Verbs, Adj, Nouns + Prepositions Flashcards

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capable of …ing
Anyone is capable of doing great evil

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capable de
n’importe qui est / Tous sont capable de faire tout mal

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certain to

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certain(e) de

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please to, happy to

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content(e) de

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bored with …ing

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ennuyé(e) de

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tired of …ing

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fatigué(e) de

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happy to
happy to meet you

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heureux/heureuse de
Je suis heureux de faire votre connaissance

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sure to

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sûr de

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the need to

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le besoin de

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the good fortune to

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le bonheur de

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the desire to

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le désire de

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the longing to

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l’envie de

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the bad luck to

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le malheur de

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the means to/of …ing

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les moyens de

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the necessity to

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la nécessité de

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the opportunity to
You’ll have the opportunity to meet lots of new people

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l’occasion de
Vous auriez l’occasion de rencontrer beaucoup de nouvelles personnes

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the pleasure of …ing

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le plaisir de

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the possibility of …ing

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la possibilité de

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the time to
Do you have the time to wait?

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le temps de
Avez vous le temps d’attendre ?

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the will to
I am losing the will to live

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la volonté de
Je perdue la volonté de vivre

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to denote use of a noun eg. dining room

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une salle à manger

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easy/difficult to (no object) eg. to understand

easy/difficult to (object) eg. to do this exercise

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facile/difficile à comprendre

facile/difficile de faire cet exercice

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disposed to

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disposé(e) à

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clever at …ing

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habile à

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slow to
He is slow to learn

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lent(e) à
Il est lent à apprendre

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ready to
Im ready to eat

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prêt(e) à
Je suis prête à manger!

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the only one to

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le/la seul(e) à

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the last to

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le dernier / la dernière à

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the first to
He was the first to break the sound barrier

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le premier / la première à
Il était le premier à ficher la mur du son

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to get accustomed to …ing

You need to get accustomed to sleeping less

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s’accoutumer à

Tu dois t’accoutumer à moins dormir

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to persist in

I persist in living

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s’acharner à
persister à

Je m’acharne à vivre

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to help qqn to

She was helping her mother with the shopping

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aider [qqn] à

Elle aidait sa mère à faire les courses

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to enjoy oneself …ing
I enjoy reading an interesting book

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s’amuser à
Je m’amuse à lire un livre intéressant

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to learn to
I am learning to speak french

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apprendre à
j’apprends à parler français.

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to teach [qqn] to do

Christoph is teaching me to speak french

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apprendre [qch] à [qqn] or à faire

Christoph m’apprend à parler français

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to get ready to

We need to get ready to go/leave

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s’apprêter à
Nous avons besoin de nous apprêter à partir.

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to manage to, succeed in …ing
You can do it !

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arriver à
Tu peux y arriver !

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to expect to
I expect to wait for a while

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s’attendre à

Je m’attends à attendre pour quelque temps.

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to only have to
I only have to write 100 more words

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n’avoir qu’à
Je n’ai qu’à écrire 100 plus de mots

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to tend to
I tend to eat too much

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avoir tendance à
J’ai tendance à manger trop.

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to try to
I’m trying to explain myself to you.

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chercher à

Je cherche à m’expliquer à vous

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to begin to, start …ing

He will start writing his essay soon.

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commencer à (apparently sometimes de?)

Il commencera à écrire bientôt son essai

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to lead to …ing
This led to failing the test

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conduire à
Ça a conduit à échouer le test

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to consent/agree to
I agreed to take you

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consentir à
j’ai consenti à te prendre.

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to consist of …ing
The course consisted of completing 3 phases.

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consister à
La formation a consisté à completer trois étapes (F)

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to continue …ing
We must continue/keep trying

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continuer à
Il faut continuer à essayer.

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to contribute to …ing
CO2 contributes to hearing the environment

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contribuer à
Le gaz carbonique contribue à réchauffer l’environnement

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to make up one’s mind to

I made up my mind to quit my job

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se décider à faire
(but décider de)

Je me suis décidé à quitter mon boulot.

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to devote oneself to …ing

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dédier à

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to ask to
to ask [qqn] to do [qch]

I asked him to do it

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demander à

demander à [qqn] de faire [qch]
Je lui ai demandé de le faire

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to teach [qqn] to

He taught me to…

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enseigner à qqn à faire
apprendre à qqn à faire

Il m’a enseigné à nager

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to be inclined to
I am inclined to take an afternoon nap

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être enclin à

Je suis enclin à faire une sieste

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to encourage qqn to do qch

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encourager [qqn] à faire

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to get bored …ing

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s’ennuyer à

je m’ennuie à attendre eux

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to force qqn to
to be forced to

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forcer [qqn] à

être forcé(e) de

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to hesitate over doing

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hésiter à

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to incite [qqn] to

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inciter [qqn] à

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to confine/limit oneself to

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se limiter à

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to get used to …ing

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s’habituer à

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to start, set about doing

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se mettre à

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to motivate [qqn] to

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motiver [qqn] à

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to oblige [qqn] to

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obliger [qqn] à

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to spend (time) doing
I spent my time reading

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passer (du/mon temps) à
J’ai passé mon temps à lire

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to be inclined to

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pencher à
être enclin à

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to waste time doing

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perdre du temps à

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to accuse of doing

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accuser [qqn] de

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to urge/push [qqn] to do

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pousser [qqn] à

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to prepare oneself to

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se préparer à

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to refuse to

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se refuser à
(refuser de)

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to resign oneself to

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se résigner à

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to give up doing
You must give up smoking

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renoncer à
Tu dois renoncer à fumer

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to resist doing

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résister à

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to succeed in doing / manage to

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réussir à

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to be used for
to use [qch]

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servir à faire
se servir de [qch]

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to dream of doing

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songer à faire
rêver de faire

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to take a long time in doing

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tarder à

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to not be long in doing

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ne pas tarder à

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to tend to

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tende à

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to be keen on doing , eager, anxious to

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tenir à

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to stop doing

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arrêter de

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to need to

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avoir besoin de

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to want to, feel like doing
I feel like eating Italian

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avoir envie de
J’ai envie de manger la cuisine italienne
J’ai envie d’italien

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to be ashamed of doing

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avoir honte de

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to intend to do

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avoir l’intention de

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to be fed up with doing

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en avoir marre de

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to be afraid of doing

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avoir peur de

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to take care of doing

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avoir/prendre soin de

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to be right to

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avoir raison de

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to be wrong in doing

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avoir tort de

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to stop, leave off doing

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cesser de

Il a cessé de fumer

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to choose to
I choose to wake up early

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choisir de
Je choisi de me lever tôt

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to order/command [qqn] to do

I order you to take that hill

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commander à [qqn] de

Je vous commande de prendre cette colline.

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to advise [qqn] to do
to recommend [qqn] to do

He advised me to go to that restaurant

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conseiller à [qqn] de
recommander à [qqn] de

Il m’a conseillé d’aller à ce restaurant.

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it is advisable to (think for yourself)

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Il convient de penser par soi-même

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to decide to

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décider de
(but se décider à)

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to ask [qqn] to

We asked her to come

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demander à [qqn] de

Nous avons demandé à elle de venir
Nous avons lui demandé de venir

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to tell [qqn] to

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dire à [qqn] de

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to dissuade [qqn] from

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dissuader [qqn] de

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to strive to

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s’efforcer de

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to prevent [qqn] from doing

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empêcher [qqn] de

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to undertake to

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entreprendre de

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to try to

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essayer de

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to get tired of doing
I’m tired of working

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se fatiguer de
Je me fatigue de travailler

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to be careful not to
one must be careful not to lose your way

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se garder de

Il faut se garde de perdre votre voie.

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to forbid [qqn] to

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interdire à [qqn] de

105
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to get tired of doing

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se lasser de

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to fail to

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manquer de

107
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not to fail to
“mind you don’t”
mind you don’t miss the train

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ne pas manquer de

ne pas manquer de rater le train

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to threaten to
She threatened to resign

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menacer de

Elle a menacé de démissionner

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to offer to

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offrir de

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to order [qqn] to

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ordonner à [qqn] de

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to forget to

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oublier de

112
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to do / go without doing / skipped

I went without brushing my teeth because I was drunk

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se passer de

Je me suis passer de me brosser les dents parce que j’étais bourré.

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to allow [qqn] to

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permettre à [qqn] de

114
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to persuade [qqn] to
I persuaded them to come

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persuader [qqn] de
J’ai persuadé eux de venir

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to ask/beg [qqn] to do
He begged her not to leave him

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prier [qqn] de
Il l’a prié de ne le quitter pas

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to promise to

He promised to come to the game

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promettre de

Il a promis de venir au match

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to refuse to

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refuser de

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to dream of doing

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rêver de

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to remember to do

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se souvenir de

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to suggest doing

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suggérer de

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to finish doing
I finished working

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terminer de
J’ai terminé de travailler

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to boast of doing

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se vanter de

123
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to have just (+past participle)

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venir de

124
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to start doing something

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se mettre à faire
commencer à

125
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to like, love, hate, hope, think (taste and thoughts)
wanting, hoping
liking, hating
movement

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aimer, adorer, détester, espérer, penser + infin (no preposition)
aller, courir, partir, sortir, venir, descendre, entrer + infin