à propos de

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a pʁɔ.po də/
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Preposition

à propos de

  1. about (with respect to), with regard to
    Synonym: au sujet de
    J’ai entendu beaucoup de choses que tu as dites à propos de moi.
    I heard a lot of things that you said about me.
    • 1932, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Voyage au bout de la nuit, Paris: Denoël et Steele:
      Les conversations à propos de mariages, moi je n’ai jamais su comment les orienter, ni comment en sortir.
      I've never understood how to lead conversations about marriages, or to get out of them either.

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