Constructions Flashcards

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Avoir les moyens de

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can afford to do sth

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accepter de

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to agree to do sth

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mériter de

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to deserve to do sth

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s’attendre à

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to expect to do sth

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espérer faire

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to hope to do sth

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avoir l’intention

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to intend to do sth

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savoir faire

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know how to do sth

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apprendre à

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learn how to do sth

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parvenir à

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to manage to do sth

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avoir besoin de

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to need to do sth

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proposer de (jamais proposer à qqun!)

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offer to do sth

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avoir l’intention de

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plan to do sth

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préférer faire … à

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prefer to do sth rather than do sth

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Je préférerais lire que jouer

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I’d rather read than play

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faire semblant de

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pretend to do sth

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promettre de

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promise to do sth

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se proposer de

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propose to do sth

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menacer de

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threaten to do sth

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comprendre comment

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understand how to do sth

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Coupure ac le présent (avant je…)

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Used to do sth (ne veut pas dire avoir l’habitude de)

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vouloir que quelqu’un fasse

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want/ would like sb to do sth

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dire à qqun de

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tell sb to do sth

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conseiller à qqun

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advise sb to do sth

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demander à qqun de

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ask sb to do sth

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ordonner à qqun de

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order sb to do sth

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attendre de qqun qu’il fasse

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expect sb to do sth

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autoriser, permettre à qqun de

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allow sb to do sth

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permettre (pas d’idée d’autorisation)

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enable sb to do sth

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obtenir de qqun qu’il fasse qqch (contrainte)

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get sb to do sth

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promettre à qqun de

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promise sb to do sth

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encourager qqun

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encourage sb to do sth

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rappeler à qqun qu’il doit faire qqch

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reming sb to do sth

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Souhaiter que les choses soient différentes / regretter que

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I wish I could come

I wish you had told me the truth

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Craindre que

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They fear something might happen to me

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Penser faire qqch

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I think that I will be there (jamais think to)

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espérer faire qqch

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I hope you will be pleased

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suggérer que

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She suggests he stay

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38
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Il est (grand) temps que

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it’s (high) time somebody took action about this

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Je préférerais que

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I would rather you did not stay there

40
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afin que

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so that / in order to + infinitif

41
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de crainte que

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for fear that

42
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au cas où

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in case something should happen

43
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entrainer comme conséquence

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entail doing sth

This decision entailed changing the strategy…

44
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impliquer

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involve doing sth

This job involves working late nights

45
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Nier avoir fait

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Deny doing sth

He always denied committing the crime

46
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se voir refuser qqch

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be denied sth

47
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aimer faire qqch

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enjoy doing sth

48
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avoir envie / concevoir

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fancy doing sth

What do you fancy doing tonight ?

49
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voir un inconvénient

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Mind doing sth

Do you ming sleeping on our old sofa ?

50
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Ne pas supporter

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Can’t stand doing sth

51
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Ne pas apprécier

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resent doing sth

52
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arrêter de faire qqch

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stop doing sth

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renoncer à

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give up doing sth

54
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continuer à

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go / carry / keep on doing sth

55
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commencer à

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start/begin doing sth

56
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remettre à plus tard

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postpone doing sth / delay doing sth

57
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être occupé à

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be busy doing sth

58
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passer du temps

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spend time doing sth

59
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se souvenir avoir fait qqch

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remember doing sth

60
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regretter (qqch qu’on faisait)

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miss doing sth

61
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regretter avoir fait qqch

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regret doing sth

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il est inutile de

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it’s no use doing sth

63
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ça n’a aucun intérêt de

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There’s no point (in) trying to control…

64
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ça vaut la peine de

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it is worth doing

65
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Il est impossible de / inutile de

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There is no

There is no denying that the situation is getting better and better

66
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avoir du mal à faire qqch

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to have difficulty doing sth

67
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Demander à qqun (poli mais ferme)

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request sb to do sth

68
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ordonner à qqun / exiger que qqun (svt au passif)

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require sb to do sth

You are required to report to the police..

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accuser de

A

accuser sb of

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s’adapter à

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adapt to

71
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accepter que qqun fasse qqch

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agree to sb doing sth

72
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consister à faire

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consist in sb doing sth

73
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équivaloir, revenir à

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amount to sb doing sth

74
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s’excuser de

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apologize for

75
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regretter de

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be sorry for / regret sb doing

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dans le but de

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with a view to

77
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prendre l’habitude de

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get used to (sb) doing sth

78
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être habitué à ce qqun

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be used / accustomed to sb doing

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se limiter à

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limit oneself to doing sth

80
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attendre avec impatience que

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look forward to sb doing sth

81
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voir des inconvénients à / ne pas être d’accord avec l’idée de

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Object to sb doing sth

They object to having to work on sundays

82
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Admettre avoir fait qqch

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admit to doing sth

83
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se mettre à

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take to doing sth

84
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persister à

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persist in doing sth

85
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avoir pour but de

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aim at

We should aim at reducing air pollution

86
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être d’accord avec le fait de

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approve of sb doing sth

87
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empêcher qqun de

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prevent / keep / stop sb from doing sth

88
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décourager qqun de

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discourage sb from doing sth

89
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convaincre qqun de

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talk sb into doing sth

90
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convaincre qqun de ne pas

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talk sb out of doing sth

91
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reprocher à qqun de

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blame / criticize sb for doing sth

92
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éviter de faire qqch

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avoid doing sth

93
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ne pouvoir s’empêcher

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can’t help doing sth

94
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suggérer de faire

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suggest doing sth