Verbs 5

Question 1

1) to fight each other/ to fight (vi)
One must fight to survive !
2) to fight against [qqn]

Answer 1

se battre / se combattre
combattre [qqn]

Il faut se battre pour exister !

Question 2

to blame
They were blamed

Answer 2

mettre [qqn] en cause
On les a mis en cause.

Question 3

to subscribe to
Do you subscribe to Netflix?
Do you subscribe to it ?

Answer 3

souscrire à [qch]
S’abonner à (qch)

est-ce que tu souscris à Netflix ?
est-ce que tu y souscris ?

Question 4

to renew, reconnect with

I wanted to reconnect with nature

Answer 4

renouer (avec)

Je voulais renouer avec la nature

Question 5

to steer, turn [qch] , rob, hold up [qqn]

Answer 5

braquer

Question 6

to bother, disturb, interrupt

Sorry to bother you.

Answer 6

déranger

Excusez-moi de vous déranger

Question 7

to unearth, find

Answer 7

dénicher

Question 8

1) to damage, ruin, wreck
2) ref: to spoil (food)
The avocados went off/spoiled and the hipsters cried.

Answer 8

1) abîmer
2) s’abîmer
Les avocat se sont abîmés et les hipsters ont pleuré.

Question 9

1) to comfort, encourage
2) to reinforce, strengthen

Answer 9

1) réconforter
2) conforter, renforcer

Question 10

1) to dedicate
2) ref: dedicate oneself to qch

I dedicate myself to god

Answer 10

1) dédier [qch] à [qqn]
2) se dédier à [qch]

Je me dédie au dieu

Question 11

balancing act, doing multiple different things

Answer 11

faire le grand écart

Question 12

1) to surpass, exceed
2) ref: to surpass oneself
3) take up challenge
4) overcome challenge

Answer 12

dépasser
se dépasser
relever un défi - take up a challenge
surmonter un défi - overcome

Question 13

make qqn aware of qch

I made him/her aware of the problem.

Answer 13

sensibiliser [qqn] à [qch]

Je l’ai sensibilisé au problème

Question 14

to pack, wrap (slang get off with)

Answer 14

emballer

Question 15

to suit someone well/badly

Answer 15

aller bien/mal à qqn (can’t use toniques)
Cette robe te va.
Cette chemise ne me va pas.

Question 16

to treat

Answer 16

traiter [qqn/qch]

Question 17

1. to serve [qch] to [qqn]
2. to be used for [qch/qqn]
3. to use qch. serve yourself
   I have never used this device

Answer 17

1. servir [qch] à [qqn]
2. servir à (faire)
   à quoi sert-il ? Il sert à quoi?
3. se servir de [qch/qqn]
   je ne me suis jamais servi cet appareil.

Question 18

to drown

Answer 18

(se) noyer

Question 19

to bleed dry

Answer 19

saigner [qch] à blanc

Question 20

to widen, increase

Answer 20

élargir

Question 21

to overflow, brim over

Answer 21

déborder

Question 22

to face, meet

Answer 22

affronter

Question 23

to fight each other, face, clash

Answer 23

s’affronter
affronter - face, brace, endure

Question 24

to do battle with (to deliver, give over)

Answer 24

livrer bataille contre [qqn]

Question 25

to get bogged down

Answer 25

s'embourber / s'enliser

Question 26

to discount, expect (assumption)

Answer 26

escompter que - assumption on escompte que... s'attendre à - expecting in the sense of waiting.

Question 27

to criss cross

Answer 27

sillonner

Question 28

to hit the target, bullseye

Answer 28

faire mouche Son argument a fait mouche.

Question 29

to scatter, spread (ideas,figurative)

Answer 29

répandre

Question 30

to seize [qch]

Answer 30

s'emparer de [qch]

Question 31

to roam, wander, travel

Answer 31

parcourir

Question 32

to divide, split

Answer 32

scinder, éclater

Question 33

to sweep

Answer 33

balayer

Question 34

to evacuate, airlift

Answer 34

évacuer

Question 35

to take, to lead

Answer 35

emmener

Question 36

to cope, face up to

Answer 36

faire face à [qch]

Question 37

to burry

Answer 37

enterrer, inhumer

Question 38

to set about, be determined to do I'm determined to succeed

Answer 38

s'acharner à faire Je suis acharné à réussir.

Question 39

to reach, to get to 2. to manage to do

Answer 39

1. parvenir à [qch] 2. parvenir à faire

Question 40

endeavour to do / attach yourself to doing

Answer 40

s'attacher à faire

Question 41

to examine, study

Answer 41

examiner

Question 42

to approach

Answer 42

aborder bring closer = (se) rapprocher

Question 43

to be equipped with

Answer 43

être muni de

Question 44

to go without saying

Answer 44

aller de soi

Question 45

to slow down

Answer 45

freiner

Question 46

to knit

Answer 46

tricoter

Question 47

to check in, record/enter accounts

Answer 47

enregistrer (eg. airline)

Question 48

take advantage of

Answer 48

saisir l'occasion de profiter de

Question 49

to refresh, cool down, refresh oneself

Answer 49

(se) rafraîchir

Question 50

to make qqn drunk, get drunk, make your head spin

Answer 50

(se) soûler

Question 51

to decide on, solve, settle, slice

Answer 51

trancher (sur)

Question 52

to focus, concentrate

Answer 52

(se) focaliser canaliser

Question 53

to conquer

Answer 53

avoir raison de

Question 54

to analyse, dissect

Answer 54

décortiquer

Question 55

to fail, end up, wash up

Answer 55

échouer

Question 56

to promise

Answer 56

promettre

Question 57

to pass (a law)

Answer 57

adopter un loi

Question 58

to start

Answer 58

entamer, débuter, commencer

Question 59

to dare to do

Answer 59

oser faire [qch] J'ai osé manger ce piment défier [qqn] de faire [qch] Je te défie de manger ce piment

Question 60

to subdue, defeat

Answer 60

soumettre

Question 61

to end in, result in

Answer 61

aboutir à

Question 62

a) to spread (fig. idea) b) to spread (news) c) to spread, stretch (physical, temporal)

Answer 62

a) répandre des valeurs b) se répandre / se diffuser c) s'étendre

Question 63

to deploy, hire, appoint to enlist advise [qqn] to be [qch]

Answer 63

engager s'engager dans engager [qqn] à [qch]

Question 64

to lead to

Answer 64

entraîner [qqn] à [qch]

Question 65

to call into question

Answer 65

remettre en cause

Question 66

to be wary, careful, suspicious of

Answer 66

se méfier de

Question 67

to be ignorant, unaware of

Answer 67

méconnaître [qch]

Question 68

to act

Answer 68

agir

Question 69

to scam, rip off

Answer 69

entuber [qqn]

Question 70

to eat, scoff

Answer 70

bouffer

Question 71

to graft, work hard

Answer 71

bosser

Question 72

to steal, nick

Answer 72

piquer

Question 73

to flirt

Answer 73

draguer

Question 74

to like / "dig"

Answer 74

kiffer

Question 75

to sip

Answer 75

siroter

Question 76

to have confidence in

Answer 76

faire confiance à [qch] avoir confiance en [qch]

Question 77

to notice, spot, locate

Answer 77

repérer

Question 78

to consist of [qch] to consist of doing [qch]

Answer 78

consister en [qch] consister à faire [qch]

Question 79

to be aware

Answer 79

être au courant