Verbes Important Flashcards

1
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S’engager à

A

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

A

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
Q

Adorer, vénérer

A

To worship

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6
Q

Vivre qqc

A

To experience sth

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7
Q

Empêcher

A

To prevent sth

To prevent sb from doing sth

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8
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Effectuer, mener

A

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

A

To blur the boundaries

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11
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Entreprendre de faire qqc

A

To undertake to do sth

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12
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Contrer, s’opposer à

A

To counter

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13
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Atteindre un but

A

To meet a target

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14
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Atteindre

A

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
Q

Pousser qqn à faire qqc

A

To urge someone to do sth

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16
Q

Éprouver le besoin de

A

To feel an urge to BV

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17
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S’élever à

A

To amount to sth

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18
Q

faire respecter, maintenir, confirmer, soutenir

A

uphold

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19
Q

raviver, attiser

A

stoke

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20
Q

s’accumuler, s’entasser, s’empiler

A

to pile up

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21
Q

retarder

A

stall sth/sb

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22
Q

refléter

A

mirror sth

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23
Q

tirer qqc vers le bas

A

drag sth down

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24
Q

maintenir à flot

A

to buoy sth (up)

to keep sth afloat

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25
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se maintenir à flot

rester à la surface

A

to keep/stay afloat

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26
Q

viser

A

to aim for

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27
Q

se rapprocher de

A

to fall close to sth

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28
Q

fournir

approvisionner

A

to supply

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29
Q

décliner, dégringoler

–> chute, baisse, récession

A

to slump

–> a slump

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30
Q

s’assurer de qqc, garantir, assurer

se protéger, se prémunir

A

to ensure sth

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31
Q

s’attaquer à, aborder

A

to tackle sth (problem)

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32
Q

promouvoir, encourager

nourrir, entretenir (sentiment)

A

to foster sth

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33
Q

accueillir (en tant que famille d’accueil)

prendre en placement

A

to foster sb

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34
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inclure, concerner, comprendre

entourer, encercler

A

to encompass sth

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35
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provoquer, entrainer

A

to bring about sth

to bring sth about

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36
Q

avoir lieu

A

to take place

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37
Q

assister à
aller à, être présent à
participer à

A

to attend sth

38
Q

Avoir droit à qqc

A

To be entitled to sth

To be eligible for sth

39
Q

Avoir recours à, recourir à

A

To resort to

39
Q

Remplir, satisfaire (des conditions, des attentes)

A

To meet

40
Q

Faire de même, imiter

A

To follow suit

41
Q

Manquer

A

To lack

42
Q

S’en tenir à

A

To stick (stuck, stuck) to

43
Q

Susciter, attiser

A

To kindle

44
Q

Plaider en faveur de/pour

A

To argue for sth

45
Q

affirmer, soutenir

A

To argue that

46
Q

To argue (about sth)

A

Se quereller, se disputer, s’engueuler (à propos de)

47
Q

Défendre

A

To argue sth

48
Q

Répandre, se répandre

A

To spread

49
Q

Se porter bien/mal

S’en tirer, s’en sortir bien/mal

A

To fare well/badly

50
Q

Soutenir

A

To support

51
Q

Se comporter bien/mal

Se comporter mal

A

To behave well/badly

To misbehave

52
Q

Parvenir a

A

To achieve

54
Q

Faire des progrès

A

To make progress

55
Q

surmonter

A

to overcome

56
Q

s’améliorer, améliorer

A

to improve

57
Q

fournir

A

to provide

58
Q

Handicaper

A

To cripple

59
Q

Faire respecter

A

To enforce

60
Q

Mettre en place

A

Tu implement

61
Q

Cacher

A

To conceal

62
Q

renflouer

A

to bail out

63
Q

Déclencher

A

To trigger

64
Q

autoriser

A

to enable

65
Q

économiser

A

to save

66
Q

réclamer

A

to claim

67
Q

se plaindre

A

to complain

68
Q

mettre fin à

A

to put an end to

69
Q

continuer à

A

to keep +ing

70
Q

prévenir qqn

A

to warn sb

71
Q

accompagner

A

to go with (with sb else)
to come with (with you)
to accompany

72
Q

se reposer

A

to have a rest

73
Q

perturber

A

to disrupt

74
Q

abîmer

A

to damage

75
Q

se mefier

A

to become suspicious

76
Q

permettre

A

to enable

77
Q

rassurer

A

to reassure

78
Q

se confier à qqn

confier qqc à qqn

A

to confide in sb

to confide sth to sb

79
Q

dégringoler

A

to tumble

80
Q

accuser

A

to hold sb responsible

to blame sb

81
Q

préoccuper

A

to preoccupe, to concern, to worry

82
Q

se préoccuper de

A

to worry about

to be concerned about

83
Q

descendre qqc

A

to bring down sth

84
Q

convoquer

être convoqué par

A

to summon

to be summoned by

85
Q

reprocher qqc à qqc

A

to reproach sb for/with sth

to blame sb for sth

86
Q

avouer que

avouer qqc

A

to admit that

to admit sth, to confess to sth, to own up to sth

87
Q

subir

A

to undergo

88
Q

entreprendre

A

to undertake

89
Q

dépenser de l’argent pour qqc

A

to spend money ON sth

90
Q

ses intérêts

A

his/her/its vested interests

91
Q

dans les cinq ans

A

in five year’s time