| Term | Definition |
| à | to, at, in, with |
| après | after (preposition and adverb), later (adverb) |
| avant | before (preposition and adverb) |
| contre | against, versus |
| dans | in, into |
| de | from, by, of, than, with, at |
| depuis | since, for, from (preposition), after (adverb) |
| derrière | behind (preposition), behind, in, at (adverb) |
| dès | from |
| devant | in front of, outside, ahead of (preposition), in front at the front (adverb) |
| durant | for, during |
| en | in, into, to, as |
| entre | between, among |
| envers | towards, to |
| excepté | except |
| jusque | as far as, until, up to |
| jusqu'à ce que | until (phrase) |
| malgré | despite |
| outre | in addition to |
| en outre | in addition (phrase) |
| par | from, in, per, by, in, that, through |
| parmi | among, amongst, with, from |
| pendant | for, during |
| pendant que | while (phrase) |
| pour | to, for, about |
| sans | without |
| selon | according to, depending on (time, circumstance) |
| sous | under, during, within |
| sur | on, over, by (with measurements), for, on, about |
| vers | towards, near, about, around |
| voici | here |
| voilà | here is, this is |
| à cause de | on account of, because of |
| à côte de | beside, next to |
| au-dessous de | below |
| au-dessus de | above, over |
| au lieu de | instead of, in place of |
| autour de | around, about |
| d'après | according to, from, based on, after |
| d'après moi | in my opinion |
| en dépit de | in spite of, despite (phrase) regardless (adverb) |
| en face de | in front of (phrase) |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| hors de | outside (phrase) |
| jusqu'à | all the way up to, up to (adverb) |
| le long de | along by, along the side of, along |
| loin de | away from, nowhere near |
| près de | by (close to), nearby, near (adverb) |
| quant à | regarding, as to (preposition), about (adverb) |
| sauf | except, but |
| sauf si | unless |
| sauf que | except that |
| y compris | including |
| vu | in view of |
| suivant | in accordance with, depending on, according to |