Phrasal verbs 3 (traduction in french)

Question 1

se maquiller

Answer 1

To make up - C’est aussiun nom : the make-up, le maquillage.

Question 2

décéder

Answer 2

To pass away –My Grandmother passed away last night. (A ne pas confondreavec pass out qui signifie “s’évanouir”).

Question 3

faire passer

Answer 3

To pass on –He passed on the message to me.

Question 4

passer par un endroit / passer à travers

Answer 4

To pass through –We passed through Oxford on our way to London.

Question 5

ranger

Answer 5

To put away –Can you please put away the plates? (plates = assiettes).

Question 6

remettre à sa place

Answer 6

To put back –When you have finished with the phone, can you put it back?

Question 7

passer quelqu’un (au téléphone)

Answer 7

To put through –Hello, can I speak to Mr Turner please?– Wait a second, and I will put you through.

Question 8

reporter

Answer 8

To put off –It was raining so the match was put off.

Question 9

mettre (un habit)

Answer 9

To put on –It’s cold, so I’ll put on my jacket.

Question 10

augmenter ; endurer, supporter

Answer 10

To put up (put up with) –The government has put up taxes again…I won’t put up withit anymore = Le gouvernement a encore augmenté les impôts,je ne vais plus le supporter.

Question 11

renvoyer

Answer 11

To send back –I sent back the coffee machine because it didn’t work = J’airenvoyé la machine à café parce qu’elle ne marchait pas.

Question 12

faire venir, appeler

Answer 12

To send for –I sent for a technician because the computer crashed.

Question 13

expulser, renvoyer ; envoyer

Answer 13

To send off –The referee sent the player off for dangerous play = l’arbitrea renvoyé le joueur pour jeu dangereux.

Question 14

émettre, ou envoyer (en grand nombre en général)

Answer 14

To send out –Jane sent out all the invitations yesterday.

Question 15

emporter

Answer 15

To take away –Hello, can I have a coffee to take away please?

Question 16

décoller

Answer 16

To take off –The plane took off from London.

Question 17

sortir

Answer 17

To take out -Can you take out your books please?

Question 18

reprendre ; s’emparer de ; prendre la suite

Answer 18

To take over –Leave this task to me, I’ll take over from here = laissez moi cettetâche, je vais prendre le relais à partir de là.

Question 19

examiner, bien réfléchir

Answer 19

To think over –I have thought it over, and I have come to the decision thatit’s not a good idea. = J’y ai bien réfléchi, et je suis venuà la conclusion que ce n’est pas une bonne idée.

Question 20

trouver, inventer (souvent quand il s’agit d’un mensonge)

Answer 20

To think up –He thought up a good excuse not to go to work = Il a trouvéune bonne excuse pour ne pas aller au travail.

Question 21

essayer (des habits)

Answer 21

To try on –I want to try on these jeans.

Question 22

tout finir ; épuiser

Answer 22

To use up –Don’t use up all the potatoes.

Question 23

vouloir sortir ; quitter une relation ; ou laisser tomber

Answer 23

To want out (familier) –I want out, I’m not happy.

Question 24

dépenser les excès, les calories etc.

Answer 24

To work off –She goes running to work off her excess energy.

Question 25

travailler sur (un projet, une tâche etc.)

Answer 25

To work on –I’ve been working on this project for two months.

Question 26

faire l’exercice ; de la musculation

Answer 26

To work out –I go to the gym three times a week to work out.