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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 sthPlan 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 sthI Like doing sth better than doing sthI 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 fasseFaire faire qqch a qqun

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Get sb To do

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Faire queProvoquer

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Cause sb To doEx : 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 aRevenir 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 doingRegret 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 sthBe accustomed To sb doing

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Se contenter deSe 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 aNe 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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CraindreAvoir 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

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Empêcher qqun de

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Prevent sb from doing sthKeepStop

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Décourager qqun de

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Discourage sb from doing sth

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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

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Reprocher à qqun de

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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

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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

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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

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Suggest that sb should do sth

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Entraîner (comme conséquence)

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Entail doing sth

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Impliquer

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Involve doing sth

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Nier avoir fait

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Deny doing sth

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Aimer faire qqch

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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

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Continuer à

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Go/carry/keep on doing sth

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Commencer à

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Start/begin doing sth

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Remettre à plus tard

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Postpose doing sthDelay 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

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Regret doing sth

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Regretter (qqch q’on faisait)

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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 deCa 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

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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

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Faire faire qqch a qqun(Un peu de contrainte seulement)

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Make sb do sth

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

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Have sb do sth

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Laisser faireAutoriser à faire

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Let sb do sth

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Louer qqch

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Let sth

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Aider à faire

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Help sb do sth

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Entendre

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Hear sb do sth

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Voir

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See sb do sth

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Sentir

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Feel sb do sth

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Je préfèrerais

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I would rather do sth

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Je ferais mieux

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I would better do sth

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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

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Wish sb would do sthWish sb could do sth Wish sb (past perfect)

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Craindre que

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Fear sth might/Will happen To sbBe afraid/ fear sb might/will do sth

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Penser faire qqch

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Think sth (Jamais think To)

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Espérer faire qqch

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Hope sb Will do

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Suggérer que

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Suggest sb should do

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Il est (grand) temps que

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It’s (high) Time sb do sth

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Etre surpris

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Be surprised

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De crainte que

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For fear that

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Au cas ou

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In case sth should happen