Verbes à particules - FCE Flashcards
add to sth
ajouter à
æd tuː
You could add a bright scarf to a simple t-shirt.
cut down sth
réduire/diminuer qch
kʌt daʊn
My doctor says I should cut down on cigarettes.
dress up
s’endimancher
dres ʌp
Weddings are a great opportunity to dress up.
fit in with
s’accorder avec
fɪt ɪn wɪð
It’s a very nice sofa but it doesn’t fit in with the rest of the room.
go ahead
allez-y/vas-y
gəʊ əˈhed
'’Can I borrow your book?’’ ‘‘Yes, go ahead.’’
go back
retourner
gəʊ bæk
When are you going back to London?
go for sth
choisir
gəʊ fɔː
What sort of printer are you going to go for?
go on
se passer
gəʊ ɒn
What’s going on?
go out
sortir
gəʊ aʊt
Are you going out tonight?
go over sth
examiner/revoir qch
gəʊ ˈəʊvə
Let’s go over the plan one more time.
go up
augmenter
gəʊ ʌp
House prices keep going up.
keep up (with sb/sth)
se tenir au courant de qch/suivre qch
kiːp ʌp
I feel it’s important to keep up with current events.
pull on sth
mettre/enfiler qch
pʊl ɒn
I pulled on my jeans and ran downstairs.
put together sth
réunir qch
pʊt təˈgeðə
She earns more than all the rest of us put together.
save up (sth)
mettre de côté (qch)
seɪv ʌp
It took me ages to save up enough money to go travelling./Michael’s saving up for a new computer.
slip on sth
enfiler qch
slɪp ɒn
I’ll just slip my shoes on.
stand out
ressortir
stænd aʊt
The bright blue letters really stand out on the page.
take back sth
rapporter qch
teɪk bæk
I decided to take the shoes back.
take off sth
enlever/retirer qch
teɪk ɒf
If you’re hot, take your jacket off.
find out (sth)
trouver
faɪnd aʊt
I must find out the train times.
get through sth
venir à bout de
get θruː
I can get through a lot more work when I’m on my own.
turn on sth
allumer/mettre en marche qch
tɜːn ɒn
Ben turned the TV on.
turn up sth
mettre qqch plus fort
tɜːn ʌp
I’m cold, could you turn the heating up please?
book (sb) into
réserver une chambre pour (qn)
bʊk ˈɪntə
Our friend has booked us into a lovely hotel.
check in
se présenter à la réception
tʃek ɪn
You will need to check in before 10pm.
check out
régler sa note
tʃek aʊt
What time do we need to check out?
fill in sth
remplir qch
fɪl ɪn
to fill in a form/questionnaire
get away
partir/s’en aller
get əˈweɪ
I just need to get away for a few days.
get in
arriver
get ɪn
Our flight’s getting in later than expected.
set off
partir/se mettre en route
set ɒf
What time are you setting off tomorrow morning?
stop over
faire escale/une halte
stɒp ˈəʊvə
They’re stopping over in Malaysia for a couple of nights on the way to Australia.
take off
décoller
teɪk ɒf
We watched the plane taking off.
cut down sth
abattre qch
kʌt daʊn
Many trees will be cut down.
live up to
se montrer à la hauteur de
laɪv ʌp tuː
Did the trip live up to your expectations?
look forward to sth/doing sth
attendre qch avec impatience/être impatient de faire qch
lʊk ˈfɔːwəd tuː
I’m really looking forward to my holiday.
calm down
se clamer
kɑːm daʊn
Calm down and tell me what’s wrong.
come down
s’abattre
kʌm daʊn
A lot of trees came down in the storm.
draw up
s’arrêter
drɔː ʌp
He drew up outside her house in a yellow sports car.
end up
finir
end ʌp
I never thought he’d end up in prison.
pull away
démarrer
pʊl əˈweɪ
I just managed to get on the bus before it pulled away.
pull up
s’arrêter
pʊl ʌp
A car pulled up outside the bank and two men got out.
keep (sb/sth) away
tenir (qn/qch) éloigné de/ne pas s’approcher
kiːp əˈweɪ
Keep away from the edge of the cliff.
keep down sth
limiter qch
kiːp daʊn
I exercise to keep my weight down.
keep sb in
garder qn
kiːp ɪn
The doctors decided to keep him in for another night.
keep on (doing sth)
continuer (à faire qch)
kiːp ɒn
I wish he wouldn’t keep on about how much he earns.
keep to sth
s’en tenir à qch
kiːp tuː
I think we should keep to our original plan.
keep up (with sb/sth)
aller à la même allure (que qn/qch)
kiːp ʌp
She was walking so fast I couldn’t keep up with her.
keep up (with sb/sth)
se tenir au courant de qch/suivre qch
kiːp ʌp
I feel it’s important to keep up with current events.
look up to sb
avoir du respect pour qn
lʊk ʌp tuː
He really looks up to his father.
can’t stand sb/sth
ne peut supporter qn/qch
kɑːnt stænd
I can’t stand people being late.
do without (sb/sth)
se passer de (qn/qch)
duː wɪˈðaʊt
There’s no mayonnaise left, so I’m afraid you’ll just have to do without./Jack’s the kind of player we can’t do without.
fall apart
s’effondrer/s’écrouler
fɔːl əˈpɑːt
Their relationship fell apart after they moved to Detroit.
fall for sb
tomber amoureux
fɔːl fɔː
He has really fallen for her.
fall out (with sb)
se brouiller/se disputer (avec qn)
fɔːl aʊt
Have you and Sam fallen out with each other again?
fall through
échouer/tomber à l’eau
fɔːl θruː
At the last moment our holidays plans fell through.
be accustomed to sth/doing sth
être habitué à qch/à faire qch
biː əˈkʌstəmd tuː
She isn’t accustomed to dealing with so much media attention.
be friends with
être ami avec
biː frendz wɪð
I have been friends with Jo for years.
get on (with sb)
s’entendre (avec qn)
get ɒn
I never knew that Karen didn’t get on with Sue./We have always got on well.
take after sb
tenir de qn
teɪk ˈɑːftə
Peter’s very tall - he takes after his father.
take off
prendre son essor
teɪk ɒf
Her career had just taken off.
take out sth
prendre/sortir
teɪk aʊt
He reached into his bag and took out a book.
talk sb into (doing) sth
persuader qn (de faire) qch
tɔːk ˈɪntuː
He’s against the idea, but I think I can talk him into it.
tell sb/sth apart
distinguer (entre qn/qch)
tel əˈpɑːt
As babies, the twins were so alike that I just couldn’t tell them apart.
face up to
faire face à/affronter
feɪs ʌp tuː
You’ve got to face up to the truth sometime - he’ll never marry you.
consist of sth
consister en qch
kənˈsɪst ɒv
a dessert consisting of fruit and cream
look after sb/sth
s’occuper de qn/qch
lʊk ˈɑːftə
We look after the neighbours’ cat while they’re away.
look at sth
considérer
lʊk æt
Management is looking at ways of cutting costs.
look for sth/sb
chercher/rechercher qch/qn
lʊk fɔː
I’m looking for my keys.
look into sth
examiner
lʊk ˈɪntuː
We’re looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.
come across sth
tomber sur
kʌm əˈkrɒs
He came across some of his old love letters in his wife’s drawer.
come out
sortir
kʌm aʊt
When does their new album come out?
come up with sth
suggérer
kʌm ʌp wɪð
She’s come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.
go ahead
démarrer
gəʊ əˈhed
We have permission to go ahead with the project.
go by
passer/s’écouler
gəʊ baɪ
The days went by really slowly.
go off sb/sth
ne plus aimer qn/qch
gəʊ ɒf
I went off beefburgers after I got food poisoning from a take-away.
go through
passer par
gəʊ θruː
I’ve been going through a bad patch recently.
go up
augmenter
gəʊ ʌp
House prices keep going up.
break down
tomber en panne
breɪk daʊn
Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.
break off (sth)
arrêter/s’arrêter brusquement
breɪk ɒf
She broke off in the middle of a sentence.
call off sth
annuler qch
kɔːl ɒf
Tomorrow’s match has been called off because of the icy weather.
cut sb/sth off
couper/isoler
kʌt ɒf
Many villages have been cut off by the heavy snow.
let off sb
laisser passer
let ɒf
Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine.
log off
clore une session/se déconnecter
lɒg ɒf
Could you all log off for a few minutes, please?
send off sth
expédier/envoyer
send ɒf
Have you sent off your application form yet?
tell off sb
réprimander
tel ɒf
The teacher told me off for swearing.
wear off
se dissiper
weə ɒf
The anaesthetic is starting to wear off.
catch up on sth
rattraper son retard
kætʃ ʌp ɒn
She’s staying late in the office to catch up on some reports.
get sth over with
en finir avec
get ˈəʊvə wɪð
I’ll be glad to get these exams over with.
hang around (with sb)
traîner avec/fréquenter
hæŋ əˈraʊnd
I got into drugs because I was hanging around with the wrong people.
key in sth
saisir
kiː ɪn
First, key in your password.
keep up sth
entretenir
kiːp ʌp
Make sure you eat properly - you’ve got to keep your strength up.
look up sth
chercher qch
lʊk ʌp
If you don’t know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.
make for
se diriger vers
meɪk fɔː
He got up and made for the exit.
make sth/sb out
comprendre/déchiffrer
meɪk aʊt
The numbers are too small - I can’t make them out at all.
make up for sth
compenser
meɪk ʌp fɔː
I hope this money will make up for the inconvenience.
pick up sth
apprendre
pɪk ʌp
When you live in a country you soon pick up the language.
put off sb
remettre à plus tard/repousser
pʊt ɒf
You have to work long hoursand that puts off a lot of people.
put out sth
éteindre
pʊt aʊt
Firefighters have been called to put out the fire in the city centre.
put up a fight
se défendre
pʊt ʌp ə faɪt
I refuse to let them win - I intend to put up a fight.
put up with sb/sth
supporter qn/qch
pʊt ʌp wɪð
He’s so moody-I don’t know how she puts up with him.
start out
débuter/démarrer
stɑːt aʊt
My dad started out as a sales assistant in a shop.
take off sth
prendre un congé
teɪk ɒf
He took off two weeks in September.
work on sth
continuer à travailler qch
wɜːk ɒn
His dancing technique is good, but he needs to work on his fitness.
work out sth
arriver à comprendre
wɜːk aʊt
There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident.
