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To improve to get better

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S’améliorer

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To improve something

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Améliorer quelque chose

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Volunteer

A

Un bénévole

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To dévote oneself to

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Se consacrer à

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To persuade (someone to do something)

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Convaincre (quelqu’un de faire quelque chose)

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To try hard (to do something)

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S’efforcer de (+ infinitive)

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To prevent (someone from doing something)

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Empêcher (quelqu’un de faire quelque chose)

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To avoid (someone, something)

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Éviter (quelqu’un, quelque chose)

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To disregard

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Faire abstraction de

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It is a question of, about

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Il s’agit de

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To have an effect on

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Avoir un impact sur

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To insist on (doing something)

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Insister pour (quelque chose)

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To take a risk, (responsibility) (for)

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Prendre un risk/ la responsabilité (pour)

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To claim

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Prétendre

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To be a (role) model (for)

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Servir d’exemple (pour)

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The day before

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La vielle

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Before

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Précédent(e)

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To help

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Aider à

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To amuse oneself

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S’amuser à

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To learn

A

Apprendre à

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To begin

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Commencer à

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To live

A

S’habituer à

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To hestitate

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Hésiter à

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To invite

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Inviter à

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To put

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Se mettre à

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To succeed

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Réussir à

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To drag

To drag onself

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Traîner

Se traîner

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To stop himself

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S’arrêter de

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To need, be jealous of

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Avoir besoin de, avoir envie de

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To décide

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Décider de

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To ask

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Demander de

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To say

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Dire de

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To try

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Essayer de

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To be good, important

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Être important /bon de

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To Forget

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Oublier de

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To promise

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Promettre de

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To refuse

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Refuser de

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To dream

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Rêver de

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To remember

A

Se souvenir de

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To let someone do something

To let something happen

A
Laisser + infinitive
Elle a laissé sortir ses chiens
Elle les a laissés sortir.
But
Elle les a laissé examiner par le vétérinaire
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Le Faire Causative
1.Someone making someone do something
2.someone bas something done by someone
3 something causing something to happening

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  1. Faire conjuguer + infinitive
    Le prof fait travailler les élèves
  2. Form of faire + infinitive + par
    Il a fait sa voiture par le mécanicien
  3. Form of faire + infinitive
    Le soleil fait fondre la glace
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Is there agreement with preceding direct objective with faire and passé composé with faire causative

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Never.

Ce film? Il ne les pas fait rire.

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Le present participle avoir

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Ayant

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Le present participle être

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Étant

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Le present participle savoir

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Sachant