À côté de
Example: Le café est à côté de la bibliothèque.
Definition
"À côté de" is a French prepositional phrase used to indicate that something is located next to or beside another object or place. For example, in the sentence 'Le café est à côté de la bibliothèque,' it means the café is beside the library.
Etymology
The phrase "à côté de" comes from the French words 'à,' meaning 'at' or 'to,' and 'côté,' meaning 'side.' Together, they literally mean 'at the side of.' This construction has been used in French for centuries to express proximity or adjacency.
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"À côté de" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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