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Verbes à particules - FCE Flashcards

2
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add to sth

A

ajouter à

æd tuː

You could add a bright scarf to a simple t-shirt.

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cut down sth

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réduire/diminuer qch

kʌt daʊn

My doctor says I should cut down on cigarettes.

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dress up

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s’endimancher

dres ʌp

Weddings are a great opportunity to dress up.

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fit in with

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s’accorder avec

fɪt ɪn wɪð

It’s a very nice sofa but it doesn’t fit in with the rest of the room.

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go ahead

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allez-y/vas-y

gəʊ əˈhed

'’Can I borrow your book?’’ ‘‘Yes, go ahead.’’

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go back

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retourner

gəʊ bæk

When are you going back to London?

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go for sth

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choisir

gəʊ fɔː

What sort of printer are you going to go for?

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go on

A

se passer

gəʊ ɒn

What’s going on?

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10
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go out

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sortir

gəʊ aʊt

Are you going out tonight?

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go over sth

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examiner/revoir qch

gəʊ ˈəʊvə

Let’s go over the plan one more time.

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go up

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augmenter

gəʊ ʌp

House prices keep going up.

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keep up (with sb/sth)

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se tenir au courant de qch/suivre qch

kiːp ʌp

I feel it’s important to keep up with current events.

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pull on sth

A

mettre/enfiler qch

pʊl ɒn

I pulled on my jeans and ran downstairs.

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put together sth

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réunir qch

pʊt təˈgeðə

She earns more than all the rest of us put together.

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save up (sth)

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mettre de côté (qch)

seɪv ʌp

It took me ages to save up enough money to go travelling./Michael’s saving up for a new computer.

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17
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slip on sth

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enfiler qch

slɪp ɒn

I’ll just slip my shoes on.

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stand out

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ressortir

stænd aʊt

The bright blue letters really stand out on the page.

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take back sth

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rapporter qch

teɪk bæk

I decided to take the shoes back.

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take off sth

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enlever/retirer qch

teɪk ɒf

If you’re hot, take your jacket off.

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find out (sth)

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trouver

faɪnd aʊt

I must find out the train times.

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get through sth

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venir à bout de

get θruː

I can get through a lot more work when I’m on my own.

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23
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turn on sth

A

allumer/mettre en marche qch

tɜːn ɒn

Ben turned the TV on.

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turn up sth

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mettre qqch plus fort

tɜːn ʌp

I’m cold, could you turn the heating up please?

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book (sb) into

A

réserver une chambre pour (qn)

bʊk ˈɪntə

Our friend has booked us into a lovely hotel.

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check in

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se présenter à la réception

tʃek ɪn

You will need to check in before 10pm.

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check out

A

régler sa note

tʃek aʊt

What time do we need to check out?

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fill in sth

A

remplir qch

fɪl ɪn

to fill in a form/questionnaire

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get away

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partir/s’en aller

get əˈweɪ

I just need to get away for a few days.

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30
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get in

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arriver

get ɪn

Our flight’s getting in later than expected.

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set off

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partir/se mettre en route

set ɒf

What time are you setting off tomorrow morning?

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32
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stop over

A

faire escale/une halte

stɒp ˈəʊvə

They’re stopping over in Malaysia for a couple of nights on the way to Australia.

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take off

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décoller

teɪk ɒf

We watched the plane taking off.

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cut down sth

A

abattre qch

kʌt daʊn

Many trees will be cut down.

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live up to

A

se montrer à la hauteur de

laɪv ʌp tuː

Did the trip live up to your expectations?

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look forward to sth/doing sth

A

attendre qch avec impatience/être impatient de faire qch

lʊk ˈfɔːwəd tuː

I’m really looking forward to my holiday.

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calm down

A

se clamer

kɑːm daʊn

Calm down and tell me what’s wrong.

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come down

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s’abattre

kʌm daʊn

A lot of trees came down in the storm.

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draw up

A

s’arrêter

drɔː ʌp

He drew up outside her house in a yellow sports car.

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end up

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finir

end ʌp

I never thought he’d end up in prison.

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pull away

A

démarrer

pʊl əˈweɪ

I just managed to get on the bus before it pulled away.

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pull up

A

s’arrêter

pʊl ʌp

A car pulled up outside the bank and two men got out.

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43
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keep (sb/sth) away

A

tenir (qn/qch) éloigné de/ne pas s’approcher

kiːp əˈweɪ

Keep away from the edge of the cliff.

44
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keep down sth

A

limiter qch

kiːp daʊn

I exercise to keep my weight down.

45
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keep sb in

A

garder qn

kiːp ɪn

The doctors decided to keep him in for another night.

46
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keep on (doing sth)

A

continuer (à faire qch)

kiːp ɒn

I wish he wouldn’t keep on about how much he earns.

47
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keep to sth

A

s’en tenir à qch

kiːp tuː

I think we should keep to our original plan.

48
Q

keep up (with sb/sth)

A

aller à la même allure (que qn/qch)

kiːp ʌp

She was walking so fast I couldn’t keep up with her.

49
Q

keep up (with sb/sth)

A

se tenir au courant de qch/suivre qch

kiːp ʌp

I feel it’s important to keep up with current events.

50
Q

look up to sb

A

avoir du respect pour qn

lʊk ʌp tuː

He really looks up to his father.

51
Q

can’t stand sb/sth

A

ne peut supporter qn/qch

kɑːnt stænd

I can’t stand people being late.

52
Q

do without (sb/sth)

A

se passer de (qn/qch)

duː wɪˈðaʊt

There’s no mayonnaise left, so I’m afraid you’ll just have to do without./Jack’s the kind of player we can’t do without.

53
Q

fall apart

A

s’effondrer/s’écrouler

fɔːl əˈpɑːt

Their relationship fell apart after they moved to Detroit.

54
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fall for sb

A

tomber amoureux

fɔːl fɔː

He has really fallen for her.

55
Q

fall out (with sb)

A

se brouiller/se disputer (avec qn)

fɔːl aʊt

Have you and Sam fallen out with each other again?

56
Q

fall through

A

échouer/tomber à l’eau

fɔːl θruː

At the last moment our holidays plans fell through.

57
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be accustomed to sth/doing sth

A

être habitué à qch/à faire qch

biː əˈkʌstəmd tuː

She isn’t accustomed to dealing with so much media attention.

58
Q

be friends with

A

être ami avec

biː frendz wɪð

I have been friends with Jo for years.

59
Q

get on (with sb)

A

s’entendre (avec qn)

get ɒn

I never knew that Karen didn’t get on with Sue./We have always got on well.

60
Q

take after sb

A

tenir de qn

teɪk ˈɑːftə

Peter’s very tall - he takes after his father.

61
Q

take off

A

prendre son essor

teɪk ɒf

Her career had just taken off.

62
Q

take out sth

A

prendre/sortir

teɪk aʊt

He reached into his bag and took out a book.

63
Q

talk sb into (doing) sth

A

persuader qn (de faire) qch

tɔːk ˈɪntuː

He’s against the idea, but I think I can talk him into it.

64
Q

tell sb/sth apart

A

distinguer (entre qn/qch)

tel əˈpɑːt

As babies, the twins were so alike that I just couldn’t tell them apart.

65
Q

face up to

A

faire face à/affronter

feɪs ʌp tuː

You’ve got to face up to the truth sometime - he’ll never marry you.

66
Q

consist of sth

A

consister en qch

kənˈsɪst ɒv

a dessert consisting of fruit and cream

67
Q

look after sb/sth

A

s’occuper de qn/qch

lʊk ˈɑːftə

We look after the neighbours’ cat while they’re away.

68
Q

look at sth

A

considérer

lʊk æt

Management is looking at ways of cutting costs.

69
Q

look for sth/sb

A

chercher/rechercher qch/qn

lʊk fɔː

I’m looking for my keys.

70
Q

look into sth

A

examiner

lʊk ˈɪntuː

We’re looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.

71
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come across sth

A

tomber sur

kʌm əˈkrɒs

He came across some of his old love letters in his wife’s drawer.

72
Q

come out

A

sortir

kʌm aʊt

When does their new album come out?

73
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come up with sth

A

suggérer

kʌm ʌp wɪð

She’s come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.

74
Q

go ahead

A

démarrer

gəʊ əˈhed

We have permission to go ahead with the project.

75
Q

go by

A

passer/s’écouler

gəʊ baɪ

The days went by really slowly.

76
Q

go off sb/sth

A

ne plus aimer qn/qch

gəʊ ɒf

I went off beefburgers after I got food poisoning from a take-away.

77
Q

go through

A

passer par

gəʊ θruː

I’ve been going through a bad patch recently.

78
Q

go up

A

augmenter

gəʊ ʌp

House prices keep going up.

79
Q

break down

A

tomber en panne

breɪk daʊn

Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.

80
Q

break off (sth)

A

arrêter/s’arrêter brusquement

breɪk ɒf

She broke off in the middle of a sentence.

81
Q

call off sth

A

annuler qch

kɔːl ɒf

Tomorrow’s match has been called off because of the icy weather.

82
Q

cut sb/sth off

A

couper/isoler

kʌt ɒf

Many villages have been cut off by the heavy snow.

83
Q

let off sb

A

laisser passer

let ɒf

Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine.

84
Q

log off

A

clore une session/se déconnecter

lɒg ɒf

Could you all log off for a few minutes, please?

85
Q

send off sth

A

expédier/envoyer

send ɒf

Have you sent off your application form yet?

86
Q

tell off sb

A

réprimander

tel ɒf

The teacher told me off for swearing.

87
Q

wear off

A

se dissiper

weə ɒf

The anaesthetic is starting to wear off.

88
Q

catch up on sth

A

rattraper son retard

kætʃ ʌp ɒn

She’s staying late in the office to catch up on some reports.

89
Q

get sth over with

A

en finir avec

get ˈəʊvə wɪð

I’ll be glad to get these exams over with.

90
Q

hang around (with sb)

A

traîner avec/fréquenter

hæŋ əˈraʊnd

I got into drugs because I was hanging around with the wrong people.

91
Q

key in sth

A

saisir

kiː ɪn

First, key in your password.

92
Q

keep up sth

A

entretenir

kiːp ʌp

Make sure you eat properly - you’ve got to keep your strength up.

93
Q

look up sth

A

chercher qch

lʊk ʌp

If you don’t know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.

94
Q

make for

A

se diriger vers

meɪk fɔː

He got up and made for the exit.

95
Q

make sth/sb out

A

comprendre/déchiffrer

meɪk aʊt

The numbers are too small - I can’t make them out at all.

96
Q

make up for sth

A

compenser

meɪk ʌp fɔː

I hope this money will make up for the inconvenience.

97
Q

pick up sth

A

apprendre

pɪk ʌp

When you live in a country you soon pick up the language.

98
Q

put off sb

A

remettre à plus tard/repousser

pʊt ɒf

You have to work long hoursand that puts off a lot of people.

99
Q

put out sth

A

éteindre

pʊt aʊt

Firefighters have been called to put out the fire in the city centre.

100
Q

put up a fight

A

se défendre

pʊt ʌp ə faɪt

I refuse to let them win - I intend to put up a fight.

101
Q

put up with sb/sth

A

supporter qn/qch

pʊt ʌp wɪð

He’s so moody-I don’t know how she puts up with him.

102
Q

start out

A

débuter/démarrer

stɑːt aʊt

My dad started out as a sales assistant in a shop.

103
Q

take off sth

A

prendre un congé

teɪk ɒf

He took off two weeks in September.

104
Q

work on sth

A

continuer à travailler qch

wɜːk ɒn

His dancing technique is good, but he needs to work on his fitness.

105
Q

work out sth

A

arriver à comprendre

wɜːk aʊt

There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident.

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