Infinitive Flashcards
to dream of becoming a millionaire
rêver de devenir milliardaire
It annoys me to see them idle
Ça m’agace de les voir sans occupation
Impersonal verbs expressing personal reaction take de, would take à in personal use of the verb
to oblige somebody to do something
obliger quelqu’un à faire quelque chose
verbs of forcing take à
to take one’s children to play in the park
emmener ses enfants jouer au square
verbs of movement with objects take no preposition
the means to do sth
les moyens de faire qc
to accuse sb of having collaborated with the enemy
accuser qn d’avoir collaboré avec l’ennemi
verbs of blame take de
to want to build a ring-road
vouloir construire un périphérique
to refuse to stoop to a compromise
refuser de s’abaisser à un compromis
verbs of denial take de
to get annoyed constantly retying one’s laces
s’énerver à rattacher constamment ses lacets
pronominal verbs expressing emotion take à
With his qualifications he is suitable for the job
Vu ses qualifications il est propre à assumer ces fonctions
adjectives describing the manner in which an action is carried out usually take à
to drive somebody to repent
conduire quelqu’un à se repentir
verbs of encouragement and cajoling take à
to take risks by investing abroad
se risquer à investir à l’étranger
pronominal verbs expressing dedication à
to speak of doing a world tour
parler de faire le tour du monde
verbs of asking for and attempting to take de
to suggest to sb that they telephone
suggérer à qn de téléphoner
verbs of advising to, or not to do take de
to have apprehensions of having to appear before a court
appréhender de devoir se présenter devant un tribunal
verbs of fear take de
It is necessary to ask for precise explanations
Il est nécessaire de demander des explications précises
impersonal constructions displaying emotional reaction take de
To relax at weekends is important for one’s health
Se détendre le week-end, c’est important pour la santé
Crying won’t get us anywhere
Pleurer ne sert à rien
to believe that one has finished
croire avoir fini
verbs of thinking and imagining do not take prepositions
to try to run a restaurant
essayer de gérer un restaurant
essayer can take both
to force Julie to come back
contraindre Julie à revenir
verbs of forcing take à
proud to do sth
fier de faire qc
verbs of congratulation take de
to state that one knows the boss
affirmer connaître le patron
verbs of expressing and saying don’t take prep
to plan on leaving one’s wife
préméditer de quitter sa femme
verbs of pre-planning take de