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Verbes - PET Flashcards

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accept

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accepter

to agree to take something that is offered to you

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act

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jouer

to perform in a play or film

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advertise

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faire de la publicité

to tell people about something, on television or in newspapers, etc, so that they will buy it

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attend

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suivre, assister à

to go to an event or a place

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be fed up with

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en avoir assez de

to feel bored and unhappy with a situation, thing or person

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be friends with

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être ami avec

to like someone and feel they are your friend

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be in love

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être amoureux

to love someone in a romantic way

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be someone’s type

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être le genre de quelqu’un

to be the kind of person someone thinks is attractive

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become/make friends with

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devenir amis avec

to start being friends with someone you have recently met

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believe

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croire

to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true

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believe in

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croire en

to be certain that something exists

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book (tickets)

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réserver (billets)

to arrange to go to a show at a time in the future

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break

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casser

to damage a bone in your body

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bring back

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rapporter

to return something to the shop where you bought it

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browse

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regarder

to walk around a shop and look at things without buying anything

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build

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construire

to make something by putting materials and parts together

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call

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appeler

to telephone someone

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call back

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rappeler

to telephone someone a second time, or to telephone someone who telephoned you earlier

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camp

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camp

to stay in a tent or temporary home

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care about

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se soucier

to feel that something is important

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change (your) mind

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changer d’avis

to change a decision or opinion

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chat

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bavarder

to talk with someone in a friendly way

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clean up

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nettoyer

to make a place clean and tidy

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collect

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ramasser

to get things from different places and bring them together

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complain

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se plaindre

to say that something is wrong or that you are angry about something

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confirm

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confirmer

to tell an airline that you plan to use your ticket

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cut down

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abattre

to cut a plant (for example, a tree) so that it falls

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damage

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endommager

to harm or break something

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deceive

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tromper

to make someone believe something that is not true

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deliver

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livrer

to take letters or things to a person or place

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demonstrate

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faire la démonstration de

to show someone how to do something

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depart

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quitter

to leave a place

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destroy

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détruire

to damage something so badly that it cannot be used or does not exist

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dive

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plonger

to jump into water with your head and arms going in first

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eat in

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consommer sur place

to choose to eat restaurant food in the restaurant instead of taking it away

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encourage

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encourager

to say good things to someone that will make them confident about doing something

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examine

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examiner

to look at someone or something very carefully, especially to try to discover something

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feel sick

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avoir la nausée

feel that food in your stomach will come up

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fit

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être à la taille de

to be the right shape or size for someone or something

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float

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flotter

to move gently through air or on water

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get divorced

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divorcer

to officially stop being married

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get engaged

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se fiancer

to promise each other that you will marry soon

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get married

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se marier

to begin a legal relationship with someone as their husband or wife

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get on with

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s’entendre avec

If two people get on with each other, they like each other and are friends.

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go on a diet

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se mettre au régime

to have rules about what you eat, usually to lose weight

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go out with

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sortir avec

when you have a date with someone, especially if you see them often

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grow up

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devenir adulte

to become older or an adult

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hang on

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attendre

to wait, especially on the telephone

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hang up

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raccrocher

to end a phone call

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heat

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chauffer

to make something become hot or warm

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hire

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louer

to pay money in order to use something for a short time

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hurt

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faire mal

If a part of your body hurts, it is painful.

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in touch (keep/stay)

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en contact (rester)

to be/remain in contact

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influence

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influencer

to change the way that someone thinks

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inform

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informer

to tell someone about something

57
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introduce

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présenter

to tell someone another person’s name the first time that they meet

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invite

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inviter

to ask someone to come to your house, to a party, etc

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judge

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juger

to decide the winner or results of a competition

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land

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atterrir

when an aeroplane arrives on the ground after flying

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laugh

A

rire

to smile and make sounds with your voice because something is funny

62
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look after

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s’occuper de, prendre soin de

to take care of someone or something

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look forward to

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se réjouir

to feel happy about something that is going to happen

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lose

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perdre

not to win a game or competition

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make a phone call

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passer un coup de fil

to use a telephone

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manage

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gérer

to be in control of

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match

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être bien assorti, correspondre

to be of the same colour or type

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meet

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rencontrer

to see and speak to someone

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mind (not)

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déranger (pas)

(not) to be angry or worried about something

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miss

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rater

to arrive too late to get on a bus, train or aircraft

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move

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bouger

to change place or position, or to make something change place or position

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notice

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remarquer

to see something and be aware of it

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operate

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faire marcher

If a machine operates, it works, and if you operate it, you make it work.

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order

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commander

to ask for food or other things

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organise

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organiser

to plan or arrange something

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persuade

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persuader

to make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot about it

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phone (telephone)

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téléphoner

to speak to someone by telephone

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plan

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organiser

to decide what you are going to do or how you are going to do something

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play

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jouer

to make music with a musical instrument

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prepare

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préparer

to get ready for something in the future

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prevent

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empêcher

to stop something happening or to stop someone doing something

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produce

A

produire

to make or grow something

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program

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programmer

to give (a machine) a set of instructions to do something

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promise

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promettre

to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen

85
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promise

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promettre

to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen

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recommend

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recommander

to say that someone or something is good or suitable for a particular purpose

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refuse

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refuser

to say that you will not do or accept something

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relax

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(se) détendre

to become happy and comfortable because nothing is worrying you

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remarry

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se remarier

to get married again after a divorce or the death of a husband or wife

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repair

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réparer

to mend something that is broken or damaged

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replace

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remplacer

to get a new thing in place of something older

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ring

A

appeler

to telephone someone

93
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run out of

A

manquer de

to use all of something so that there is none left

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save

A

sauver

to reduce the amount of money/space/time, etc, that you have to use

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search

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chercher

to try to find someone or something

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serve (a customer)

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servir (un client)

to help customers and sell things to them in a shop

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set off

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se mettre en route

to start (a journey)

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share

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partager

to have or use something at the same time as someone else

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shoot (a film)

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tourner (un film)

to use a camera to make a film

100
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sneeze

A

éternuer

when air suddenly comes out through your nose and mouth with a loud sound

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sound

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sembler

to seem good/interesting/strange, etc, from what you have heard

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spoil

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endommager

to damage something or stop it from being enjoyable or successful

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spoil

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gâcher

to stop something from being enjoyable or successful

104
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study

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étudier

to learn about a subject, usually at school or university

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suggest

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suggérer

to talk about an idea or plan for someone else to consider

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suit

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(bien) aller

to make someone look more attractive

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support (a football team)

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soutenir (une équipe de football)

to like a particular sports team and want them to win

108
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switch on/off

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allumer/éteindre

to turn on/off

109
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take away

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(à) emporter

to buy food in a restaurant and eat it at home or somewhere else

110
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take care

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faire attention

to give a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident or make a mistake

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take notice of

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faire attention à

to pay attention to

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taste

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avoir un goût

If food tastes a particular way, it has that flavour.

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text

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envoyer un texto/sms

to send a written message from a mobile phone

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throw away

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jeter

to put something in the rubbish

115
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tidy

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ranger

to put everything in its correct place

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top up

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recharger

to pay more money to your phone company so that you can continue using your phone

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tour

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visiter

to travel around a place for pleasure

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trust

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faire confiance

to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you

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try something on

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essayer

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits you

120
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turn the heating up/down

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augmenter/diminuer le chauffage

to increase or decrease the amount of warmth from a central heating system

121
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upset

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contrarier

to make someone feel sad or worried

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volunteer

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se porter volontaire

to offer to do something without being asked to do it

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warn

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prévenir

to tell someone that something bad may happen in the future

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waste time

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perdre son temps

to use your time badly

125
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whistle

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siffler

to make a sound by breathing air out through a small hole made with your lips

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win

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gagner

to get the most points or succeed in a competition

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lose your temper

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se mettre en colère

to become angry

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