FRENCH Prepositions M to Z (Davy - September 17th) Flashcards
obéir XXXX
obéir à
to obey
obtenir qqch XXXX
to obtain something by
obtenir qqch par
to obtain something by
s’occuper XXXX
to be busy with
s’occuper de
to be busy with
offrir XXXX
to offer to
offrir de
to offer to
ordonner XXXX qqun de faire qqch
ordonner à qqun de faire qqch
to order someone
oser XXXX
oser
to dare
oublier XXXX
to forget to
oublier de
to forget to
parler XXXX
to talk to
parler à
to talk to
parler XXXX
to talk about
parler de
to talk about
parler XXXX
to speak on behalf of
parler pour
to speak on behalf of
partir XXXX (10 minutes) (to leave in (10 minutes))
partir dans (10 minutes) (to leave in (10 minutes))
partir XXXX
to leave for/be off to
partir pour
to leave for/be off to
parvenir XXXX
to succeed in XXXX-ing
parvenir à
to succeed in XXXX-ing
se passer XXXX
to do without
se passer de
to do without
payer XXXX (le repas) (to pay for (the meal))
payer (le repas)
to pay for (the meal)
payer XXXX (qqun) (to pay for (someone)
payer pour (qqun) (to pay for (someone))
se pencher XXXX
to bend down in order to
se pencher pour
to bend down in order to
penser XXXX (to plan on, intend)
penser
to plan on, intend
penser XXXX
to think about (imagine)
penser à
to think about (imagine)
penser XXXX
to think about (opinion
penser de
to think about (opinion)
permettre XXXX
to permit
permettre à
to permit
(se) permettre XXXX
to allow oneself) to
(se) permettre de
to allow (oneself) to
permettre XXXX qqun de faire qqch
to allow someone to do something
permettre à qqun de faire qqch
to allow someone to do something
persister XXXX
to persist in _____-ing
persister à
to persist in _______-ing
persuader XXXX
to persuade to
persuader de
to persuade to
se plaindre XXXX
to complain about
se plaindre de
to complain about
plaire XXXX
to please / be pleasing to
plaire à
to please / be pleasing to
se plaire XXXX
to take pleasure in ____-ing
se plaire à
to take pleasure in _____-ing
pleurer XXXX
to cry about
pleurer
to cry about
pleuvoir XXXX (la France) (to rain in (France)
pleuvoir dans (la France) (to rain in (France))
pouvoir XXXX
to be able to
pouvoir
to be able to
préférer XXXX
to prefer
préférer
to prefer
prendre garde XXXX
to be careful not to
prendre garde de
to be careful not to
prendre le parti XXXX
to decide to
prendre le parti de
to decide to
prendre modèle XXXX qqun
to model oneself on someone
prendre modèle sur qqun
to model oneself on someone
prendre qqch XXXX (une boîte)
to take something from (a box)
prendre qqch dans (une boîte)
to take something from (a box)
prendre qqun XXXX (la main)
to take someone by (the hand)
prendre qqun par (la main)
to take someone by (the hand)
se préparer XXXX
to prepare oneself to
se préparer à
to prepare oneself to
se presser XXXX
to hurry to
se presser de
to hurry to
prétendre XXXX
to claim
pretendre
to claim
prier XXXX
to pray to
prier
to pray to
prier XXXX
to beg to
prier de
to beg to
profiter XXXX
to benefit / be profitable to
profiter à
to benefit / be profitable to
profiter XXXX
to make the most of
profiter de
to make the most of
promettre XXXX qqun XXXX faire qqch
to promise someone to do something
promettre à qqun de faire qqch
to promise someone to do something
promettre XXXX (to promise to (do something)
promettre de (to promise to (do something))
proposer XXXX
to suggest ______-ing
proposer de
to suggest ____-ing
puer XXXX
to stink
puer
to stink
questionner qqun XXXX qqch
to question someone about something
questionner qqun sur qqch
to question someone about something
quêter XXXX (les orphelins)
to collect for (orphans)
quêter pour (les orphelins)
to collect for (orphans)
recommencer XXXX
to begin _____-ing again
recommencer à
to begin ______-ing again
réflechir XXXX
to consider _____-ing
réflicher à
to consider ____-ing
réflechir XXXX
to think about, reflect upon
réflechir sur
to think about, reflect upon
refuser XXXX
to refuse to
refuser de
to refuse to
regarder XXXX
to watch, look at
regarder
to watch, look at
regarder XXXX (la boîte) (to look in (the box))
regarder dans (la boîte) (to look in (the box))
regarder XXXX (le sud) (to face/look (south))
regarder vers (le sud) (to face/look (south)
régner XXXX
to reign over
régner sur
to reign over
regretter XXXX
to regret ____-ing
regretter de
to regret something
rejeter une faute XXXX qqun
to place the blame on someone
rejeter une faute sur qqun
to place the blame on someone
remercier XXXX
to thank for ____-ing
remercier de
to thank for _____-ing
remercier XXXX
to thank for
remercier pour
to thank for
se rendre compte XXXX
to realize
se rendre compte de
to realize
renoncer XXXX
to give up _____-ing
renoncer à
to give up _____-ing
rentrer XXXX
to go home
rentrer
to go home
répondre XXXX
to answer
répondre à
to answer
résister XXXX
to resist
résister à
to resist
ressembler XXXX
to resemble
ressembler à
to resemble
ressembler XXXX
to resemble due to
ressembler par
to resemble due to
rester XXXX la défensive
to stay on the defensive
rester sur la défensive
to stay on the defensive
rester XXXX ses gardes
to keep one’s guard up
rester sur ses gardes
to keep one’s guard
retourner XXXX (to return, go back)
retourner
to return, go back
réussir XXXX
to make a success of, to pull off
réussir
to make a success of, to pull off
réussir XXXX
to succeed in ____-ing
réussir à
to succeed in ____-ing
réussir XXXX l’examen
to pass the test
réussir à l’examen
to pass the test
revenir XXXX
to come back
revenir
to come back
revenir XXXX (un sujet) (to go back over (a topic)
revenir sur (un sujet) (to go back over (a topic))
rêver XXXX
to dream of _____-ing
rêver à / rêver de
to dream of ______-ing
rire XXXX
to laugh at
rire de
to laugh at
sauter XXXX une occasion
to jump at an opportunity
sauter sur une occasion
to jump at an opportunity
savoir XXXX
to know how
savoir
to know how
sembler XXXX
to seem
sembler
to seem
sentir XXXX
to feel, to smell
sentir
to feel, to smell (of)
serrer la main XXXX (qqun)
to shake hands with (someone
serrer la main à (qqun)
to shake hands with (someone)
serrer qqun XXXX sa poitrine/son coeur
to hug someone
serrer qqun contre sa poitrine/son coeur
to hug someone
servir XXXX
to serve to
servir à
to serve to
se servir XXXX
to make use of
se servir de
to make use of
signer XXXX (qqun) (to sign on behalf of someone)
signer pour (qqun) (to sign on behalf of someone)
soigner XXXX
to take care of
soigner
to take care of
songer XXXX
to dream / think
songer à
to dream / think
s’opposer XXXX
to oppose
s’opposer à
to oppose
sortir XXXX (la fenêtre) (to leave by (the window))
sortir par (la fenêtre) (to leave by (the window))
se soucier XXXX
to care about
se soucier de
to care about
souhaiter XXXX
to wish
souhaiter
to wish
se souvenir XXXX
to remember
se souvenir de
to remember
subir XXXX
to be subjected to
subir
to be subjected to
supplier XXXX
to be/beseech
supplier de
to be/beseech
survivre XXXX
to survive
survivre à
to survive
tâcher XXXX
to try to
tâcher de
to try to
tarder XXXX (to delay/be late in \_\_\_\_-ing)
tarder à
to delay/be late in _____-ing
téléphoner XXXX qqun
to call
téléphoner à qqun
(to call
téléphoner XXXX qqun de faire qqch
to call someone
téléphoner à qqun de faire qqch
to call someone
téléphoner XXXX (le problème)
to phone about (the problem
téléphoner pour (le problème)
to phone about (the problem
tenir XXXX
to hold someone to, to insist on ____-ing
tenir à
to hold someone to, to insist on _____-ing
tenir XXXX
to take after, resemble
tenir de
to take after, resemble
tirer XXXX
to shoot at
tirer sur
to shoot at
tourner XXXX (l'église, la droite) (to turn (toward the church, right)
tourner sur
to turn (toward the church, right
tourner XXXX (la droite) (to turn to (the right)
tourner vers (la droite) (to turn to (the right)
traduire XXXX (français) (to translate in French)
traduire en (francais) (to translate into (French)
traduire XXXX (le français) (to translate into French)
traduire vers (le français) (to translate into French)
transformer qqch (XXXX qqch) (to change something to something)
transformer qqch (en qqch) (to change something to something)
travailler XXXX
to work for
travailler pour
to work for
troquer qqch XXXX qqch
to swap something from something else
troquer qqch contre qqch
to swap something for something else
valoir XXXX
to be preferable
valoir mieux
to be preferable
se vendre XXXX (bouteilles)
to be sold in (bottles)
se vendre en (bouteilles)
to be sold in (bottles)
venir XXXX (dîner, aider) (to come (for dinner, to help)
venir
to come (for dinner, to help
venir XXXX
to happen to
venir à
to happen to
venir XXXX (to have just done something)
venir de (to have just done something)
venir XXXX (la côte) (to come along/by (the coast))
venir par (la côte) (to come along/by the coast)
vivre XXXX (la misère, la peur) (to live in (poverty, fear))
vivre dans (la misère, la peur) (to live in (poverty, fear))
voir XXXX
to see
voir
to see
voter XXXX
to vote against
voter contre
to vote against
voter XXXX
to vote for
voter pour
to vote for
vouloir XXXX
to want
vouloir
to want
voyager XXXX (train, taxi) (to travel by (train, taxi))
voyager en (train, taxi) (to travel by train, taxi)
