And (en. And)

/ɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

conjunction

Connects two words.

Marie and Pierre are friends.

Marie et Pierre sont amis.

Connects two sentences.

I want tea and I also want coffee.

Je veux du thé et je veux aussi du café.

Used to combine ideas.

He loves music and cinema.

Il aime la musique et le cinéma.

Used in a list.

I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

J'ai acheté des pommes, des oranges et des bananes.

From the Latin 'et', used in the same sense.

and company

Used to include others informally.

et compagnie

and so on

Indicates a continuation of what has been mentioned.

et ainsi de suite

et al.

Latin abbreviation used to refer to other authors or people.

et al.

and

Similar conjunction used to connect words or phrases.

thus

Also indicates, by adding information.

ainsi

In a casual mode, to indicate addition.

I had a coffee, and then a croissant.

J'ai pris un café, et puis un croissant.

To quickly connect ideas.

It's cool, and all that.

C'est cool, et tout ça.