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devant confronted with, faced with; in front of, before

devant is the #249 most common word in French, a preposition. It means “confronted with, faced with; in front of, before” and is pronounced /də.vɑ̃/.

#249frequency rank
0.00%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of devant

FormWhat it isMeaning
devantspluralconfronted with

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