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To buy from

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Acheter à + noun

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To grab, To tear away from

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Arracher à + noun

La guerre arrache souvent les maris à leurs épouses

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To suit someone

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Aller à + noun

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To attend something

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Assister à + noun

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To expect something

I was expecting you to say no.

We can expect rain over most of the country later in the day.

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S’attendre à + noun

Je m’attendais à un refus de ta part !

Nous pouvons nous attendre à de la pluie plus tard dans la journée sur la majorité du pays.

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To advise

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Conseiller à + noun

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To please / be suitable for

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Convenir à + noun

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To believe something

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Croire à + noun

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To forbid

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Défendre à + noun

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To take delight in

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Se délecter à + noun

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To ask someone (something)

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Demander (qqch) à + qqun

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To displease

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Déplaire à + noun

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To disobey

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Désobéir à + noun

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To say/tell

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Dire à + noun

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To give someone something

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Donner qqch à + qqn

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To write to smoeone

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Écrire à + noun/infinitive

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To borrow

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Emprunter qqch à qqun

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To send something to someone

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Envoyer qqch à qqun

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To belong to

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Être à noun

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To pay attention to

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Faire attention à noun

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To trust (someone)

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Faire confiance à noun

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To hurt

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Faire mal à noun

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To fail in/at/to

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Faillir à noun

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To trust (someone)

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Se fier à noun

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To taste something
Goûter à noun
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To get used to
S'habituer à noun
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To forbid someone something
Interdire qqch à qqun
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To be interested in
S'intéresser à noun
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To play (a game or sport)
Jouer à noun
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To miss someone To to fail to keep ## Footnote He has been missing his father since he left. It's not the first time he's failed to keep his word.
Manquer à noun ## Footnote Depuis son départ, son père lui manque. Ce n'est pas la première fois qu'il manque à sa parole.
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To mingle with
Mêler à noun
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To harm
Nuire à noun
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To obey
Obéir à noun
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To oppose
S'opposer à noun
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To order
Ordonner à noun
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To pardon, forgive
Pardonner à noun
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To talk to
Parler à noun
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To think of/about - to have in one's mind/ to consider eg. We’re thinking about Paris for this summer. I’m thinking about my children. What are you thinking about? I’m considering leaving before the end.
Penser à noun Nous pensons à Paris pour cet été. Je pense à mes enfants. À quoi tu penses ? Je pense à partir avant la fin.
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To permit
Permettre à noun
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To please
Plaire à noun
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To take from someone ## Footnote He took the bicycle from Robin
Prendre à qqun ## Footnote Il a pris la bicyclette à Robin
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To be careful of, to watch out for
Prendre garde à noun/infinitive
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To obtain for someone
Procurer à qqun
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To benefit / be profitable to
Profiter à noun Il profite à son séjour à la mer
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To promise ## Footnote I promise you a gift
Promettre à noun ## Footnote je te promets un cadeau
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To tell someone
Raconter à qqun
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To remind
Rappeler à noun
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To consider, reflect upon
Réfléchier à noun
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To visit someone
Rendre visite à qqun
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To answer
Répondre à
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To criticize
Reprocher à noun
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To resist
Résister à noun
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To ressemble
Ressembler à + noun
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TO pass the test
Réussir à l'examen
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To imagine, dream of
Rêver à noun
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To shake hands with someone
Serrer la main à qqun
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To be used for/as
Servir à noun
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To think of doing something / To dream
Songer à noun
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To smile at
Sourire à noun
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To succeed at / To follow
Succéder à noun
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To survive ## Footnote He survived the plane crash. He survived a tsunami. He survived the plane. He survived my cooking
Survivre à noun ## Footnote il a survécu à l'accident d'avion. il a survécu au tsunami. il a survécu à la peste. il a survécu à ma cuisine
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To telephone
Téléphoner à noun
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To steal (something) from someone
Voler (qqch) á qqun
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To help to
Aider à + infinitive
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To amuse oneself ___ing
S'amuer à + infinitive
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To learn how to
Apprendre à + infinitive
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To get ready to
Se préparer à/pour S'apprêter à + infinitive
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To manage / succeed in ___ing
Arriver à + infinitive
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To aspire/yearn to
Aspirer à + infinitive
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To compel/ Force someone to
Astreindre (qqun) à + infinitive
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To expect (something/to do something) ## Footnote We can expect rain. She can expect a healthy delivery. she expects to score highly
S'attendre à + infinitive/ noun ## Footnote On peut s'attendre à de la pluie. Elle peut s'attendre à un accouchement sain. Elle s'attend à obtenir de bons résultats
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To authorise/ To allow to
S'autoriser à + infinitive
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To have to/ be obligated to ## Footnote I have to clear this courtyard of snow.
Avoir à + infinitive ## Footnote J'ai à balayer cette cour enneigée.
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To attempt to do... ## Footnote My cousin is always trying to charm the boys.
Chercher à faire qqch ## Footnote Ma cousine cherche toujours à séduire les garçons.
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To start to / __ing
Commencer à OR de + infinitive
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To consent to
Consentir à + infinitive
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To continue to / __ing
Continuer à OR de + infinitive
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To force/ compel (someone) to
Contraindre (qqun) à + infinitive
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To persuade (someone) to
Décider (quelqu'un) à + infinitive
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To make up one's mind to
Se décider à + infinitive
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To encourage
Encourager à + infinitive
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To commit to (doing something) ## Footnote The government is committing to seeing the unions.
S'engager à + infinitive ## Footnote Le gouvernement s'est engagé à recevoir les syndicats.
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To teach to
S'enseigner à + infinitive
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To exhaust oneself ___ing
S'épuiser à + infinitive
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To force to
Forcer à + infinitive
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To get used to
S'habituer à + infinitive
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To hestitate to
Hésiter à + infinitive
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To be interested in
S'intéresser à + infinitive
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To invite (someone) to
Inviter (qqun) à + infinitive
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To start, to set about ___
Se mettre à + infinitive
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TO oblige, force (someone) to
Obliger (qqun) à + infinitive
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To succeed in ___ing To manage to do something
Parvenir à + infinitive
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To spend time ___ing
Passer du temps à + infinitive
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To waste time ___ing ## Footnote We wasted time chatting
Perdre du temps à + infinitive ## Footnote on a perdu du temps à bavarder
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To persist in ___ing
Persister à + infinitive
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To take pleasure in ___ing
Se plaire à + infinitive
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To urge/push (someone) to
Pousser (qqun) à + infinitive
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To be careful to
Prendre garde à + infinitive
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To prepare oneself to
Se préparer à + infinitive
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To gruge ___ing
Rechigner à + infinitive
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To begin ___ing again
Recommencer à + infinitive
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To consider ___ing
Réfléchir à + infinitive
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To give up ___ing ## Footnote Given my financial problems, I had to give up on going on vacation. As their father had nothing but debt, his children renounced their inheritance.
Renoncer à + infinitive/ noun ## Footnote Comme leur père n'avait que des dettes, ses enfants ont renoncé à la succession. Du fait de mes problèmes financiers, j'ai dû renoncer à partir en vacances.
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To become resigned to ___ing
Se résigner à + infinitive
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To resist ___ing
Résister à + infinitive
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To succeed in ___ing
Réussir à + infinitive
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To serve to
Servir à + infinitive
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To dream of ___ing
Songer à + infinitive
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To delay / be late in __ing
Tarder à + infinitive
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To hold (someone) to / insist on___
Tenir à + infinitive
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To happen to
Venir à + infinitive
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