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par through; by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction)

par is the #21 most common word in French, a preposition. It means “through; by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction)” and is pronounced /paʁ/.

#21frequency rank
0.57%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of par

FormWhat it isMeaning
parspluralthrough

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