What does préambule in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word préambule in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use préambule in French.

The word préambule in French means preamble, lead-in, as a preamble, as a preamble to, without preamble, without any preamble. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word préambule

preamble

nom masculin (introduction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le préambule à la Déclaration des Droits de l'Homme précède les articles qui la constituent.
The preamble to the Declaration of Human Rights precedes the articles that constitute it.

lead-in

nom masculin (entrée en matière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces préambules n'ont que trop duré, il nous faut maintenant passer au cœur du sujet.
These preliminaries have gone on quite long enough; now we need to get to the heart of the matter.

as a preamble

locution adverbiale (en guise d'introduction)

as a preamble to

(pour présenter, introduire [qch])

without preamble, without any preamble

locution adverbiale (directement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le professeur nous donna un contrôle sans préambule.

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