Constructions Flashcards

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avoir les moyens de

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(can) afford to do something

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accepter de

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agree to do something

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mériter de

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deserve to do something

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s’attendre à

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expect to do something

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espérer faire

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hope to do something

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avoir l’intention

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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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manage to do sth

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avoir besoin de

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need to do sth

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proposer de *jamais: proposer à qqun de

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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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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 *pas “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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avant je..(coupure avec le présent

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used to do sth

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vouloir que qqun fasse

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want/would like sb to do sth

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dire (voisin de donner l’ordre) à qqn de

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tell sb to do sth

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conseiller a qqun

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advise sb to do sth

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demander à qqn de faire qqchose

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ask sb to do sth

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ordonner a qqun de

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order sb to do sth

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attendre de qqn qu'il fasse
expect sb to do sth
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autoriser, permettre à qqn de
allow sb to do sth
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permettre (sans idée d'autorisation)
enable sb to do sth
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obtenir de qqn qu'il fasse (faire faire qqch a) forte contrainte
get sb to do sth
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faire que (idée: être la cause de, bonne traduction de 'provoquer')
cause sb to do sth
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promettre a qqn de
promise sb to do sth
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encourager qqn à
encourage sb to do sth
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rappeler à qqn qu'il doit faire qqch
remind sb to do sth
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demander a qqn (poli, mais ferme)
request sb to do sth (all passengers are request to watch their own luggage)
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ordonner à qqn/exiger que qqn *souvent au passif
require sb to do sth
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pousser qqn à
urge sb to do sth (they urge their customers to use their credit cards rather than cheques)
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montrer a qqn comment faire qqch
show by how to
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suggérer (avec un peu de fermeté) à qqn de faire qch
invite sb to do sth
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accuser de
accuse sb of
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s'adapter à
adapt to
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accepter que qqn fasse qch
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 que qqun
be used/accustomed to (sb) doing
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se contenter de, se limiter à
limit (oneself) to doing sth
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attendre avec impatience
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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insister pour que qqn fasse qch
insist on (sb) doing sth
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penser, envisager de
think of/about
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avoir pour but de
aim at (we should aim at reducing air pollution)
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craindre, avoir peur de
be afraid of (sb) doing sth
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accepter l'idée que
agree with (sb) doing sth
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être d'accord avec le fait de
approve of (sb) doing sth
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empêcher qqn de
prevent sb from doing sth/keep/stop sb from doing sth
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décourager qqn de
discourage sb from doing sth
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convaincre qqn de
talk sb into doing sth
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convaincre qqn de ne pas
talk sb out of doing sth
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reprocher à qqn de
blame sb for doing sth/criticize sb for doing sth
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remercier qqn de
thank 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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envisager
consider doing sth
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suggérer de faire
suggest doing sth
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suggérer à qqn de faire qch
suggest that sb should do sth
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entrainer (une conséquence)
entail doing sth (this decision entailed changing the strategy of corporation)
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impliquer
involve doing sth (this job involves working late nights, that's the main drawback)
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nier (avoir far)
deny doing sth (He always denied committing the crime)
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se voir refuser qch
be denied sth (South African Blacks were long denied the right to vote)
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aimer faire qqch
enjoy doing sth
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je me suis bien amusé
I enjoyed myself
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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 mind 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 qch
stop doing sth
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renoncer à/arrêter de
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 (The president had to postpone meeting with the ambassador)
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remettre (à plus tard)
delay doing sth
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être occupé à
be busy doing sth
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passer du temps à
spend (time) doing sth
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ne pas cesser
keep doing sth (Parents keep complaining about their children)
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se souvenir avoir fait qqch
to remember doing dth
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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 ne vaut pas la peine de, ça n'a aucun interet
there's no point (There's no point (in) trying to control the Internet)
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ça vaut la peine de
it is worth doing sth
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Il est impossible de, inutile de, pas moyen 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
have difficulty doing sth
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faire faire qch à qqn (avec un peu de contrainte seulement)
make sb do sth
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faire faire (aucune contrainte: c'est dans la nature ou la fonction de celui à qui l'on demande)
have sb do sth
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laisser faire, autoriser à faire
let sb do sth
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louer qch
let sth
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aider à faire
help sb do sth
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entendre
hear sb do sth
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voir
see sb do sth
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sentir
feel sb do sth
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je préférerais
I'd rather
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je ferais mieux
I'd better
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souhaiter que les choses soient différentes/regretter que
wish I wish you would tell me the truth (would pour dire que ça dépend de sa volonté) I wish I could come (could pour dire que c'est une question de possibilité) I wish you had told me the truth (past perfect pour dire que c'est trop tard)
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craindre que
fear (They fear sth might happen to me (might, parce que c'est seulement probable, si c'est plus certain, on utilise will) I'm afraid/I fear the beaches will be polluted for a long time.
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penser faire qqch
think that (I think that I will be there) * jamais think to
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espérer faire qch
hope (I hope you will be please)
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suggérer que
suggest (She suggests we should spend ou r money differently (should puisque c'est comme un conseil)) She suggests he stay with us for a couple of days * remarquez l'absence de 's' à stay c'est uns ubjonctif. Emploi plus rare)
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Il est (grand) temps que
It's (high) time (It's time sb took action about this)
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Je préférerais que
would rather (I'd rather you did not stay here)
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être surpris
``` be surprised (I'm quite surprised you should speak like that) I'm surprised at you speaking like this ```
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être chqoué
be shocked/alarmed/worried/anxious | I am shocked they should not apologize
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Trouver surprenant/choquant/normal/injuste que
find it surprising/shocking/normal/unfair that
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afin que
so that | Laws should be passed so that such disasters should not happen again
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afin de
in order to + V
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de crainte que
for fear that | All police forces have been called for fear that something might happen
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au cas où
in case | In case sth should happen
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décourager qqn de faire qqchose
to discourage sby from doing sth
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approuver qqch
to approve of doing sth
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voir un inconvénient à
to object to doing smth
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y perdre
to lose out
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revient à faire qqch
amount to doing sth
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se détourner de
to turn away from
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être confronté à
to be face with something / to face something
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se confronter à
to face up to something
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faire partie de
to be part of
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participer/prendre part à
to take part in/to participate in
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profiter de
``` to take advantage of sth/someone to (plus ou moins moral, tirer bénéfice de) // to benefit from (recevoir qqch sans l'avoir demandé) ```
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s'assurer de/ que
to make sure of/that
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vérifier
to check smth
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être disposé à
to ve prepared to/ to be willing to
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être prêt à, sur le point de
to be ready