Learn French: Ils peuvent résilier sans pénalité et sans frais. - They can terminate without penalty and without fees.

Ils peuvent résilier sans pénalité et sans frais.

They can terminate without penalty and without fees.

Breakdown of Ils peuvent résilier sans pénalité et sans frais.

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they (masculine/mixed)

Questions & Answers about Ils peuvent résilier sans pénalité et sans frais.

Why is there no article like une or des after sans?

In French, the preposition sans (without) is usually followed directly by a noun without an article, unless that noun is specifically described. So, it is sans pénalité and sans frais rather than sans une pénalité or sans des frais.

Why is the word sans repeated before frais?

Short prepositions in French, such as sans, à, and de, generally must be repeated before every single noun in a list. While in English you can say "without penalty and fees," French requires sans pénalité et sans frais.

Does résilier mean to terminate anything, like a video game or an employee?

No, résilier is specifically used for canceling or terminating administrative agreements like contracts, leases, insurance policies, or subscriptions. To fire an employee you would use renvoyer or licencier, and to stop a machine or process you would use arrêter.

Is the word frais singular or plural here?