Prépositions et particules adverbiales

Question 1

se déplacer dans la ville

Answer 1

to get about the city

Question 2

avoir très envie de qqch

Answer 2

to hanker after sth

Question 3

tenir de, ressembler à

Answer 3

to take after sb

Question 4

s’en prendre à qqn

Answer 4

to get at sb

Question 5

regarder attentivement

Answer 5

to peer at sth

Question 6

regarder furtivement

Answer 6

to peep at sth/sb

Question 7

obtenir, se procurer

Answer 7

to come by sth

Question 8

tenir compte de qqch (age..etc)

Answer 8

to allow for sth

Question 9

passer prendre qqn

Answer 9

to call for sb

Question 10

s’occuper de la nourriture de qqn

Answer 10

to cater sb

Question 11

être avide qqch

Answer 11

to crave for sth

Question 12

avoir droit à qqch

Answer 12

to qualify for sth

Question 13

envoyer chercher le médecin

Answer 13

to send for the doctor

Question 14

se mettre en route pour

Answer 14

to set off for a place

Question 15

avoir des nouvelles

Answer 15

to hear from sb

Question 16

quitter qqn, se séparer de qnn

Answer 16

to part from sb

Question 17

avoir en abondance

Answer 17

to abound in/with sth

Question 18

se confier à qqn

Answer 18

to confide in sb

Question 19

faire le commerce de qqch

Answer 19

to deal in sth

Question 20

se mêler de qch

Answer 20

to meddle in sth

Question 21

passer à la banque

Answer 21

to call into bank

Question 22

descendre dans un hôtel, aller à l’hotel

Answer 22

to check into a hotel

Question 23

se vanter

Answer 23

to boast of sth/ of doing sth

Question 24

se laser de faire qqch

Answer 24

to tire of sth/ of doing sth

Question 25

tomber d’une chaise

Answer 25

to fall off a chair

Question 26

descendre de

Answer 26

to get off (ex : a bicycle)

Question 27

se tenir à distance de

Answer 27

to keep off sth

Question 28

s’occuper de, être au service de (soigner pour un docteur)

Answer 28

to attend on sb

Question 29

découvrir qqch par hasard

Answer 29

to come on/upon sth

Question 30

vouloir à tout prix

Answer 30

to insist on doing sth

Question 31

s’attendre à, compter sur

Answer 31

to reckon on sth

Question 32

marcher sur qqn

Answer 32

to tread on sth

Question 33

cafarder, dénoncer qqn

Answer 33

to tell on sb

Question 34

être au service de qqn

Answer 34

to wait on sb

Question 35

servir à table

Answer 35

to wait on table

Question 36

s’emparer de qqn (attack of faintness)

Answer 36

to come over sb

Question 37

méditer sur qqqch

Answer 37

to brood over sth

Question 38

présider une réunion

Answer 38

to preside over a meeting

Question 39

gouverner un pays

Answer 39

to rule over a meeting

Question 40

vivre qqch de difficile

Answer 40

to live through sth

Question 41

fréquenter qqn

Answer 41

to associate with sb

Question 42

se conformer à qqch

Answer 42

to comply with sth

Question 43

toucher, tripoter

Answer 43

to meddle with sth

Question 44

se séparer de qqch

Answer 44

to part with sth

Question 45

se ranger, compter parmi les meilleurs

Answer 45

to rank with the best

Question 46

faire appel à

Answer 46

to appeal to sth

Question 47

prêter attention, s’occuper de qqch

Answer 47

to attend to sb

Question 48

satisfaire aux exigences de qqn/ se plier à la nécessité de qcch

Answer 48

to cater to sb/ to sth

Question 49

être comparable à

Answer 49

to compare to

Question 50

se consacrer à qqch

Answer 50

to devote oneself to sth/ sb/ to doing sth

Question 51

avoir recours à

Answer 51

to resort to sth

Question 52

prier Dieu

Answer 52

to pray to God

Question 53

veiller à qqch

Answer 53

to see to sth

Question 54

être difficile en ce qui concerne

Answer 54

to be paticular about sth

Question 55

être très étonné de qch

Answer 55

to be amazed at

Question 56

être furieux de qch/contre qqn

Answer 56

to be mad/sore at sth / at sb

Question 57

être contrarié, faché de qqch

Answer 57

to be vexed at sth

Question 58

remplir les conditions

Answer 58

to be eligible for sth

Question 59

avoir la nostalgie de qch

Answer 59

to be homesick for sth

Question 60

manquer de qch (qualité)

Answer 60

to be lacking in sth

Question 61

fort en qqch

Answer 61

to be proficient in sth

Question 62

être très aimable de la part de qqn

Answer 62

to be considerate of sb to do sth

Question 63

être amateur de qch, bien aimer faire qch

Answer 63

to be fond of sth/ of doing sth

Question 64

être plein de qch

Answer 64

to be full of sth

Question 65

être ridicule de la part de qqn de faire qqch

Answer 65

to be ridiculous of sb to do sth

Question 66

être digne

Answer 66

to be worthy of sth

Question 67

être résolu à faire qch, déterminé à faire qqch

Answer 67

to be intent on doing sth

Question 68

tenir beaucoup à faire qqch

Answer 68

to be keen on sth/ on doing/ to do sth

Question 69

être à la hauteur

Answer 69

to be equal to

Question 70

enclin à

Answer 70

to be given to sth

Question 71

être passible de

Answer 71

to be liable to sth

Question 72

être impoli, grossier envers qqn

Answer 72

to be rude to sb

Question 73

être enclin à oublier

Answer 73

to be apt to forget

Question 74

être sans danger

Answer 74

to be safe to do sth

Question 75

être au courant de qch

Answer 75

to be acquainted with sb/sth

Question 76

trouver ennuyeux

Answer 76

to be bored with sth

Question 77

se contenter de

Answer 77

to be content with sth/ to do

Question 78

ravi de qch

Answer 78

to be delighted with/ about sth

Question 79

bien connaître qqch

Answer 79

to be familiar with

Question 80

être en colère contre qqn

Answer 80

to be furious with sb

Question 81

être fou de joie

Answer 81

to be mad with joy

Question 82

être choqué, vexé de qch

Answer 82

to be offended with

Question 83

être accablé

Answer 83

to be overcome with sth

Question 84

en vouloir à qqn

Answer 84

to be vexed with sb

Question 85

faire une tentative de cambriolage

Answer 85

to make an attempt at burglary

Question 86

Il n’est pas utile de se presser autant

Answer 86

There is no need for such hurry

Question 87

Il y a peu d’espoir qu’il y ait quelqu’un de vivant

Answer 87

There is little hope of somebody being alive

Question 88

Ca ne sert à rien, ce n’est pas la peine

Answer 88

There is no point in doing sth

Question 89

se montrer cruel envers

Answer 89

to show cruelty to animals

Question 90

grand désir de

Answer 90

sb’s anxiety to do sth

Question 91

informer, mettre au courant

Answer 91

to acquaint sb with sth

Question 92

faire payer 100 livres à qqn

Answer 92

to charge sb £100 for sth

Question 93

assurer qqn contre qqch

Answer 93

to insure sb against sth

Question 94

empêcher qqn de

Answer 94

to keep sb from doing

Question 95

s’enorgueillir

Answer 95

to pride oneself on sth/ on doing sth

Question 96

enlever à qqn l’envie de

Answer 96

to put sb off sth/ off doing sth

Question 97

renvoyer qn à qch

Answer 97

to refer sb to sth

Question 98

envoyer qqn à qqn, recommander qqn à qqn

Answer 98

to refer sb to sb

Question 99

voler qqch à qn

Answer 99

to rob sb of sth

Question 100

confier qqch à qqn

Answer 100

to trust sb with sth