dans.
in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
Meaning & usage
in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
vieillir dans la misère
être dans l'infanterie
to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York.
in, within (a longer period of time)
Je serai prêt dans une heure.
Il arrivera dans trois jours.
during
dans un temps donné
dans ma jeunesse
out of, from
boire dans une tasse
Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur.
in; in the works of
le marxisme dans Sartre
Used in dans les (“about, around”)
dans les trentes kilos
dans les dix euros
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French denz, from Vulgar Latin dē intus, from Latin dē + intus, meaning "from inside" or "from within".
plural of dan
Where this word comes from
See dan.
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