Phrasal verbs Flashcards
(88 cards)
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Account for
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Expliquer, donner une raison pour
I hope you can account for your behavior !
2
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Add up
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Faire sens, avoir du sens
Your story simply doesn’t add up !
3
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Allow for
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Permettre/Prendre en compte
4
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Boil down
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Peut être résumé
It can all be boiled down to a few rules
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Bump into
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Tomber sur quelqu’un
I bumped into bestie at the mall
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Break away
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Se séparer / Quitter un groupe
He broke away from the crowd
7
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Call off
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Annuler
8
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Drop in
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Passer voir quelqu’un
9
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Drop off
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Livrer / S’endormir
I dropped your parcel off
10
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Fall through
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Échouer
The multi million dollar contract fell through
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Go by
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S’écouler / Passer
It went by quickly
12
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Put up
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Supporter / Endurer
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Rule out
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Éliminer / Exclure
We should rule him out from the list of suspects
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Take after
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Tenir de / Ressembler
You really do take after your mother
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Want out
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Vouloir s’en aller
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Set out
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Prendre la route, partir, exposer, entreprendre
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Burst into
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Faire irruption/Fondre en larmes
The man burst into the room
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Call on
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Rendre visite à / Faire appel à
The union called on the workers to support a strike
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Call round
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Passer (voir quelqu’un)
Peter said that he would call round sometime in the afternoon
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Chase away
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Chasser (littéralement) / Repousser, éloigner
It was a good luck charm to chase away his nightmares / Chase away that goose before it flies away.
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Come off
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Marcher, fonctionner (réussite) / Se détacher
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Come to
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Reprendre conscience
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Do away with
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Se débarasser de / En finir avec
“To improve the overall quality of our milk, we wanted to do away with the use of antibiotics on our cows”
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Face up to
Faire face / Accepter
## Footnote
You need to **face up to** reality, and deal with the matter swiftly.
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Fall out
Tomber / Se disputer
## Footnote
They have **fallen out** and are no longer speaking to each other.
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Flick off
Faire un doigt / Éteindre
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Flick on
Allumer
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Give in
Céder, abandonner
## Footnote
She is trying to avoid sweets, but if you tempt her with chocolate, she always **gives in.**
I **give in**; it's just too difficult.
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Go off
Exploser (bombe) / Sonner (Alarme) / Partir / Ne plus du tout apprécier, être dégouté
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Go under
Couler (Faire faillite)
## Footnote
GM did **go under**, despite their claims.
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Go without
Se passer de
## Footnote
A camel can **go without** water for a week.
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Hand over
Remettre
| he police officer persuaded Taylor to **hand the knife over**.
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Hold out
Tendre (offrir) / Tenir, durer
## Footnote
I don't think the cattle feed is going to **hold out** until Christmas, we must order more.
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Leave out
Exclure (feel left out) / Oublier, omettre
## Footnote
The bread did not rise because I **left out** the yeast by mistake.
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Look out for
Faire attention à / S'occuper de
## Footnote
Jimmy's brothers have **looked out** for him since their parents died.
You must **look out** for snakes when walking in these hills.
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Make out
Distinguer (vue) / Faire croire
## Footnote
The press are **making him out** to be the greatest singer since Elvis, but he's not that good.
I can't **make out** the sign from this far away.
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Mouth of
Se vanter / Parler à tort et à travers
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Move off
S'éloigner (voiture)
## Footnote
He put the car in gear and **moved off** down the highway.
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Move over
Se pousser, s'écarter / Se retirer, se rétracter
## Footnote
The rude man refused to **move over** to let me pass.
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Pop in
Faire un saut, passer / Mettre
## Footnote
Just **pop that soup in** the microwave and cook it for a couple of minutes.
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Pull ahead
Prendre la tête, l'avantage, passer devant
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Push in
Frauder
## Footnote
I hate people who **push in**; they have no manners.
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Put smth/sb off
Dégoûter, décourager / Reporter, décaler
## Footnote
I don't want to **put you off**, but that make of car you're thinking of buying is very hard to maintain.
I'm busy this afternoon; can we **put our meeting off** until tomorrow?
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Put smth/sb out
Éteindre (feu, lumière) / déranger, énerver
## Footnote
Quickly! Someone please **put out** the fire!
I **put out**the light and within moments, I was fast asleep.
I need a lift to the station, but I wouldn't want to **put you out**.
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Put together
Monter, assembler, organiser
## Footnote
Can you help me **put this bookcase together**, please?
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Reach out
Tendre la main / Joindre
## Footnote
The interviewer **reached out** to shake Neil's hand.
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Rub out
Effacer, gommer / zigouiller
## Footnote
If you write in pencil, it's easier to **rub out** your mistakes.
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See off
Dire au revoir à
## Footnote
He came to the airport with me to **see me off**.
I'll drive you to the station and **see you off**.
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Send for
Appeler, faire venir
## Footnote
He is very ill, I think we should **send for** his parents to take him home.
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Send off
Envoyer, expédier / Fête de départ
## Footnote
The general **sent more soldiers off** into battle.
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Set (smth) off
Partir (se mettre en route) / Déclencher / Mettre en avant / Mettre en colère.
## Footnote
That morning, we **set off** on our trip to California.
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Set (smth) out
Se mettre en route / Entreprendre / Exposer, préciser
## Footnote
They **set out** for London early the following day.
We'll **set out** at five in the morning.
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Slave away
Trimer, travailler dur
## Footnote
She had to **slave away** in the kitchen without any help.
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Slip off (smth)
Enlever (vêtement) / S'éclipser / Glisser de qqch
## Footnote
How can my favourite vase have **slipped off** the mantelpiece?
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Speak out
Dire ce qu'on pense, s'exprimer
## Footnote
**Speak out** if you're concerned about it.
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Stay in
Rester à la maison
## Footnote
It was cold and windy so we decided to **stay in**.
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Take after sb
Être le portrait craché de, tenir de / Poursuivre
## Footnote
Many people say that Maria takes after her grandmother. Sam really **takes after** his father.
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Tell sb off
Gronder, disputer
## Footnote
The teacher **told the girls off** for giggling in class.
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Tip sb off
Informer, prévenir
## Footnote
The police arrived at the party after somebody **tipped them off**.
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Tip over
Renverser, bascule
## Footnote
Jackie **tipped over** her glass of orange juice and it spilled onto the floor.
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Wear off
Diminuer, s'atténuer
## Footnote
The pain-relieving effects of the aspirin would **wear off** after just an hour.
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Wear out
S'user, s'abîmer
## Footnote
If I use my toothbrush eight times a day, it will **wear out** quickly.
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Weigh down
Peser sur, s'alourdir (passive / figurative)
## Footnote
I was **weighed down** with all the shopping I did today.
The weight of her rucksack weighed Sarah down.
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Bear up
Tenir le coup
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Bear upon
Concerner
## Footnote
How will these new findings bear upon our approach to educating children?
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Bear down on somebody
Threatening or pressing down on (Appuyer)
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Bear fruit
Yield positive results
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Having a cross to bear
Have a heavy burden
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Grin and bear it
Accept an unpleasant or difficult situation because there is nothing you can do about it
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Bear out
Back up/Confirm
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Have bearing on smth
Have relevance to something
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Disperse
To move apart and go away
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Ball park figure
An estimation
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To be between a rock and a hard place
To be in a difficult situation
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To be in the open air
To be outdoor, outside
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I take it
I understand it
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The train stands at
The train is at
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Concourse
Hall de gare, galerie
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Be overcome with emotion
Lack of control over one's emotion
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Sob one heart out
Crying very much
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Bird's eye view
A general view from above
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Brass band
Musicians playing brass instruments
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Itemize
Present a list of individual items
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Expense account
An account on which an employee can spend money and be reimbursed by his company
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Settle an account
Pay or receive a balance due
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