Grammatical class
Adverb
devant
in front, at the front
Details
Syllables
de-vant
Phonetics
də.vɑ̃
Grammatical class
Adverb
Freq. (books)
5902
Freq. (movies)
6353
Freq. (news)
144
Sentences
Il marchait devant.
He was walking in front.
A1
Qui est devant ?
Who is ahead?
A1
Surveille devant.
Watch the front.
A1
Tom marchait devant.
Tom walked ahead.
A1
Elle marchait devant.
She was walking ahead.
A1
Regarde devant.
Face forward.
A2
Regarde droit devant.
Look straight ahead.
A2
Je verrouillai la porte de devant.
I locked the front door.
B1
Il s'est assis devant pour pouvoir entendre.
He sat in the front so as to be able to hear.
B1
Il a triché à l'interro en copiant sur la fille de devant.
He cheated on the test by copying from the girl in front.
B1
Nous vîmes quelque chose bouger parmi les ombres juste là-haut, devant.
We saw something move in the shadows just up ahead.
B1
Passe devant !
Go ahead!
B2