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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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Agree To do sth

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Avoir l’intention

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Intend to do sth

Plan To do sth

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Savoir faire

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Know how To do sth

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Mériter de

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Deserve To do sth

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S’attendre à

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Expect to do sth

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Espérer faire

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Hope To do sth

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Apprendre à

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Learn how To do sth

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Avoir besoin de

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Need To do

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Proposer de

Jamais proposer à qqun de

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Offer To do

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Préférer faire … A

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Prefer To do sth rather than do sth
I Like doing sth better than doing sth
I would rather do sth than do sth

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Faire semblant

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To prétend To do

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Promettre de

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To promise To do

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Se proposer

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Propose to do

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Menacer de

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Threaten to do

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Comprendre comment

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Understand how To do

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Vouloir que qqun fasse

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Want/would Like sb To do

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Dire a qqun de

Ordre

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Tell sb To do

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Conseiller à qqun

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Advise sb To do

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Demander a qqun de faire qqch

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Ask sb To do

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Ordonner à qqun de

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To order sb To do

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Attendre de qqun qu’il fasse

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Expect sb To do

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Autoriser à qqun de

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Allow sb To do

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Permettre (pas dans le sens autorisation)

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To enable sb To do

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Obtenir de qqun qu’il fasse

Faire faire qqch a qqun

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Get sb To do

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Faire que

Provoquer

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Cause sb To do

Ex : The Storm causes many trains To be delayed

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Promettre à qqun de

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Promise sb To do

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Encourager qqun a

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Encourage sb To do

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Rappeler à qqun qu’il doit faire

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Répond sb To do

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Demander a qqun (poli et ferme)

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Request sb To do sth

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Ordonner/ exiger que qqun fasse

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Require sb To do

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Pousser qqun a

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Urge sb To do

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Montrer a qqun comment faire

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Show sb how To do

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Suggérer à qqun de faire qqch

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To invite sb To do

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Accuser de

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Accuse sb of

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S’adapter à

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Adapt To

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Accepter que qqun fasse qqch

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Agree To sb doing sth

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Consister à faire

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Consist in sb doing sth

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Équivaloir a

Revenir à

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Amount To sb doing sth

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S’excuser de

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Apologize for

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Regretter de

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Be sorry for sb doing

Regret sb doing

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Dans le but de

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With a view To

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Prendre l’habitude de

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Get used To sb doing sth

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Etre habitue a ce que qqun

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Be used To sb doing sth

Be accustomed To sb doing

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Se contenter de

Se limiter à

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Limit oneself To doing

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Attendre avec impatience que

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Look forward To sb doing sth

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Voir des inconvénients a

Ne pas être d’accord avec l’idée de

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Object To sb doing sth

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Admettre avoir fait qqch

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Admit To doing sth

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Se mettre à

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Take To doing

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Persister à

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Persist in doing

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Avoir pour but de

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Aim at doing

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Craindre

Avoir peur de

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Be afraid of sb doing sth

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Accepter l’idée que

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Agrée with sb doing sth

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Etre d’accord avec le fait

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Approve of sb doing sth

54
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Empêcher qqun de

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Prevent sb from doing sth
Keep
Stop

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Décourager qqun de

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Discourage sb from doing sth

56
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Convaincre qqun de

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Talk sb into doing sth

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Convaincre qqun de ne pas

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Talk sb out of doing sth

58
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Reprocher à qqun de

A

Blâme sb for doing sth

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Remercier qqun

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Thanks sb for doing sth

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Critiquer qqun

A

Critizice sb for doing sth

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Éviter de faire qqch

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Avoid doing sth

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Ne pouvoir s’empêcher

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Can’t help doing sth

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Envisager

A

Consider doing sth

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Suggérer de faire

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Suggest doing sth

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Suggérer à qqun de faire quelque chose

A

Suggest that sb should do sth

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Entraîner (comme conséquence)

A

Entail doing sth

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Impliquer

A

Involve doing sth

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Nier avoir fait

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Deny doing sth

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Aimer faire qqch

A

Enjoy doing sth

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Avoir envie/concevoir

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Fancy doing sth

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Voir un inconvénient

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Mind doing sth

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Ne pas supporter

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Can’t stand doing sth

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Ne pas apprécier

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Resent doing sth

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Renoncer à/ arrêter de

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Give up doing sth

75
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Continuer à

A

Go/carry/keep on doing sth

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Commencer à

A

Start/begin doing sth

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Remettre à plus tard

A

Postpose doing sth

Delay doing sth

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Etre occupe a

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Be busy doing sth

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Passer du temps a

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Spend (Time) doing sth

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Ne pas cesser

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Keep doing sth

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Se souvenir avoir fait qqch

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Remember doing sth

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Regretter avoir fait qqch

A

Regret doing sth

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Regretter (qqch q’on faisait)

A

Miss doing sth

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Il est inutile de

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It’ s no use doing sth

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Ca ne vaut pas le peine de

Ca n’a aucun intérêt de

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There’s no point (in) doing sth

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Ca vaut la peine de

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It is worth doing

87
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Il est impossible de/inutile de/ pas moyen de

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There is no doing sth

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Avoir du mal à faire quelque chose

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Have difficulty doing sth

89
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Faire faire qqch a qqun

Un peu de contrainte seulement

A

Make sb do sth

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Faire faire 
(Aucune contrainte, dans la nature ou la fonction de celui a qui demande)
A

Have sb do sth

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Laisser faire

Autoriser à faire

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Let sb do sth

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Louer qqch

A

Let sth

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Aider à faire

A

Help sb do sth

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Entendre

A

Hear sb do sth

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Voir

A

See sb do sth

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Sentir

A

Feel sb do sth

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Je ferais mieux

A

I would better do sth

98
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Souhaiter que les choses soient différentes 
Regretter que 
- dépend de la volonte 
- question de possibilité 
- dire que c'est trop tard
A
Wish sb would do sth
Wish sb could do sth 
Wish sb (past perfect)
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Craindre que

A

Fear sth might/Will happen To sb

Be afraid/ fear sb might/will do sth

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Espérer faire qqch

A

Hope sb Will do

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De crainte que

A

For fear that

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Au cas ou

A

In case sth should happen

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Faire de même

A

To follow suit

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Avoir recours a

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To resort to sth

To resort to doing sth

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plaider pour

A

to make the case for sth

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prendre en main, se saisir de

A

to get to grips with sth

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finir par faire qqch

A

to end up doing sth

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rattraper qqun (devant nous)
rattraper qqch (on a pris du retard)
A

to catch up with sb

to catch up on sth

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dépenser de l’argent pour qqch

A

to spend money on sth

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bénéficier de

A

to benefit from

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reprocher a qqun de

A

to reproach sb with sth

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se détourner de qqch

A

to turn away from sth

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se sentir obligé de

A

to feel compelled to

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être disposé a

A

to be prepared to

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faire partie de

A

to be part of

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participer à, prendre par a (2)

A

to take part in

to participate in

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donner qqch a qqun (2)

A

to give sb sth

to give sth to sb

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se disputer avec qqun pour qqch

A

to argue with sb over sth

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se préparer à faire qqch

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to prepare oneself to do sth

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faire attention a ne pas faire

A

to be careful not to do

121
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faire face à/répondre aux attentes

A

to cope with

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s’adapter (a faire qqch)

A

to adjust (to doing)

123
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insister pour faire

A

insist on doing

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Demander qq (objet) à quelqu’un

A

To ask sb for sth

126
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d’autant plus que

A

all the more .. AS

127
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il n’y a pas moyen de faire

A

there is no way to do

128
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tu ferais mieux

A

you had better do sth