Verbes 2 Flashcards

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1
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détacher

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to sever

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prêter

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to lend

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calmer, apaiser

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to soothe

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réviser

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to revise

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achever

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to complete

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superviser

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to oversee*

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tirer vers le haut, étirer

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to stretch

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tirer vers le bas

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to level down

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manipuler, changer, falsifier

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to temper with

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gonfler

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to swell

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plaire à qlq

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to appeal to sb

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empiéter (sur)

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to infringe (upon)

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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

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induire

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to induce

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instaurer

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to set* up

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avoir la chance de

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to stand* a chance of

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exercer un pouvoir, une pression

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to wield

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s’affoler, paniquer

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to panic

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mettre en évidence

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to highlight, to enhance

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assister à

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to attend ø

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s’occuper de

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to attend to

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refléter, traduire

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to be telltate of

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dégringoler

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to tumble

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concevoir

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to conceive

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accompagner

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to accompany, to go with

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participer à

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to participate in, take part in

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27
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rater qlc

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to misfire

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truquer

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to rig

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29
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délocaliser

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to relocate

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exercer

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to wield

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cesser, rapporter

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to yield

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soutenir

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to support ($), endorse (sb)

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retourner

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to flip

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34
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dénoncer

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to expose, reveal

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ravir

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to delight

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36
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rattraper

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to catch up

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accéder, avoir accès à

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to have access to

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pousser qlq à faire qlc

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to urge/spur sb to do smth

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exploiter

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to tap

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40
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mettre sur écoute

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to (wire)tap

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réussir à, arriver à faire

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to manage to do

42
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être torse nu

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to be stripped to the waist

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ranger qqc

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to put* away smth

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(re)plier qqc

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to fold (up) smth

45
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lacer

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to lace up

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se costumer, s’habiller (pour une occasion spéciale)

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to dress up

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limiter

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to curtail (-), to curb, to contain

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être soumis/sujet à

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to be subject to

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espionner

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to spy on

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croître

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to waxe

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faiblir, décroître

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to wane

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être sur le déclin

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to be on the wane

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réprimander

A

to upbraid

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mettre à nu

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to lay bare

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former, donner forme

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to shape

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exposer, avancer (des arguments)

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to put forward (arguments)

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tirer profit de

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to take advantage of

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profiter de

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to profit from

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refroidir (fig)

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to dampen

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s’intéresser à

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to be interested in, care about

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piquer du nez

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to plummet

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monter en flêche

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to soar, to skyrocket

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admettre

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to admit

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mettre de côté

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to sideline

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avoir une chance de

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to stand a chance of, have a chance to

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récnforter

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to comfort

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jauger, mesurer

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to gauge [gage]

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mépriser

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to look down on, to despise

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admirer

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to admire, to look up on

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renouveler

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to renew

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consister à

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to consist in

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s’engager dans, se préparer à

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to dig in

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être prévu

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to be in the pipeline

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distribuer

A

to hand out

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résister à, supporter (poids)

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to withstand, to resist ø

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menacer (fig)

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to loom

77
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se démener, s’armer de courage

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to brace (for/to)

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faire le vœu de

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to vow to

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intervenir

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to occur

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fermer (pour de bon/définitivement)

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to close down

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bénéficier de

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to benefit from, to take advantage of

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permettre

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to allow, to permit, to enable +COD +to

83
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changer

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to alter

84
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contrecarrer

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to thwart

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empêcher (de)

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to prevent (from)

86
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éviter

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to avoid, to dodge

87
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rassurer

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to reassure

88
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souffrir de

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to suffer from

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empiéter

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to encroach

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perpétrer

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to perpetrate

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semer

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to sow

92
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maudire

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to curse

93
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faire pression

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to lobby

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remonter le moral

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to cheer up

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polluer

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to pollute

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supporter

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to bear

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se débarrasser de

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to get rid of

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assister à

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to attend ø

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avoir envie de

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to feel* like

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jouir de

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to enjoy