After - Après (The 82nd Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for After is Après. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 82nd most common word in French. It can be used as adverb, preposition. This word often comes up when talking about people, location & place, time & frequency. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: after

French: après

Examples


Coffee comes after the meal.	Le café vient après le repas.
Peace has returned after three years of war.	La paix est revenue après trois années de guerre.
I'm after him.	Je suis après lui.
He arrived after I had left.	Il est arrivé après que je suis parti.
After almost a month I still remember the word.	Après presque un mois, je me souviens encore du mot.
Please come back after half an hour.	Veuillez revenir après une demi-heure.
After all, you were right.	Tu avais bon après tout.
We'll go after we eat.	Nous nous en irons après le repas.

Soon after, the moon came out.	Peu de temps après, la lune est apparue.
He went to bed after supper.	Il s'est couché après le dîner.
After he had found her phone number, he called her up.	Après avoir trouvé son numéro de téléphone, il l'a appelée.
They believe in a life after death.	Elles croient à la vie après la mort.
The dog waited day after day for its master's return.	Le chien attendait jour après jour le retour de son maître.
Leave your message after hearing the beep.	Laissez votre message après avoir entendu le bip.
He took charge of the family business after his father died.	Il prit en charge l'affaire familiale après que son père mourut.
I go home after everyone else goes home.	Je rentre à la maison après que tout le monde soit rentré à la maison.
You're probably tired after such a long flight.	Tu es probablement fatiguée après un vol aussi long.
He came back after two days.	Il est revenu deux jours après.
We went to the city after being at my house.	Nous sommes allés en ville après avoir été chez moi.
So you decided to come after all.	Alors tu as décidé de venir après tout.
I can't do it after all.	Je ne peux pas le faire après tout.