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1
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To retake

A
Reprendre
Repasser (less common)
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2
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To light

A

Allumer

Eclairer

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3
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To fast

A

Jeuner

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4
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To sightsee

A

Visiter (utiliser pour les monuments ou musées)

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5
Q

To tie

A

Nouer
Attacher
Lacer

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To behold

A

Voir qqn/qqch

Contempler qqch/qqn

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7
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To regard

A

Considérer

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8
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To conceive

A

Concevoir

Imaginer

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9
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To thrive

A

Prospérer

S’épanouir

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10
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To diagnose

A

Diagnostiquer

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11
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To prove

A

Prouver
Démontrer
Justifier

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12
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To enable

A

Permettre

Activer

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13
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To devise

A

Concevoir
Élaborer
Mettre au point

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14
Q

To behave

A

Se comporter

Bien se tenir

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15
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To strive

A

Lutter

Se battre

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16
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To attain

A

Atteindre
Parvenir à qqch
Réaliser qqch

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17
Q

To grasp

A

Saisir

Comprendre

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18
Q

A grasp

A

Une compréhension

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19
Q

To maintain

A

Maintenir

Entretenir

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20
Q

To bake

A

Cuire

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21
Q

To offload

A

Décharger

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22
Q

To defer

A

Reporter
Diffèrer
Ajourner

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23
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To slip

A

Se glisser

Glisser

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24
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To postpone

A

Reporter
Remettre
Ajourner
Repousser

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25
Q

To moan

A

Raler

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26
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To content

A

Contenter

Satisfaire

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27
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To thwart

A

Contrecarrer qqch
Empecher qqn/qqch
Faire échouer qqn/qqch

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28
Q

To foil

A

Contrecarrer qqch
Empecher qqn/qqch
Faire échouer qqn/qqch

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29
Q

To stem

A

Endiguer

Arreter

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30
Q

To incapacitate sb/sth

A

Neutraliser qqn

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31
Q

To content

A

Contenter

Satisfaire

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32
Q

To thwart

A

Contrecarrer qqch/qqn
Empecher qqch
Faire échouer qqch

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33
Q

To foil

A

Contrecarrer qqch/qqn
Empecher qqch
Faire échouer qqch

34
Q

To stem

A

Endiguer

35
Q

To frighten

A

Faire peur à qqn

Effrayer

36
Q

To foreshadow

A

Présager

37
Q

To foretell

A

Prédire
Présager
Prévoir

38
Q

To strike

A
Trouver (un accord)
Frapper 
Sonner (reveil)
Heurter qqch/qqn (le sol)
Conclure (un accord)
39
Q

To foresee

A

Prédire
Présager
Prévoir

40
Q

To shrink

A

Rétrécir
Réduire qqch
Diminuer
Baisser

41
Q

To concoct

A

Concocter

42
Q

To bind

A

Lier
Engager qqch
Relier
Attacher

43
Q

To accept

A
Accepter
Croire
Supporter
Agréer
Autoriser
Reconnaître
44
Q

To accuse

A

Accuser

Inculper

45
Q

To achieve

A

Atteindre
Réaliser
Accomplir

46
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To acknowledge

A

Reconnaitre
Admettre
Honorer
Saluer

47
Q

To acquire

A

Acquérir
Développer
Obtenir

48
Q

To adapt

A

Adapter
Évoluer
Aménager

49
Q

To add

A

Ajouter

50
Q

To adjust

A

Régler
Adapter
Ajuster
Modifier

51
Q

To admire

A

Admirer

52
Q

To admit

A

Admettre
Reconnaitre
Avouer

53
Q

To adopt

A

Adopter

Imiter

54
Q

To adore

A

Adorer

Aimer

55
Q

To advise

A

Conseiller
Aviser
Informer
Recommander

56
Q

To afford

A

Permettre qqch
Se permettre
Assumer qqch

57
Q

To agree

A

Accepter
Convenir
Être d’accord
Acquiescer

58
Q

To aim

A

Diriger
Aspirer
Pointer

59
Q

To allow

A
Permettre
Autoriser
Laisser
Prévoir
Accorder
Compter
60
Q

To announce

A

Annoncer qqch
Publier
Dévoiler qqch

61
Q

To anticipate

A

Anticiper

Prévoir

62
Q

To apologize

A

S’excuser

Présenter ses excuses

63
Q

To appear

A
Sembler
Apparaître
Se présenter
Figurer
Comparaître
Avoir l'air
64
Q

To apply

A
Appliquer qqch
Mettre
Postuler
S'adresser
Exercer
Poser une candidature
mettre en pratique
65
Q

To appreciate

A

Apprécier
Comprendre
Reconnaître
être reconnaissant

66
Q

To approach

A

s’approcher

Aborder

67
Q

To approve

A

Approuver
Adopter
Autoriser
Accepter

68
Q

To argue

A

Arguer
Défendre
Argumenter
Se disputer

69
Q

To arise

A

Survenir
Se produire
Surgir
Se lever

70
Q

To arrange

A

Organiser
Arranger
Disposer

71
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To arrive

A

Arriver

72
Q

To ask

A
Demander
Consulter qqn
Inviter
Poser une question à qqn
Interroger qqn
73
Q

To assume

A

assumer
supposer
présumer

74
Q

To assure

A

Assurer

Garantir

75
Q

To astonish

A

Etonner
Surprendre
Stupéfier

76
Q

To attach

A

Fixer
Attacher
Joindre

77
Q

To attempt

A

Tenter

78
Q

To attend

A

Assister à
Suivre qqch
Soigner

79
Q

To attract

A

Attirer qqn/qqch

Interesser qqn/qqch

80
Q

To avoid

A

éviter
empêcher
contourner

81
Q

To awake

A

éveiller

se réveiller

82
Q

To retire

A

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