Verb + preposition Flashcards

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1
Q

talk/speak TO somebody

A

parler à
parler avec
discuter avec
s’entretenir avec

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2
Q

listen TO

A

écouter

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3
Q

apologise TO somebody (for…)

A

présenter ses excuses
faire ses excuses
s’excuser
demander pardon

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4
Q

explain something TO somebody

A

expliquer qqch à qq

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5
Q

explain/describe (to somebody) what/how/why

A

décrire

expliquer

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6
Q

Phone/call/email/text somebody (SANS TO)

A

téléphoner à
envoyer un mail à
envoyer un SMS à

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7
Q

Answer somebody/something (SANS TO)

A

répondre à (sans to)

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8
Q

reply to

A

répondre à (avec to)

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9
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ask somebody (SANS TO)

A

faire une demande auprès de

demander à qq

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10
Q

thank somebody (SANS TO) for something

A

remercier qq pour qqch

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11
Q

look at

A

regarder

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12
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stare at

A

fixer (du regard)

regarder fixement

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13
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glance at

A

jeter un coup d’œil à

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14
Q

laugh at

A

se moquer de

rire de

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15
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aim at

A

viser

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16
Q

point at

A

montrer du doigt

désigner du doigt

17
Q

shout AT somebody (when you are angry)

A

crier après qq

18
Q

shout TO somebody (so they can hear you)

A

crier

hurler

19
Q

throw something AT somebody/something (in order to hit them)

A

jeter quelque chose (dans l’optique de faire mal)

20
Q

throw something TO somebody (for somebody to catch)

A

lancer qqch à qq

jeter qqch à qq

21
Q

talk ABOUT sth/sb

A

parler de qqch

parler de qq

22
Q

read ABOUT sth/sb

A

lire qcch sur/à propos de qqch

23
Q

know ABOUT sth

A

être au courant de qqch

être informé sur

24
Q

tell somebody ABOUT

A

raconter (about)

25
Q

have a discussion ABOUT something

A

avoir une discussion sur

26
Q

discuss something (NO PREPOSITION)

A

discuter de qqch

27
Q

ask (somebody) FOR sth

A

demander qqch à qq

28
Q

apply (TO a person, a company etc) FOR a job etc

A

faire une demande de

postuler pour un emploi

29
Q

wait FOR

A

Attendre (for)

30
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search (a person, a bag etc) FOR

A

Chercher (for)

31
Q

leave (a place) for another place

A

partir pour (for)