"à" verbs Flashcards

1
Q

à = to, at, in
* notion of starting the action of the second verb
* in general, location or destination in front of a distance C’est à 5 minutes = It’s 5 minutes

  • Possession

un ami à moi = a friend of mine

ce livre est à Jean = This is Jean’s book

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A

apprendre à - to learn to
commencer à - to start to
se mettre à - to begin

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2
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s’accoutumer à

A

to become accustomed to

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3
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s’acharner à

A

to persist to

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4
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aider à

A

to help to

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5
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s’appliquer à

A

to apply oneself

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6
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apprendre à

A

to learn to

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7
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arriver à

A

to reach

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8
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s’attendre à

A

to expect to

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9
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autoriser à

A

to allow to/for

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10
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avoir à

A

to have to

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11
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chercher à

A

to seek

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12
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commencer à

A

to start

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13
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condamner à

A

to condemn

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14
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conduire à

A

to lead to

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15
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consister à

A

to consist of

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16
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consentir à

A

to enable to

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17
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continuer à

A

to continue to

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18
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se décider à

A

to decide to

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19
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demander à (vouloir)

A

to request

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20
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destiner à

A

to intend to

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21
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décider (quelqu’un)

A

to decide

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22
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en venir à

A

to come to

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23
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encourager à

A

to encourage to

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24
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s’engager à

A

to commit oneself to

25
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enseigner à

A

to teach

26
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être décidé à

A

to be decided to

27
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forcer à

A

to force to

28
Q

s’habituer à

A

to get used to

29
Q

hésiter à

A

to hesitate

30
Q

inciter à

A

to encourage to

31
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s’intéresser à

A

to be interested

32
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inviter à

A

to invite to

33
Q

jouer à

A

to play

34
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se mettre à

A

to begin to

35
Q

mettre (du)

A

to take

36
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obliger à

A

to require to

37
Q

parvenir à

A

to achieve

38
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passer (du temps) à

A

to spend

39
Q

penser à

Penser à quelqu’chose

A

to think about

To think about something

40
Q

perdre (du temps) à

A

to waste

41
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persister à

A

to persist

42
Q

se plaire à

A

to enjoy

43
Q

pousser à

A

to push

44
Q

prendre plaisir à

A

to enjoy

45
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se préparer à

A

to prepare for

46
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renoncer à

A

to give up

47
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se résoudre à

A

to resolve to

48
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réussir à

A

to succeed

49
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servir à

A

to be used to

50
Q

songer à

A

to consider

51
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suffire à

A

to be enough to

52
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surprendre à

A

to surprise

53
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tarder à

A

to delay

54
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tenir à

A

to keep

55
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travailler à

A

to work

56
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donner à

A

to give to

57
Q

Penser à + noun

Always the case. To think about something

A

Penser à quelqu’chose = to think about something

je pense aux vacances = I think about vacations

Elle pense à ses amies = She thinks about her friends

58
Q

Penser à + verb

or

Penser + verb

Both are correct. To think about doing something

A

Je pense à parti = I think about leaving

Je pense postuler avant la fin = I think about applying (to apply) before the end

Nous pensons quitter le ministére = We think about leaving the ministry

59
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faillir à

A

to fail to