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1 ( in most uses) de ; the leg of the table le pied de la table ; the difficulty of the work la difficulté du travail ; the king of beasts le roi des animaux ;2 ( made or consisting of) a ring (made) of gold une bague en or ; a plaque (made) of grey marble une plaque en marbre gris ; a will of iron fig une volonté de fer ; a heart of stone fig un cœur de pierre ;3 ( indicating an agent) that's kind of you/him c'est très gentil de votre/sa part, c'est très gentil à vous/à lui ;4 ( indicating a proportion or fraction) some of us stayed for dinner quelques-uns d'entre nous sont restés dîner ; several of them were rotten plusieurs (d'entre eux) étaient pourris ; of the twelve of us only nine could swim sur les douze (que nous étions) neuf seulement savaient nager ;5 GB ( in expressions of time) of an evening le soir ; of a morning le matin ; I like to play golf of an afternoon j'aime jouer au golf l'après-midi ; ⇒ late, old.
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