Verbes à particule Flashcards

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admirer qn (les 2)

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to admire sb

→ to look up to sb

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mépriser (particule)

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→ to look down on sb

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loger qn (les 2)

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to accommodate sb

→ to put sb up

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démissionner (2) (les 2)

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to resign
→ to step down
to stand down (démissionner)

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provoquer (les 2)

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to cause

→ to bring about

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décliner (les 2)

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to refuse, reject

→ to turn sth down (décliner)

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supporter qn (les 2)

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to support sb

→ to stand by sb

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reveler (les 2)

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to reveal

→ to give away

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reporter (les 2)

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to postpone / to delay

→ to put off

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éteindre un feu (les 2)

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to extinguish a fire

→ to put a fire out

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apparaitre (2) (les 2)

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to appear

→ to show/come up

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occuper (de l’espace) (les 2)

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to occupy

→ to take up

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ranger (particule)

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→ to put sg away

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compenser (les 2)

ex. rattraper le temps perdu

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to compensate
→ make up for
ex. to make up for lost time

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enfermer (hôpital psychiatrique) (les 2)

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to confine

→ to put away

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examiner (les 2)

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to examine, review

→ to go through (the report)

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se rendre (les 2)

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to surrender

→ to give up

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ramener qn à la vie (les 2)

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to resuscitate sb

→ to bring sb around

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reprendre conscience (particule)

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to come around

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correspondre (particule) / se battre pour

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to stand for
The “U” in USA stands for “united”.
This party stands for fair pay and workers’ rights

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être appelé comme ça en hommage a qn

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to be named after sb

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tenir de qn (les 2)

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to resemble sb

→ to take after qn

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être composé de (particule)

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to be made up of

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rabaisser, humilier (les 2)

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to humiliate

→ to put down

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reprendre (un magasin) (particule)
to take a shop over
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introduire (une loi) (particule)
to bring in a policy
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surmonter (particule)
to get over
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installer une tente (particule)
to put up a tent
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enlever (particule), démolir
to take down | The campers took the tent down and packed it away in the car.
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endurer, supporter (particule)
to put up with | I will not put up with your whining any more.
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faire avec, se contenter de (particule)
to make do with sg
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distinguer (les deux)
to distinguish | → to make out
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comprendre (particule)
to figure out
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inventer qc
to make sth up
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insinuer
to drive at | what are you driving at ?
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faire une dépression
to break down
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compter les ponts avec qn
to break off with sb
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le bureau (dans une maison)
the study
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dire au revoir à (raccompagner à la porte, à aéroport) (particule) Il était très tard quand il a dit au revoir aux derniers invités.
to see sb out (at the airport) It was very late when he saw the last of the guests out.
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faire entrer qn dans une pièce (particule)
to show sb into a place
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faire visiter qn (particule)
to show sb around Sally was asked to show her new classmate around.
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Je ne serai pas contre ...
I could do with (a cup of tea)
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Se passer de
To do without
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acquitter / faire grâce
To let sb off
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Le soulèvement a été réprimé
The uprising was put down
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Imputer qc à qc
``` To be (put) down to sg Ex : the uprising was put down to the government’s new economic politiciens ```
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Tenir tête à / résister
To stand up to sb
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La nuit porte conseil
Let’s sleep on it
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Faire la grasse matinée
To sleep in
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on a dû appeler les pompiers
the fire brigade had to be called out
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remplir un formulaire
to fill in a form
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donner sa démission
to hand in one's resignation
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mettre de l'argent de coté
to put by
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une femme de ménage
a maid
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peser sur qn (soucis)
to weigh down on sb