de l'

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See also: del, Del, dél, dėl, -del, Del., dēļ, and

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de l'

  1. (poetic) Apocopic form of de la (of the)

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de l’

  1. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
    Voudriez-vous de l’ail ?Would you like some garlic?

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  • While English does have the partitive determiner some, the French article de l’- frequently translates to nothing at all in English; for example, the above example « Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? » could also be translated simply as “Would you like garlic?”