"à" verbs Flashcards

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à = to, at, in
* notion of starting the action of the second verb
* in general, location or destination in front of a distance C’est à 5 minutes = It’s 5 minutes

  • Possession

un ami à moi = a friend of mine

ce livre est à Jean = This is Jean’s book

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apprendre à - to learn to
commencer à - to start to
se mettre à - to begin

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s’accoutumer à

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to become accustomed to

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s’acharner à

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to persist to

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aider à

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to help to

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s’appliquer à

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to apply oneself

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apprendre à

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to learn to

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arriver à

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to reach

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s’attendre à

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to expect to

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autoriser à

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to allow to/for

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avoir à

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to have to

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chercher à

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to seek

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commencer à

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to start

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condamner à

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to condemn

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conduire à

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to lead to

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consister à

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to consist of

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consentir à

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to enable to

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continuer à

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to continue to

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18
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se décider à

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to decide to

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demander à (vouloir)

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to request

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destiner à

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to intend to

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décider (quelqu’un)

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to decide

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en venir à

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to come to

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encourager à

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to encourage to

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s’engager à

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to commit oneself to

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enseigner à
to teach
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être décidé à
to be decided to
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forcer à
to force to
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s'habituer à
to get used to
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hésiter à
to hesitate
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inciter à
to encourage to
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s'intéresser à
to be interested
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inviter à
to invite to
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jouer à
to play
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se mettre à
to begin to
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mettre (du)
to take
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obliger à
to require to
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parvenir à
to achieve
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passer (du temps) à
to spend
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penser à Penser à quelqu'chose
to think about To think about something
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perdre (du temps) à
to waste
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persister à
to persist
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se plaire à
to enjoy
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pousser à
to push
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prendre plaisir à
to enjoy
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se préparer à
to prepare for
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renoncer à
to give up
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se résoudre à
to resolve to
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réussir à
to succeed
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servir à
to be used to
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songer à
to consider
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suffire à
to be enough to
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surprendre à
to surprise
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tarder à
to delay
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tenir à
to keep
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travailler à
to work
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donner à
to give to
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**Penser à + noun** Always the case. To think about something
Penser à quelqu'chose = to think about something je pense aux vacances = I think about vacations Elle pense à ses amies = She thinks about her friends
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**Penser à + verb** or **Penser + verb** Both are correct. To think about doing something
Je pense à parti = I think about leaving Je pense postuler avant la fin = I think about applying (to apply) before the end Nous pensons quitter le ministére = We think about leaving the ministry
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faillir à
to fail to