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1
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The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences.

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Sévir

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The problem was brought to my attention and I dealt with it.

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Type 3 :

  • to take the necessary action
  • to clean or tidy a room
  • to talk to / discuss with someone
  • to be about / talk about
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I came across an interesting article in the newspaper today.

I don’t know Emily very well, but she comes across as an intelligent girl.

The President’s message came across very clearly in his speech.

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Type 3 :
* to find something you weren’t looking for

Type 1 :

  • to give an impression (of your character)
  • to be easily noticed / be clear (when we are talking about an idea expressed in writing / art / film / poetry)
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4
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I ran into my cousin yesterday at the market.

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Type 3 :

* to find someone you weren’t looking for

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If you can’t get on with your boss, it might be better to quit.

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Type 1 + 4 :

  • to have a friendly relationship with someone
  • to spend a lot of time with someone

Type 1 : Julie and John get on.
Type 4 : I get on well with Lucy.

Well, really well, very well can go after “on” or after the object

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to look after

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Type 3 :

  • to be responsible for
  • to take care of
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to pick up

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Type 2 :

  • to collect / go somewhere to get someone or something
  • to drive someone somewhere in your car
  • to lift, raise up using your hands
  • to learn informally, without really studying, but by using the language / computer…
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to put on

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Type 2 :
* the action of covering your body with clothes / cosmetics etc
= to turn on

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to take off

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Type 2 :
* to clean a piece of clothing / accessory
* to remove a piece of clothing / accessories / make up
Type 1 :
* to leave the ground

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The detective looked into the murder. We have received your complaint, and we will look into it.

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Type 3 :

  • to try to find a criminal
  • to investigate / check all the facts about something
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I wish you’d turn down that music !

The bank turned down my application for a loan.

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Type 2 :

  • to make the sound quieter
  • to refuse an offer
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We turned the TV up to drown the noise of our neighbours arguing.

I didn’t expect him to turn up at my party as he wasn’t invited.

I often lose my keys but they usually turn up somewhere in the kitchen

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Type 2 :
* to make the sound louder

=> remonter, révéler, se présenter, relever, arriver, venir…

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to look forward to + object

to look forward to + ing

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Type 4:

  • to be excited and happy about something that will happen in the future
  • to have a plan to do something
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Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband’s accident.

The car broke down on the way home.

The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits.

The police broke down the door when they raided the house.

Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion.

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➡️ Type 3 :
✅️ éclater en sanglots
✅️ tomber en panne
✅️ échouer
✅️ démolir
✅️ se détériorer
✅️ décomposer, se décomposer (+ into)

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I will not put up with your whining any more. Go to bed this minute!

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To tolerate

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As a classical composer he looks down on pop music, which he feels inferior.

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Dénigrer

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17
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To speak up

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To speak in a louder voice

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18
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To throw away

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To get rid of something you don’t need any more

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19
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To work out

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Réussir, trouver, résoudre…

Faire du sport, faire de l’exercice

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To watch out for

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To be attentive to probable risk

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21
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To call in

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Faire venir, faire appel à

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22
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To sign up

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S’inscrire

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23
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England will take on Croatia in the World Cup final.

He took on management in an attempt to improve conditions for the workers.

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Affronter

S’en prendre à

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24
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He dropped out of school before completing his degree.

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Abandonner

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25
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To work on

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Travailler sur…

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26
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To carry on

To keep on

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Continuer

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27
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The house and all its belongings were passed on to her.

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Transmettre à

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28
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To focus on

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Se concentrer sur

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29
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Rita still keeps her gardening up even though she’s in her eighties.

He walked so fast that I could barely keep up.

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Continuer

Suivre

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30
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To rely on

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Compter sur

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31
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You can always lean on me.

Don’t lean on the railing of this balcony, it isn’t secure !

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S’appuyer sur

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32
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To dress up

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Se déguiser

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33
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To bright up

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Eclaicir

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34
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The scouts put up their tent as soon as they arrived at the campsite.

I need to put up some new shelves in the kitchen.

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Monter

Installer

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35
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To aim for

To aim at

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Avoir pour but

Viser à

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36
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The forecast is good, but it is too soon to say how it will turn out.

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Se terminer en, tourner en…

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37
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She blew up when I told her about the car.

They blew up the enemy’s ammunition dump.

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Exploser, s’énerver

Faire sauter

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38
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To go on for days on end

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Pour continuer des jours entiers

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39
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The government must tear down several houses to build the highway.

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Démolir

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40
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We will hold the meeting in the conference room on the 15th of december.

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Se tenir le, avoir lieu + date

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41
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He’s so clumsy that he fell over his own feet.

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Chuter

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42
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His new novel comes out this autumn.

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Sortir, paraître, être publié…

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43
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Let’s start out by introducing ourselves.

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Démarrer, commencer

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44
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To break into

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Faire irruption

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45
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In 2007, the British government brought in a ban on smoking in all enclosed public spaces.

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Introduire

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46
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The couple adopted the child and brought him up.

It is not a good idea to bring up politics with my family.

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Elever un enfant

Evoquer

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47
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The squash ball hit the wall and bounced off.

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Rebondir

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48
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To be fond of

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Adorer

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49
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To find out

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Découvrir

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50
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Don’t say you don’t like it if you haven’t even tried it out.

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Expérimenter, essayer

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51
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Take over the meeting for me, I’ll be back in a moment.

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Prendre en charge

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52
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To hold on

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Tenir le coup

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53
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I’m not sure if it will work but I’ll go along with your idea anyway.

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Accepter, faire avec…

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54
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I toned down the photos because they were too bright.

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Adoucir

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55
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To sort out a problem

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Résoudre un problème

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56
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To work out what to do

To figure out what to do

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Savoir quoi faire

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57
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To come in useful for

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Etre utile pour

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58
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To come along slowly

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Avancer lentement

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59
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Has our relationship really come to this : shouting at one another in the street?

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En arriver à

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60
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To come up with an idea

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Trouver une idée

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61
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Don’t worry if you can’t swim; the water will only come up to your knees.

I’m afraid a problem has come up, so I won’t be at the meeting this afternoon.

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Atteindre

Se passer, arriver, se produire

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62
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To come by

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Passer chez quelqu’un, visiter…

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63
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She came into a lot of money

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Hériter

64
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To come down with a cold

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Attraper un rhume

65
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To draw up (assets and liabilities)

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Etablir 1 bilan financier (actif et passif)

66
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He lives up to his reputation

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Etre à la hauteur de

67
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To be fed up with

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En avoir marre de

68
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The meat wasn’t good ; I made up for it with dessert.

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Se rattraper

69
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If I don’t understand a word, I look it up in the dictionary.

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Chercher dans le dictionnaire

70
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I’ve nearly paid off my mortgage.

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Rembourser un prêt

71
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To pay back

To repay

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Rembourser quelqu’un

72
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To clean up

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Faire le ménage

73
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Frank left his wallet and had to go back home to get it.

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Revenir à la maison

74
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I’m tired, I can’t wait to get back home

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Rentrer à la maison

75
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I am going to fill out/in an application for the job.

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Compléter

76
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I’m filling in for my boss at the board meeting next week.

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Remplacer

77
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Don’t let that criminal get away with murder !

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S’en sortir

78
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His song writing ability makes up for his mediocre voice.

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Compenser

79
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I really need a job so I’ll take you up on your offer !

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Accepter

80
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I didn’t think they’d actually go through with it in the end.

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Aller jusqu’au bout, passer à l’acte

81
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John has always wanted to be a teenager all his life, he can’t face up to the fact that he’s an adult now.

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Accepter

82
Q

I have done away with paper memos in my office.

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Arrêter d’utiliser, abolir…

83
Q

Many young people look up to sports figures.

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Respecter

84
Q

Put out that fire before it spreads !

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Eteindre
Sortir

85
Q

Needless to say he made it all up

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Inventer

86
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I was allowed to sit in on the meetings, but with neither voice nor vote.

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Assister à une réunion de manière inactive

87
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Get down or he’ll see you !

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Se cacher en se baissant

88
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The older couple had learned to get by on their small retirement income.

Between taxes and the high cost of living I make barely enough to get by.

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Se débrouiller

S’en sortir, faire face

89
Q

The teacher gives out the notes to the students.

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Distribuer

90
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To hook up with

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Se mettre avec quelq’un

91
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To move on to

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Passer à, aller à l’avant

92
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To narrow down

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Réduire à, affiner

93
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To open up to

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S’ouvrir à

94
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They pulled down the old movie theater to make way for new houses.

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Démolir

95
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It is too late to pull out once you have signed the contract.

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Se retirer de, sortir

96
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To rise up

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S’élever

97
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To run out of

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Etre à court de

98
Q

The heel of my right shoe wears down more than the left one.

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S’user

99
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Seedlings spring up at the beginning of the growing season.

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Pousser, se soulever

100
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Stop interrupting me, settle down, and I’ll continue with my explanation.

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Se calmer, s’apaiser

Se poser, se stabiliser

101
Q

When they requested volunteers I came forward since I had nothing better to do.

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Aller de l’avant
Se porter volontaire

102
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To sum it up

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Pour résumer

103
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To take out a contract, insurance against

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Souscrire un contrat, s’assurer contre

104
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The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to break out.

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Eclater

105
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The town’s annual picnic was called off due to rain.

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Annuler

106
Q

I need to carry out daily tests on my samples.

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Exécuter

107
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To cut down

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Réduire

108
Q

To move in
🚫
To move out

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Emménager
🚫
Déménager

109
Q

I’m busy this afternoon; can we put our meeting off until tomorrow?

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Remettre à plus tard, repousser

110
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Steve eventually came round to my opinion.

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Se faire à l’idée

111
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If you can’t sleep turn over onto your other side and try again.

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Tourner, se retourner

112
Q

The students handed in their assignments to the teacher.

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Remettre

113
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Place du pronom avec les phrasal verbs

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Si l’objet du phrasal verb est le pronom, il se place obligatoirement entre le verbe et sa particule

=> We dropped him off = nous l’avons déposé

114
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To check in/out

To check up

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S’enregistrer, quitter l’hôtel

Vérifier

115
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To try on

To try out

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Essayer

Expérimenter

116
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I drop my husband off at work every morning.

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Abandonner

Déposer

117
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To stand in for

To stand up for

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Faire face à

Se lever pour

118
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To ring back

To ring up

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Rappeler

Passer un coup de fil

119
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To take down

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Démonter
Démolir
Noter
Remettre à sa place

120
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To hold back

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Retenir, réprimer, contenir

121
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To eat up

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Vider son assiette, bouffer

122
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To point out

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Signaler, faire remarquer, indiquer

123
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To look through

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Parcourir un document

124
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To be bound for

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Partir à destination de

125
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To go on a safari

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Partir en safari

126
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To make out a check

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Libeller un chèque

127
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To be into

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Etre fan de

128
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To feel like doing

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Avoir envie de faire

129
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I’m up for that !

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Je suis partante !

130
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To get on with

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S’occuper de

131
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To sock away money

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Mettre de côté

132
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To chill out

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Se détendre, se relaxer

133
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To meet up

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Passer du temps ensemble

134
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To check into a hotel

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Descendre dans un hôtel

135
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To stay in

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Rester à la maison

136
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To stay up

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Rester debout

137
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To set off on a journey

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Partir en voyage

138
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To stir up memories

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Susciter, provoquer, faire remonter des souvenirs

139
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To keep at

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Persévérer

140
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To turn into

The problem turned into an opportunity

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Devenir, se transformer en…

141
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To mug up on

I need to mug up on my grammar before I speak to the teacher

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Potasser

142
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To run up

She ran a huge phone bill up

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Accumuler, faire grimper une facture…

143
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She skirted around the idea of a raise

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Contourner un sujet

144
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To stem from

The high rents stem from a lack of housing

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Découler de

145
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To pore over

She pored over the documents

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Examiner, lire attentivement

146
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To get around to

I really must get around to fixing that chair

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Trouver le temps de faire

147
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He buys flats and does them up

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Retaper

148
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To head for

Head for the station and you’ll find the coffee shop on the way

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Se diriger vers

149
Q

I’ve already maxed out my hours

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J’ai déjà atteint mon maximum d’heures
Plafonner

150
Q

The stewart will hand out the landing cards

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Le stewart distribuera les cartes de débarquement

151
Q

I have to fill up the gas tank of my car

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Je dois remplir le réservoir d’essence de ma voiture

152
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The airline has promised to make up for overbooking the flight

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La compagnie aérienne a promis de compenser/se faire pardonner/se rattraper pour la surréservation du vol

153
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The government decided to shut down the budget

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Le gouvernement a décidé de fermer le budget

154
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We felt we were never going to move ahead

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Nous sentions que nous n’allions jamais avancer

155
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I wrote up a very detailed report about my trip to India

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J’ai rédigé un rapport très détaillé sur mon voyage en Inde

156
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You should write the phone number down before you forget it

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Tu devrais écrire/noter le numéro de téléphone avant de l’oublier

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