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Phrasal verbs Flashcards

Most used phrasal verbs

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To call back =

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rappeler – I’ll call back this afternoon.

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To call for =

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demander; appeler à – The President called for peace.

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To call off =

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annuler – The game was called off because it was raining.

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To come back =

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revenir – I came back from football at 6 o’clock.

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To come in =

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entrer – Hey, why don’t you come in?

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To come out =

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sortir de – I came out of the cinema at 10 o’clock.

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To come over

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passer, faire un saut (chez quelqu’un) – Hey, why don’t you come over tomorrow night?

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To come up with =

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trouver, inventer, imaginer – I came up with a great idea.

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To fall apart =

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se désagréger, tomber en morceaux – This old building is really falling apart = Ce vieux bâtiment est vraiment en train de tomber en morceaux/en ruines.

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To fall behind =

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prendre du retard – I fell behind because I missed two weeks of school.

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To fall for =

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craquer pour / ou : se faire avoir – He fell for the girl who works in the kiosk = Il a craqué pour la fille qui travaille au kiosque.

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To fall in =

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tomber dans… – While I was fishing, I fell in the lake = pendant que je pêchais, je suis tombé dans le lac.

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To fall out =

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se brouiller, se disputer – We fell out, but then we realised it was stupid = nous nous sommes disputés, mais ensuite nous avons réalisé que c’était stupide.

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To find out =

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apprendre ; découvrir – I haven’t seen my cousin for a long time. I found out yesterdayshe’s just had a baby.

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To give back =

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rendre – Please, give back my phone!

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To give out =

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distribuer – I hear they are giving out free tickets to the concert tomorrow = J’ai entendu dire qu’ils distribuent des billets gratuits pour le concert demain.

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To go after =

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poursuivre, essayer d’avoir – I’m going to go after the job of Head of the company = Je vais essayer d’obtenir le job de dirigeant de l’entreprise.

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To go along =

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suivre ; accepter ; être d’accord avec – If you think you’re right, I’ll go along with you = Si tu penses que tu as raison, je vais te suivre.

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To go away =

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s’en aller – Please, go away… = s’il te plaît, va-t-en…

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To go for =

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y aller, foncer – If you think you can do it, go for it! = Si tu penses que tu peux le faire, vas-y, fonce !

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To go off =

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se gâter, pourrir – This carrot has gone off.

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To go on =

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

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To keep from =

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se garder de, ne pas faire -Please, can you keep from smoking here, this is a non-smoking area = S’il vous plaît, pouvez-vous ne pas fumer ici, c’est un espace non-fumeur.

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To keep in =

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garder dans… – The lions are kept in cages = Les lions sont gardés dans des cages.

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To keep up =

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suivre ; continuer – Well done! Keep up the good work! = C’est bien ! Continue le bon travail !

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To leave on =

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Laisser allumé, branché ; ou laisser sur – Please leave the telly on.

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To leave out =

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tenir à l’écart ; oublier – Don’t leave out Philip, he will be upset.

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To let down =

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

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To let off =

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ne pas punir – My boss let me off with a warning = mon chef m’a laissé avec un avertissement.

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To let on =

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laisser fuiter une information, un secret – He let on that the company had lost money.

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To let out =

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laisser sortir, faire sortir – She let the dog out = elle a sorti le chien.

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To look after =

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s’occuper de, prendre soin de… – She looks after the children = elle s’occuper des enfants.

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To look at =

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regarder (quelque chose) – He’s looking at the stars = Il regarde les étoiles.

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To look down on =

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prendre quelqu’un de haut, mépriser – My father looks down on me = mon père me méprise, medédaigne.

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To look up to =

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admirer, respecter – I look up to my father = J’admire mon père.

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To look out =

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faire attention, se méfier – Look out! There’s a car coming!

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To look round (ou look around) =

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inspecter ; regarder autour de soi – We’re going to look round a flat tomorrow = Nous allons inspecter/visiter un appartement demain.

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To look up =

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

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To make off =

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filer, se sauver – The burglar made off with the telly.

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To make up =

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rattraper / se réconcilier – John and Sarah had an argument. But last night, they made up. To make up peut aussi vouloir dire…se maquiller. C’est aussi un nom : the make-up, le maquillage.

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To pass away =

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décéder – My Grandmother passed away last night. (A ne pas confondre avec pass out qui signifie « s’évanouir »).

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To pass on =

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faire passer – He passed on the message to me.

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To pass through =

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passer par un endroit / passer à travers – We passed through Oxford on our way to London.

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To put away =

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ranger – Can you please put away the plates? (plates = assiettes).to put through - passer quelqu’un au téléphone

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To put back =

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remettre à sa place – When you have finished with the phone, can you put it back?

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To put through =

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passer quelqu’un (au téléphone) – Hello, can I speak to Mr Turner please? – Wait a second, and I will put you through.

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To put off =

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

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To put on =

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mettre (un habit) – It’s cold, so I’ll put on my jacket.

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To put up =

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

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To send back =

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

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To send for =

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faire venir, appeler – I sent for a technician because the computer crashed.

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To send off =

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expulser, renvoyer ; envoyer – The referee sent the player off for dangerous play = l’arbitre a renvoyé le joueur pour jeu dangereux.

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To send out =

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émettre, ou envoyer (en grand nombre en général) – Jane sent out all the invitations yesterday.

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To take away =

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

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To take off =

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décoller – The plane took off from London.

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To take out =

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sortir Can you take out your books please?

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To take over =

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reprendre ; s’emparer de ; prendre la suite – Leave this task to me, I’ll take over from here = laissez moi cette tâche, je vais prendre le relais à partir de là.

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To think over =

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

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To think up =

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trouver, inventer (souvent quand il s’agit d’un mensonge) – He thought up a good excuse not to go to work = Il a trouvé une bonne excuse pour ne pas aller au travail.

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To try on =

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essayer (des habits) – I want to try on these jeans.

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To use up =

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tout finir ; épuiser – Don’t use up all the potatoes.

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To want out (familier) =

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vouloir sortir ; quitter une relation ; ou laisser tomber – I want out, I’m not happy.

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To work off =

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dépenser les excès, les calories etc. – She goes running to work off her excess energy.

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To work on =

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travailler sur (un projet, une tâche etc.) – I’ve been working on this project for two months.

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To work out =

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faire l’exercice ; de la musculation – I go to the gym three times a week to work out.

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