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were it not for

sans

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sans Forme inversée et plutôt soutenue de « if it were not for », suivie d’un nom ou d’un pronom.
EN: Were it not for your help, I’d be lost.
FR: Sans ton aide, je serais perdu.

Were it not for water, nothing could live.

Sans l’eau, rien ne pourrait vivre.

Were it not for air, no creatures could live.

Sans air, aucune créature ne pourrait vivre.

I'd never have the position here were it not for you.

Je n’occuperais jamais ce poste ici sans toi.

— TÁR (2022)

Were it not for Bhagwati, I would've broken his skull.

Sans Bhagwati, je lui aurais fracassé le crâne.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)