Phrasal verbs 2 (traduction in french)

Question 1

se gâter, pourrir

Answer 1

To go off –This carrot has gone off.

Question 2

continuer

Answer 2

To go on –I like this story, please go on, I want to know what happens.

Question 3

se garder de, ne pas faire

Answer 3

To keep from -Please, can you keep from smoking here, this is a non-smokingarea = S’il vous plaît, pouvez-vous ne pas fumer ici, c’est unespace non-fumeur.

Question 4

garder dans…

Answer 4

To keep in –The lions are kept in cages = Les lions sont gardés dans des cages.

Question 5

suivre ; continuer

Answer 5

To keep up –Well done! Keep up the good work! = C’est bien ! Continue le bontravail !

Question 6

Laisser allumé, branché ; ou laisser sur

Answer 6

To leave on –Please leave the telly on.

Question 7

tenir à l’écart

Answer 7

To leave out ; oublier –Don’t leave out Philip, he will be upset.

Question 8

décevoir ; abandonner

Answer 8

To let down –You’ve really let me down =tu m’as vraiment déçu(e).

Question 9

ne pas punir

Answer 9

To let off –My boss let me off with a warning = mon chef m’a laissé avecun avertissement.

Question 10

laisser fuiter une information, un secret

Answer 10

To let on –He let on that the company had lost money.

Question 11

laisser sortir, faire sortir

Answer 11

To let out –She let the dog out = elle a sorti le chien.

Question 12

s’occuper de, prendre soin de…

Answer 12

To look after –She looks after the children = elle s’occuper des enfants.

Question 13

regarder (quelque chose)

Answer 13

To look at –He’s looking at the stars = Il regarde les étoiles.

Question 14

prendre quelqu’un de haut, mépriser

Answer 14

To look down on –My father looks down on me = mon père me méprise, me dédaigne.

Question 15

admirer, respecter

Answer 15

To look up to –I look up to my father = J’admire mon père.

Question 16

faire attention, se méfier

Answer 16

To look out –Look out! There’s a car coming!

Question 17

inspecter ; regarder autour de soi

Answer 17

To look round (ou look around) –We’re going to look round a flat tomorrow =
Nous allonsinspecter/visiter un appartement demain.

Question 18

chercher

Answer 18

To look up –I don’t know the meaning of this word…I will look it up in thedictionary = Je ne connais pas le sens de ce mot…Je vais lechercher dans le dictionnaire.

Question 19

filer, se sauver

Answer 19

To make off –The burglar made off with the telly.

Question 20

rattraper / se réconcilier

Answer 20

To make up –John and Sarah had an argument. But last night, they made up.