Verbes et Prépositions Flashcards
Common verbs with prepositions -- de, à, or without (191 cards)
1
Q
(s’)arrêter
A
+ de + infinitive
to stop ___-ing
2
Q
(se) permettre
A
\+ de + infinitive to allow (oneself) to
3
Q
accepter
A
+ de + infinitive
to accept, agree to
4
Q
accuser
A
\+ de + infinitive to accuse (someone) of
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Q
acheter
A
+ à
to buy from
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Q
achever
A
+ de + infinitive
to finish ___-ing
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Q
adorer
A
+ infinitive
to love doing something
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Q
aider
A
+à + infinitive
to help to
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Q
aimer
A
+ infinitive
to like/enjoy doing something
10
Q
aller
A
+ infinitive OR à
to be going to do something OR to suit (someone)
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Q
apprendre
A
+à + infinitive
to learn how to
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Q
approcher
A
+de
to approach
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Q
arracher
A
+ à
to grab, tear away from
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Q
arriver
A
+à + infinitive OR +de
to manage / succeed in ___-ing OR to arrive from (Paris, Canada)
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Q
aspirer
A
+à + infinitive
to aspire/yearn to
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Q
assister
A
\+ à to attend (the meeting)
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Q
attendre
A
+ de + infinitive
to wait to
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Q
avertir
A
\+ de + infinitive to warn (someone) (not) to
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Q
avoir
A
+à + infinitive
to have to / be obliged to
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Q
avoirbesoin
A
+de
to need
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Q
avoir envie
A
+de
to want
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Q
avoir l’habitude
A
+de
to be used to, in the habit of
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Q
avoirpeur
A
+ de + infinitive OR +de
to be afraid of ___-ing
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Q
avouer
A
+ infinitive
to admit to do something
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blâmer
```
+ de + infinitive
to blame (someone) for ___-ing
```
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cesser
+ de + infinitive
| to stop, cease ___-ing
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changer
```
+de
to change (trains)
```
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chercher
+à + infinitive
| to attempt to
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choisir
+ de + infinitive
| to choose to
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commander
```
+ de + infinitive
to order (someone) to
```
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commencer
+à + infinitive OR + de + infinitive
| to start to / ___-ing
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compter
+ infinitive
| to intend to do something
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conseiller
+ à OR + de + infinitive
| to advise OR to advise to
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consentir
+à + infinitive
| to consent to
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continuer
+à + infinitive OR + de + infinitive
| to continue to / ___-ing
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convenir
+ à OR + de + infinitive
| to please, to be suitable for someone / the situation OR to agree to
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courir
+ infinitive
| to run to do something
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craindre
+ de + infinitive
| to fear ___-ing
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croire
+ à
| to believe something
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décider
+ de + infinitive OR +à + infinitive
| to decide to OR to persuade (someone) to
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défendre
+ à OR + de + infinitive
| to forbid OR to forbid (someone) to do s.t.
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demander
+ à OR + de + infinitive
| to ask someone (something)
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dépendre
+de
| to depend on
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déplaire
+ à
| to displease / be displeasing to
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déranger
+ de + infinitive
| to bother someone to
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désirer
+ infinitive
| to want to do something
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désobéir
+ à
| to disobey
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détester
+ infinitive
| to hate to do something
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devoir
+ infinitive
| to have to do something
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dire
+ à OR + de + infinitive
| to say / tell OR to tell (someone) to do something
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donner
+ à
| to give someone something
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douter
+de
| to doubt
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écouter
```
+ infinitive
to listen (someone) do something
```
54
écrire
+ à OR +de
| to write to someone OR to write with (the left, right hand)
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emmener
```
+ infinitive
to take (someone) to do something
```
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empêcher
+ de + infinitive
| to prevent, keep from ___-ing
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emprunter
+ à
| to borrow something from someone
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encourager
+à + infinitive
| to encourage to
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ennuyer
+ de + infinitive
| to bother/upset someone to
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enseigner
+à + infinitive
| to teach to
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envoyer
+ à OR + infinitive
| to send something to someone OR to send (someone) to do something
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espérer
+ infinitive
| to hope to do something
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essayer
+ de + infinitive
| to try to
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être
+ à OR + de + infinitive
| to belong to OR to be (adj / ___ed) to
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faillir
+ à
| to fail in / at / to
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faire
+ infinitive
| to have something done
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faire attention
+ à
| to pay attention to
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faire confiance à
```
+ à
to trust (someone)
```
69
faire mal
+ à
| to hurt
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féliciter
+de OR + de + infinitive
| to congratulate OR to congratulate for ___-ing
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finir
+ de + infinitive
| to finish ___-ing
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goûter
+ à
| to taste something
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hériter
+de
| to inherit
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hésiter
+à + infinitive
| to hesitate to
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interdire
+ à
| to forbid someone (something)
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inviter
```
+à + infinitive
to invite (someone) to
```
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jouer
```
+ à OR +de
to play (a game or sport) OR to play (an instrument)
```
78
jouir
+de
| to enjoy
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laisser
+ infinitive
| to allow/let something to be done
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manquer
+ à OR +de OR + de + infinitive
| to miss someone OR to lack OR to neglect, fail to
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mêler
+ à
| to mingle with / to join in
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mériter
+ de + infinitive
| to deserve to
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nuire
+ à
| to harm
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obéir
+ à
| to obey
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obliger
+à + infinitive
| to oblige to
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offrir
+ de + infinitive
| to offer to
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ordonner
+ à
| to order
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oser
+ infinitive
| to dare to do something
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oublier
+ de + infinitive
| to forget to
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paraître
+ infinitive
| to seem to do something
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pardonner
+ à
| to pardon, forgive
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parler
+ à OR + de
| to talk to OR to talk about
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partir
+de
| to leave
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parvenir
+à + infinitive
| to succeed in ___-ing
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passer du temps
+à + infinitive
| to spend time ___-ing
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penser
+ à OR +de
| to think of / about OR to have an opinion about
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penser
+ infinitive
| to consider doing something
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perdre du temps
+à + infinitive
| to waste time ___-ing
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permettre
+ à
| to permit
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persister
+à + infinitive
| to persist in ___-ing
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persuader
+ de + infinitive
| to persuade to
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plaire
+ à
| to please / be pleasing to
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pousser
+à + infinitive
| to urge/push (someone) to
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pouvoir
+ infinitive
| to be able to do something
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préférer
+ infinitive
| to prefer to do something
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prendre garde
+ de + infinitive
| to be careful not to
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prendre le parti
+ de + infinitive
| to decide to
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prétendre
+ infinitive
| to pretend to do something
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prier
+ de + infinitive
| to beg to
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procurer
+ à
| to obtain for someone
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profiter
+ à
| to benefit / be profitable to
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profiter
+de
| to make the most of
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promettre
+ à OR + de + infinitive
| to promise OR to promise to
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proposer
+ de + infinitive
| to suggest ___-ing
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punir
+de
| to punish for
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raconter
+ à
| to tell someone
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rappeler
```
+ à
to remind (someone)
```
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rechigner
+à + infinitive
| to grudge ___-ing
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recommencer
+à + infinitive
| to begin ___-ing again
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recompenser
+de
| to reward for
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réfléchir
+ à OR +à + infinitive
| to consider / reflect upon OR to consider ___-ing
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refuser
+ de + infinitive
| to refuse to
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regarder
+ infinitive
| to watch someone do something
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regretter
+ de + infinitive
| to regret ___-ing
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remercier
+de OR + de + infinitive
| to thank for OR to thank for ___-ing
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rendre visite
+ à
| to visit someone
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renoncer
+à + infinitive
| to give up ___-ing
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répondre
+ à
| to answer
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reprocher
+ à
| to criticize
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résister
+ à
| to resist
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résister
+à + infinitive
| to resist ___-ing
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ressembler
+ à
| to resemble
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réussir
+ à OR '+à + infinitive
| to pass the test OR to succeed in ___-ing
134
rêver
+à + infinitive OR + de + infinitiave
| to dream of ___-ing
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rire
+de
| to laugh at
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risquer
+ de + infinitive
| to risk ___-ing
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s’agir
+de
| to be a question of
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s’agir
+ de + infinitive
| to be a question of ___-ing
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s’amuser
+à + infinitive
| to amuse oneself ___-ing
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s’apercevoir
+de
| to notice
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s’apprêter
+à + infinitive
| to get ready to
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s’attendre
+à + infinitive
| to expect to
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s’autoriser
+à + infinitive
| to authorize / allow to
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s’efforcer
+ de + infinitive
| to endeavor to
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s’emparer
+de
| to grab
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s’empresser
+ de + infinitive
| to hurry to
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s’engager
+à + infinitive
| to get around to
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s’épuiser
+à + infinitive
| to exhaust oneself ___-ing
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s’étonner
+de
| to be amazed by
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s’excuser
+ de + infinitive
| to apologize for ___-ing
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s’habituer
+ à OR +à + infinitive
| to get used to
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s’intéresser
+ à OR +à + infinitive
| to be interested in
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s’occuper
+de
| to be busy with
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s’opposer
+ à
| to oppose
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savoir
+ infinitive
| to know HOW TO do something
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se contenter
+ de + infinitive
| to be happy ___-ing
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se décider
+à + infinitive
| to make up one’s mind to
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se dépêcher
+ de + infinitive
| to hurry to
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se fier
```
+ à
to trust (someone)
```
160
se hâter
+ de + infinitive
| to hurry to
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se méfier
+de
| to distrust, beware of
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se mettre
+à + infinitive
| to start, set about ___-ing
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se moquer
+de
| to make fun of
164
se passer
+de
| to do without
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se plaindre
+de
| to complain about
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se plaire
+à + infinitive
| to take pleasure in ___-ing
167
se préparer
+à + infinitive
| to prepare oneself to
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se presser
+ de + infinitive
| to hurry to
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se rendre compte
+de
| to realize
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se résigner
+à + infinitive
| to become resigned to ___-ing
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se servir
+de
| to use
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se soucier
+de OR + de + infinitive
| to care about OR to care about ___-ing
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se souvenir
+de OR + de + infinitive
| to remember OR to remember ___-ing
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se tromper
+de
| to mistake
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sembler
+ infinitive
| to seem to be doing something
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serrer la main à
+ à
| to shake hands with someone
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servir
+ à OR +à + infinitive OR +de
| to be used for/as OR to serve to OR to put to use as
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songer
+ à OR +à + infinitive
| to dream / think of OR to dream of ___-ing
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souhaiter
+ infinitive
| to wish to do something
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sourire
+ à
| to smile at
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succéder
+ à
| to succeed, follow
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supplier
+ de + infinitive
| to be / beseech
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survivre
+ à
| to survive
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tâcher
+ de + infinitive
| to try to
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tarder
+à + infinitive
| to delay / be late in ___-ing
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téléphoner
+ à
| to call
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tenir
```
+à + infinitive OR +de
to hold (someone) to / insist on ___-ing OR to take after, resemble
```
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venir
+à + infinitive OR + infinitive OR + de + infinitiave to happen to OR to come to do something OR to have just (done something)
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vivre
+de
| to live on
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voler
```
+ à
to steal (something) from someone
```
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vouloir
+ infinitive
| to want to do something
