Verbes à particules Flashcards by Jeremy Baulmont

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Invite on a date

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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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Support

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Back someone up

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Explode

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Blow up

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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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Divide into smaller parts

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Break something down

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Interrupt

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Break in

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End a relationship

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Break up

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Start laughing (informal)

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Break up

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Escape

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Break out

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Make unhappy

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bring someone down

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Raise a child

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bring someone up

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Return a phone call

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Call someone back

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Cancel

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Call something off

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Ask for an answer or opinion

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Call on someone

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Visit someone

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Call on someone

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Phone

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Call someone up

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Relax after being angry

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Calm down

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Become happier

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Cheer up

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Help

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Chip in

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Tidy, clean

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Clean something up

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Originate in

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Come from somewhere

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Consume less

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Cut back on something

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Understand, find the answer

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Figure something out

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Discover

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Find out

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Follow someone

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Go after someone

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Try to find

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Look for someone/something

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Tolerate

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Put up with someone/something

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Consider (=envisager)

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Think something over

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Dispose of

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Throw something away

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Appear sunddenly (= faire son apparition)

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Turn up

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Proposer une idée, inventer

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Come up with

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Entrevoir, discerner

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Make someone/something out

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Resolve a problem

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Sort something out

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Accélérer

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Pick up speed