Verbes à particule Flashcards
admirer qn (les 2)
to admire sb
→ to look up to sb
mépriser (particule)
→ to look down on sb
loger qn (les 2)
to accommodate sb
→ to put sb up
démissionner (2) (les 2)
to resign
→ to step down
to stand down (démissionner)
provoquer (les 2)
to cause
→ to bring about
décliner (les 2)
to refuse, reject
→ to turn sth down (décliner)
supporter qn (les 2)
to support sb
→ to stand by sb
reveler (les 2)
to reveal
→ to give away
reporter (les 2)
to postpone / to delay
→ to put off
éteindre un feu (les 2)
to extinguish a fire
→ to put a fire out
apparaitre (2) (les 2)
to appear
→ to show/come up
occuper (de l’espace) (les 2)
to occupy
→ to take up
ranger (particule)
→ to put sg away
compenser (les 2)
ex. rattraper le temps perdu
to compensate
→ make up for
ex. to make up for lost time
enfermer (hôpital psychiatrique) (les 2)
to confine
→ to put away
examiner (les 2)
to examine, review
→ to go through (the report)
se rendre (les 2)
to surrender
→ to give up
ramener qn à la vie (les 2)
to resuscitate sb
→ to bring sb around
reprendre conscience (particule)
to come around
correspondre (particule) / se battre pour
to stand for
The “U” in USA stands for “united”.
This party stands for fair pay and workers’ rights
être appelé comme ça en hommage a qn
to be named after sb
tenir de qn (les 2)
to resemble sb
→ to take after qn
être composé de (particule)
to be made up of
rabaisser, humilier (les 2)
to humiliate
→ to put down
reprendre (un magasin) (particule)
to take a shop over
introduire (une loi) (particule)
to bring in a policy
surmonter (particule)
to get over
installer une tente (particule)
to put up a tent
enlever (particule), démolir
to take down
The campers took the tent down and packed it away in the car.
endurer, supporter (particule)
to put up with
I will not put up with your whining any more.
faire avec, se contenter de (particule)
to make do with sg
distinguer (les deux)
to distinguish
→ to make out
comprendre (particule)
to figure out
inventer qc
to make sth up
insinuer
to drive at
what are you driving at ?
faire une dépression
to break down
compter les ponts avec qn
to break off with sb
le bureau (dans une maison)
the study
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.
faire entrer qn dans une pièce (particule)
to show sb into a place
faire visiter qn (particule)
to show sb around
Sally was asked to show her new classmate around.
Je ne serai pas contre …
I could do with (a cup of tea)
Se passer de
To do without
acquitter / faire grâce
To let sb off
Le soulèvement a été réprimé
The uprising was put down
Imputer qc à qc
To be (put) down to sg Ex : the uprising was put down to the government’s new economic politiciens
Tenir tête à / résister
To stand up to sb
La nuit porte conseil
Let’s sleep on it
Faire la grasse matinée
To sleep in
on a dû appeler les pompiers
the fire brigade had to be called out
remplir un formulaire
to fill in a form
donner sa démission
to hand in one’s resignation
mettre de l’argent de coté
to put by
une femme de ménage
a maid
peser sur qn (soucis)
to weigh down on sb
