Commonly Used French Verbs with Prepositions

Question 1

acheter à

Answer 1

to buy from

Question 2

assister à (la réunion)

Answer 2

to attend (the meeting)

Question 3

s’attendre à

Answer 3

to expect (something)

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conseiller à

Answer 4

to advise

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croire à

Answer 5

to believe something

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défendre à

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to forbid

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se délecter à

Answer 7

to take delight in

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demander (qqch) à qqun

Answer 8

to ask someone (something)

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désobéir à

Answer 9

to disobey

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dire à qqun

Answer 10

to say / tell

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donner qqch à qqun

Answer 11

to give someone something

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écrire à quelqu’un

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to write to someone

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être à

Answer 13

to belong to

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faire attention à

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to pay attention to

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faire confiance à

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to trust (someone)

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faire mal à

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to hurt

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goûter à quelque chose

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to taste something

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s’habituer à

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to get used to

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s’intéresser à

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to be interested in

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jouer à

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to play (a game or sport)

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manquer à

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manquer à

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nuire à

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to harm

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s’opposer à

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to oppose

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ordonner à

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to order

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pardonner à

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to pardon, forgive

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parler à

Answer 26

to talk to

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penser à

Answer 27

to think of / about

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permettre à

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to permit

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prendre garde à

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to be careful of, watch out for

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promettre à

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to promise

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raconter à qqun

Answer 31

to tell someone

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rappeler à

Answer 32

to remind (someone)

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rendre visite à quelqu’un

Answer 33

to visit someone

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réussir à l’examen

Answer 34

to pass the test

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songer à

Answer 35

to dream / think of

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sourire à

Answer 36

to smile at

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téléphoner à

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to call

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voler (qqch) à qqun

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to steal (something) from someone

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aider à

Answer 39

to help to

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s’amuser à

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to amuse oneself ___-ing

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apprendre à

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to learn how to

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s’apprêter à

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to get ready to

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arriver à

Answer 43

to manage / succeed in ___-ing

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s’attendre à

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to expect to

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avoir à

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to have to / be obliged to

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commencer à*

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to start to / ___-ing

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continuer à*

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to continue to / ___-ing

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se décider à

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to make up one’s mind to

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encourager à

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to encourage to

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enseigner à

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to teach to

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s’habituer à

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to get used to

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s’intéresser à

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to be interested in

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inviter (quelqu’un) à

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to invite (someone) to

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passer du temps à

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to spend time ___-ing

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perdre du temps à

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to waste time ___-ing

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se préparer à

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to prepare oneself to

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recommencer à

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to begin ___-ing again

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réfléchir à

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to consider ___-ing

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renoncer à

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to give up ___-ing

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se résigner à

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to become resigned to ___-ing

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résister à

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to resist ___-ing

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réussir à

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to succeed in ___-ing

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songer à

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to dream of ___-ing

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tarder à

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to delay / be late in ___-ing

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tenir à

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to hold (someone) to / insist on ___-ing

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s’apercevoir de

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to notice

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approcher de

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to approach

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arriver de (Paris, Canada)

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to arrive from (Paris, Canada)

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avoir besoin de

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to need

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avoir envie de

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to want

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avoir l’habitude de

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to be used to, in the habit of

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avoir peur de

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to be afraid of

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changer de (train)

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to change (trains)

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couvrir de

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to cover with

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dépendre de

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to depend on

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douter de

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to doubt

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s’étonner de

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to be amazed by

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féliciter de

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to congratulate

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jouer de

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to play (an instrument)

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jouir de

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to enjoy

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manquer de

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to lack

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se méfier de

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to distrust, beware of

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se moquer de

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to make fun of

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s’occuper de

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to be busy with

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partir de

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to leave

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se passer de

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to do without

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penser de

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to have an opinion about

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se plaindre de

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to complain about

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profiter de

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to make the most of

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punir de

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to punish for

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raffoler de

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to love, be crazy about

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recompenser de

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to reward for

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remercier de

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to thank for

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se rendre compte de

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to realize

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rêver de

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to dream of, desire

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rire de

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to laugh at

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servir de

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to put to use as

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se soucier de

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to care about

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se souvenir de

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to remember

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tenir de

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to take after, resemble

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se tromper de

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to mistake

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to mistake

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to accept, agree to

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(s’)arrêter de

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to stop ___-ing

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blâmer (qqun) de

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to blame (someone) for ___-ing

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choisir de

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to choose to

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se dépêcher de

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to hurry to

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déranger quelqu’un de

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to bother someone to

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dire (à quelqu’un) de

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to tell (someone) to do something

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empêcher de

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to prevent, keep from ___-ing

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ennuyer quelqu’un de

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to bother/upset someone to

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essayer de

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to try to

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être (adjective / past participle) de

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to be (adj / ___ed) to

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s’excuser de

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to apologize for ___-ing

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féliciter de

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to congratulate for ___-ing

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finir de

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to finish ___-ing

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se hâter de

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to hurry to

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manquer de

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to neglect, fail to

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mériter de

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to deserve to

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offrir de

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to offer to

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oublier de

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to forget to

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remercier de

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to thank for ___-ing

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rêver de

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to dream of ___-ing

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proposer de

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to suggest ___-ing

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regretter de

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to regret ___-ing

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risquer de

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to risk ___-ing

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se soucier de

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to care about ___-ing

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se souvenir de

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to remember ___-ing

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venir de (faire quelque chose)

Answer 128

to have just (done something)

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to have just (done something)

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to sit next to (someone)

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se battre contre

Answer 130

to fight against

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se blottir contre (qqun)

Answer 131

to cuddle next to (someone)

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se cogner la tête contre le mur

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to bang one’s head against the wall

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donner (qqch) contre (qqch)

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to give (something) in exchange for (something)

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échanger (qqch) contre (qqch)

Answer 134

to exchange (something) for (something)

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être contre

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to be against, disagree with

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être en colère contre

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to be mad/angry at

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se fâcher contre

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to get mad/angry at

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apprendre quelque chose dans un livre

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to learn something from a book

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avoir dans l’esprit / l’idée que

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to have a feeling that

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avoir dans l’idée / la tête de

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to have a mind to

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boire qqchose dans (une tasse, un verre)

Answer 141

to drink something out of (a cup, glass)

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chercher dans (un carton, tiroir)

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to look in (a box, drawer)

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copier quelque chose dans un livre

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to copy something from a book

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courir dans (l’herbe, l’eau)

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to run through (the grass, water)

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coûter dans (les 20 euros)

Answer 145

to cost about (20 euros)

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entrer dans (une salle, un appartement)

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to enter (a room, an apartment)

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lire dans (le journal)

Answer 147

to read in (the paper)

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mettre son espoir dans

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to pin one’s hopes on

Question 149

reconnaître qqun dans (la foule, le distance)

Answer 149

to recognize someone in (the crowd, the distance)

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vivre dans (la misère, la peur)

Answer 150

to live in (poverty, fear)

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arriver par + noun

Answer 151

to succeed through/by; to arrive from

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commencer par + infinitive

commencer par + noun

Answer 152

to begin by ___-ing

to begin with

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différer par + noun

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to be different due to

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entrer par (la porte, le portail)

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to enter by (the door, gate)

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être célèbre par + noun

Answer 155

to be famous for

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faire par (pitié, plaisir)

Answer 156

to do (out of pity, for pleasure)

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finir par + infinitive

finir par + noun

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to end up ___-ing / to finally do something

to end with

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habiter par ici / là

Answer 158

to live around here / there

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jurer par

Answer 159

to swear by

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obtenir quelque chose par

Answer 160

to obtain something by

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se promener par + noun

Answer 161

to walk through / across

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se ressembler par + noun

Answer 162

to resemble due to

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sortir par (la porte, le portail)

Answer 163

to leave by (the door, gate)

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terminer par + infinitive

terminer par + noun

Answer 164

to end by ___-ing

to end with

Question 165

venir par (le chemin, la côte)

Answer 165

to come along/by (the trail, coast)

Question 166

acheter (quelque chose) sur le marché

Answer 166

to buy (something) at the market

Question 167

appuyer sur (le bouton)

Answer 167

to press (the button)

Question 168

compter sur

Answer 168

to count on