next to

à côté de

Sur le côté d’une personne ou d’une chose, avec très peu d’espace entre les deux.

En anglais simple : At the side of someone or something, with little space between.

• Sit next to me.
• Our house is next to the park.
• Who was standing next to you?

Comment l'utiliser : next to someone/something (The lamp is next to the bed.)

Synonymes : beside, by, alongside

Expressions courantes : next to someone, next to something

comparé à, à côté de

S’emploie pour comparer une personne ou une chose à une autre.

En anglais simple : When you compare someone or something with another person or thing.

• I look short next to you.
• Their house seems huge next to ours.
• Next to his earlier work, this painting feels dull.

Comment l'utiliser : next to someone/something (My room looks tiny next to yours.)

Synonymes : compared with, in comparison with

Expressions courantes : next to someone, next to something

après, à part

Juste après la personne ou la chose citée, par ordre d’importance.

En anglais simple : After the person or thing mentioned, when choosing or deciding what matters most.

• Next to family, health matters most.
• Next to football, tennis is his favorite sport.
• Next to my mother, you know me best.

Comment l'utiliser : next to someone/something (Next to her children, her work matters most to her.)

Synonymes : after, apart from

Expressions courantes : next to family, next to health

presque

Indique qu’on est très près d’une limite, notamment de l’impossibilité ou d’une quantité nulle.

En anglais simple : Almost completely, especially when something is extremely difficult or very small.

• It costs next to nothing.
• Finding a taxi was next to impossible.
• We knew next to nothing about the problem.

Synonymes : almost, nearly

Expressions courantes : next to nothing, next to impossible, next to useless