Verbes Important Flashcards

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S’engager à

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To pledge to BV

To commit oneself to Ving

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2
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Tenter de

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To attempt to +BV

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3
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Compter faire qqc

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To intend to do sth

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4
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Limiter, restreindre

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To narrow sth

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5
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Adorer, vénérer

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To worship

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6
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Vivre qqc

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To experience sth

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7
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Empêcher

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To prevent sth

To prevent sb from doing sth

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8
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Effectuer, mener

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To carry out

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9
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Impliquer, entraîner, causer

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To entail

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10
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Brouiller les frontières

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To blur the boundaries

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11
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Entreprendre de faire qqc

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To undertake to do sth

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12
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Contrer, s’opposer à

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To counter

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13
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Atteindre un but

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To meet a target

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14
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Atteindre

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To reach (gagner un lieu)
To attain, to achieve, to meet (parvenir a un but)
To affect, to touch, to harm (toucher qqn, le blesser)

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15
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Pousser qqn à faire qqc

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To urge someone to do sth

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16
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Éprouver le besoin de

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To feel an urge to BV

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17
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S’élever à

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To amount to sth

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18
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faire respecter, maintenir, confirmer, soutenir

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uphold

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19
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raviver, attiser

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stoke

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20
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s’accumuler, s’entasser, s’empiler

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to pile up

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21
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retarder

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stall sth/sb

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22
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refléter

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mirror sth

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23
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tirer qqc vers le bas

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drag sth down

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24
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maintenir à flot

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to buoy sth (up)

to keep sth afloat

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se maintenir à flot | rester à la surface
to keep/stay afloat
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viser
to aim for
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se rapprocher de
to fall close to sth
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fournir | approvisionner
to supply
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décliner, dégringoler | --> chute, baisse, récession
to slump | --> a slump
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s'assurer de qqc, garantir, assurer | se protéger, se prémunir
to ensure sth
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s'attaquer à, aborder
to tackle sth (problem)
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promouvoir, encourager | nourrir, entretenir (sentiment)
to foster sth
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accueillir (en tant que famille d’accueil) | prendre en placement
to foster sb
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inclure, concerner, comprendre | entourer, encercler
to encompass sth
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provoquer, entrainer
to bring about sth | to bring sth about
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avoir lieu
to take place
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assister à aller à, être présent à participer à
to attend sth
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Avoir droit à qqc
To be entitled to sth | To be eligible for sth
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Avoir recours à, recourir à
To resort to
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Remplir, satisfaire (des conditions, des attentes)
To meet
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Faire de même, imiter
To follow suit
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Manquer
To lack
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S'en tenir à
To stick (stuck, stuck) to
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Susciter, attiser
To kindle
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Plaider en faveur de/pour
To argue for sth
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affirmer, soutenir
To argue that
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To argue (about sth)
Se quereller, se disputer, s'engueuler (à propos de)
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Défendre
To argue sth
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Répandre, se répandre
To spread
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Se porter bien/mal | S'en tirer, s'en sortir bien/mal
To fare well/badly
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Soutenir
To support
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Se comporter bien/mal | Se comporter mal
To behave well/badly | To misbehave
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Parvenir a
To achieve
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Faire des progrès
To make progress
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surmonter
to overcome
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s'améliorer, améliorer
to improve
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fournir
to provide
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Handicaper
To cripple
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Faire respecter
To enforce
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Mettre en place
Tu implement
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Cacher
To conceal
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renflouer
to bail out
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Déclencher
To trigger
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autoriser
to enable
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économiser
to save
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réclamer
to claim
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se plaindre
to complain
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mettre fin à
to put an end to
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continuer à
to keep +ing
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prévenir qqn
to warn sb
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accompagner
to go with (with sb else) to come with (with you) to accompany
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se reposer
to have a rest
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perturber
to disrupt
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abîmer
to damage
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se mefier
to become suspicious
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permettre
to enable
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rassurer
to reassure
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se confier à qqn | confier qqc à qqn
to confide in sb | to confide sth to sb
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dégringoler
to tumble
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accuser
to hold sb responsible | to blame sb
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préoccuper
to preoccupe, to concern, to worry
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se préoccuper de
to worry about | to be concerned about
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descendre qqc
to bring down sth
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convoquer | être convoqué par
to summon | to be summoned by
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reprocher qqc à qqc
to reproach sb for/with sth | to blame sb for sth
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avouer que | avouer qqc
to admit that | to admit sth, to confess to sth, to own up to sth
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subir
to undergo
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entreprendre
to undertake
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dépenser de l'argent pour qqc
to spend money ON sth
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ses intérêts
his/her/its vested interests
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dans les cinq ans
in five year's time