Without - Sans (The 71st Most Common French Word)
The French word for Without is Sans. It can be used as preposition. It is the 71st most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.
Pronunciation
English:
without
French:
sans
Examples
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| They left without me. | Elles sont parties sans moi. |
| Without water one cannot live. | Vous ne pourriez pas vivre sans eau. |
| Don't say anything without thinking. | Ne dis rien sans réfléchir. |
| Please don't enter the room without knocking. | Veuillez ne pas entrer dans la pièce sans frapper. |
| I'll be there at two o'clock without fail. | J'y serais à deux heures sans faute. |
| We cannot live without air. | Nous ne pouvons pas vivre sans air. |
| Without air and water, nothing could live. | Sans air et sans eau, rien ne pourrait vivre. |
| Without air and water, we would not be able to live. | Nous ne pouvons vivre sans air ni eau. |
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| It's clear that we can't live without air. | Il est clair que nous ne pouvons pas vivre sans air. |
| I can't go without seeing him. | Je ne peux pas partir sans le voir. |
| Without the sun, we couldn't live on the earth. | Sans le Soleil, nous ne pourrions vivre sur la Terre. |
| Without the Sun, we could not live on the Earth. | Sans le soleil, nous ne pourrions pas vivre sur la Terre. |
| There is no future without the past. | Il n'y a pas d'avenir sans passé. |
| To live without air is impossible. | Il est impossible de vivre sans air. |
| He has been without employment for a month. | Il est sans emploi depuis un mois. |
| You are not to leave this room without my permission. | Vous ne devez pas quitter cette pièce sans ma permission. |
| Without you, life is awful. | Sans toi, la vie est atroce. |
| We'll leave without him. | Nous voyageons sans lui. |
| Without your love, my life would be very sad. | Sans ton amour ma vie serait très triste. |
| Let's see if we can do it without any help. | Voyons si nous pouvons le faire sans aucune aide. |
| No matter how rich one may be, one cannot live happily without health. | Aussi riche que l'on soit, on ne peut pas vivre heureux sans la santé. |
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