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1
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To buy from

A

Acheter à + noun

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To grab, To tear away from

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Arracher à + noun

La guerre arrache souvent les maris à leurs épouses

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To suit someone

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Aller à + noun

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To attend something

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Assister à + noun

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To expect something

I was expecting you to say no.

We can expect rain over most of the country later in the day.

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S’attendre à + noun

Je m’attendais à un refus de ta part !

Nous pouvons nous attendre à de la pluie plus tard dans la journée sur la majorité du pays.

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To advise

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Conseiller à + noun

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To please / be suitable for

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Convenir à + noun

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To believe something

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Croire à + noun

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To forbid

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Défendre à + noun

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To take delight in

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Se délecter à + noun

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To ask someone (something)

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Demander (qqch) à + qqun

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To displease

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Déplaire à + noun

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To disobey

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Désobéir à + noun

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To say/tell

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Dire à + noun

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To give someone something

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Donner qqch à + qqn

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16
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To write to smoeone

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Écrire à + noun/infinitive

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17
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To borrow

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Emprunter qqch à qqun

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18
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To send something to someone

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Envoyer qqch à qqun

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19
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To belong to

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Être à noun

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To pay attention to

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Faire attention à noun

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21
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To trust (someone)

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Faire confiance à noun

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22
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To hurt

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Faire mal à noun

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To fail in/at/to

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Faillir à noun

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To trust (someone)

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Se fier à noun

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25
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To taste something

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Goûter à noun

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26
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To get used to

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S’habituer à noun

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27
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To forbid someone something

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Interdire qqch à qqun

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To be interested in

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S’intéresser à noun

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29
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To play (a game or sport)

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Jouer à noun

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30
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To miss someone

To to fail to keep

He has been missing his father since he left.

It’s not the first time he’s failed to keep his word.

A

Manquer à noun

Depuis son départ, son père lui manque.

Ce n’est pas la première fois qu’il manque à sa parole.

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31
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To mingle with

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Mêler à noun

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32
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To harm

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Nuire à noun

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33
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To obey

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Obéir à noun

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34
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To oppose

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S’opposer à noun

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35
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To order

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Ordonner à noun

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36
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To pardon, forgive

A

Pardonner à noun

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37
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To talk to

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Parler à noun

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38
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To think of/about - to have in one’s mind/ to consider

eg. We’re thinking about Paris for this summer.

I’m thinking about my children.

What are you thinking about?

I’m considering leaving before the end.

A

Penser à noun

Nous pensons à Paris pour cet été.

Je pense à mes enfants.

À quoi tu penses ?

Je pense à partir avant la fin.

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39
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To permit

A

Permettre à noun

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40
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To please

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Plaire à noun

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41
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To take from someone

He took the bicycle from Robin

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Prendre à qqun

Il a pris la bicyclette à Robin

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42
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To be careful of, to watch out for

A

Prendre garde à noun/infinitive

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43
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To obtain for someone

A

Procurer à qqun

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44
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To benefit / be profitable to

A

Profiter à noun

Il profite à son séjour à la mer

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45
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To promise

I promise you a gift

A

Promettre à noun

je te promets un cadeau

46
Q

To tell someone

A

Raconter à qqun

47
Q

To remind

A

Rappeler à noun

48
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To consider, reflect upon

A

Réfléchier à noun

49
Q

To visit someone

A

Rendre visite à qqun

50
Q

To answer

A

Répondre à

51
Q

To criticize

A

Reprocher à noun

52
Q

To resist

A

Résister à noun

53
Q

To ressemble

A

Ressembler à + noun

54
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TO pass the test

A

Réussir à l’examen

55
Q

To imagine, dream of

A

Rêver à noun

56
Q

To shake hands with someone

A

Serrer la main à qqun

57
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To be used for/as

A

Servir à noun

58
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To think of doing something / To dream

A

Songer à noun

59
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To smile at

A

Sourire à noun

60
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To succeed at / To follow

A

Succéder à noun

61
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To survive

He survived the plane crash.
He survived a tsunami.
He survived the plane.
He survived my cooking

A

Survivre à noun

il a survécu à l’accident d’avion.
il a survécu au tsunami.
il a survécu à la peste.
il a survécu à ma cuisine

62
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To telephone

A

Téléphoner à noun

63
Q

To steal (something) from someone

A

Voler (qqch) á qqun

64
Q

To help to

A

Aider à + infinitive

65
Q

To amuse oneself ___ing

A

S’amuer à + infinitive

66
Q

To learn how to

A

Apprendre à + infinitive

67
Q

To get ready to

A

Se préparer à/pour

S’apprêter à + infinitive

68
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To manage / succeed in ___ing

A

Arriver à + infinitive

69
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To aspire/yearn to

A

Aspirer à + infinitive

70
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To compel/ Force someone to

A

Astreindre (qqun) à + infinitive

71
Q

To expect (something/to do something)

We can expect rain.
She can expect a healthy delivery.
she expects to score highly

A

S’attendre à + infinitive/ noun

On peut s’attendre à de la pluie.
Elle peut s’attendre à un accouchement sain.
Elle s’attend à obtenir de bons résultats

72
Q

To authorise/ To allow to

A

S’autoriser à + infinitive

73
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To have to/ be obligated to

I have to clear this courtyard of snow.

A

Avoir à + infinitive

J’ai à balayer cette cour enneigée.

74
Q

To attempt to do…

My cousin is always trying to charm the boys.

A

Chercher à faire qqch

Ma cousine cherche toujours à séduire les garçons.

75
Q

To start to / __ing

A

Commencer à OR de + infinitive

76
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To consent to

A

Consentir à + infinitive

77
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To continue to / __ing

A

Continuer à OR de + infinitive

78
Q

To force/ compel (someone) to

A

Contraindre (qqun) à + infinitive

79
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To persuade (someone) to

A

Décider (quelqu’un) à + infinitive

80
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To make up one’s mind to

A

Se décider à + infinitive

81
Q

To encourage

A

Encourager à + infinitive

82
Q

To commit to (doing something)

The government is committing to seeing the unions.

A

S’engager à + infinitive

Le gouvernement s’est engagé à recevoir les syndicats.

83
Q

To teach to

A

S’enseigner à + infinitive

84
Q

To exhaust oneself ___ing

A

S’épuiser à + infinitive

85
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To force to

A

Forcer à + infinitive

86
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To get used to

A

S’habituer à + infinitive

87
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To hestitate to

A

Hésiter à + infinitive

88
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To be interested in

A

S’intéresser à + infinitive

89
Q

To invite (someone) to

A

Inviter (qqun) à + infinitive

90
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To start, to set about ___

A

Se mettre à + infinitive

91
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TO oblige, force (someone) to

A

Obliger (qqun) à + infinitive

92
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To succeed in ___ing
To manage to do something

A

Parvenir à + infinitive

93
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To spend time ___ing

A

Passer du temps à + infinitive

94
Q

To waste time ___ing

We wasted time chatting

A

Perdre du temps à + infinitive

on a perdu du temps à bavarder

95
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To persist in ___ing

A

Persister à + infinitive

96
Q

To take pleasure in ___ing

A

Se plaire à + infinitive

97
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To urge/push (someone) to

A

Pousser (qqun) à + infinitive

98
Q

To be careful to

A

Prendre garde à + infinitive

99
Q

To prepare oneself to

A

Se préparer à + infinitive

100
Q

To gruge ___ing

A

Rechigner à + infinitive

101
Q

To begin ___ing again

A

Recommencer à + infinitive

102
Q

To consider ___ing

A

Réfléchir à + infinitive

103
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To give up ___ing

Given my financial problems, I had to give up on going on vacation.

As their father had nothing but debt, his children renounced their inheritance.

A

Renoncer à + infinitive/ noun

Comme leur père n’avait que des dettes, ses enfants ont renoncé à la succession.

Du fait de mes problèmes financiers, j’ai dû renoncer à partir en vacances.

104
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To become resigned to ___ing

A

Se résigner à + infinitive

105
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To resist ___ing

A

Résister à + infinitive

106
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To succeed in ___ing

A

Réussir à + infinitive

107
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To serve to

A

Servir à + infinitive

108
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To dream of ___ing

A

Songer à + infinitive

109
Q

To delay / be late in __ing

A

Tarder à + infinitive

110
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To hold (someone) to / insist on___

A

Tenir à + infinitive

111
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To happen to

A

Venir à + infinitive

112
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French Verb Prepositions (8 decks)

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