Vb A Particule Flashcards

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Se déclencher (guerre)/ s’évader

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To break out

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Faire une percée

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To break through

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Une découverte capitale une découverte scientifique

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A breakthrough

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Se désengager (family, marriage)/se terminer

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To break up

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Provoquer, causer (a war, an accident)

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To bring about

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Avancer, produire (argument, evidence)

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To bring forward

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Faire sortir, faire ressortir, mettre en évidence

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To bring out

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Élever éduquer

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To bring up

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Aller chercher (doctor)/exiger, revendiquer

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To call for

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Venir faire une visite

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To call in / to call on someone

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Annuler, abandonner (investigation, research)

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To call off

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Appeler, faire appel (candidates) / mobiliser (soldiers) / téléphoner

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To call up

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Aimer

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To care for

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Continuer

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Carry on

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Mener à bien, exécuter (plan, project)

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To carry out

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Rattraper

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To catch up with

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Fermer définitivement

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To close down

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Arriver, avoir lieu

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To come about

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Rencontrer par hasard

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To come across

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Accompagner / survenir

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To come along

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Se procurer (a book, record)

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To come by

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Entrer / hériter de

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To come in / into

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Avoir lieu, se produire, se dérouler , se terminer , être retiré (play, film)

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To come off

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Être révélé (the truth) / être publié (a book) / disparaître

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To come out

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Revenir à soi, reprendre conscience

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To come to

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Monter, apparaître à la surface / s’approcher à la hauteur de quelqu’un

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To come up

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Réduire

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To cut down

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Supprimer, abolir

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To do away with

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Se passer de

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To do without

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Rester à la traine, se laisser devancer

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To drop back

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Venir à l’improviste, débarquer chez quelqu’un

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To drop in

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S’endormir

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To drop off

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33
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Abandonner ses études

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To drop out of school

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34
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Se marginaliser

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To drop out of society

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Découvrir

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To find out

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36
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Se désagréger

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To fall apart

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37
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Circuler (information)

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To get about

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S’échapper

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To get away

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S’en tirer

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To get away with

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Récupérer / retourner

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To get back

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Se tirer d’affaire, s’en tirer / être quitte pour

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To get off

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Progresser

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To get on

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S’entendre avec quelqu’un

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To get on with somebody

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Récupérer se remettre / franchir

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To get over

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Enjôler, embobiner

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To get round someone

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se frayer un chemin, entrer en ligne avec quelqu’un ( téléphone)

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to get through

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se lever (du lit)

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to get up

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donner, céder / trahir quelqu’un

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to give away

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abandonner, céder, s’avouer vaincu

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to give in

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proclamer, annoncer publiquement / distribuer

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to give out

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abandonner (studies) / se rendre (police)

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to give up / to give oneself up

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continuer, avancer

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to go ahead

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passer (time) / juger d’après, se fonder sur

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to go by

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se mêler de (politics)

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to go in for

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enquêter, faire des recherches

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to go into

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exploser / quitter, partir en voyage

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to go off

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continuer

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to go on

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sortir, disparaître, s’éteindre

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to go out

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examiner, étudier /passer à l’ennemi

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to go over / to go over to

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examiner / endurer, souffrir

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to go through

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augmenter / exploser, s’embrasser

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to go up

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62
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se passer de

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to go without

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63
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distribuer

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to hand out

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traîner, ne rien faire

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to hang about

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se diriger vers

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to head for

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66
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rester en ligne

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to hold on

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67
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tenir le coup

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to hold out

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éloigner, tenir éloigné

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to keep away

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retenir, arrêter

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to keep back

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réprimer, contrôler

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to keep down

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se tenir à l’écart / se tenir loin de

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to keep off

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empêcher d’entrer, rester dehors

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to keep out

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maintenir (effort)

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to keep up

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avancer à la même allure, suivre le rythme

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to keep up with

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75
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survivre / vivre de (one’s pension/hope)

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to live on

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mener la grande vie

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to live it up

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77
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enfermer

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to lock up

78
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s’occuper de, prendre soin

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to look after

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regarder devant soi

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to look ahead

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regarder en arrière , se retourner, se souvenir

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to look back

81
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chercher

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to look for

82
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mépriser

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to look down on

83
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faire attention

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to look out

84
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se réjouir à l’avance

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to look forward to + v-ing

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examiner

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to look into

86
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réviser, relire

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to look over

87
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consulter (dictionary)

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to look up

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respecter, admirer

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to look up to

89
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se diriger vers

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to make for

90
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se sauver

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to make off

91
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comprendre

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to make out

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se décider à

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to make up one’s mind

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se maquiller, inventer (a story)

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to make up

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compenser

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to make up for

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confondre

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to mix up

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mourir

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to pass away

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passer, défiler

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to pass by

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s’évanouir, perdre connaissance

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to pass out

99
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omettre, négliger

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to pass over

100
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minimiser

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to play down / to down play

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démontrer, mettre en pièces

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to pull appart

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s’ébranler, démarrer (véhicule)

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to pull away

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baisser/démolir, abattre

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to pull down

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arriver (train)

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to pull in

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enlever ( vêtements)

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to pull off

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mettre, enfiler (vêtements)

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to pull on

107
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s’ébranler, démarrer / sortir de la file (car) / arracher (tooth, hair, weeds)

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to pull out

108
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se ranger, se garer sur le côté

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to pull over

109
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s’en tirer, s’en sortir

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to pull through

110
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se ressaisir, se reprendre

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to pull oneself together

111
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s’arrêter ( car, horse)

se garer

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to pull up

112
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larguer les amarres, se déraciner

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to pull up one’s roots

113
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économiser

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to pull aside

114
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ranger / mettre de côté, économiser

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to put away

115
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remettre

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to put back

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reposer quelque chose à sa place / écraser une révolte / inscrire, noter

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to put down

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avancer un argument

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to put forward

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faire une demande, une réclamation

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to put in a claim

119
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poser sa candidature

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to put in for a job

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repousser, retarder / décourager

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to put off

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mettre un vêtement, affecter un air / allumer (light) / prendre du poids

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to put on

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éteindre / être déranger

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to put out / to be put out

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se laisser démonter par

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to be put out by something

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héberger, loger quelqu’un

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to put up someone

125
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supporter

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to put up with something or someone

126
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téléphoner

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to ring up

127
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faire une rafle

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to round up / une rafle : a round-up

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effacer ( gomme)

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to rub out

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exclure (a possibility)

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to rule out

130
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poursuivre

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to run after

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dire du mal, médire / se décharger (battery) tomber en panne

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to run down

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être épuiser

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to be run down

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tamponner, heurter

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to run into

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rencontrer par hasard

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to run into/across someone

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être à court de ( food, supplies)

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to run out of

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renverser, écraser (car) / déborder (milk)

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to run over

137
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augmenter, accumuler, s’acumuler / s’endetter

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to run up / to run up debts

138
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rencontrer des difficultés

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to run up against

139
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faire entrer quelqu’un / accompagner quelqu’un

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To see someone in / to see someone off

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ne pas se laisser duper par quelqu’un

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to see through someone

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veiller à ce que

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to see to

142
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entreprendre, se mettre à

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to set about

143
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mettre en réserve, mettre de côté

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to set aside

144
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retarder

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to set back

145
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poser, déposer / noter

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to set down

146
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exposer, faire connaitre (idea)

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to set forth

147
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surgir, se déclarer (difficulties, disease)

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to set in

148
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se mettre en route

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to set off/out

149
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faire exploser (bomb) déclencher (mechanism)

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to set off

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s’établir / placer, installer / fonder (school, institution)

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to set up

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transparaître, se voir au travers

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to show through

152
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crâner, faire le malin, frimer

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to show off

153
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rester assis à ne rien faire

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to sit about (around)

154
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se caler dans un fauteuil

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to sit back

155
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se redresser, s’assoir droit sur sa chaise

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to sit up

156
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parler haut

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to speak up

157
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se tenir prêt

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to stand by

158
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représenter (a symbol) / se présenter (election)

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to stand for

159
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résister

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to stand up to

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ressortir, sauter aux yeux

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to stand out

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être décontenancé, déconcerté

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to be taken aback

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ressembler à (one’s parents)

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to take after

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prendre des notes

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to take down

164
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prendre pour, confondre

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to take for

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duper / comprendre, se rendre compte

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to take in

166
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enlever un vêtement, décoller (plane)

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to take off

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se charger de, entreprendre / assumer (responsibilities) / accepter un défi

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to take on

168
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enlever, extraire / sortir quelqu’un (to a restaurant)

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to take out

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prendre la suite, prendre le relai / prendre le pouvoir

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to take over

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s’adonner / éprouver de la sympathie pour

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to take to

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se mettre à , s’adonner à

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to take up

172
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répondre avec insolence

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to talk back

173
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amener quelqu’un à faire quelque chose à force de bonnes paroles

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to talk to someone into v-ing

174
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discuter de, débattre

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to talk over

175
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réprimander, gronder

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to tell off

176
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jeter, gaspiller

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to throw away

177
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jeter un défi

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to throw down a challenge

178
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se libérer de, enlever

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to throw off

179
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jeter, mettre au rebus, expulser

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to throw out

180
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lancer en l’air, vomir

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to throw up

181
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décliner une offre / refuser un candidat

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to turn down

182
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convertir, transformer, se transformer en

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to turn into

183
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allumer, éteindre une lumière

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to turn on / off

184
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augmenter, baisser le volume / arriver à l’improviste

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to turn up / down / to turn up

185
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vider, évincer / tourner, prendre tournure / s’avérer

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to turn out

186
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attendre

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to wait for somebody/something

187
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servir quelqu’un

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to wait on somebody

188
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faire la vaisselle

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to wash up

189
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disparaître graduellement

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to wear away

190
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user, s’user

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to wear out

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résoudre un problème

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to work out a problem

192
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être épuisé (person)

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to be worn out