Grammatical class

Noun

alentours

(plural only) surroundings, neighbouring areas

Details

Syllables

a-len-tours

Phonetics

a.lɑ̃.tuʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

5549

Freq. (movies)

6512

Freq. (news)

3366

Sentences

Il a regardé aux alentours.

He looked around.

A1

Ils marchèrent aux alentours.

They walked around.

A1

Elle a regardé aux alentours.

She looked around.

A1

Personne n'est aux alentours.

No one's around.

A1

Il pleuvait aux alentours de Chicago.

It was raining around Chicago.

A2

Elle n'a fait que regarder aux alentours.

She did nothing but look around.

A2

Il déambule aux alentours, en transe.

He is wandering around in a trance.

B1

Il vit quelque part aux alentours du parc.

He lives somewhere around the park.

B1

Ne laissez pas las chats errants traîner dans les alentours.

Don't let stray cats hang around nearby.

B1

Il est sobre depuis presque un an mais il a succombé à la tentation aux alentours du nouvel an.

He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day.

B1