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Accepter

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DE + verb (to agree to do something)

– + qqch (accept smthg)

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Accuser (quelqu’un)

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DE + verbe (to accuse smone of doing smthg)

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Acheter

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À + place (To buy from someplace)

– + smthg (To buy something)

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Achever

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DE + faire qqch (to finish doing smthg) i.e finish doing the work
– + qqch (to complete smthg) i.e. complete the task

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s’agir

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DE +qqch/verbe (to be about smthg, to be a question of smthg, to be a matter of smthg)

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Aider

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À + verbe (to help to do smthg/to help with smthg)

      • qqun à (to help someone to do smthg/with smthg) Help the world to improve=aider le monde a s’améliorer
      • qqch (to help something in general) i.e. to help the world=aider le monde
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S’amuser

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À + verbe (to have fun with/doing smthg

EN+ gerondif (to have fun with/doing smthg) i.e s’amuser en courant=have fun running

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S’apercevoir

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DE + qqch (to notice sth)
QUE (to notice that)
non reflexive – + qqch (I see sth)

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Apprendre

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À + verbe (to learn to do sth)

QUE +sth/someone (to learn that someone or something is)

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S’apprêter

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À + qch/faire qch (to prepare/get ready for sth)

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Approcher

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DE+ qch/place (to approach sth/some place)

qch de qch (to bring/move sth closer to sth)

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Arracher

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qch À qn (to tear sm from sb)
qn À qch (to tear sb from/away from sm)
– qch (to tear out sm, to snatch sm)

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S’arrêter

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DE + verbe (To stop doing sm)

Non reflex DE+ faire qch/verbe (To stop doing sm)

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Arriver

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DOUBLE
De + place (arrive from sw)
À + place (to arrive sw)
EN arriver À + faire (to end up doing sm, to get to the point of doing sm)
À + faire (to manage to do sm)
À +qn (to happen to sm)
À +date/étape (to reach sth)
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Aspirer

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À + verbe (to aspire/yearn to do/be sm)

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assister

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À + place/event (to attend someplace/sth)

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astreindre qqn

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À + verbe (to compel sm to do sth)

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Attendre (se)

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DOUBLE
S'attendre À + qch/qn (to expect to/sm)
attendre DE + faire/recevoir/être (to wait to do/get/be)
attendre que-- (to wait)
attendre qch (to expect sm)
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Autoriser qn

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À + verbe (To authorize/allow sm to do sth)

– + qch (To authorize/allow sth)

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Avertir

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qn DE qch (to warn sm about sth/to inform sm about sth)
qn DE ne pas faire qch (to warn sm not to do sth)
qn QUE (to warn sm that)
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Avoir besoin

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DE (to need )

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Avoir envie

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DE +qch/qn/verbe (To want sm/sth/to do sth)

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avoir l’habitude

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DE + qch/qn/faire qch (to be used to sm/sb/doing sth, have the habit of doing sth)

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Avoir peur

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DE +qch/qn/verbe/date (I am scared of sth/sb/doing sth/an upcoming date in time) i.e avoir peur de demain=I am scared about tomorrow

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Cesser

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DE + verbe (stop doing sth)
DE + faire qch (stop doing sth)
Faire cesser + qch (put a stop to sth)

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Changer

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DE + qch avec qch different (To change one thing for another different thing) i.e. changer de place/de train/de chaussures/de couleur/d’idée= to change places/change trains/change shoes/change the color/idea)
– qch avec qch nouvel mais the meme (To REPLACE sth) i.e changer les pneus/les couches= change the tires/diapers

  • the key difference here is that when we use changer DE we are referring to making a change to something different. When we use changer LES we are referring to replacing something with the same item (likely because the old item is worn out)
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Chercher

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À + faire qch (To try/attempt to do sth)
À + place (to pick sb/sth up at a place)
– + qn/qch (to look for sb/sth)

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Choisir

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DE + faire qch (to choose to do sth)

– qch (to choose sth)

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Commander

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À qn de + verbe (to order sb to do sth)

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Commencer

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EITHER

À/DE (to start to, to start sth)

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Conseiller

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À qn de faire qch (to advise sb to do sth)

– qch à qn (to advise sth to sb) i.e il m’a conseillé ce livre= he recommended this book to me

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Consentir

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qch À qn (to grant sb sth)
À qch (to agree to sth)
À faire + verbe (to agree to do sth)

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Se contenter

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DE + qch (to be content with sth)

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Continuer

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EITHER

DE/À (to continue to)

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Contraindre qn

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À faire (to force sb to do )

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Convaincre qn

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DE qch (to convince sb of sth)
DE faire (to convince sb to do)
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Convenir

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DOUBLE
À+qn (to suit sb)
DE (it's right/advisable)
DE qch (to admit/acknowledge sth)
QUE (to admit that/agree that)
DE + date/amount (to agree on)
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Couvrir qch

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DE (to cover sth with)

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Craindre

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DE (to fear sth)

QUE (to fear that)

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Croire

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À qch (to believe in sth)
EN (to believe in sth)
QUE (to believe that)

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Déborder

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DE (to be bursting/overflowing out of)

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Décider

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DOUBLE
qn À (to persuade sb to)
Se décider À (to make up ones mind)
DE (to decided to)

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Défendre

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DOUBLE
-- qch (to defend sth)
qch À qn (to forbid sb sth)
À qn de faire (to forbid sn to do sth)
DE + verbe (sth is forbiden) i.e. il est défendu de cracher = spitting is prohibited
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Se délecter

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DE (to delight/revel in)

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Demander

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qch À qn (to ask sb sth)

À qn DE (to ask sb to do sth)

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Démunir

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qn DE (to deprive sb of)

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Dépêcher

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Se dépêcher DE faire qch (to hurry to do sth)

Dépêcher (to dispatch)

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Dépendre

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DE (it depends on)

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Déplaire

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À (to upset/ be displeasing to)

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Déranger qn

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DE (to bother sb to)

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Désobéir

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À qn/qch (to disobey sb/sth)

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Dire

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À qn de (to tell sb to)

À qn (to say/tell)

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Donner qch

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À qn (to give sb sth)

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54
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Douter

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DE (to have doubts about)

QUE (to have doubts that)

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Écrire

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DOUBLE
À qn (to write to sb)
DE (to write with)
– qch (to write sth)

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S’efforcer

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DE + verbe (to try hard to do sth, to endeavor to)

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s’emparer

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DE qch (to grab/seize/take hold of sth)

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Empêcher

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qn DE + verbe (to prevent sb from doing sth)
QUE qch arrive (to prevent sth from happening)
n’empêche que - (all the same, be that as it may)

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s’empresser

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DE + verbe (to hasten/be quick to do sth)

S’empresser auprès de qn (to fuss over sb)

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Emprunter

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qch À qn (to borrow sth from sb)

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Encourager

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qn À faire qch (to encourage sb to do sth)

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s’engager

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À (to commit oneself to )

– (be committed to)

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ennuyer

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qn DE (to bother/upset sb to)

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Enseigner

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qch À qn (to teach sb sth)

À qn que (to teach sb that)

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Envoyer qch

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À qn (to send sth to sb)

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S’épuiser

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À + verbe (to exhaust oneself doing something)

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Essayer

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DE + verbe (to try to do sth)

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S’étonner

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DE (to be surprised at)

QUE (to be surprised that)

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Être

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DOUBLE
DE ⁺ place (to be from a place)
À + qn (to belong to someone) i.e. C’est à moi = It’s mine
À + infinative (it is to be + verb) i.e. C’est à réparer = It needs repairing

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S’excuser

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DE (to apologize for sth)

71
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Faillir

A 
À qch (to fail/fall short of sth)
failler faire (to almost/to nearly do sth)
72
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Faire attention

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À (to pay attention to)

73
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Faire confiance

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À qn (to trust sb)

74
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faire mal

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À qch (to hurt sth)

75
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Féliciter

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DE (to congratulate for sth)

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Se fier

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À qn (to trust sb)

77
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Finir

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DE faire qch (to finish doing sth)

78
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Forcer

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qn À faire qch (to force sb to do sth)

79
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Goûter

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À qch (to taste sth)

80
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S’habituer

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À qch (to get used to sth)

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Se hâter

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DE (to hasten to)

82
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Hériter

A 
qch DE qn (to inherit sth from sb)
DE qch (to inherit sth)
DE qn (to inherit sb's property)
83
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Hésiter

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À (to hesitate to)

84
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Interdire

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qch À qn DE (to forbid sb sth)

85
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S’intéresser

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À (to be interested in)

86
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Inviter qn

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À (to invite sb to)

87
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Jouer

A

DOUBLE
À (to play a sport)
DE (to play an instrument)

88
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Jouir

A

DE (to enjoy sth)

89
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Manquer

A

DOUBLE
À (to miss sb)
DE (to neglect/fail to)
DE qch (to lack sth)

90
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Se méfier

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DE (to be wary of/be careful about)

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Mêler

A

DOUBLE
À (to mingle with/to join in)
qch DE qch (to mix sth with sth)
qn À qch (to get sb mixed up in sth)

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Mériter

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DE (to deserve)

93
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Se mettre

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À verb (to start sth)

94
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Se moquer

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DE (to make fun of)

95
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Nuire

A

À (to harm)

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Obéir

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À (to obey)

97
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Obliger qn

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À (to force sb to/to make sb do sth)

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S’occuper

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DE (to be busy with/to be in charge of)

99
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Offrir

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DE (to offer to)

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S’opposer

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À (to oppose)

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Ordonner

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À qn DE faire qch (to order sb to do sth)

– (to arrange/organize)

102
Q

Oublier

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DE (to forget to)

103
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Pardonner

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À (to pardon/forgive)

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Parler

A

DOUBLE
À (to talk to)
DE (to talk about)

105
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Partir

A

DE (to leave)

106
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Parvenir

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À (to succeed in/ to reach)
À faire (to manage to)
Faire parvenir qch À qn (to send sth to sb, to have sth sent to sb)

107
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Se passer

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DOUBLE
DE qch (to go without sth)
À (to take place in)
– qch (how sth went) i.e. comment se sont passés tes examens = how did your exams go

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Passer du temps

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À + verbe (to spend time doing sth)

109
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Penser

A

DOUBLE
À (to think of/about)
DE (to have an opinion about)

110
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Perdre du temps

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À + verbe (to waste time doing sth)

111
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Permettre

A

DOUBLE
À (to permit)
À qn DE + verbe (to permit sb to do sth)
Se permettre DE (to allow oneself to)

112
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Persister

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À + verbe (to persist/continue to do sth)

113
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Persuader

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DE (to persuade to)

114
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Se plaindre

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DE (to complain about)

115
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Plaire

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À qn (to please sb/to be pleasing to sb)

Se plaire À + verbe (to take pleasure in sth)

116
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Pousser qn

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À (to urge/push sb to do sth)

117
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Prendre garde

A

DOUBLE
À (to be careful of/watch out for)
DE +ne pas verbe (to be careful not to do sth)

118
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Prendre le partie

A

DE (to decide to)

119
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Se préparer

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À (to prepare oneself to)

120
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Se presser

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Autour DE qch (to crowd around sth)

– (to hurry)

121
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Prier

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DE+ verbe (to ask/beg sb to do sth)

– qch (to pray to sth/sb) i.e. Les Grecs priaient Dionysos=the greeks prayed to dionysos

122
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Procurer

A

qch À qn (to obtain sth for sb)

123
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Profiter

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DOUBLE
À (to benefit/be profitable to)
DE (to make the most of)

124
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Promettre

A

DOUBLE
À qn DE + verbe (to promise sb to do sth)
faire promettre qch À qn (to make sb promise sth)

125
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Proposer

A

DOUBLE
qch À qn (to suggest sth to sb/ to offer sth to sb)
DE + verbe (to suggest doing sth/to offer to do sth)

126
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Punir

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POUR + verbe (to be punished for doing sth)

qn DE qch (to punish sb for sth)

127
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Raconter

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À qn qch (to tell sb sth

128
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Raffoler

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DE qch/qn (to love/adore sth, to be crazy about sth)

129
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Rappeler

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qch À qn (to remind sb of sth)
À qn DE faire qch (to remind sb to do sth)
*qn À la vie (to bring sb back to life)

130
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Rechigner

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À (to balk at)

131
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Recommencer

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À + verbe (to re-start doing sth /begin doing sth again)

132
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Recompenser

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qn DE (to reward sb to sth)

133
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Réfléchir

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À qch (to think about/reflect upon sth)

134
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Refuser

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DE (refuse to)

135
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Regretter

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DE + verbe (to regret sth)

136
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Remercier

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qn DE + verbe (to thank sb for doing sth)
POUR + qch (to thak sb for sth)
*Se faire remercier -to be let go from a job

137
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Se rendre compte

A

DE (to realize)

138
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Rendre visite

A

À qn (to visit sb)

139
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Renoncer

A

À qch (to give sth up)
À faire qch (to give up the idea of doing sth)
*j’y reonce! - I give up

140
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Répondre

A

DOUBLE
À (to reply/answer/ respond to)
DE (to answer for sth)
QUE (to answer that)

141
Q

Reprocher

A

qch À qn (to criticise/reprosch sb for sth

*Qu’est-ce que tu lui reproches ?= What have you got against him?

142
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Se résigner

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À qch (to resign onself to sth)

À faire (to resign oneself to do sth)

143
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Résister

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À (to resist/withstand/stand up tp/oppose)

144
Q

ressembler

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À qch/qn (to be like sth/sb)

145
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Réussir

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À + verbe (to succees in doing sth)
qch (to pass sth) i.e. réussier à l’examen = passed the exam
À qn (to agree with sb/to suit sb/to turn out well for sb)
*le mariage lui réussit = married life agrees with him

146
Q

Rêver

A

DOUBLE (the difference is very subtle)

À (to dream of) this is something less attainable i.e. to dream of being a princess

DE (to about) this is something more concrete ie j’ai rêvé de mes vacances cette nuit=I dreamt about my holidays last night

QUE (to dream that)

147
Q

Rire

A

DE qch (laugh at sth)

148
Q

Risquer

A

DE + verbe (to risk sth)

149
Q

Serrer la main

A

À qn (to shake hands with sb)

150
Q

Servir

A 
DOUBLE
À (to be used for/to serve to/as)
DE qch (to be used as sth)
DE (to be put to use)
se servir de (to help oneself to)
-- (to serve)
151
Q

Songer

A

À (to dream/think about)

152
Q

Se soucier

A

DE (to worry/care about)

153
Q

Sourire

A

À (to smile at)

154
Q

Se souvenir

A

DE (to remember)

155
Q

succéder

A

À qch/qn (to succeed/follow/to come after sth/sb)

156
Q

Supplier

A

qn DE faire qch (to beg sb to do sth)

157
Q

Survivre

A

À qch (to survive sth)

À qn (to outlive sb)

158
Q

Tâcher

A

DE + verbe (to try to do sth)

159
Q

Tarder

A

À faire (to delay doing)

160
Q

Téléphoner

A

À qn (to call sb)

161
Q

Tenir

A

DOUBLE
À (to hold sth/sb, to inisit on sth)
DE (to take after/resemble/look like sb)

162
Q

Se tromper

A

DE (to mistake, to be wrong)

163
Q

Venir

A

DOUBLE
À + informative (to happen to)i.e. S’il venait à mourir avant moi =If he should happen to die before me

À + place (to go to somewhere)
DE + verbe (to have just now done sth)

164
Q

Vivre

A

DE (to live on) referring to salary

165
Q

Voler qch

A

À qn (to steal sth from sb)

French (2 decks)

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