| Term | Definition |
|---|
| à cause de | "because of" when followed by a noun group or a pronoun |
| parce que | "because" when followed by a whole clause with a subject, a verb, and possibly an object |
| nous avons manqué l'avion à cause de toi | we missed the plane because of you |
| nous avons manqué l'avion parce que tu étais en retard | we missed the plane because you were late |
| in spite of, despite | malgré means _________ or ________ |
| in spite of, despite | en dépit de means ________ or ________ |
| sauf | the most commonly heard/used way of saying "except" or "but" |
| j'ai fait tous les exercices sauf/excepté/hormis le numé 17 | I did all of the exercises except for number 17 |
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