Autour
Example: Les enfants jouent autour du parc cet après-midi.
Definition
"Autour" is a French preposition used to indicate that something is positioned or happening around or surrounding a particular place or object, as in the sentence "Les enfants jouent autour du parc cet après-midi," meaning the children are playing around the park this afternoon.
Etymology
The French word "autour" originates from the Old French phrase 'au tour,' which means 'at the turn' or 'around.' It combines 'au,' a contraction of 'à le' meaning 'to the' or 'at the,' and 'tour,' meaning 'turn' or 'round.' Did you know? The word reflects the concept of movement or position encircling something.
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"Autour" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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