Noun-preposition And Verb-preposition Flashcards
Appointment
Appointement with
I have an appointment with the doctor
argument
argument with
Sam had an argument with his sister.
argument about
Mum and I had an argument about homework.
contact
… pas de contacts avec…
contact with
They don’t have much contact with their father.
difficulty
difficulty with
Joe is having difficulty with his homework.
matter
Preposition
Quel est le problème avec
C’est une affaire /problème pour
En réalité
En quelques minutes/heures
matter with
What’s the matter with Derek these days? He’s acting so strangely.
Warning:
We don’t say the matter is …, we say the problem is …
Matter as a countable noun
We can use matter as a countable noun to mean ‘question, problem or issue’:
This is a matter for the police. We cannot deal with it ourselves.
As a matter of fact
We can use the expression as a matter of fact to emphasise that something is different from what has been said before, or from what people think or expect:
A: I don’t think you like Hilary, do you?
B: No, that’s just not true. As a matter of fact, I’m very fond of her. It’s just that she irritates me sometimes.
In a matter of + time expression
We can use the expression in a matter of with a time expression to refer to something that happens very quickly, or which can be done very quickly:
It used to take an hour to get to the airport, but now with the new metro line you can get there in a matter of minutes.
relationship
relationship with
We have a good relationship with our father.
trouble
trouble with
Gary is in trouble with the teacher.
cure
cure for
cure for Sadly, there is no cure for this disease.
demand
Les demandes pour…
demand for
The demand for oil has increased significantly.
need
Preposition
need for
There really is no need for these precautions.
recipe
Preposition
recipe for
You really must give me the recipe for this cake.
respect
Préposition
respect for
I have little respect for our new manager.
room
Preposition
room for
We have room for one more person in the car.
use
Utilisé pour
use for
I have no use for a bicycle. (I don’t need…)
belief
belief in
His belief in the kindness of others is admirable.
change
change in (plan, climate, schedule…)
They re concerned by the change in his behaviour.
Change of heart = changer d’avis
I don’t know what has brought about his change of heart, but Reza now says he’d love to come to France with me.
Change of mind = changer d’idée
She’s had a change of mind and now says she won’t marry me.
change [sth] for [sth] = changer pour
Don’t forget to change your winter clothes for lightweight ones before you depart.
decrease
Prepositions
decrease in
There was a decrease in the number of students.
increase
increase in
There has been a sharp increase in house prices.
interest
interest in
He has always shown an interest in sailing.
rise
Il y a une hausse dans les prix de l’immobilier
rise in
There has been a rise in house prices.
success
Le succès dans…
success in
Were happy about Tom’s success in his exams.
Belong
Belong to somebody
She belongs to a book club
Get married
Get married to sb
He got married to his high school
Listen
Listen to sb
I always listen to music on my way to work.