Verbes 4 Flashcards

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contourner

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to bypass

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illustrer parfaitement

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to epitomize

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consister

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to consist in

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circuler

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to circulate

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faire taire

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to bring someone to silence

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constituer

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to represent, constitute

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résister

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to contain

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se mettre au régime

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to go on a diet

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combattre

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to fight off

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profiter de

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to take advantage of

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s’installer

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to set up

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faire réagir

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to make someone react

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prendre conscience, se rendre compte

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to become aware

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faire face

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to face

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grossir

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to put on weight

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se ruiner, dépenser une fortune

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to spend a fortune

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s’engager à

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to pledge to

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réduire fortement

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to slash

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“Notons que”

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Let us notice

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s’atteler à la tâche

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to get down to the problem

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s’impliquer

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to commit oneself to

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inverser

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to reverse

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prendre une décision

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to take a decision

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s’avérer (concluant)

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to prove (conclusive)

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être en ébullition

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to be simmering with excitement

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découvrir

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to discover

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poser problème

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to raise a problem

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avoir du mal à

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to have a hard time +ing

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se décider sur

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to make up one’s mind on

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passer à côté

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to go past

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impliquer

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to imply

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faire rage

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to rage

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avoir tendance à

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to tend to

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conférer

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to confer ø

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interdire

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to forbid

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céder

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to yield to

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se lancer dans

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to jump into

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libérer

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to free

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consacrer quelque chose à

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to dedicate something to

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présumer, prétendre

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to allege

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sévir contre

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to crack down on

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avoir pour but

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to aim at

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ternir

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to tarnish

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obtenir (des informations)

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to gather (information)

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respecter ses promesses

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to keep one’s promises

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décrire quelqu’un comme

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to depict someone as

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se sentir mal dans sa peau

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to feel ill-at-ease

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se reprendre en main

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to pull oneself together

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jouer avec (la nature)

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to tamper with (nature)

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garder à l’esprit

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to bear in mind

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subvenir aux besoins de

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to provide for

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accuser de

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to charge with

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rester

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to remain

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semer

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to sow

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avouer

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to confess

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se prononcer sur

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to pronounce oneself on

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marquer

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to strike*

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se tapir, se cacher dans

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to hide* away in

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raviver

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to revive

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porter (des armes)

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to bear (weapons)

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revenir à

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to boil down

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renoncer, abandonner

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to give up

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fomenter, favoriser

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to foment, foster, favour

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appuyer sur la gachette

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to pull the trigger

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être sur le déclin, être condamné

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to be doomed

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rater

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to fail

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être résolu à

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to be intent on, to be willing to

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se montrer

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to show* oneself

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exiger

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to demand

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convaincre

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to convince

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céder le pas à

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to give way to

72
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fournir

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to provide