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Avouer, reconnaître (avoir volé)

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Admit to, confess to (stealing)

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Approuver

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Approve of

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Demander

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Ask for, inquire for (sb or sth)

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Demander, nécessiter (des mesures)

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Call for (measures)

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Désapprouver, s’opposer à

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Object to, disapprove of ( a choice)

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Désirer fortement

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Long for (a change)

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Espérer (une augmentation)

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Hope for (a pay rise)

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Etudier, examiner (un sujet)

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Look into (the matter)

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Expliquer, justifier (un résultat)

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Account for (a result)

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Passer une épreuve

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Sit for (an exam)

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Payer (l’achat de quelque chose)

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Pay for (a dress)

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Rattraper (du travail, une voiture)

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Catch up with (work, a car)

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Appeler, envoyer chercher

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Send for

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Manquer de (confiance)

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Lack (confidence)

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Attendre

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Wait for

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Défendre (un principe)

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Stand up for (a principle)

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Désirer fortement

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Long for (a change)

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Payer (l’achat de quelque chose)

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Pay for (a dress)

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Suivre

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Keep up with (the group)

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Supporter, tolérer

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Put up with (a situation)

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Souhaiter

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Wish for (peace)

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(S’) associer à

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Associate (o.s) with (a decision)

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(Se) conformer à

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Comply with (the law)

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(Se) mêler de

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Interfere with (sb’s business)

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Réussir à

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Succeed in (doing sth)

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Passer une épreuve

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Sit for (an exam)

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Etudier, examiner

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Look into (the matter)

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Espérer

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Hope for (a pay rise)

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Désirer fortement

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Long for (a change)

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Désapprouver, s’opposer à

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Object to, disapprove of ( a choice)

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Demander, nécessiter

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Call for (measures)

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Demander

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Ask for, inquire for (sb or sth)

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Défendre (un principe)

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Stand up for (a principle)

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Continuer (une discussion)

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Carry on with (a discussion)

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Compenser, rattraper (des pertes, le temps)

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Make up for ( losses, time)

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Avouer, reconnaître

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Admit to, confess to (stealing)

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Manquer de (confiance)

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To lack (confidence)

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Réclamer qch à qn

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Claim sth from sb

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Inviter qn à faire qch

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Call on sb to do sth

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Fournir qch à qn

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Provide, supply sb with sth

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Adhérer à (une cause, un club)

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Join (a cause, a club)

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(S’) adresser à

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Adress (the chairman)

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(S’) occuper (d’un client)

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Attend to (a customer)

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(Se) plaindre de

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Complain about (the food)

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Profiter de

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Profit by (a deal)

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(Se) séparer de qn

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Part with (a friend)

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(Rendre) visite à

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Call on (a relative)

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(S’)excuser de qch auprès de qn

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Apologize to sb for sth

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(S’) inquiéter de (futur)

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Be concern about (one’s future)

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Vérifier, contrôler (un compte)

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Check up on (an account)

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Commenter (un événement)

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Comment on (an event)

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Insister sur

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Emphasize, stress (a need)

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(S’) opposer à (une décision)

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Oppose (a decision)

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Sentir (du gaz)

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Smell of (gas)

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(Se) diriger vers (la porte)

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Make for (the door)

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Aider qn à (faire) qch

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Help sb with sth, Assist sb in (doing) sth

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Accuser qn de qch

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Blame, charge sb with sth

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Confier qch à qn

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Trust sb with sth

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Supprimer (un document)

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Do away with (a document)

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Douter de

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Doubt (sb’s sincerity)

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Échapper à

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Escape (a danger)

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Entrer dans

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Enter (a room)

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(Faire) face à

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Face (a situation)

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Aller à (convenir)

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Suit (date, job)

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Aller à (taille, forme)

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Fit (shoes, sb)

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(Se) vanter de qch

(Se) vanter d’être

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Boast about (a success)
To pride oneself on being
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Tenir de (ressembler à)

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Take after (an uncle)

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(S’) attendre à (un changement)

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Expect (a change)

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Rencontrer (un obstacle)

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Meet with (an obstacle)

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Injurier

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Swear at (sb)

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Accuser de (voler)

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Charge with (stealing)

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Reprocher qch à qn

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Reproach sb with, for, about sth

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Emprunter qch à qn

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Borrow sth from sb

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Appuyer sur (un bouton)

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Press (a button)

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Profiter à qn

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Benefit, profit sb

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Résister à (une attaque)

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Resist (an attack)

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(Se) soucier de / s’intéresser à (argent)

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Care about (money)

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Veiller sur / s’occuper de (un bébé)

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Look after / care for (a baby)

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Vivre de (pain)

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Live on (bread)

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Assister à (une réunion)

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Attend (a meeting)

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Remettre qch à qn

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Present sb with sth

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Voler qch à qn

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Rob sb of sth, steal sth from sb

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