The bigram of lemma à part and related constructions

The bigram of lemmas à[ADP] + part[NOUN] can be used in several idiomatic expressions:

  • as an adverbal idiom (cf. Wiktionary)
  • as an adjectival idiom (cf. Wiktionary)
  • as a prepositional idiom (cf. Wiktionary)
  • in the larger preposional idiom mis à part (cf. Wiktionary)
  • in the larger adjectival idiom à part entière (cf. Wiktionary)
  • in the larger adverbial idiom à parts égales (cf. Wiktionary)

Adverbal idiom

à part can be an adverbal idiom, meaning separately

{{}} pattern { N1 [lemma=“à”, Idiom=Yes, ExtPos=ADV]; N2 [lemma=“part”]; N1 < N2; } without { N3[lemma=“entier”|“égal”] } {{}}

Adjectival idiom

à part can be an adjectival idiom, meaning either separate or exceptional.

{{}} pattern { N1 [lemma=“à”, Idiom=Yes, ExtPos=ADJ]; N2 [lemma=“part”]; N1 < N2; } without { N3[lemma=“entier”|“égal”] } {{}}

Prepositional idiom

{{}} pattern { N1 [lemma=“à”, Idiom=Yes, ExtPos=ADP]; N2 [lemma=“part”]; N1 < N2; } {{}}

The preposional idiom mis à part

mis à part can be used as a preposional idiom (also with the two other forms mise à part or mises à part when it introduces a feminine singular (resp. plural) entity). It then means exept

{{}} pattern { N1 [lemma=“mettre”, Idiom=Yes, ExtPos=ADP]; N2 [lemma=“à”]; N3 [lemma=“part”]; N1 < N2; N2 < N3; } {{}}

The adjectival idiom à part entière

à part entière can be used as an adjectival idiom which means in its own right

{{}} pattern { N1 [lemma=“à”, Idiom=Yes, ExtPos=ADJ]; N2 [lemma=“part”]; N3 [lemma=“entier”]; N1 < N2; N2 < N3; } {{}}

The adverbial idiom à parts égales

The adverbial idiom à parts égales means equally (for a repartition)

{{}} pattern { N1 [lemma=“à”, Idiom=Yes, ExtPos=ADV]; N2 [lemma=“part”]; N3 [lemma=“égal”]; N1 < N2; N2 < N3; } {{}}