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Verbs --> def Flashcards

1
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give away

A

give for free / reveal a secret

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give in

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finally agree to smtg that you didn’t want to

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give it up for

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applaud / cheer for smone

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give out

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stop working because of old age

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5
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put down

A

kill an animal injured or sick / insult smeone

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put off

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to do smtg later instead of doing it now

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put out

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disturb or ask smtg to someone

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put up

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to let someone stay in your house for a short period of time

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put up with

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to tolerate smtg or someone that you don’t really like

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take after

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to act/talk like someone

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take someone aside

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to talk to someone alone

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take down

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take notes in a meeting class

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take it out on someone

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to yell at.. or express your anger at a single person

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take over

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to take control of a compagny or a task from smne esle

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take up

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to fill time or space

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fall back on

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to have a B plan that you can use in case of emergency

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fall behind

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to progress more slowly than others

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fall for

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to be attracted to smne

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fall for

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to believe a lie

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put out

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extinguish a fire

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21
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fall into

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to end up doing smtg that you hadn’t planned to do

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22
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fall off

A

decrease

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23
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fall through

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“tomber à l’eau”

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hold (it) against smne

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to stay angry at smne for a long time

25
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hold down

A

to keep a job

26
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hold on

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to wait briefly

27
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hold out (for)

A

continue to resisting / refuse to reach an agreement with smne

28
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hold up

A

steal money

29
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live down

A

stop being embarrassed about smtg

30
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live it up

A

to have a good time while you can

31
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live off/on

A

use some source of money to support oneself

32
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live up to

A

to meet the expectations of someone

33
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live with

A

accept/endure smtg even though it is undesirable

34
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make up

A

reconcile

35
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make (X) up

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to invent a story

36
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make out

A

kiss for a long time

37
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make (X) out

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to be able to see smtg clearly

38
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make do with

A

accept or use smtg that you don’t really want

39
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make (A) into (B)

A

to change one thing into an other

40
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make over

A

change or improve one’s appearance

41
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make off (with)

A

to steal and get away

42
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give out

A

produce energy

43
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stick around

A

to stay in a place for a while

44
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stick by / with

A

to stay with someone or give them support in a difficult time

45
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stick out

A

If something “sticks out”, it is easily

noticeable

46
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stick up for

A

to support or defend someone

47
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stick together

A

To support and defend friends/colleagues

48
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pull ahead

A

to move in the lead

49
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pull for

A

to support or cheer for a person

50
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pull (x) off

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to accomplish something difficult

51
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pull (x) over

A

to drive your car to the side of the road and stop

52
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pull up

A

to drive your car (slowly) forward (when parking or stopping at a place, for example)

53
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“pull yourself together !”

A

to calm down and stop panicking

54
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call (x) off

A

to cancel

55
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cheer (someone) up

A

to stop being sad or unhappy

56
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cut (it) out

A

to stop doing something that is unfair or annoying

57
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do (x) over

A

to repeat something; to do something again

58
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drop by / stop by

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to briefly visit a place or a person

59
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drop out

A

to quit school

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