VOC Constructions Flashcards

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avoir les moyens de

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to (can) afford to do sth

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accepter de

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to agree to do sth

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mériter de

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to deserve to do sth

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s’attendre à

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to expect to do sth

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espérer faire qc

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to hope to do sth

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avoir l’intention de (2)

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to intend to do sth / to plan to do sth

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savoir faire qc

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to know how to do sth

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apprendre à

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to learn how to do sth

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parvenir à

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to manage to do sth

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avoir besoin de faire qc (2)

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to need to do sth / to need do sth (auxiliaire de mode)

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proposer de faire qc (JAMAIS proposer à qn)

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to offer to do sth

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préférer faire qc à faire qc (3)

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to prefer to do sth rather than to do sth (MAIS à éviter) /
would rather +V than +V (I’de rather read than play) = je préférerais /
like +V-ing better than +V-ing (I like reading better than playing) = je préfère

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faire semblant de

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to pretend to do sth

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promettre de

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to promise to do sth

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se proposer de faire qc (PAS proposer de)

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to propose to do sth

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menacer de

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to threaten to do sth

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comprendre comment faire qc

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to understand how to do sth

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verbe qui marque la coupure avec le présent (Avant, je…)

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used to do sth (People used to go out more often)

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choisir de faire qc

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to choose to do sth

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vouloir que qn fasse qc (2)

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to want/would like sb to do sth

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dire (≈ donner l’ordre) à qn de

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to tell sb to do sth

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conseiller à qn de

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to advise sb to do sth

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ordonner à qn de

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to order sb to do sth

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attendre de qn qu’il fasse qc

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to expect sb to do sth

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autoriser, permettre à qn de

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to allow sb to do sth

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permettre (sans l’idée d’autorisation) à qn de

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to enable sb to do sth (/!\ toujours suivi d’un complément d’objet : to enable SB)

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obtenir de qn qu’il fasse qc, faire faire qc à qn (forte contrainte)

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to get sb to do sth

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faire que, être de cause de, provoquer

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to cause sb/sth to do sth

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promettre à qn de

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to promise sb to do sth

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encourager qn à

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to encourage sb to do sth

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rappeler à qn qu’il doit faire qc, de faire qc

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to remind sb to do sth

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demander à qn de (poli mais ferme)

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to request sb to do sth

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ordonner à qn de, exiger que qn fasse qc

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to require sb to do sth (souvent au passif : You are required to…)

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pousser qn à faire qc (2)

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to urge sb to do sth / to push sb to do sth

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montrer à qn comment faire qc

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to show sb how to do sth

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suggérer à qn de faire qc (avec un peu de fermeté)

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to invite sb to do sth

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amener qn à

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to lead sb to do sth

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accuser (qn) de

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to accuse (sb) OF doing sth

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s’adapter à

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to adapt TO doing sth

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accepter qu qn fasse qc

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to agree TO sb doing sth

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consister à faire qc

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to consist IN (sb) doing sth

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équivaloir, revenir à faire qc

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to amount TO (sb) doing sth

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s’excuser de

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to apologize FOR doing sth

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regretter de

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to be sorry FOR (sb) doing sth / to regret (sb) doing sth

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dans le but de

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with a view TO doing sth

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prendre l’habitude de

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to get used TO (sb) doing sth

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être habitué à ce que qn fasse qc (2)

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to be used / accustomed TO (sb) doing sth

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se contenter de, se limiter à

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to limit (oneself) TO doing sth

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attendre avec impatience que

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to look forward TO (sb) doing sth

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voir des inconvénients à, ne pas être d’accord avec l’idée de

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to object TO (sb) doing sth

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admettre avoir fait qc

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to admit TO doing sth

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se mettre à

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to take TO doing sth

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persister à (2)

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to persist IN doing sth / to insist ON (sb) doing sth

54
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penser, envisager de

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to think OF/ABOUT doing sth

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avoir pour but de

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to aim AT doing sth

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craindre, avoir peur de

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to be afraid OF (sb) doing sth

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accepter l’idée que

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to agree WITH (sb) doing sth

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être d’accord avec le fait que

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to approve OF (sb) doing sth

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empêcher qn de (3)

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to prevent / stop / keep sb FROM doing sth

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décourager qn de

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to discourage sb FROM doing sth

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convaincre qn de

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to talk sb INTO doing sth

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convaincre qn de ne pas

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to talk sb OUT OF doing sth

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reprocher à qn de (3)

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to criticize / blame / reproach sb FOR doing sth

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remercier qn de

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to thank sb FOR doing sth

65
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éviter de faire qc

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to avoid doing sth

66
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ne pouvoir s’empêcher de

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can’t help doing sth

67
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envisager

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to consider doing sth

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suggérer de faire qc

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to suggest doing sth

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entraîner (conséquence)

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to entail doing sth

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impliquer

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to involve doing sth

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nier (avoir fait)

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to deny doing sth

72
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se voir refuser qc

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to be denied sth

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aimer faire qc / bien s’amuser

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to enjoy doing sth / to enjoy oneself

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avoir envie / concevoir

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to fancy doing sth

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voir un inconvénient

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to mind doing sth

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(ne pas) supporter

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to (can’t) stand doing sth

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ne pas apprécier

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to resent doing sth

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arrêter de faire qc

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to stop doing sth

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renoncer à, arrêter de

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to give up doing sth

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continuer à (3)

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to keep on / go on / carry on doing sth

81
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commencer à (2)

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to start / begin doing sth

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remettre à plus tard

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to postpone doing sth

83
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remettre (à plus tard)

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to delay doing sth

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être occupé à

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to be busy doing sth

85
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passer du temps à

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to spend (time) doing sth

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ne pas cesser de

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to keep doing sth

87
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se souvenir avoir fait qc

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to remember doing sth + présent

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regretter (qc qu’on faisait avant)

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to miss doing sth

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regretter avoir fait qc

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to regret doing sth

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il est inutile de

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it is not use doing sth

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ça ne vaut pas la peine de, ça n’a aucun intérêt de

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there is no point doing sth

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ça vaut la peine de

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it is worth doing sth

93
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il est impossible de, inutile de, il n’y a pas moyen de

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there is no doing sth

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avoir du mal à faire qc

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to have difficulty doing sth

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faire faire qc à qn (un peu de contrainte seulement)

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to make sb do sth

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faire faire qc à qn (Ø contrainte, nature ou fonction de celui à qui on le demande)

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to have sb do sth

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laisser qn faire qc, autoriser qn à

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to let sb do sth

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louer qc

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to let sth

99
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laisser, quitter qc/qn

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to leave sth/sb

100
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aider qn à (2)

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to help sb do sth / to help sb TO do sth

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entendre qn faire qc (2)

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to hear sb do/doing sth

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voir qn faire qc (2)

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to see sb do/doing sth

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sentir qn faire qc (2)

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to feel sb do/doing sth

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oser faire qc (2)

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to dare do sth (auxiliaire de mode) / to dare TO so sth

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faire mieux de (je ferais mieux de)

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would better +V (I’d better do sth)

106
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regretter que, souhaiter que les choses soient différentes (3)

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wish + past perfect (pour dire que c’est trop tard: I wish you had told me the truth) / wish + would (ça dépend de sa volonté: I wish you would) / wish + could (c’est une question de possibilité: I wish I could come)

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craindre que (4)

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to fear / to be afraid sth might/will happen (might si probable, will si plus certain)

108
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penser faire qc

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to think + will (I think I will be there) /!\ JAMAIS “think to”

109
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espérer faire qc

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to hope + will (I hope you will be pleased)

110
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suggérer que (2)

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to hope + should (I hope you will be pleased) / + subjonctif (Ø “s” à la 3 pers sing)

111
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il est (grand) temps que

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it is (high) time that + prétérit

112
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être surpris/choqué/inquiet (2)/anxieux que qn fasse qc (2)

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to be surprised/shocked/worried/anxious that sb should do sth / to be surprised at sb doing sth

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trouver … (surprenant/normal/injuste/choquant) que qc fasse qc

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to find it… (surprising/normal/unfair/shocking) that sb should do sth

114
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afin que (3)

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so that sth might / should / will happen

115
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afin de

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in order to do sth

116
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de crainte que (3)

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for fear that sth might / should / will happen

117
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au cas où

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in case sth should happen

118
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il est indispensable, important que

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it is indispensable that sth should happen