How is the word sans translated from French to English

English translation
if it hadn't been for
conjunction

S'emploie pour dire que quelque chose serait arrivé en l'absence de ce facteur.

Used to say something would have happened without this factor.

Examples with “sans”

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  • Je me serais perdu sans tes indications. — I would have gotten lost if it hadn't been for your directions.

  • Sans la pluie, nous serions allés randonner. — If it hadn't been for the rain, we would have gone hiking.

  • Imagines-tu ce qui se serait passé sans son soutien ? — Can you imagine what would have happened if it hadn't been for her support?

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