What is the meaning of "Nous sommes avant vous dans la queue."?

Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
29/06/17
Bonjour Ron !
"Nous sommes avant vous dans la queue." is considering the queue from the angle of the length of time it's going to take, and therefore means "We come before you in the queue" in the sense of "We'll be served before you".
I hope that helps!
À bientôt !

Ron
Kwiziq community member
30/06/17
Bonjour Aurélie,
Bien sûr, votre réponse m'a aidé bien. J'ai penser toujours qu'une queue est une chose qui a la dimension physique bien que votre explication y define tel quelque chose par rapport au temps.
Merci,
Ron

Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
30/06/17
In French, you can consider both angles: you could also say ""Nous sommes *devant* vous dans la queue.", in which case it's your geographical location.
The nuance is minute here :)
Bonne journée !

Ron
Kwiziq community member
30/06/17
Merci, Aurélie,
C'est très clair.
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Ron
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22 June 2017
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What is the meaning of "Nous sommes avant vous dans la queue."?
This question relates to:
French lesson "After / before versus in front of / behind (prepositions of time and place)"