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1
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to love doing something

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adorer faire quelque chose

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to like doing something

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aimer faire quelque chose

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to rather do something

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aimer mieux faire quelque chose

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to be going to do something

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aller faire quelque chose

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to admit to do something

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avouer faire quelque chose

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to intend to do something

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compter faire quelque chose

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to run to do something

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courir faire quelque chose

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to desire to do something

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désirer faire quelque chose

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to hate to do something

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détester faire quelque chose

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to have to do something

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devoir faire quelque chose

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to listen to someone do something

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écouter quelqu’un faire quelque chose

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to take someone to do something

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emmener quelqu’un faire quelque chose

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to send someone to do something

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envoyer quelqu’un faire quelque chose

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to hope to do something

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espérer faire quelque chose

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to be supposed to do something

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être censé faire quelque chose

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16
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to have something done

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faire faire quelque chose

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17
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one must do something about it

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il faut faire quelque chose

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18
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to let something be done

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laisser faire quelque chose

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19
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to dare to do something

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oser faire quelque chose

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20
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to seem to do something

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paraître faire quelque chose

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21
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to consider doing something

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penser faire quelque chose

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to be able to do something

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pouvoir faire quelque chose

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to prefer to do something

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préférer faire quelque chose

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to mean/intend to do something

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prétendre faire quelque chose

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to watch someone doing something

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regarder quelqu’un faire quelque chose

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26
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to know how to do something

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savoir faire quelque chose

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27
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to seem to be doing something

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sembler faire quelque chose

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28
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to wish to do something

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souhaiter faire quelque chose

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29
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to come to do something

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venir faire quelque chose

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30
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to want to do something

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vouloir faire quelque chose

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31
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to go downstairs to do something

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descendre faire quelque chose

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32
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to go upstairs to do something

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monter faire quelque chose

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33
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to go home/inside to do something

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rentrer faire quelque chose

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34
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to go do something

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aller faire quelque chose

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to return/go back to do something

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retouner faire quelque chose

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36
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to go out to do something

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sortir faire quelque chose

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37
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to help to do something

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aider à faire quelque chose

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38
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to learn how to do something

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apprendre à faire quelque chose

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39
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to manage/succeed to do something

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arriver à faire quelque chose

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40
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to have to/be obliged to do something

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avoir à faire quelque chose

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41
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to attempt to do something

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chercher à faire quelque chose

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to begin to do something

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commencer à faire quelque chose

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to continue to do something

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continuer à faire quelque chose

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44
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to agree to do something

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consentir à faire quelque chose

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45
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to make up one’s mind to do something

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se décider à faire quelque chose

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46
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to encourage someone to do something

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encourager quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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47
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to get used to doing something

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s’habituer à faire quelque chose

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48
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to hesitate to do something

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hésiter à faire quelque chose

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49
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to invite someone to do something

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inviter quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

50
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to start doing something

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se mettre à faire quelque chose

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to force someone to do something

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obliger quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

52
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to manage to do something

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parvenir à faire quelque chose

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to spend time doing something

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passer du temps à faire quelque chose

54
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to waste time doing something

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perdre du temps à faire quelque chose

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to persist in doing something

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persister à faire quelque chose

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to push someone to do something

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pousser quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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to prepare oneself to do something

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se préparer à faire quelque chose

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to being doing something again

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recommencer à faire quelque chose

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to give up doing something

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renoncer à faire quelque chose

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to resist doing something

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résister à faire quelque chose

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to succeed in doing something

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réussir à faire quelque chose

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to be used to doing something

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servir à faire quelque chose

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to insist on doing something

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tenir à faire quelque chose

64
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to have fun doing something

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s’amuser à faire quelque chose

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to expect to do something

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s’attendre à faire quelque chose

66
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to allow oneself to do something

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s’autoriser à faire quelque chose

67
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to accept to do something

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accepter de faire quelque chose

68
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to accuse someone of doing something

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accuser quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to stop doing something

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arrêter de faire quelque chose

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to be afraid of doing something

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avoir peur de faire quelque chose

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to want/feel like doing something

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avoir envie de faire quelque chose

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to need to do something

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avoir besoin de faire quelque chose

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to seem (l’air) to be doing something

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avoir l’air de faire quelque chose

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to have the intention to do something

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avoir l’intention de faire quelque chose

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to be right to do something

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avoir raison de faire quelque chose

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to be wrong to do something

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avoir tort de faire quelque chose

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to cease doing something

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cesser de faire quelque chose

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to choose to do something

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choisir de faire quelque chose

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to order to do something

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commander de faire quelque chose

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to advise to do something

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conseiller de faire quelque chose

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to fear doing something

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craindre de faire quelque chose

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to decide to do something

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décider de faire quelque chose

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to forbid someone to do something

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défendre (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to ask someone to do something

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demander (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to hurry to do something

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se dépêcher de faire quelque chose

86
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to tell someone to do something

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dire (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to prevent someone from doing something

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empêcher quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to try to do something

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essayer de faire quelque chose

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to apologize for doing something

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s’excuser de faire quelque chose

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to finish doing something

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finir de faire quelque chose

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to neglect doing something

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manquer de faire quelque chose

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to deserve to do something

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mériter de faire quelque chose

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to offer to do something

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offrir de faire quelque chose

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to forget to do something

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oublier de faire quelque chose

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to talk about doing something

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parler de faire quelque chose

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to permit oneself to do something

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se permettre de faire quelque chose

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to complain about doing something

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se plaindre de faire quelque chose

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to promise to do something

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promettre de faire quelque chose

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to suggest to do something

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proproser de faire quelque chose

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to refuse to do something

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refuser de faire quelque chose

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to regret doing something

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regretter de faire quelque chose

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to thank for doing something

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remercier de faire quelque chose

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to dream of doing something

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rêver de faire quelque chose

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to risk doing something

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risquer de faire quelque chose

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to remember doing something

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se sourvenir de faire quelque chose

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to beg to do something

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supplier de faire quelque chose

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to have just done something

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venir de faire quelque chose

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to content oneself with doing something

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se contenter de faire quelque chose

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to convince someone to do something

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convaincre quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to try hard to do something

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s’efforcer de faire quelque chose

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to envisage/contemplate doing something

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envisager de faire quelque chose

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to avoid doing something

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éviter de faire quelque chose

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to pretend to do something

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faire semblant de faire quelque chose

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to feign doing something

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feindre de faire quelque chose

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to ban/prohibit someone to do something

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interdire (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to threaten to do something

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menacer de faire quelque chose

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to persuade someone to do something

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persuader quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to plan to do something

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projeter de faire quelque chose

119
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to reproach someone for doing something

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reprocher (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

120
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to suspect someone of doing something

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soupçonner quelqu’un de faire quelque chose