Mots français à connaitre Flashcards
éviter de
to avoid doing sth
éviter que
to prevent sth from happening
empêcher que
to prevent sb from doing sth
faire que
to result in sth happening
laisser faire qq ch
to let sb do sth / to let sth happen
permettre qq ch
to make sth possible / to allow sth
permettre à qq’un de
to let sb do sth/ to allow sb to do sth/ to enable sb to do sth
obliger qq’un à
to make sb do sth/ to force sb to do sth
interdire à qq’un de
to forbid sb to do sth/ to ban sb from doing sth
interdire qqch
to prohibit sth/ to ban sth
faire attention à qqch
to be careful about sty/ to pay attention to sth/ to be aware of sth
faire attention à faire qq ch
to be careful to do sth
favoriser qq ch
to give priority to sth/ to contribute to (doing) sth
faciliter qq ch
to make sth easier
compliquer qq ch
to make more difficult sth
risquer de
to risk doing sth
proposer qq ch
to suggest sth/ to advocate sth
évoluer
to evolve/ to change/ to make progress/ to get better/ to improve
progresser
to make progress
réaliser qqch (mener à bien)
to do sth/ to achieve sth
effectuer
to do/ to carry out
réussir (tout court)
to succeed/ to be successful
réussir à
to succeed in doing sth/ to manage to do sth
être habitué à
to be used to sth/ to be used to doing sth
avoir l’habitude de
to do sth often/ regularly
penser à/ envisager de
to think of/ about doing sth/ to consider doing sth
soulever un problème
to raise an issue
créer un problème
to cause a problem
pour avoir fait (cause)
for doing sth
pour que
so that + modal
(pour) ne pas
so as not to
(une) volonté de
a desire to do sth
(une) manière de
a way of + ing
un moyen de
a means to do sth/ a means of transportation
une besoin de
a need for
avoir besoin de
to need sth
une raison de
a reason for
être responsable de
to be responsible for sth
le responsable (qui gère)
the person in charge
être confronté à
to be faced with a problem
faire face
to face sth
avoir peur de
to be afraid of/ to fear sth/ to be scared by
travail
work
un travail, emploi
a job
une entreprise
a company
la population
people
une association
an organisation
la société
society (pas the)
l’économie (science)
economics
l’économie (réalité)
the economy
économique
economic
la chance
to be lucky/ to have opportunities for/ to be likely to
niveau de vie
living standards / standard of living
mode de vie
life-style
pouvoir d’achat
purchasing power
revenu
income
salaire
wage/ salary
aide (humanitaire)
aid (tis singulier)
aide (sociale/ alloc)
benefits
aide (subvention)
a subsidy
de l’aide (général)
to receive help
produire
to produce
consommer
to consume
consommation
consumption / the consumer society
polluer
to pollute (polluted, polluting, pollution)
prix
price (to pay) / prize (to win)
payer qq ch
to pay for sth
préciser qq ch
to clarify (one’s view)
préciser que
to add that
effectuer
to carry out a job / a task / a mission
mener à bien
to achieve a project / a goal
établir (mettre en place)
to put sth in place / to set up sth
mettre en oeuvre, en application
to implement (a policy) / to put into practice
définir
to define, to specify
tracer les grandes lignes
to outline
avoir pour but de
to aim at doing sth
faire faire qq ch à qq’un
to make sb do sth / to have sb do sth
faire faire qq ch
to have sth done
tenir compte de
to take sth into account
augmenter
to rise / increase
croître
to grow
faire augmenter
to raise
diminuer
to decrease/ to fall/ to drop
faire diminuer
to bring down/ to reduce
renforcer
to strengthen/ to make stronger/ to reinforce
se renforcer
to grow stronger
affaiblir
to weaken
faiblir
to grow weaker
soutenir
to support sb/ to back sb/ to sponsor
résister
to resist sth
se rendre, renoncer
to surrender/ to give in (to sth)
battre
to beat/ to defeat
se battre contre
to fight against / to struggler
parvenir
to manage to do sth
échouer
to fail do sth (a failure)
(s’)élargir
to widen/ to broaden
rétrécir
to shrink
(s’)étendre
to spread/ to expand
stagner
to stagnate
subir
to be the victim of/ to undergo/ to go through/ to be submitted to/ to endure sth
imposer à
impose sth to sb/ to compel sb to do sth
échapper à
to get away from/ to escape from
bénéficier de
to benefit from
bénéficier à
to benefit sb
pousser qq’un à
to urge sb to do sth/ to encourage sb to do sth
dissuader
to dissuade sb from doing sth/ to discourage sb from/ to deter sb from
provoquer/ causer
to cause sth to happen/ to lead to sth happening/ to result in sth happening/ to bring about sth/ to give rise to a phenomenon
être causé par
to be the result of/ to result from
continuer à
to go on doing sth
continuer qq ch
to proceed with sth/ to go on with sth
mettre un terme à
to bring sth to an end, to a close
désapprouver
to disapprove of sb doing sth/ to criticize sb for doing sth/ to blame sb for doing sth/ to be critical of sb for doing sth/ to disagree with sb doing sth
respecter
to respect
faire respecter
to have .. respected
bafouer
to deny / to scorn
mépriser
to scorn/ to despise
supprimer
to eliminate/ to eradicate/ to put an end to/ to do away with
apporter (sens figuré)
to bring about
avoir du mal, des difficultés
to have difficulty doing sth/ to fin it hard to do sth
dépendre de
to depend on
dans un premier temps/ Deuxième temps
First/ Firstly/ Secondly
ensuite
then
donc
so/ therefore
finalement
lastly/ finally (pour conclure)
de la même manière
similarly/ in the same way
contrairement à
unlike
contraire à
contrary to
tandis que/ alors que
while
pendant + qté de tps
for
pendant + date, période
during
actuellement
now / currently
nécessairement
necessarily
éventuellement
possibly
à certains égards
to a certain extent
assez (suffisamment)
enough
assez (plutôt)
rather
tout à fait / complètement
quite
toujours (encore)
still
toujours (de tous tps)
always
déjà
already
pas encore
not…yet
rentable/ bénéfique
profitable ≠ unprofitable
performant/ efficace
efficient ≠ inefficient
réaliste / raisonnable
realistic / sensible ≠ unrealistic/ insensible
sensible ≠ dur
sensitive ≠ unsensitive (harsh, unfeeling)
utopique
unrealistic
souhaitable
desirable ≠ undesirable
scandaleux, choquant, anormal
unacceptable, outrageous
important
big, large, vast
en voie de dvpt
developing
semblable à ≠ différent de
similar to ≠ different from
inégal
unequal
inégalités
inequalities
injuste
unfair
Intervenir
Step in
le mépris
to show contempt for
(se) rétracter
to tighten
