Monday, May 18, 2020
Whats the Meaning of A Priori in French
In English, this Latin expression is not often used, and means in theory. In French, Ãâ¬Ã Priori is used quite often. It has several meanings. Ã⬠Prioris Meaning In French, à priori means: in principle/if everything goes as planned/unless something changes Oà ¹ vas-tu pour les vacances? Where do you go for your vacation?Ã⬠priori, je vais en Bretagne... mais ce nest pas encore sà »r. If everything goes as planned, Im going to Brittany, but its not certain yet. Ã⬠priori, son examen sest bien passà ©.Unless something changes (unless we hear otherwise), his test went well. Tu aimes le canard ? Do you like duck?Ã⬠priori, oui, mais je nen ai jamais mangà ©. In principle, yes, but Ive never had it. Note that there are no good synonyms for this expression in French, which makes it quite useful and used. Avoir Des Ã⬠Priori Note that when written without an s à priori means to have set opinions about something. Tu dois le rencontrer sans à priori.You must meet him without set opinions ( with an open mind) Elle a des à priori contre lui.She has set opinions about him. A synonym could be un prà ©jugà ©.
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