sans

/sɑ̃/

without

Il est parti sans dire au revoir.

He left without saying goodbye.

general

Indicates the absence or lack of something.

Elle a réussi sans aide.

She succeeded without help.

Often used to express independence or lack of necessity.

Collocations

sans doutewithout a doubtsans cessewithout ceasingsans façonwithout ceremony

without fail

without further ado

'Sans' is often used in fixed expressions like 'sans faute' and 'sans cesse'.

'Sans' is typically placed before the noun it modifies.

From Old French 'sans', from Latin 'sine' meaning 'without'.

Commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to indicate absence or lack.

sans

without

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