"dans" meaning in French

See dans in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dan/
Etymology: See dan. Head templates: {{head|fr|noun form|g=m}} dans m
  1. plural of dan Tags: form-of, masculine, plural Form of: dan
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-noun-k3QzYGl7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /dɑ̃/, /dɑ̃.z‿/ Audio: Fr-dans.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Old French denz, from Vulgar Latin dē intus, from Latin dē + intus, meaning "from inside" or "from within". Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|denz|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French denz, {{inh+|fr|fro|denz}} Inherited from Old French denz, {{inh|fr|VL.|dē intus}} Vulgar Latin dē intus, {{inh|fr|la|dē}} Latin dē Head templates: {{fr-prep}} dans
  1. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-agMM4xC0 Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 15 13 16 17 16 9 15
  2. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep--8nJ~81d Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 15 13 16 17 16 9 15
  3. in, within (a longer period of time)
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-9rapg4uR Categories (other): Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French prepositions Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 0 3 0 19 19 3 5 1 4 21 1 0 0 1 2 2 8 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 0 21 21 2 6 0 5 24 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 19 4 12 60 2 1 0 1 Disambiguation of French prepositions: 15 13 16 17 16 9 15
  4. (with respect to time) during
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-dmeOQM-L Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 15 13 16 17 16 9 15
  5. out of, from
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-nMwjqxTP Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 15 13 16 17 16 9 15
  6. (metonymically) in; in the works of Tags: metonymically
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-aBYtG9er Categories (other): French metonyms
  7. (colloquial) Used in dans les (“about, around”) Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-C3au1FrC Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 15 13 16 17 16 9 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dedans, en
Etymology number: 1
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "dans m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "dan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of dan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dan",
          "dan#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dans"
}

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