D’elle (en. Of her)

/dɛl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

preposition

Indicates the provenance or origin in relation to a female person.

The book comes from her.

Le livre vient d’elle.

Used to designate something that belongs to a female person.

It’s her car.

C'est la voiture d'elle.

Expresses a relationship or connection with a female person.

Talking about her makes me happy.

Parler d’elle me rend heureux.

Contraction of the preposition 'de' and the personal pronoun 'elle'.

passing by mentioning her

While evoking or mentioning someone.

d’elle en passant

talk about her

To discuss or refer to a woman.

parler d’elle

news about her

To have information about a woman.

des nouvelles d’elle

she

Subject personal pronoun for feminine.

elle

her

Feminine possessive adjective.

him

Object personal pronoun for both masculine and feminine.

lui

Familiar expression to designate an important woman.

In my life, she is really hers.

Dans ma vie, elle est vraiment d'elle.

Used in the sense of 'it's hers'.

It's her bag, it's truly hers.

C'est son sac, c'est bien d'elle.