Type 3 : to be responsible for to take care of

Type 2 : to collect / go somewhere to get someone or something to drive someone somewhere in your car to lift, raise up using your hands to learn informally, without really studying, but by using the language / computer...

Phrasal verbs Flashcards by NADINE BOISSIERE

The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences.

Sévir

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The problem was brought to my attention and I dealt with it.

Type 3 :

to take the necessary action
to clean or tidy a room
to talk to / discuss with someone
to be about / talk about

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I came across an interesting article in the newspaper today.

I don’t know Emily very well, but she comes across as an intelligent girl.

The President’s message came across very clearly in his speech.

Type 3 :
* to find something you weren’t looking for

Type 1 :

to give an impression (of your character)
to be easily noticed / be clear (when we are talking about an idea expressed in writing / art / film / poetry)

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I ran into my cousin yesterday at the market.

Type 3 :

* to find someone you weren’t looking for

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If you can’t get on with your boss, it might be better to quit.

Type 1 + 4 :

to have a friendly relationship with someone
to spend a lot of time with someone

Type 1 : Julie and John get on.
Type 4 : I get on well with Lucy.

Well, really well, very well can go after “on” or after the object

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to look after

Type 3 :

to be responsible for
to take care of

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to pick up

Type 2 :

to collect / go somewhere to get someone or something
to drive someone somewhere in your car
to lift, raise up using your hands
to learn informally, without really studying, but by using the language / computer…

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to put on

Type 2 :
* the action of covering your body with clothes / cosmetics etc
= to turn on

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to take off

Type 2 :
* to clean a piece of clothing / accessory
* to remove a piece of clothing / accessories / make up
Type 1 :
* to leave the ground

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The detective looked into the murder. We have received your complaint, and we will look into it.

Type 3 :

to try to find a criminal
to investigate / check all the facts about something

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I wish you’d turn down that music !

The bank turned down my application for a loan.

Type 2 :

to make the sound quieter
to refuse an offer

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We turned the TV up to drown the noise of our neighbours arguing.

I didn’t expect him to turn up at my party as he wasn’t invited.

I often lose my keys but they usually turn up somewhere in the kitchen

Type 2 :
* to make the sound louder

=> remonter, révéler, se présenter, relever, arriver, venir…

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to look forward to + object

to look forward to + ing

Type 4:

to be excited and happy about something that will happen in the future
to have a plan to do something

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Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband’s accident.

The car broke down on the way home.

The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits.

The police broke down the door when they raided the house.

Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion.

➡️ Type 3 :
✅️ éclater en sanglots
✅️ tomber en panne
✅️ échouer
✅️ démolir
✅️ se détériorer
✅️ décomposer, se décomposer (+ into)

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I will not put up with your whining any more. Go to bed this minute!

To tolerate

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As a classical composer he looks down on pop music, which he feels inferior.

Dénigrer

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To speak up

To speak in a louder voice

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To throw away

To get rid of something you don’t need any more

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To work out

Réussir, trouver, résoudre…

Faire du sport, faire de l’exercice

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To watch out for

To be attentive to probable risk

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To call in

Faire venir, faire appel à

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To sign up

S’inscrire

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England will take on Croatia in the World Cup final.

He took on management in an attempt to improve conditions for the workers.

Affronter

S’en prendre à

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He dropped out of school before completing his degree.

Abandonner

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To work on

Travailler sur...

To carry on | To keep on

Continuer

The house and all its belongings were *passed on to* her.

Transmettre à

To focus on

Se concentrer sur

Rita still keeps her gardening up even though she's in her eighties. He walked so fast that I could barely keep up.

Continuer Suivre

To rely on

Compter sur

You can always lean on me. Don't lean on the railing of this balcony, it isn't secure !

S'appuyer sur

To dress up

Se déguiser

To bright up

Eclaicir

The scouts put up their tent as soon as they arrived at the campsite. I need to put up some new shelves in the kitchen.

Monter Installer

To aim for To aim at

Avoir pour but Viser à

The forecast is good, but it is too soon to say how it will turn out.

Se terminer en, tourner en...

She blew up when I told her about the car. They blew up the enemy's ammunition dump.

Exploser, s'énerver Faire sauter

To go on for days on end

Pour continuer des jours entiers

The government must *tear down* several houses to build the highway.

Démolir

We will hold the meeting in the conference room on the 15th of december.

Se tenir le, avoir lieu + date

He's so clumsy that he fell over his own feet.

Chuter

His new novel comes out this autumn.

Sortir, paraître, être publié...

Let's *start out* by introducing ourselves.

Démarrer, commencer

To break into

Faire irruption

In 2007, the British government *brought in* a ban on smoking in all enclosed public spaces.

Introduire

The couple adopted the child and *brought* him *up*. It is not a good idea to *bring up* politics with my family.

Elever un enfant Evoquer

The squash ball hit the wall and bounced off.

Rebondir

To be fond of

Adorer

To find out

Découvrir

Don't say you don't like it if you haven't even *tried* it *out*.

Expérimenter, essayer

*Take over* the meeting for me, I'll be back in a moment.

Prendre en charge

To hold on

Tenir le coup

I'm not sure if it will work but I'll go along with your idea anyway.

Accepter, faire avec...

I *toned down* the photos because they were too bright.

Adoucir

To sort out a problem

Résoudre un problème

To work out what to do To figure out what to do

Savoir quoi faire

To come in useful for

Etre utile pour

To come along slowly

Avancer lentement

Has our relationship really *come to* this : shouting at one another in the street?

En arriver à

To come up with an idea

Trouver une idée

Don't worry if you can't swim; the water will only come up to your knees. I'm afraid a problem has come up, so I won't be at the meeting this afternoon.

Atteindre Se passer, arriver, se produire

To come by

Passer chez quelqu'un, visiter...

She *came into* a lot of money

Hériter

To come down with a cold

Attraper un rhume

To draw up (assets and liabilities)

Etablir 1 bilan financier (actif et passif)

He lives up to his reputation

Etre à la hauteur de

To be fed up with

En avoir marre de

The meat wasn't good ; I *made up for* it with dessert.

Se rattraper

If I don't understand a word, I look it up in the dictionary.

Chercher dans le dictionnaire

I've nearly *paid off* my mortgage.

Rembourser un prêt

To pay back To repay

Rembourser quelqu'un

To clean up

Faire le ménage

Frank left his wallet and had to **go back home** to get it.

Revenir à la maison

I'm tired, I can't wait to *get back home*

Rentrer à la maison

I am going to fill out/in an application for the job.

Compléter

I'm *filling in for* my boss at the board meeting next week.

Remplacer

Don't let that criminal *get away with* murder !

S'en sortir

His song writing ability makes up for his mediocre voice.

Compenser

I really need a job so I'll *take* you *up on* your offer !

Accepter

I didn't think they'd actually *go through with* it in the end.

Aller jusqu'au bout, passer à l'acte

John has always wanted to be a teenager all his life, he can't *face up to* the fact that he's an adult now.

Accepter

I have *done away with* paper memos in my office.

Arrêter d'utiliser, abolir...

Many young people look up to sports figures.

Respecter

*Put out* that fire before it spreads !

Eteindre Sortir

Needless to say he *made* it all *up*

Inventer

I was allowed *to sit in on* the meetings, but with neither voice nor vote.

Assister à une réunion de manière inactive

*Get down* or he'll see you !

Se cacher en se baissant

The older couple had learned *to get by* on their small retirement income. Between taxes and the high cost of living I make barely enough *to get by*.

Se débrouiller S'en sortir, faire face

The teacher gives out the notes to the students.

Distribuer

To hook up with

Se mettre avec quelq'un

To move on to

Passer à, aller à l'avant

To narrow down

Réduire à, affiner

To open up to

S'ouvrir à

They *pulled down* the old movie theater to make way for new houses.

Démolir

It is too late to pull out once you have signed the contract.

Se retirer de, sortir

To rise up

S'élever

To run out of

Etre à court de

The heel of my right shoe *wears down* more than the left one.

S'user

Seedlings spring up at the beginning of the growing season.

Pousser, se soulever

Stop interrupting me, *settle down*, and I'll continue with my explanation.

Se calmer, s'apaiser Se poser, se stabiliser

When they requested volunteers I *came forward* since I had nothing better to do.

Aller de l'avant Se porter volontaire

To sum it up

Pour résumer

To take out a contract, insurance against

Souscrire un contrat, s'assurer contre

The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to **break out**.

Eclater

The town's annual picnic was *called off* due to rain.

Annuler

I need to carry out daily tests on my samples.

Exécuter

To cut down

Réduire

To move in 🚫 To move out

Emménager 🚫 Déménager

I'm busy this afternoon; can we *put* our meeting *off* until tomorrow?

Remettre à plus tard, repousser

Steve eventually *came round to* my opinion.

Se faire à l'idée

If you can't sleep turn over onto your other side and try again.

Tourner, se retourner

The students *handed in* their assignments to the teacher.

Remettre

Place du pronom avec les phrasal verbs

Si l'objet du phrasal verb est le pronom, il se place obligatoirement entre le verbe et sa particule => We dropped him off = nous l'avons déposé

To check in/out To check up

S'enregistrer, quitter l'hôtel Vérifier

To try on To try out

Essayer Expérimenter

I *drop* my husband *off* at work every morning.

Abandonner Déposer

To stand in for To stand up for

Faire face à Se lever pour

To ring back To ring up

Rappeler Passer un coup de fil

To take down

Démonter Démolir Noter Remettre à sa place

To hold back

Retenir, réprimer, contenir

To eat up

Vider son assiette, bouffer

To point out

Signaler, faire remarquer, indiquer

To look through

Parcourir un document

To be bound for

Partir à destination de

To go on a safari

Partir en safari

To make out a check

Libeller un chèque

To be into

Etre fan de

To feel like doing

Avoir envie de faire

I'm up for that !

Je suis partante !

To get on with

S'occuper de

To sock away money

Mettre de côté

To chill out

Se détendre, se relaxer

To meet up

Passer du temps ensemble

To check into a hotel

Descendre dans un hôtel

To stay in

Rester à la maison

To stay up

Rester debout

To set off on a journey

Partir en voyage

To stir up memories

Susciter, provoquer, faire remonter des souvenirs

To keep at

Persévérer

To turn into The problem turned into an opportunity

Devenir, se transformer en...

To mug up on I need to mug up on my grammar before I speak to the teacher

Potasser

To run up She ran a huge phone bill up

Accumuler, faire grimper une facture...

She *skirted around* the idea of a raise

Contourner un sujet

To stem from The high rents stem from a lack of housing

Découler de

To pore over She pored over the documents

Examiner, lire attentivement

To get around to I really must get around to fixing that chair

Trouver le temps de faire

He buys flats and *does* them *up*

Retaper

To head for Head for the station and you’ll find the coffee shop on the way

Se diriger vers

I've already maxed out my hours

J'ai déjà atteint mon maximum d'heures Plafonner

The stewart will *hand out* the landing cards

Le stewart distribuera les cartes de débarquement

I have to *fill up* the gas tank of my car

Je dois remplir le réservoir d'essence de ma voiture

The airline has promised to *make up for* overbooking the flight

La compagnie aérienne a promis de compenser/se faire pardonner/se rattraper pour la surréservation du vol

The government decided to *shut down* the budget

Le gouvernement a décidé de fermer le budget

We felt we were never going to *move ahead*

Nous sentions que nous n'allions jamais avancer

I *wrote up* a very detailed report about my trip to India

J'ai rédigé un rapport très détaillé sur mon voyage en Inde

You should *write* the phone number *down* before you forget it

Tu devrais écrire/noter le numéro de téléphone avant de l'oublier

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