practice
1 What does devant mean?
in front of, before
2 Fill the gap: La voiture est garée ___ la maison.
Full sentence: La voiture est garée devant la maison. (The car is parked in front of the house.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches devant?
devant: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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