"dans" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /dan/
Etymology: See dan. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|dan}} 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, {{m|la|intus}} intus 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: 12 14 11 13 14 13 11 12
  2. in, into (from outside, to inside)
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-BpP0UjQ1 Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 12 14 11 13 14 13 11 12
  3. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep--8nJ~81d Categories (other): Pages using lite templates, French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 12 14 11 13 14 13 11 12
  4. in, within (a longer period of time)
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-9rapg4uR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French prepositions Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 19 4 4 11 55 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of French prepositions: 12 14 11 13 14 13 11 12
  5. (with respect to time) during
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-dmeOQM-L Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 12 14 11 13 14 13 11 12
  6. out of, from
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-nMwjqxTP Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 12 14 11 13 14 13 11 12
  7. (metonymically) in; in the works of Tags: metonymically
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-aBYtG9er Categories (other): French metonyms, French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 12 14 11 13 14 13 11 12
  8. (colloquial) Used in dans les (“about, around”) Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-dans-fr-prep-C3au1FrC Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 12 14 11 13 14 13 11 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dedans, en
Etymology number: 1

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          "work",
          "work"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(metonymically) in; in the works of"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "metonymically"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French colloquialisms",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "about thirty kilos",
          "text": "dans les trentes kilos",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "about ten euros",
          "text": "dans les dix euros",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used in dans les (“about, around”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dans les",
          "dans les#French"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) Used in dans les (“about, around”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɑ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɑ̃.z‿/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑ̃"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dam"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dams"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dent"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dents"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-dans.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/Fr-dans.ogg/Fr-dans.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Fr-dans.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dans"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "French 1-syllable words",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French non-lemma forms",
    "French noun forms",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "dan"
      },
      "expansion": "dan",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See dan.",
  "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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