Usage examples of "près du" in French with translation to English

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Elle s'accroupit près du portail. She crouched down by the gate.

Il s'assit près du ruisseau. He sat next to the stream.

Elle se réchauffait près du feu. She warmed herself by the fire.

Les chandelles rayonnaient brillamment près du jacuzzi. Candles gleamed brightly besides the jacuzzi.

Elle s'est accroupi près du portail. She crouched down by the gate.

Il fit sécher ses vêtements près du feu. He dried his wet clothes by the fire.

On dirait qu'elle habite près du lac. She seems to be living by the lake.

Elles sont à peu près du même âge. They are about the same age.

Ils sont à peu près du même âge. They are about the same age.

J'ai garé ma voiture près du portail. I parked my car by the gate.

Elle est à peu près du même âge que moi. She's about the same age as I am.

À la station de lavage de voitures, près du centre commercial. At the car wash next to the shopping mall.

Elle et moi disposons à peu près du même nombre de timbres. She and I have about the same number of stamps.

Je vais m'asseoir sur le banc là-bas, près du lampadaire. I'm going to sit on the bench over there, next to the street lamp.

Il était assis à lire près du feu, avec sa femme qui cousait. He sat reading with his wife sewing by the fire.

Il était assis avec sa femme près du feu, lui lisant, elle cousant. He sat reading with his wife sewing by the fire.

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