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avoir les moyens de

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(can) afford to do something

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accepter de

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agree to do something

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mériter de

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deserve to do something

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s’attendre à

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expect to do something

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espérer faire

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hope to do something

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avoir l’intention

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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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manage to do sth

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avoir besoin de

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need to do sth

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proposer de *jamais: proposer à qqun de

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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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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 *pas “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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avant je..(coupure avec le présent

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used to do sth

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vouloir que qqun fasse

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want/would like sb to do sth

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dire (voisin de donner l’ordre) à qqn de

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tell sb to do sth

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conseiller a qqun

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advise sb to do sth

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demander à qqn de faire qqchose

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ask sb to do sth

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ordonner a qqun de

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order sb to do sth

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attendre de qqn qu’il fasse

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expect sb to do sth

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autoriser, permettre à qqn de

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allow sb to do sth

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permettre (sans idée d’autorisation)

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enable sb to do sth

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obtenir de qqn qu’il fasse (faire faire qqch a) forte contrainte

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get sb to do sth

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faire que (idée: être la cause de, bonne traduction de ‘provoquer’)

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cause sb to do sth

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promettre a qqn de

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promise sb to do sth

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encourager qqn à

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encourage sb to do sth

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rappeler à qqn qu’il doit faire qqch

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remind sb to do sth

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demander a qqn (poli, mais ferme)

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request sb to do sth (all passengers are request to watch their own luggage)

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ordonner à qqn/exiger que qqn *souvent au passif

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require sb to do sth

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pousser qqn à

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urge sb to do sth (they urge their customers to use their credit cards rather than cheques)

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montrer a qqn comment faire qqch

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show by how to

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suggérer (avec un peu de fermeté) à qqn de faire qch

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invite sb to do sth

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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 qqn fasse qch

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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, 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/regret (sb) doing

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45
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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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être habitué à ce que qqun

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be used/accustomed to (sb) doing

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se contenter de, se limiter à

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limit (oneself) to doing sth

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attendre avec impatience

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look forward to (sb) doing sth

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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)

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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 sth

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persister à

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persist in doing sth

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insister pour que qqn fasse qch

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insist on (sb) doing sth

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penser, envisager de

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think of/about

56
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avoir pour but de

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aim at (we should aim at reducing air pollution)

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craindre, avoir peur de

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be afraid of (sb) doing sth

58
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accepter l’idée que

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agree with (sb) doing sth

59
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être d’accord avec le fait de

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approve of (sb) doing sth

60
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empêcher qqn de

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prevent sb from doing sth/keep/stop sb from doing sth

61
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décourager qqn de

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discourage sb from doing sth

62
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convaincre qqn de

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talk sb into doing sth

63
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convaincre qqn de ne pas

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talk sb out of doing sth

64
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reprocher à qqn de

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blame sb for doing sth/criticize sb for doing sth

65
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remercier qqn de

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thank sb for doing sth

66
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éviter de faire qqch

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avoid doing sth

67
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ne pouvoir s’empêcher

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can’t help doing sth

68
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envisager

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consider doing sth

69
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suggérer de faire

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suggest doing sth

70
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suggérer à qqn de faire qch

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suggest that sb should do sth

71
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entrainer (une conséquence)

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entail doing sth (this decision entailed changing the strategy of corporation)

72
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impliquer

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involve doing sth (this job involves working late nights, that’s the main drawback)

73
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nier (avoir far)

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deny doing sth (He always denied committing the crime)

74
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se voir refuser qch

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be denied sth (South African Blacks were long denied the right to vote)

75
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aimer faire qqch

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enjoy doing sth

76
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je me suis bien amusé

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I enjoyed myself

77
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avoir envie/concevoir

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fancy doing sth (What do you fancy doing tonight?)

78
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voir un inconvénient

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mind doing sth (Do you mind sleeping on our old sofa?)

79
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ne pas supporter

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can’t stand doing sth

80
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ne pas apprécier

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resent doing sth

81
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arrêter de faire qch

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stop doing sth

82
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renoncer à/arrêter de

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give up doing sth

83
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continuer à

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go/carry/keep on doing sth

84
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commencer à

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start/begin doing sth

85
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remettre à plus tard

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postpone doing sth (The president had to postpone meeting with the ambassador)

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remettre (à plus tard)

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delay doing sth

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être occupé à

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be busy doing sth

88
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passer du temps à

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spend (time) doing sth

89
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ne pas cesser

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keep doing sth (Parents keep complaining about their children)

90
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se souvenir avoir fait qqch

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to remember doing dth

91
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regretter (qqch qu’on faisait)

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miss doing sth

92
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regretter avoir fait qqch

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regret doing sth

93
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il est inutile de

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it’s no use doing sth

94
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ça ne vaut pas la peine de, ça n’a aucun interet

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there’s no point (There’s no point (in) trying to control the Internet)

95
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ça vaut la peine de

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it is worth doing sth

96
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Il est impossible de, inutile de, pas moyen de

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

97
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avoir du mal à faire qqch

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have difficulty doing sth

98
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faire faire qch à qqn (avec un peu de contrainte seulement)

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make sb do sth

99
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faire faire (aucune contrainte: c’est dans la nature ou la fonction de celui à qui l’on demande)

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have sb do sth

100
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laisser faire, autoriser à faire

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let sb do sth

101
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louer qch

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let sth

102
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aider à faire

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help sb do sth

103
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entendre

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hear sb do sth

104
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voir

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see sb do sth

105
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sentir

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feel sb do sth

106
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je préférerais

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I’d rather

107
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je ferais mieux

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I’d better

108
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souhaiter que les choses soient différentes/regretter que

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wish
I wish you would tell me the truth (would pour dire que ça dépend de sa volonté)
I wish I could come (could pour dire que c’est une question de possibilité)
I wish you had told me the truth (past perfect pour dire que c’est trop tard)

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craindre que

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fear (They fear sth might happen to me (might, parce que c’est seulement probable, si c’est plus certain, on utilise will)
I’m afraid/I fear the beaches will be polluted for a long time.

110
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penser faire qqch

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

111
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espérer faire qch

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hope (I hope you will be please)

112
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suggérer que

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suggest (She suggests we should spend ou r money differently (should puisque c’est comme un conseil))
She suggests he stay with us for a couple of days * remarquez l’absence de ‘s’ à stay c’est uns ubjonctif. Emploi plus rare)

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Il est (grand) temps que

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It’s (high) time (It’s time sb took action about this)

114
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Je préférerais que

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would rather (I’d rather you did not stay here)

115
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être surpris

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be surprised (I'm quite surprised you should speak like that)
I'm surprised at you speaking like this
116
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être chqoué

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be shocked/alarmed/worried/anxious

I am shocked they should not apologize

117
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Trouver surprenant/choquant/normal/injuste que

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find it surprising/shocking/normal/unfair that

118
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afin que

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so that

Laws should be passed so that such disasters should not happen again

119
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afin de

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in order to + V

120
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de crainte que

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for fear that

All police forces have been called for fear that something might happen

121
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au cas où

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in case

In case sth should happen

122
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décourager qqn de faire qqchose

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to discourage sby from doing sth

123
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approuver qqch

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to approve of doing sth

124
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voir un inconvénient à

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to object to doing smth

125
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y perdre

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to lose out

126
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revient à faire qqch

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amount to doing sth

127
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se détourner de

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to turn away from

128
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être confronté à

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to be face with something / to face something

129
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se confronter à

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to face up to something

130
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faire partie de

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to be part of

131
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participer/prendre part à

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to take part in/to participate in

132
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profiter de

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to take advantage of sth/someone to (plus ou moins moral, tirer bénéfice de)
// to benefit from (recevoir qqch sans l'avoir demandé)
133
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s’assurer de/ que

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to make sure of/that

134
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vérifier

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to check smth

135
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être disposé à

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to ve prepared to/ to be willing to

136
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être prêt à, sur le point de

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to be ready

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