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50 phrasal verbs Flashcards

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To bring up
To start discussing something
There is something I want to bring up

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evoquer/soulever
Il y a quelque chose que je veux soulever

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To get across + noun
get across + a fact/feelings/meaning/a point/ an idea/ a point of view/ a message
I’m trying to get my point across but Paul keeps butting in

He tried to get his point across but it was so convoluted, no one could understand.

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faire passer/ se faire comprendre
J’essaie de faire passer mon message mais Paul continue d’intervenir

Il a essayé de faire passer son message mais il était tellement alambiqué que personne n'a compris.
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To jump in
Do you mind if I jump in here?

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To butt in
(very informal)
I was speaking with Sue after she lost her job; Then Jim butts in and starts talking about his new promotion

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Je parlais avec Sue après qu’elle ait perdu son emploi; Puis Jim intervient et commence à parler de sa nouvelle promotion

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To look back on (sth)
To think about the past
I try to look back on the mistakes I made in the past and learn from them

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J’essaie de revenir sur les erreurs que j’ai commises dans le passé et d’en tirer des leçons

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To look after
To take care of someone

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To look down on
To have a low opinion of somebody
It’s really common for people who value university education to look down on those who don’t have a degree

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Il est très courant que les personnes qui apprécient les études universitaires méprisent ceux qui n’ont pas de diplôme

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To look for (sth)

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Chercher

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To look forward to (sth)

He is looking forward to starting his new job

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attendre avec impatience
Il est impatient de commencer son nouveau travail

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To back (so) up
Thanks for backing me up during the meeting

She back up her stories with photographic evidence.

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Elle étaye ses histoires avec des preuves photographiques.

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To shut (so) down
It was kind of akward - She just shut him down mid-sentence

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Il l a juste fait taire au milieu de sa phrase

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To talk (so) around
To convince so to agree
I didn’t want to go, but he succeeded in talking me aroud

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Je ne voulais pas y aller, mais il a réussi à me convaincre

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To talk over (so)
I don’t mean to talk over you, but we have already decided what to do
She had something to talk over with him

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parler de qqu un
Je ne veux pas parler de toi, mais nous avons déjà décidé quoi faire
Elle avait qqchose à discuter avec lui

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To talk (sth) over
To discuss a pb/ plan/sth
I know you’re upset; let’s talk it over tonight when you get home

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Je sais que tu es bouleversé ; parlons-en ce soir quand tu rentreras à la maison

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To get through to
I’m trying to get the message through to Paul but he’s not listening
It’s diificult to get the message through to my team because we all work remotely

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Difficile de faire passer le message à mon équipe car nous travaillons tous à distance

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To blurt out
To say sth you’re not supposed to say
I’m so sorry! I just blurted it out!

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Je suis vraiment désolé! Je viens de le lâcher !

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To look out
To be careful
Look out! You’re about to knock that glass off the bench!

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To look out for (so)
To take care of someone
My nephews are always looking out for each other at school

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Mes neveux veillent toujours les uns sur les autres à l’école

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To look (sth/so) up
If you don’t know a word, look it up in the dictionary

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Si vous ne connaissez pas un mot, cherchez-le dans le dictionnaire

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To look up to (so)
To respect (so)
What do you look up to?

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admirer/ avoir du respect pour
Qu admirez vous?

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To look into (sth)
To investigate sth
Maybe, I’ll look into it and report back after lunch

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Peut-être que je vais me renseigner et faire un rapport après le déjeuner

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To look over (sth)
To examine (sth) usually quickly
I’ll look over the report tonight and let you know if I want to ass anything

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Jeter un coup d œil
Je regarderai le rapport ce soir et je vous ferai savoir si je veux faire quoi que ce soit

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To look through (sth)
To examine sth
I can spend hours looking through recipes getting inpsiration for dinner each night

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parcourir/ fouiller
Je peux passer des heures à parcourir des recettes à m’inspirer pour le dîner chaque soir

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To come down with (sth)
They both come down with a terrible cold
They came down with a stomach bug

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Ils attrapent tous les deux un terrible rhume

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To fight off
She came down with a cold, but luckily she was able to fight it off quickly.
She fought off the cold.

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Elle a attrapé un rhume, mais heureusement, elle a pu le combattre rapidement.
Elle a combattu le froid.

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To pass away
(Polite way to say to die)

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27
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To dip into
They have dipped into their savings to pay for their renovation
To dip into savings/a pension/ a retirement fund

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Ils ont puisé dans leurs économies pour payer leur rénovation

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To get by
I get by with a little help from my friends
Even though Tim has been without work for 6 months, they have been getting by.

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Je me débrouille avec un peu d’aide de mes amis
Même si Tim est sans travail depuis 6 mois, ils s’en sortent.

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To go without
People have been going without power for 5 days or more

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Les gens sont privés d’électricité depuis 5 jours ou plus

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To come up
To be mentioned or talked about it in conversation
If anything important comes up during the meeting, I’ll tell you about it later
To go towards someone
Come up on stage and collect your award!
To become available
A new opportunity has come up and we need to take it.
To happen and need to be dealt with immediately
Something has just come up, so I need to cancel my appointment

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Si quelque chose d’important survient pendant la réunion, je vous en parlerai plus tard

Une nouvelle opportunité s’est présentée et nous devons la saisir.
Quelque chose vient de se produire, je dois donc annuler mon rendez-vous

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To come in
The TV was so loud, he didn’t notice me come in.
To arrive
The train comes in at 3 o’clock
News is coming in that they found survivors in the crash.

These shirts come in three colors

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Des nouvelles arrivent qu’ils ont trouvé des survivants dans l’accident.

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To come out
After 10 years, the truth finally came out.
To appear
There was a dead tree coming out of the water.
After a big thunderstorm, the sun always comes out from behind the clouds.
To release a product
The new album will come out in June.
To go somewhere with someone.
Do you want to come out with us on Friday night?

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Un arbre mort sortait de l’eau.
Après un gros orage, le soleil sort toujours de derrière les nuages.

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To come on
To Hurry up
Come on, we’re going to be late.
To encourage
Come on, you can do it!
When you don’t believe what someone said
Oh come on! That’s not true!
To start working
The hot water isn’t coming on. Are you sure it’s working?
Sickness just starting
I think I’ve got a cold coming on.

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To come down
There was a big storm last night and many of the trees came down

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To come down on
to punish so
My boos came down on me really hard because I didn’t finish the report in time.

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J’ai été hué très fort parce que je n’ai pas terminé le rapport à temps.

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To come over
To describe a movement from one place to another
Why don’t you come over to my house for dinner?

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Pourquoi ne viendrais-tu pas chez moi pour dîner ?

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To come back
to return a place or to an original state
I’ll come back in half an hour to get you
I thought I got rid of my cold, but I think it’s coming back.

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Je reviens dans une demi-heure pour te chercher
Je pensais m’être débarrassé de mon rhume, mais je pense qu’il revient.

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To brush up on
To update or improve your skills
I’am brushing up on my Italian, because I’ve got a business trip in July.
I got the job at publishing company! But I really need to brush up on my editing skills, I’m out of practice!

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Je révise mon italien, car j’ai un voyage d’affaires en juillet.
J’ai obtenu le travail à la maison d’édition! Mais j’ai vraiment besoin de parfaire mes compétences en édition, je manque de pratique !

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To turn down
They offered me tickets to the conference, but I had to turn them down because it’s my son’s birthday.

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Ils m’ont offert des billets pour la conférence, mais j’ai dû les refuser car c’est l’anniversaire de mon fils.

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To fill up
You can fill up your glass with water.

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To cook up
I’m cooking up a plan

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je prépare un plan

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To whip up
To cook something very quickly
I’m just going to whip up a sandwich during my break

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Je vais juste préparer un sandwich pendant ma pause

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To dream up
I dreamed up an entire new plan for the party

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J’ai imaginé un tout nouveau plan pour la fête

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To set up
I set up my studio every time I need to film a lesson

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J’installe mon studio à chaque fois que j’ai besoin de filmer une leçon

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To come up with
Elon Musk often comes up with grand plans to save humanity - like electric cars and flying to Mars!

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Elon Musk propose souvent de grands plans pour sauver l’humanité - comme des voitures électriques et un vol vers Mars !

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To heal up
His broken leg healed up really quickly

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Sa jambe cassée a guéri très rapidement

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To sober up
Coffee and breakfast will help you to sober up after a long crazy nightout on the town

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Le café et le petit-déjeuner vous aideront à vous détendre après une longue soirée folle en ville

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To patch up
I’m going to patch up the hole in my jumper

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Je vais rafistoler le trou de mon pull

49
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To finish up
Please finish up the design by Friday

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50
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To wrap up
It’s almost time to wrap up this lesson

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Il est pratiquemment temps de conclure cette lecon

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to shake off

I just can't shake off this cold
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se débarrasser

Je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce rhume.

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