Sur Flashcards

(48 cards)

1
Q

to buy (something) at the market

A

acheter (quelque chose) sur le marché

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2
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to press (the button)

A

appuyer sur (le bouton)

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3
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to lean on (the wall)

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appuyer sur (le mur)

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4
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to arrive at around (5am, midnight)

A

arriver sur (les 5h00, minuit)

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5
Q

to have an effect on

A

avoir de l’effet sur

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6
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to have influence over

A

avoir de l’influence sur

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7
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to drink (something) on top of (something else)

A

boire (quelque chose) sur (quelque chose)

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8
Q

to sing to the tune of (some song)

A

chanter sur l’air de (quelque chanson)

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9
Q

to choose from a catalogue

A

choisir sur catalogue

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10
Q

to count on

A

compter sur

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11
Q

to concentrate on

A

se concentrer sur

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12
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to copy from (someone)

A

copier sur (quelqu’un)

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13
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to take someone’s word, to take someone at his word

A

croire quelqu’un sur parole

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14
Q

to run into, rub off on

A

déteindre sur

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15
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to direction one’s attention to

A

diriger son attention sur

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16
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to overlook, open onto

A

donner sur

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17
Q

to write about

A

écrire sur

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18
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to fall asleep over (a book, task)

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s’endormir sur (un livre, une tâche)

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19
Q

to spread out over, measure

A

s’étendre sur

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20
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to be about to leave

A

être sur le départ

21
Q

to be about to

A

être sur le point de + infinitive

22
Q

to be onto a bargain

A

être sur une bonne affaire

23
Q

to be in a job

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être sur un coup (informal)

24
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to be on a trail

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être sur une piste

25
to be working on a project, occupied with a project
être sur un projet
26
to be on a job, occupied with a job
être sur un travail
26
to close the door behind (you, the dog)
fermer la porte sur (toi, le chien)
27
to bemoan one’s misfortunes
gémir sur ses malheurs
28
to influence / have an influence on a decision
influer sur une décision
29
to question someone about something
interroger quelqu’un sur quelque chose
30
to throw oneself upon someone
se jeter sur quelqu’un
31
to lament one’s misfortunes
se lamenter sur ses malheurs
32
to ogle
loucher sur
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to model oneself on someone
prendre exemple/modèle sur quelqu’un
34
to question someone about something
questionner quelqu’un sur quelque chose
35
to think about, reflect upon
réfléchir sur
36
to reign over
régner sur
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to place the blame on someone
rejeter une faute sur quelqu’un
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to stay on the defensive
rester sur la défensive
39
to keep one’s guard up
rester sur ses gardes
40
to deduct (an expense/contribution) from salaries
retenir (une charge/une cotisation) sur le salaire
41
to go back over (a topic, an issue)
revenir sur (un sujet, une question)
42
to jump at an opportunity
sauter sur l'opportunité
43
to shoot at
tirer sur
44
to come across, encounter (a book, someone)
tomber sur (un livre, une personne)
45
to earn a commission on sales
toucher une commission sur les ventes
46
to turn (toward the church, right)
tourner sur (l’église, la droite)
47
to live on one’s salary / savings
vivre sur son salaire / ses économies