devant

Meaning

1. confronted with, faced with
2. in front of, before
3. outside

in front of

in the presence of

front part

hearth rug

be before

at the front

front side

de devant

par devant

d’avant

à l’avant

aller de l’avant

auprès

ci-dessus

d’avance

partie antérieure

précedent

diante

au devant de

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/də.vɑ̃/

From de + avant.

New

devoir

1. duty
2. exercise, assignment (set for homework)

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Sentences

Elles avaient fui devant le monstre .

They had fled in front of the monster.

Il
👨

était trop tard , mon père était devant nous .

It was too late, my father was in front of us.

Lucien viendra ce soir
🌆

vous dire adieu , brûlez ceci devant lui ...

Lucien will come tonight to say goodbye, burn this in front of him...

Pendant la guerre , une batterie
🔋

anti-aérienne a

été
🏖️

construite devant le fort .

During the war, an anti-aircraft battery was built in front of the fort.

Dans le groupe derrière , Gilbert remporte le sprint pour la deuxième
2nd

place devant Valverde.

In the group behind, Gilbert won the sprint for second place ahead of Valverde.

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