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Choosing locative preposition: Il fait froid __ montagne/ville/mer

Most alternatives are possible, sometimes with different meanings. Il fait froid en montagne. Il fait froid à la montagne. Il fait froid dans la montagne. Il fait froid en ville. Il fait froid dans ...
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What is the difference between "à gauche/droite" and "sur la gauche/droite"?

“Sur la gauche/droite” refers to an area which is on the left/right side. “À gauche/droite” refers to what you can reach by going in a left/right direction. The two are synonymous when talking about ...
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What is the difference between "à gauche/droite" and "sur la gauche/droite"?

With the verb tourner, “à gauche” is more commonly used, especially when giving directions. The prepositional phrases “sur la gauche” and “sur votre gauche” just make the direction relative to whom ...
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When to use “à la” vs “à” vs “en”?

We use the contracted articles [à la/ au/ aux/ du/ de la/ des etc.] with all nouns except countries. For expressing "to the/ at the" with countries only, [en/ à/ aux/ au] are used. So in ...
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