Verbes 4 Flashcards

(72 cards)

1
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contourner

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to bypass

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illustrer parfaitement

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to epitomize

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3
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consister

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to consist in

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4
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circuler

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to circulate

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faire taire

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to bring someone to silence

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constituer

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to represent, constitute

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7
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résister

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to contain

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8
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se mettre au régime

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to go on a diet

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9
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combattre

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to fight off

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10
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profiter de

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to take advantage of

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11
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s’installer

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to set up

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12
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faire réagir

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to make someone react

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13
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prendre conscience, se rendre compte

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to become aware

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faire face

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to face

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15
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grossir

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to put on weight

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se ruiner, dépenser une fortune

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to spend a fortune

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17
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s’engager à

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to pledge to

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18
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réduire fortement

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to slash

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19
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“Notons que”

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Let us notice

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20
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s’atteler à la tâche

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to get down to the problem

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21
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s’impliquer

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to commit oneself to

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22
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inverser

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to reverse

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prendre une décision

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to take a decision

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s’avérer (concluant)

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to prove (conclusive)

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être en ébullition
to be simmering with excitement
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découvrir
to discover
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poser problème
to raise a problem
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avoir du mal à
to have a hard time +ing
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se décider sur
to make up one's mind on
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passer à côté
to go past
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impliquer
to imply
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faire rage
to rage
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avoir tendance à
to tend to
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conférer
to confer ø
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interdire
to forbid
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céder
to yield to
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se lancer dans
to jump into
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libérer
to free
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consacrer quelque chose à
to dedicate something to
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présumer, prétendre
to allege
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sévir contre
to crack down on
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avoir pour but
to aim at
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ternir
to tarnish
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obtenir (des informations)
to gather (information)
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respecter ses promesses
to keep one's promises
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décrire quelqu'un comme
to depict someone as
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se sentir mal dans sa peau
to feel ill-at-ease
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se reprendre en main
to pull oneself together
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jouer avec (la nature)
to tamper with (nature)
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garder à l'esprit
to bear in mind
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subvenir aux besoins de
to provide for
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accuser de
to charge with
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rester
to remain
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semer
to sow
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avouer
to confess
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se prononcer sur
to pronounce oneself on
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marquer
to strike*
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se tapir, se cacher dans
to hide* away in
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raviver
to revive
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porter (des armes)
to bear (weapons)
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revenir à
to boil down
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renoncer, abandonner
to give up
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fomenter, favoriser
to foment, foster, favour
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appuyer sur la gachette
to pull the trigger
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être sur le déclin, être condamné
to be doomed
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rater
to fail
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être résolu à
to be intent on, to be willing to
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se montrer
to show* oneself
69
exiger
to demand
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convaincre
to convince
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céder le pas à
to give way to
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fournir
to provide