près de

near, close to

preposition preh-DUH Rare

Also means

almost, nearly

Usage Note

Près de functions as both a spatial preposition ('near the station') and an approximation marker ('nearly a hundred people'). Its antonym is loin de ('far from'). The related adverb presque covers 'almost' in most other contexts.

Examples

"L'école est près de chez moi."

Natural Translation

The school is near my house.

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