French prep 2 A2 Flashcards

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to fail sth

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échouer à qch

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to listen to sth / sb

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écouter qch / qn

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to do one’s best to do sth

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s’efforcer de faire qch

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to get hold of sth

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s’emparer de qch

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to prevent sb from doing sth

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empêcher qn de faire qch

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to borrow sth from sb

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emprunter qch à qn

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to burden oneself with sth

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s’encombrer de qch

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to encourage sb to do sth

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encourager qn à faire qch

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to embark on sth

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s’engager à faire qch

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to take sth away from sb

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enlever qch à qn

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to teach sb to do sth

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enseigner à qn à faire qch

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to hear about sth / sb

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entendre parler de qch / qn

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to go to (institution)

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entrer à (institution)

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to hope sth / to do sth

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espérer qch / faire qch

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to try to do sth

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essayer de faire qch

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to try one’s hand at doing sth

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s’essayer à faire qch

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to have the right to do sth

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être en droit de faire qch

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to be in a position to do sth

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être en mesure de faire qch

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to be (in the middle of) doing sth

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être en train de faire qch

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to be about to do

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être sur le point de faire qch

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to avoid sth / to spare sb sth

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éviter qch / qch à qn

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to spare sb the trouble of doing sth

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éviter à qn de faire qch

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23
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to be excluded from sth

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être exclu de qch

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24
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to apologize for sth

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s’excuser de qch

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to appeal to sth / sb
faire appel à qch / qn
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to pay attention to
faire attention à
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to do well to do sth
faire bien de faire qch
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to trust sth / sb
faire confiance à qch / qn
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you had better do sth
faire mieux: tu ferais mieux de faire qch
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to belong to sth
faire partie de
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to be in favour of sth
être favorable à qch
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to congratulate sb for sth
féliciter qn de qch
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to finish doing sth
finir de faire qch
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to force sb to do sth / to be forced to do sth
forcer qn à faire qch / être forcé de faire qch
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to provide sb with sth
fournir qch à qn
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to get used to sth / sb / doing sth
s'habituer à qch / qn / faire qch
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to hesitate to do sth
hésiter à faire
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to be happy to do sth
être heureux de faire qch
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to collide with sth / come up against sth
heurter qch / se heurter à qch
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to be impatient to do sth
être impatient de faire
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it is important to do sth
importer: il importe de faire qch
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to be unable to do
être incapable de faire
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to urge sb to do sth
inciter qn à faire
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to inform sb of sth
informer qn de qch
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to worry about sth
s'inquiéter de qch
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to register for sth
s'inscrire à qch
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to be interested in sth
s'intéresser à qch
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to forbid sb to do sth
interdire à qn de faire qch
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to invite sb to do sth
inviter qn à faire qch
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to enjoy sth
jouir de qch
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to swear to do sth
jurer de faire qch
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the way of doing
la façon / la manière de faire
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the first / last to do
le premier / dernier à faire
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to engage in sth
se livrer à qch
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to lack sth / to almost do sth
manquer de qch / faire qch
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to beware of sth
se méfier de qch
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to mix sth with sth / to meddle with sth
mêler qch à qch / se mêler de qch
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to threaten sb with sth / to do sth
menacer qn de qch / de faire qch
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to deserve to do sth
mériter de faire qch
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to start doing sth
se mettre à faire qch
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to put an end to sth
mettre fin à qch
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to provide oneself with sth
se munir de qch
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to be necessary for sth
être nécessaire à qch
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to fail to do sth
négliger de faire qch
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to deny sth / doing sth
nier qch / avoir fait qch
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to harm sth / sb
nuire à qch / qn
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to obey sb
obéir à qn
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to force sb to do sth
obliger qn à faire qch
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the opportunity to do sth
l'occasion de faire qch
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to deal with sth / sb
s'occuper de qch / qn / de faire qch
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to offer sth to sb / to do sth
offrir qch à qn / de faire qch
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to oppose sth / sb
s'opposer à qch / sb
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to order sb to do sth
ordonner à qn de faire qch
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to take sth away from sb
ôter qch à qn
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to forget to do sth
oublier de faire qch
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to forgive sb for sth
pardonner qch à qn
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to take part in sth
participer à
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to manage to so sth
parvenir à faire
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to think about / of sth
penser à qch / qn
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to think / have an opinion of sth
penser de qch / qn
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to allow sb sth / to do sth
permettre qch à qn / à qn de faire qch
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to complain to sb about sth
se plaindre à qn de qch
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to be liked by sb
plaire à qn
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to be able to do sth
pouvoir faire qch
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to prefer to do sth
préférer faire qch
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to take sth from sb
prendre qch à qn
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to take part in sth
prendre part à qch
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to be in a hurry to do
être pressé de faire
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to be willing to do sth
être prêt à faire qch
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to plan on doing sth
prévoir de faire qch
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to request sb to do sth
prier qn de faire qch
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to think about doing sth
projeter de faire qch
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to promise sb sth / sb to do sth
promettre qch à qn / à qn de faire qch
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to propose doing sth
proposer de faire qch
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to tell sb sth
raconter qch à qn
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to remember sth / to remind sb of sth
se rappeler qch / rappeler qch à qn
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to be delighted to do sth
être ravi de faire qch
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to recommend that sb does sth
recommander à qn de faire qch
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to be grateful for sth / to sb for doing
être reconnaissant de qch / à qn d'avoir fait
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to fear sth / sb / doing sth
redouter qch / qn / de faire qch
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to refuse sb sth / to do sth
refuser qch à qn / de faire qch
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to look at sth / sb
regarder qch / qn
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to regret doing sth
regretter d'avoir fait qch
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to thank sb for sth
remercier qn de qch
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to give up sth
renoncer à qch
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to answer sth / sb
répondre à qch / qn
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to resign oneself to doing sth
se résigner à faire qch
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to resist sth / hold out against sth
résister à qch
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to resolve to do sth
se résoudre à faire qch
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to be responsible for sth
être responsable de qch
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to look like something
ressembler à qch
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to make a success of sth / to pass sth
réussir qch / réussir à qch
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to prove to be sth
se révéler être qch
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to dream of sth / of doing sth
rêver à qch / qn / de faire qch
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to laugh at sth
rire de qch
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to be likely to do sth / to risk doing sth
risquer de faire qch
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to be satisfied with sth
être satisfait de qch
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to seem to do sth
sembler faire qch
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to be used for sth / to do sth
servir à qch / à faire qch
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to use sth
se servir de qch
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to be alone in doing
être seul à faire
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to think of sth / of doing sth
songer à qch / à faire qch
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to want sth / to do sth
souhaiter qch / faire qch
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to be anxious to do sth
se soucier de faire qch
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to be anxious to do sth
être soucieux de faire qch
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to remember sth / sb
se souvenir de qch / qn
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it is enough (for sb) to do sth
suffire: il suffit (à qn) de faire qch
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to suggest that sb does sth
suggérer à qn de faire qch
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to be liable / likely to do sth
être susceptible de faire qch
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to telephone sb
téléphoner à qn
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to like sth / doing sth
tenir à qch / à faire qch
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to try to do sth
tenter de faire qch
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to make use of sth
user de qch
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to wear oneself out doing
s'user à faire qch
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it is better to do sth
valoir: il vaut mieux faire qch
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to be intended for / to aim to do
viser qch / qn / à faire qch
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to experience sth
vivre qch
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to steal sth from sb
voler qch à qn
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to want to do sth
vouloir faire qch
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to be obliged to do sth
être obligé de faire qch