Constructions Flashcards

(94 cards)

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Avoir les moyens de

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can afford to do sth

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accepter de

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to agree to do sth

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mériter de

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to deserve to do sth

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s’attendre à

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to expect to do sth

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espérer faire

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to hope to do sth

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avoir l’intention

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to intend to do sth

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savoir faire

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know how to do sth

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apprendre à

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learn how to do sth

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parvenir à

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to manage to do sth

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avoir besoin de

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to need to do sth

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proposer de (jamais proposer à qqun!)

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offer to do sth

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avoir l’intention de

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plan to do sth

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préférer faire … à

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prefer to do sth rather than do sth

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Je préférerais lire que jouer

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I’d rather read than play

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15
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faire semblant de

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pretend to do sth

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promettre de

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promise to do sth

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se proposer de

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propose to do sth

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menacer de

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threaten to do sth

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comprendre comment

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understand how to do sth

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Coupure ac le présent (avant je…)

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Used to do sth (ne veut pas dire avoir l’habitude de)

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vouloir que quelqu’un fasse

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want/ would like sb to do sth

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dire à qqun de

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tell sb to do sth

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conseiller à qqun

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advise sb to do sth

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demander à qqun de

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ask sb to do sth

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ordonner à qqun de
order sb to do sth
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attendre de qqun qu'il fasse
expect sb to do sth
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autoriser, permettre à qqun de
allow sb to do sth
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permettre (pas d'idée d'autorisation)
enable sb to do sth
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obtenir de qqun qu'il fasse qqch (contrainte)
get sb to do sth
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promettre à qqun de
promise sb to do sth
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encourager qqun
encourage sb to do sth
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rappeler à qqun qu'il doit faire qqch
reming sb to do sth
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Souhaiter que les choses soient différentes / regretter que
I wish I could come | I wish you had told me the truth
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Craindre que
They fear something might happen to me
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Penser faire qqch
I think that I will be there (jamais think to)
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espérer faire qqch
I hope you will be pleased
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suggérer que
She suggests he stay
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Il est (grand) temps que
it's (high) time somebody took action about this
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Je préférerais que
I would rather you did not stay there
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afin que
so that / in order to + infinitif
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de crainte que
for fear that
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au cas où
in case something should happen
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entrainer comme conséquence
entail doing sth | This decision entailed changing the strategy...
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impliquer
involve doing sth | This job involves working late nights
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Nier avoir fait
Deny doing sth | He always denied committing the crime
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se voir refuser qqch
be denied sth
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aimer faire qqch
enjoy doing sth
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avoir envie / concevoir
fancy doing sth | What do you fancy doing tonight ?
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voir un inconvénient
Mind doing sth | Do you ming sleeping on our old sofa ?
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Ne pas supporter
Can't stand doing sth
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Ne pas apprécier
resent doing sth
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arrêter de faire qqch
stop doing sth
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renoncer à
give up doing sth
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continuer à
go / carry / keep on doing sth
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commencer à
start/begin doing sth
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remettre à plus tard
postpone doing sth / delay doing sth
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être occupé à
be busy doing sth
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passer du temps
spend time doing sth
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se souvenir avoir fait qqch
remember doing sth
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regretter (qqch qu'on faisait)
miss doing sth
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regretter avoir fait qqch
regret doing sth
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il est inutile de
it's no use doing sth
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ça n'a aucun intérêt de
There's no point (in) trying to control...
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ça vaut la peine de
it is worth doing
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Il est impossible de / inutile de
There is no | There is no denying that the situation is getting better and better
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avoir du mal à faire qqch
to have difficulty doing sth
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Demander à qqun (poli mais ferme)
request sb to do sth
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ordonner à qqun / exiger que qqun (svt au passif)
require sb to do sth | You are required to report to the police..
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accuser de
accuser sb of
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s'adapter à
adapt to
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accepter que qqun fasse qqch
agree to sb doing sth
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consister à faire
consist in sb doing sth
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équivaloir, revenir à
amount to sb doing sth
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s'excuser de
apologize for
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regretter de
be sorry for / regret sb doing
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dans le but de
with a view to
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prendre l'habitude de
get used to (sb) doing sth
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être habitué à ce qqun
be used / accustomed to sb doing
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se limiter à
limit oneself to doing sth
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attendre avec impatience que
look forward to sb doing sth
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voir des inconvénients à / ne pas être d'accord avec l'idée de
Object to sb doing sth | They object to having to work on sundays
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Admettre avoir fait qqch
admit to doing sth
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se mettre à
take to doing sth
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persister à
persist in doing sth
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avoir pour but de
aim at | We should aim at reducing air pollution
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être d'accord avec le fait de
approve of sb doing sth
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empêcher qqun de
prevent / keep / stop sb from doing sth
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décourager qqun de
discourage sb from doing sth
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convaincre qqun de
talk sb into doing sth
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convaincre qqun de ne pas
talk sb out of doing sth
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reprocher à qqun de
blame / criticize sb for doing sth
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éviter de faire qqch
avoid doing sth
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ne pouvoir s'empêcher
can't help doing sth
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suggérer de faire
suggest doing sth