For, in order to - Pour (The 10th Most Common French Word)
The French word for For, in order to is Pour. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 10th most commonly used word in French. It can be used as preposition. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. 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:
for, in order to
French:
pour
Examples
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| Thanks for everything. | Merci pour tout. |
| Thanks again for everything. | Encore merci pour tout. |
| There is a time for everything. | Il y a un temps pour tout. |
| The phone is for you. | Le téléphone est fait pour vous. |
| There's a telephone call for you. | Téléphone pour toi |
| I do what's best for my country. | Je fais ce qui est le mieux pour mon pays. |
| I think that it's time for me to speak up. | Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de parler. |
| I have no time for that, and besides, I don't have any money. | Je n'ai pas le temps pour cela, et en plus, je n'ai pas d'argent. |
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| The house is too big for us, and what is more, it is too expensive. | La maison est trop grande pour nous et qui plus est, trop chère. |
| It was easy for her to get a job. | Il était facile pour elle de trouver un emploi. |
| I’m leaving town for a couple of days. | Je quitte la ville pour quelques jours. |
| There's music for everyone. | Il y a de la musique pour tout le monde. |
| I don't know if he would have done it for me. | Je ne sais pas s'il l'aurait fait pour moi. |
| He gave his life for his country. | Il donna sa vie pour le pays. |
| You don't seem to understand how difficult it is for young people today to believe in something. | Vous ne semblez pas comprendre à quel point il est difficile pour les jeunes d'aujourd'hui de croire en quelque chose. |
| I can only give up my brother for lost. | Je ne peux qu'abandonner mon frère pour perdu. |
| Everything was ready for the trip. | Pour le voyage, tout était prêt. |
| I am short of money for my trip. | Je manque d'argent pour mon voyage. |
| He gave it to me for nothing. | Il me l'a donné pour rien. |
| He'll do anything for money. | Il fera n'importe quoi pour de l'argent. |
| We have something special for you, sir. | Nous avons quelque chose de spécial pour vous, Monsieur. |
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