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, À  Priori is used quite often. It has several meanings. À 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?À 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. À 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?À 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 À 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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