French dictionary
entre/ɑ̃tʁ/
preposition · A1 · Frequency 294
preposition
Meanings
between
Used to indicate the positional relationship between two or more objects.
among
Used to indicate being within a group of objects or people.
Examples
Le banc est entre l'arbre et la fontaine.
The bench is between the tree and the fountain.
Entre collègues, nous échangeons souvent des conseils.
Among colleagues, we often exchange advice.
Elle a dû choisir entre deux offres d'emploi.
She had to choose between two job offers.
Collocations
- entre deux chaisesbetween two stools
- entre amisamong friends
- entre collèguesamong colleagues
Common mistakes
entre eux tous
parmi eux tous
'entre' is used between two or more objects; 'parmi' is more appropriate to indicate being among a group of people or things.
Related words
synonymau milieu dein the middle of
- synonymparmiamong
Grammar note
The preposition entre is used to link two or more nouns or pronouns, meaning "between" or "among".