Grammatical class
Preposition
devant
confronted with, faced with
Details
Syllables
de-vant
Phonetics
də.vɑ̃
Grammatical class
Preposition
Freq. (books)
5902
Freq. (movies)
6353
Freq. (news)
144
Sentences
Va devant moi !
Go ahead of me!
A1
Marche devant moi.
Walk ahead of me.
A1
Regarde devant toi !
Look in front of you.
A1
Il est devant la porte.
He is in front of the door.
A1
Il marchait devant moi.
He walked in front of me.
A2
Il s'est assis devant moi.
He sat in front of me.
A2
Il court devant moi.
He is running ahead of me.
B1
Il a marché devant moi.
He walked ahead of me.
B1
Il se planta devant moi.
He stood in front of me.
B1
Regarde droit devant toi.
Look straight ahead.
B1
Elles se détendirent devant le feu.
They relaxed in front of the fire.
B2
Nous vîmes, devant nous, un château.
We saw a castle ahead of us.
B2