Phrasal Verbs Flashcards

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1
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Inviter qu’un à un rdv

A

to ask sb out

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Demander autour de soi

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to ask around

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ajouter, additionner, donner du sens à quelque chose

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to add up to sth

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Soutenir quelqu’un

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to back somebody up

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Exploser

A

to blow up

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Gonfler qqch

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to blow sth up

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Tomber en panne

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to break down

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Diviser, décomposer qqch

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to break something down

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(v)entrer par effraction, s’introduire,
commencer a faire qqch soudainement
Interrompre quelqu’un

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to break into

to break in

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Dompter qqchose ( un cheval)

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to Break sth in

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Période de rodage

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Break-in period

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Rompre une relation, briser, morceler ( en beaucoup de morceaux

  • rire ou pleurer, crier très fort
  • fermer une institution (école, université ) pour les vacances.
A

to break up sth or sb

* to break up

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démarrer qqchose de mal : “ un feu , une guerre, un conflit”
sortir d’une situation ou d’un endroit
Bouton : bourgeonner, éruption, se couvrir

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to break out

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Sortir , libérer d’une situation difficile (de prison)

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to break sb out or break out sb

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embellir un endroit

devenir plus heureux , plus joyeux

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to brighten up

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Rendre qqun triste

Renverser, faire tomber

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to bring sb down

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To raise something in conversation
To raise a child : educate ,

To throw up

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to bring sth up or sb up

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sortir ,

produire , faire ressortir

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to bring out

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s’entraîner , perfectionner ses connaissances

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to brush up

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boucler la ceinture de sécurité

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to buckle up

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tirer parti de qq chose

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to build on

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travailler à qqch et le rendre plus fort ou plus grand

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to build up

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23
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Rappeler qqun (téléphone)

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to call sb back

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24
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Annuler qqch

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to call sth off

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Faire appel à quelqu’un

Rendre visite à quelqu’un

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to call on sb

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Appeler qqun (téléphone)

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to call sb up

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27
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Se calmer

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to calm down

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Rattraper

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to catch up

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29
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S’enregister (hotel/aéroport)

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to check in

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30
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Quitter l’hôtel

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to check out

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Emprunter qqch (video, livre)
Regarder qqch avec attention(?)
A

to check sth out

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Réconforter, remonter le moral de qqun

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to cheer sb up

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participer, participer financièrement, mettre son grain de sel ,

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to chip in

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34
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mettre qqch en ordre

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to clean sth up

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35
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Trouver qqch par hasard,
Rencontrer qqun par hasard
Tomber sur qqchose ou qqun

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to come across sth or sb

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se séparer , désagréger, tomber en morceaux, se détacher

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to come apart

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37
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devenir malade avec qqch

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to come down with sth

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38
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être originaire de qqpart

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to come from swh

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39
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compter sur qqch

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to count on sth

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40
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rayer qqch

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to cross out sth

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41
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faire une croix sur quelque chose

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to cross sth out

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42
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réduire , faire des économie réduire la consommation de qqch

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to cut back on sth

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43
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Réduire ,

Couper ( un arbre )

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to cut down

Idem cut back ,

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44
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queue de poisson

couper la parole , interrompre

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to cut in

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45
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faire profiter de quelque chose

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to cut sb in for sth

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46
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couper qqch, interrompre ,

trancher

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to cut sth off

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Couper le contact , rompre les liens, couper la parole;

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to cut sb off

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retirer qqch,
découper
éliminer

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to cut sth out

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49
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Stopper un mauvais comportement

Injonction

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to Cut it out

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50
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Couper un chemin , prendre un raccourci

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To cut across

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51
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1 couper un un petit morceau dans quelque chose de grand : ex couper l’angle d’une page
2 couper quelque chose dans quelque chose de grand : ex couper un photo d’un magazine
3 couper un arbre ( le faire tomber
4 couper en plusieurs morceaux
5 couper en deux

A
1 cut off
2 cut out
3 cut down
4 cut up
5 cut
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52
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refaire

recommencer

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to do sth over

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53
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en finir avec

se débarrasser de qqch ou qqun

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to do away with sth or sb

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54
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retaper ,
rénover ,
boutonner , fermer un manteau

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to do sth up

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55
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s’habiller chic,
se mettre sur son 31
se déguiser

A

to dress up

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56
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arranger, embellir qqchose

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to dress sth up

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57
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revenir à

prendre du retard

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to drop back,

drop behind

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58
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déposer qqch

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to drop sth off

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59
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abandonner

abandon scolaire

A

to drop out

school drop-out

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60
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manger au restaurant

A

to eat out

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61
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se retrouver ,

finir par ,

A

to end up

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s’effondrer, tomber en morceaux, se délabrer

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to fall apart

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tomber, chuter

échouer

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to fall down

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64
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comprendre, résoudre qqch

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to figure sth out

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65
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completer qqch (formulaire…)
remplir
A

to fill sth in

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faire le plein (essence..)

remplir quelque chose

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to fill up

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67
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découvrir qqch

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to find sth out

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68
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faire comprendre, transmettre

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to get sth across

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69
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bien s’entendre
se débrouiller
progresser
filer , déguerpir ,

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to get along

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70
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percée, progrès, une avancé importante

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breakthrough

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71
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voyager, bourlinguer , rouler sa bosse

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to get about

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72
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se comporter comme si vous étiez plus important que les autres

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to get above

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73
Q

critiquer qqn

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to get after

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74
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faire des progrès

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to get ahead

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75
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bouger, se déplacer
contourner, éviter de faire
une information qui se diffuse
* être finalement capable de faire qqch

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to get around

*to get around to

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76
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être capable d’atteindre, de trouver , d’accéder

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to get at

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77
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s’enfuir, partir en vacances

(slang) j’y crois pas
* changer de sujet

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to get away
a nice “getaway” (noun), a nice vacation
*to get away from

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78
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faire qqch impunément

A

to get away with sth

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79
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retourner

reprendre

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to get back

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80
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récupérer quelque chose

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to get sth back

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81
Q

recommencer une relation avec qqn

A

to get back together

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82
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se venger de qqun

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to get back at sb

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83
Q

contacter qqn plus tard

A

to get back to

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84
Q

réintégrer, retrouver , revenir à qqch

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to get back into sth

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85
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aider , supporter , être derrière qu’un dans le sens d’un soutien

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to get behind sb

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86
Q

avoir juste assez d’argent pour vivre

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to get by

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87
Q

critiquer quelqu’un

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to get down on sb

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88
Q

monter dans un (vehicule)

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to get on sth

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89
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surmonter qqch (maladie, difficulté…
Se remettre , tourner la page
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to get over sth

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trouver le temps, l’occasion de faire qqch

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to get round to doing sth

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91
Q

réunion,
se rassembler
rencontre

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to get-together

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92
Q

se lever,se réveiller

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to get up

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93
Q

s’habiller de

A

to get sb up in sth

also nice “get up” (noun) means nice dress

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94
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trouver le courage de faire quelque chose

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to get sth up

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95
Q

arriver à la maison

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to get in

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96
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devenir plus impliqué dans qqch

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to get in on sth

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97
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devenir plus ami avec qqn

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to get in with

98
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S’engager dans quelque chose

A

to get on board

99
Q

dénoncer quelqu’un

A

give sb away

100
Q

céder , distribuer , faire un cadeau

révéler quelque chose , divulguer

A

to give sth away

101
Q

rendre qqch à qqn

A

to give sth back to sb

102
Q

Céder
Capituler
Succomber

A

to give in

to sth

103
Q

divulguer,

distribuer

A

to give out

104
Q

attribuer qqch

A

to give sth out

105
Q

renoncer à qqch

A

to give up sth

106
Q

1 - abandonner
2 - renoncer
3 - céder

A

1 - drop out
2 - give up
3 - give in

107
Q

S’attaquer à qqn

A

To go at

108
Q

s’attaquer quelqu’un

s’attaquer à quelque chose

A

to go at sb

to go at sth

109
Q

suivre qqun

A

to go after sb

110
Q

poursuivre qqch (un but, un rêve..)

A

to go after sth

111
Q

commencer
poursuivre
avancer , aller de l’avant

A

to go ahead

112
Q

retourner qqpart

A

to go back swh

113
Q

ne pas s’arrêter de parler

“saouler qqun” au sens figuré

A

To go on about

114
Q

aller à un rencard avec qqun

A

to go out with sb

115
Q

relire quelque chose , passer en revue

vérifier qqch

A

to go over sth

116
Q

(être reçu) bien se passer

A

to go over

117
Q

faire sans qqch

A

to go without sth

118
Q

en faire trop

A

to go over the top

119
Q

grandir séparés

A

to grow apart

120
Q

grandir à nouveau

A

to grow back

121
Q

grandir

A

to grow up

122
Q

être trop grand pour qqchose

se développer à partir de

A

to grow out of sth

123
Q

laisser pousser

A

to grow sth out

124
Q

devenir assez grand pour porter (un vêtement)
devenir (en grandissant)
s’adapter à quelque chose

A

to grow into sth

125
Q

Léguer qqchose

Transmettre qqch à qqun

A

to hand sth down to sb

126
Q

remettre (rendre)

A

to hand sth in

127
Q

remettre qqch (en y étant contraint)

A

to hand sth over

128
Q

S’accrocher (tenir bon)

A

to hang in

129
Q

se jouer,

être menacé, (incertain

A

to hang in the balance

130
Q

attendre impatiemment,
patienter un moment
rester en ligne (US)

A

to hang on

131
Q

trainer (passer du temps)

flâner

A

to hang out

132
Q

raccrocher (téléphone)
suspendre qqch
accrocher quelque chose

A

to hang up

133
Q

retenir qqn
taire , retarder
cacher

A

to hold sbd or sth back

134
Q

rester en ligne
patientez
ne pas quitter

A

to hold on

135
Q

retarder qqch

soutenir

A

to hold sth up

136
Q

tenir fermement

garder , conserver

A

to hold onto sth

137
Q

retenir qqun

soutenir qqchose

A

to hold sb up

to hold sth up

138
Q

continuer à faire qqch

A

to keep on doing sth

139
Q

ne pas dire qqch à qqun (secret)

A

to keep sth from sb

140
Q

continuer (maintenir) ,

A

to keep sth up

141
Q

Décevoir,

laisser tomber qqn/qqch

A

to let sb down

142
Q

laisser entrer qqun

A

to let sb in

143
Q

s’occuper de qqch

A

to look after sth

144
Q

mépriser qqn,
regarder de haut,
une vue dominante*

A

to look down on sb,

on sth*

145
Q

Admirer

A

To look up to sb

146
Q

chercher qqch

A

to look for sth

147
Q

attendre qqch avec impatience,

avoir hâte

A

to look forward to sth

148
Q

Analyser qqch,

Enquêter

A

to look into sth

149
Q

faire attention,

Regarder vers l’extérieur,

A

to look out

150
Q

Contrôler,

Examiner,

A

to look sth over

151
Q

Lever les yeux,
Chercher une information
faire signe ,
aller mieux , s’améliorer

A

to look up

to look sth /sb up

152
Q

admirer

A

to look up to sb

153
Q

Rattraper qqchose

A

to make sth up

154
Q

se réconcilier

A

to make up

155
Q

maquiller qqun

A

to make sb up

to apply make up or put on make-up (se maquiller)

156
Q

mélanger

confondre plusieurs choses

A

to mix sth up

157
Q

mourir

A

to pass away

158
Q

s’évanouir

distribuer

A

to pass out

to pass something out

159
Q

laisser passer (une chance , une occasion)

A

to pass sth up

160
Q

rembourser qqun

se venger

A

to pay sb back

161
Q

ramasser (quelque chose qui est tombé)

A

to pick-up

162
Q

être puni pour qqch

A

to pay for sth

163
Q

choisir qqch

A

to pick sth out

164
Q

indiquer qqch avec le doigt

A

to point sth out

165
Q

humilier qqun

A

to put sb down

166
Q

différer qqch dans le temps

A

to put sth off

167
Q

assembler qqch

A

to put sth together

168
Q

dresser, lever

A

to put up

169
Q

Déposer

A

to put down

170
Q

tolérer qqch

A

to put up with sth

171
Q

mettre un vêtement

simuler

A

to put on

172
Q

percuter

rencontrer qqun par hasard

A

to run into sb

173
Q

écraser

A

to run over sth

174
Q

expliquer ou lire rapidement

A

to run through sth

175
Q

s’enfuir

A

to run away

176
Q

manquer de qqch, être à court de

sortir en courant

A

to run out of sth

177
Q

renvoyer qqch to

A

to send sth back

178
Q

organiser, mettre en place qqch

A

to set sth up

179
Q

piéger qqun

A

to set sb up

180
Q

comparer les prix

A

to shop around

181
Q

s’en tenir à qqch, respecter qqchose

A

to stick to sth

182
Q

crâner

A

to show off

183
Q

régler (un problème)
organiser (un voyage)
arranger , mettre en ordre

A

to sort sth out

184
Q

Sortir de ( la dépression)

A

to Snap out

185
Q

se laisser distancier

A

to stand behind

186
Q

Dire ce qu’on pense

A

To speak up

187
Q

éteindre qqch

A

to switch sth off

188
Q

allumer qqch

A

to switch sth on

189
Q

ressembler à qqun

A

to take after sb

190
Q

démonter qqch

A

to take sth apart

191
Q

retirer(des paroles)

récupérer qqch (article)

A

to take sth back

192
Q

décoller

retirer (des vêtements)

A

to take off

193
Q

enveler qqch

A

to take sth off

194
Q

déchirer (une lettre)

A

to tear sth up

195
Q

se rappeler (essayer de se rappeler

A

to think back

196
Q

bien réfléchir

A

to think sth over

197
Q

jeter qqch

A

to throw sth away

198
Q

rejeter , refuser

diminuer (le volume du son)

A

to turn sth down

199
Q

augmenter (le volume volume du son)

A

to turn sth up

200
Q

refaire surface , réapparaitre , arriver

A

to turn up

201
Q

essayer qqch (un vêtement)

A

to try sth on

202
Q

essayer

A

to try sth out

203
Q

finir qqch (tout utiliser)

A

to use sth up

204
Q

se réveiller

A

to wake up

205
Q

monter la température de qqch, réchauffer

A

to warm sth up

206
Q

qqchose qui déprime

A

to get down

207
Q

Bricoler , concocter

A

to Knock together

208
Q

Retarder quelqu’un

Descendre ( de l’alcool ) Argo

A

To knock sb back

To knock back something

209
Q

se remettre de qqchose

A

to get over

210
Q

devenir malade avec une maladie particulière

A

to go down with

211
Q

rendre une chose plus excitante , amusante

A

to juice up

212
Q

exclure qqn ou qqchose

A

to leave out

213
Q

s’étendre sur une surface plate , habituellement pour se reposer

A

to lie down

214
Q

s’échapper avec qqchose de volé

A

to make off

215
Q

trouver des choses qui vont ensemble ou qui s’assemble d’une certaine façon

A

to match up

216
Q

atteindre la limite maximum de qqchose (ex : la limite d’une carte de crédit

A

to max out (to max out a credit card)

217
Q

perdre son temps

A

to mess around

218
Q

être impliqué dans quelque chose d’illégal

A

to mixed up in

219
Q

essayer de prendre le contrôle de quelque chose que quelqu’un d’autre contrôle déjà

A

to move in on

220
Q

observer pour récolter des informations

A

to nose around

221
Q

manger beaucoup de nourriture

A

to pack away

222
Q

se faire passer devant dans le travail ( par ex par qqn de plus jeune ou moins expérimenté

A

to pass over

223
Q

essayer d’obtenir l’attention ou l’amour de qqn

A

to run after

224
Q

commencer à faire qqchose

A

to set about

225
Q

inspirer dans les poumons

A

to breathe in

226
Q

expirer des poumons

A

to breathe out

227
Q

Effect, cause to happen

Bring about a result

“the gouvernement has decided to go to war in this part of the world , but all the major économists are warning that this war will bring about the destruction of our country economically “

Bring about = to turn around for a ship

A

to bring about

228
Q

ramener qqchose

ramener les souvenirs

A

to bring back

to bring memories back

229
Q

présenter qqchose, l’avancer par rapport à ce qui était planifié

A

to bring forward sth

230
Q

to succeed in doing something difficult

A

to bring off

231
Q

déclencher , provoquer

A

to bring on

232
Q

Attend to

A

Soigner , prendre en charge qqn médicalement

233
Q

Les infirmières ont essayé de soigner en premier les soldats aux blessures les plus grave

A

The nurse tried to attend to the worst injured soldiers first

234
Q

To get a hold of sb

A

Ne pas pouvoir contacter

Qq

235
Q

To get a hold of myself

A

Se calmer

236
Q

Get the hang of something

A

S’entrainer Pour s’habituer à quelque chose :

237
Q

carry-on

A

To continue doing something

238
Q

to challenge , to be ready to fight (idioms)

A

bring it on

239
Q

to try to revive someone
try to remember , think about it
to expose something “ journalist attempt to……..secret to light”
to dominate

A

bring to
bring to mind
bring to light
bring someone to his knees

240
Q

create a problem between to person or two thing

A

get between

241
Q

to move in the direction of

A

make for

242
Q

after the show , we….. the nearest restaurant (move in the direction of

A

after the show, we made for the nearest restaurant