Verbs & Prepositions Flashcards
to accept, to agree to
accepter de
to accuse
accuser (qqun) de
to buy at the market
acheter (qqch) sur le marché
to have fun doing something
s’amuser à faire qc
to learn how to
apprendre à
to approach
s’approcher de
to drink something out of (a cup)
boire qqchose dans (une tasse)
to change into
se changer en
to change (trains)
changer de (train)
to order someone to do something
commander à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose
to concentrate on
concentrer sur
to advise someone to do something
conseiller à qqun de faire qqch
to continue to do something
continuer à / continuer de (little difference)
to run through (the grass)
courir dans (l’herbe)
to believe in God
croire en Dieux
to believe in (Santa, the future, Heaven)
croire en or croire à
to decide to
décider de
He asked me why
Il m’a demandé pourquoi.
to ask someone to do something
demander à qqun de faire qqch
to make up one’s mind to
se décider à
to give someone something
donner à: donner qqch à qqun
to say to someone, to tell someone
dire à (qqun)
to give someone something
donner qqch à qqun
to prevent, to keep from ___ing
empêcher de
to borrow something from someone
emprunter quelque chose à qqun
to teach someone (1)
enseigner à qqun
to teach (a technique)
apprendre quelque chose à quelqu’un
to try on
essayer
to try to do something
essayer de faire qc
to apologize for ___-ing
s’excuser de
to get mad at
se fâcher contre
to write about
écrire sur
to be angry at
être en colère contre
to permit someone to do something
permettre a qqun de faire qqch
to apologize for doing something
s’excuser de faire qc
to leave in 10 minutes
partir dans (10 minutes)
to leave for the mountains
partir dans les montagnes
to think about (to imagine)
penser à
to think about (a person)
penser de
to take pleasure in doing something
se plaire à faire qc
to please / to be pleasing to
plaire à (e.g. Le film me plaît.)
to promise someone to do something
promettre á qqun de faire qc
to command someone to do something
ordonner à qqun de faire qqch
to persuade/convince (decider)
decider qqun à faire qc
to ask to see a doctor
demander à voir un médecin
to ask to speak to someone
demander à parler à quelqu’un
to ask a question
poser une question
to ask if you do something
demander si vous faites qc
to ask to do something
demander à faire qc (no subj. change, so à)
to ask for tickets
demander des billets
she asks me to do something
elle me demande de faire qc
to lack something (as in this tea lacks milk)
Ce thé manque de lait.
to fail to do something
manquer de faire qc
I failed to do my homework
J’ai manqué de faire mes devoirs.
to miss a person, place, or thing
manquer à qqun (tu manques à moi or tu me manques)
to think about (opinion)
penser de
to talk about
parler de
to talk to
parler à
to benefit (who benefits from this party?)
profiter à (À qui profite cette fête ?)
to make the most of (to take advantage of vacation)
profiter de (profiter de les vacances)
to buy something for someone
acheter qc à qqun (seems to be most common to understand à as ‘for’)
to buy something from someone
acheter qc à qqun (will make sense in context)
