17- INFINITIF, GERONDIF, BASE VERBALE Flashcards

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Il consacre trop de temps à ses études.

A

He devotes too much time to studying.

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Je ne suis pas d’accord avec le fait que fumes.

A

I object to your smoking.

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J’attends avec impatience de te voir.

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I look forward to meeting you ( pouvant remplacer meeting you ar “it”, to est une préposition et alors le gérondif s’impose.)

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Il s’est mis à boire.

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He has taken to drinking.

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Il préférait qu’elle soit seule plutôt qu’elle soit mariée à Paul.

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He prefered her being single to her being married to Paul.

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Elle en fut réduite à l’épouser.

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She was reduced to marrying him.

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Il se contente d’y aller une fois par semaine.

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He limits himself to going there once a week.

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Cela l’a amené à arrêter de fumer.

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This led her to giving up smoking.

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Il l’a fait pour gagner le procès.

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He did it with a view to winning the case.

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C’est la seule chose qui vaille la peine d’être défendue.

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It is the only thing that’s worth fighting for.

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Je redoute d’entendre le son de sa voix.

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I dread to hear the sound of her voice.

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Fibich se sentait coupable d’avoir gagné tant d’argent si rapidement.

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Fibich felt guilty about having made so much money so easily.

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Après avoir félicité les villageois d’avoir répondu à l’appel, il entama un long discours ennuyeux.

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After congratulating the villagers for answering the call, he began a long boring speech.

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On l’a souvent citer en exemple pour avoir maintes fois fait preuve de courage.

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He was often held as an exemple for having shown courage several times.

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Il me le paiera ! Une fois cela dit, il sortit en claquant la porte.

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He will pay for it ! Having said so, he slammed the door and went out.

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Comment pourrais-je approuver le fait qu’elle m’a empêché d’atteindre mon but ?

A

How could I approve of her preventing me from reaching my goal ?

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Êtes-vous au courant du fait que Chris veut abandonner ses études pour travailler dans une ferme ?

A

Do you know about Chris wanting to give up his studies to work on a farm ?

18
Q

Monsieur tout le monde

A

the man in the street

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Je ne pense pas que le fait qu’il la taquine sans cesse la fasse changer d’avis.

A

I don’t think that his teasing her all the time will make her change her mind.