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Davy-Sept-17th > FRENCH Prepositions - A to N (DAVY - September 17th) > Flashcards

FRENCH Prepositions - A to N (DAVY - September 17th) Flashcards

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s’abriter XXXX (le vent)

A

s’abriter contre (le vent)

to take shelter against

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accepter XXXX

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accepter de

to accept, agree to

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adorer XXXX

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adorer

to adore

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agir XXXX

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agir en

to act like / as

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s’agir XXXX

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s’agir de

to be a question of

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aider XXXX

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aider à

to help to

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aimer XXXX

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aimer

to like

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aimer mieux XXX

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aimer mieux

to prefer

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aller XXXX

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aller

to go, to be going

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aller XXXX (midi)

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aller vers (midi)
(to go at around (midi))
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aller XXXX (Nice)

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aller vers (Nice)
(to go toward (Nice))
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s’amuser XXXX + infinitif

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s’amuser à + infinitif

to amuse oneself ___-ing

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apercevoir XXXX

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apercevoir

to perceive

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apprendre XXXX

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apprendre à

to learn how to

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s’apprêter XXXX

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s’apprêter à

to get ready to

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s’approcher XXXX

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s’approcher de

to approach

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approuver XXXX

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approuver

to approve of

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appuyer XXXX (le bouton)

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appuyer sur (le bouton)
to press (the button)
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appuyer XXXX (le mur)

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appuyer sur (le mur)
(to lean on (the wall))
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s’appuyer XXXX (un arbre)

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s’appuyer contre (un arbre)

to lean against (a tree

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(s’) arrêter XXXX

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(s’) arrêter de

to stop ____ - ing

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arriver XXXX

to manage, succeed in _____-ing

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arriver à

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arriver XXXX

to succeed through or by

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arriver par

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arriver _____ (midi)

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arriver sur midi

to arrive at around noon

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s’asseoir XXXXX (son ami)

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s’asseoir contre (son ami)

to sit next to (one’s friend)

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assister XXXX (la réunion)

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assister à (la réunion)

to attend (the meeting)

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s’assurer XXXX ( l’incendie)

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s’assurer contre (l’incendie)

to insure against (fire)

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attendre XXXX

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attendre

to wait for

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s’attendre XXXX

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s’attendre à

to expect to

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s’autoriser XXXX

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s’autoriser à

to authorize; allow to

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avoir XXXX

to have to

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avoir à

to have to; be obliged to

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avoir XXXX (j’ai XXXX essayé)

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avoir beau (j'ai beau  essayé)
(to do in vain (I tried in vain)
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avoir confiance XXXX

to trust

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avoir confiance en

to trust

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avoir peur XXXX

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avoir peur de

to be afraid of ______-ing

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se battre XXXX

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se battre contre

to fight against

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se blottir XXXX (sa mère, son chien)

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se blottir contre (sa mère, son chien)

to cuddle up next to (one’s mother, dog

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boire qqch XXXX (une tasse)

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boire qqch dans (une tasse)

to drink something out of (a cup)

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casser XXXX (morceaux, trois)

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caser en (morceaux, trois)
to break in(to) (pieces, three)
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cesser XXXX

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cesser de

to stop, cease ____-ing

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changer XXXX (train)

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changer de (train)
to change (trains)
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se changer XXXX

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se changer en

to change into

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chercher XXXX

to look for

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chercher

to look for

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chercher XXXX

to attemp to

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chercher à

to attempt to

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chercher XXXX (la boîte)

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chercher dans (la boîte)
(to look in the box)
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choiser XXXX

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choiser de

to choose to

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commencer XXXX

to begin to, to begin ____-ing

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commencer à

to begin to, to begin _____-ing

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commencer XXXX

to begin by ______-ing

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commencer par

to begin by _____-ing)

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compter XXXX
(to expect, intend)
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compter

to expect, intend

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compter XXXX

to be worth

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compter pour

to be worth

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compter XXXX

to count on

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compter sur

to count on

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concentrer XXXX

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concentrer sur

to concentrate on

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condamner XXXX (meurtre)

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condamner pour (meurtre)
to sentence for (murder)
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conseiller XXXX

to advise

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conseiller à

to advice

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conseiller XXXX qqun de faire qqch

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conseiller à qqun de faire qqch

to advice someone about something

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conseiller XXXX

to advise to

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conseiller de

to advise to

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consentir XXXX

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consentir à

to consent to

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se contenter XXXX

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se contenter de

to be happy ____-ing

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convenir XXXX

to please, to be suitable for

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convenir à

to please, to be suitable for

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convenir XXXX

to agree to

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convenir de

to agree to

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convertir qqch XXXX

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convertir qqch en

to convert something into

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copier XXXX qqun

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copier sur qqn

to copy from someone

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couper XXXX (deux)

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couper en (deux)
(to cut into (two))
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courir XXXX (L’herbe)

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courir dans (l'herbe)
(to run through (the grass))
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coûter XXXX (les cent francs)

A 
couter dans (les cent francs)
(to cost about (100 francs))
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craindre XXXX

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craindre de

to fear ______-ing

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craindre XXXX (sa vie)

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craindre pour (sa vie)
to fear for (one's life)
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creuser XXXX

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creuser pour

to dig for

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croire XXXX

to think

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croire

to think

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croire XXXX

to believe in

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croire en

to believe in

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croire qqun XXXX parole

A

croire qqun sur parole

to take somone’s word

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décider (qqun) XXXX

A

décider (qqun) à

(to persuade (someone) to

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décider XXXX

A

décider de

to decide to

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se décider XXXX

A

se décider à

to decide to

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défendre XXXX (qqun)

A

défendre à (qqun)

to forbid someone

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défendre XXXX (qqun de faire qqch)

A

défendre à qqun de faire qqch

to forbid someone to do something

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défendre XXXX (qqch)

A

défendre de (qqch)

(to forbid something

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se déguiser XXXX

A

se déguiser en

to disguise oneself as

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demander XXXX

A

demander

to ask for

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demander XXXX (qqun)

A

demander à (qqun)

to ask someone

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demander XXXX (faire qqch)

A

demander à (faire qqch)

to ask for permission to do something

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demander XXXX qqun de faire qqch

A

to ask someone to do something

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se dépêcher XXXX

A

se dépêcher de

to hurry to

83
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dépendre XXXX

A

dépendre de

to depend on

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déplaire XXXX

A

déplaire à

to displease; be displeasing

85
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descendre XXXX

A

decendre

to go down(stairs

86
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désirer XXXX

A

désirer

to want

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désobéir XXXX

A

désobéir à

to disobey

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détester XXXX

A

détester

to hate

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devoir XXXX

A

devoir

to have to; be obliged to

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dire XXXX (qqun)

A

dire à (qqun)

to say to, tell someone

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dire XXXX qqun de faire qqch

A

dire à qqun de faire qqch

to tell someone

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diriger son attention XXXX

A

diriger son attention sur

to direction one’s attention

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se diriger XXXX

A

se diriger vers

to move toward; make; head for

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donner qqch XXXX

A

donner qqch contre

to give something in exchange for

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donner qqch XXXX qqun

A

donner qqch à qqun

to give someone, something to give something to someone

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douter XXXX

A 
douter de
(to doubt)
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échanger qqch XXXX qqch

A

échanger qqch contre qqch

to exchange something for something else

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écouter XXXX (la radio)

A

écouter (la radio)

to listen to (the radio

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écrire XXXX (encre, français)

A

écrire en (encre, français)

to write in (ink, French

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s’efforcer XXXX

A

s’efforcer de

to endeavor to

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emmener XXXX

A

emmener

to take

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empêcher XXXX

A

empêcher de

(to prevent, keep from ______-ing

103
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s’empresser XXXX

A

s’empresser de

to hurry to

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emprunter un livre XXXX qqun

A

emprunter un livre à qqun

to borrow a book from someone

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encourager qqun XXXX faire

A

encourager qqun à faire

to encourage someone to do

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s’endormir XXXX (un libre, son travail)

A

s’endormir sur (un livre, son travail)

to fall asleep (over a book, at work

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s’engager XXXX

A

s’engager à

to get around to

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enseigner XXXX

A

enseigner à

to teach to

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entendre XXXX

A

entendre

to hear

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entrer XXXX

A

entrer dans

to enter

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envoyer (qqch) XXXX (qqun)

A

envoyer qqch à qqun

to send something to someone

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envoyer XXXX

A

envoyer chercher

to send for

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espérer XXXX

A

espérer

to hope

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essayer XXXX
(to try on)
A

essayer

to try on

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essayer XXXX
(to try to)
A

essayer

to try to

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s’étendre XXXX

A

s’étendre sur

to spread out over

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être XXXX

to belong to

A

être à

to belong to

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être censé

to be supposed to

A

être censé

to be supposed to

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être en colère XXXX

A

être en colère contre

to be angry at

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être XXXX

to be in favour of

A

être pour

to be in favour of

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être XXXX (Paris, 3h00)

A

être vers (Paris, 3h00)

to be around, near (Paris, 3:00

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s’excuser XXXX

A

s’excuser de

to apologize for ______-ing

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se fâcher XXXX

A

se fâcher contre

to get mad at

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failler

A

faillir

to almost do something

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faire

A

faire

to cause to

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faire attention XXXX

A

faire attention à

to pay attention to

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falloir

A

falloir (il faut)

to be necessary

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féliciter qqun XXXX

A

féliciter qqun de

to congratulate someone for, on

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fermer la porte XXXX soi

A

fermer la porte sur soi

(to close the door behind oneself

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se fier XXXX (qqun)

A

se fier à qqun

to trust someone

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finir XXXX

to finish ____-ing

A

finir de

to finish _____-ing

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finir XXXX

to end up ______-ing

A 
finir par
(to end up \_\_\_\_\_\_-ing; to finally do something)
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fouiller XXXX (qqch)

A 
fouiller dans (qqch)
to look through something
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goûter XXXX qqch

A

goûter à qqch

to taste something

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gronder XXXX

A

gronder de

to scold for _____-ing

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habiter (XXXX)

A 
habiter (à)
optional preposition (to live in)
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habiter XXXX (ici)

A 
habiter par (ici)
(to live around (here)
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s’habituer XXXX

A

s’habituer à

to get used to

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se hâter XXXX

A

se hâter de

to hurry to

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hésiter XXXX

A

hésiter à

to hesitate to

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ignorer XXXX

A

ignorer

to be unaware of

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interdire XXXX

A

interdire à

to forbid

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interdire XXXX qqun de faire qqch

A

interdire à qqun de faire qqch

to forbid someone to do something

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s’intéresser XXXX

A

s’intéresser à

to be interested in

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interroger qqun XXXX qqch

A

interroger qqun sur qqch

to question someone about something

146
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inviter qqun XXXX

A

inviter qqun à

to invite someone to

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jeter (qqch) à

A

jeter (qqch) à

(to throw (something) to

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se jeter XXXX qqun

A

se jeter sur qqun

to throw oneself upon someone

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jouer XXXX

to play a game or sport

A

jouer à

to play (a game or a sport

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jouer XXXX

to play an (instrument)

A

jouer de

to play (an instrument)

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jouir XXXX

A

jouir de

to enjoy

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jurer XXXX

A

jurer XXXX

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laisser XXXX

A

laisser

to allow

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laisser XXXX (mort)

A 
laisser pour (mort)
to leave for (dead)
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lire XXXX (le joural)

A 
lire dans (le journal)
(to read in (the paper))
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loucher XXXX

A

loucher sur

to ogle

157
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manger XXXX la main XXXX qqun

A

manger dans la main à qqun

to eat out of one’s hand

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manger XXXX l’assiette

A

mangers dans l’assiette

to eat off of a plate

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manquer XXXX

to miss someone

A

manquer à

to miss someone

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manquer XXXX
(to neglect, fail to do something)
A 
manquer de
(to neglect, fail to do something; lack)
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se méfier XXXX

A

se méfier de

to deserve to

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mêler XXXX

A

mêler à

to mingle with

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mériter XXXX

A

mériter de

to deserve to

164
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mésure XXXX (mètres)

A

mésurer en (metres)

to measure (in metres)

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mettre XXXX

A

mettre

to put on

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mettre son espoir XXXX

A

mettre son espoir dans

to pin one’s hope on

167
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se mettre XXXX

A

se mettre à

to start, set about _____-ing

168
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se mettre XXXX le mur

A

se mettre contre le mur

to stand against the wall

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se mettre XXXX colère

A

se mettre en colère

to get mad

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se mettre XXXX route

A

se mettre en route

to set out

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monter XXXX

A

monter

to go up, climb

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se moquer XXXX

A

se moquer de

to make fun of

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