Qu’après (en. That after)

/ka.pʁɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
Expression used to designate a state or situation that occurs after an event.
After a long day, he was exhausted.
Qu’après une longue journée, il était épuisé.
Reminder of a condition or circumstance following a fact.
He promised that after dinner, we would play a game.
Il a promis qu’après le dîner, nous jouerions un jeu.
Indication of a logical or temporal sequence.
After the storm, the sun reappeared.
Qu’après la tempête, le soleil est réapparu.

Etymology

Derived from French, combining 'que' and 'après'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

after all
expresses a contradiction to what has been said previously.
qu’après tout
after them
indicates an action to be taken after certain people.
qu’après eux
after me
refers to what one must do next for oneself.
qu’après moi

Related Words

after
which indicates a position or time that follows.
après
according to
indicating an opinion or a source.
d'après
consequent
which follows as a consequence of a fact.
consequent

Slang Meanings

As a result of
Are we seeing each other after?
On se voit qu’après ?
Then
We do this and then, after, we go out.
On fait ça et qu’après, on sort.