Verbes à particules Flashcards

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1
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Invite on a date

A

Ask someone out

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Ask many people the same question

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Ask around

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Equal

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Add up to something

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Reverse

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Back something up

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5
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Support

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Back someone up

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6
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Explode

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Blow up

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7
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Stop functioning (vehicle, machine)

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Break down

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Get upset

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Break down

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9
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Divide into smaller parts

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Break something down

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10
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Interrupt

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Break in

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11
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End a relationship

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Break up

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12
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Start laughing (informal)

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Break up

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13
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Escape

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Break out

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14
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Make unhappy

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bring someone down

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15
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Raise a child

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bring someone up

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16
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Return a phone call

A

Call someone back

17
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Cancel

A

Call something off

18
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Ask for an answer or opinion

A

Call on someone

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Visit someone

A

Call on someone

20
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Phone

A

Call someone up

21
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Relax after being angry

A

Calm down

22
Q

Become happier

A

Cheer up

23
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Help

A

Chip in

24
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Tidy, clean

A

Clean something up

25
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Originate in

A

Come from somewhere

26
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Consume less

A

Cut back on something

27
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Understand, find the answer

A

Figure something out

28
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Discover

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Find out

29
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Follow someone

A

Go after someone

30
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Try to find

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Look for someone/something

31
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Tolerate

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Put up with someone/something

32
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Consider (=envisager)

A

Think something over

33
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Dispose of

A

Throw something away

34
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Appear sunddenly (= faire son apparition)

A

Turn up

35
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Proposer une idée, inventer

A

Come up with

36
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Entrevoir, discerner

A

Make someone/something out

37
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Resolve a problem

A

Sort something out

38
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Accélérer

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Pick up speed