Flashcards in VOC Verbes Deck (86)
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abuser de (4)
mistreat (a person) / abuse (a privilege) / exaggerate in doing sth / take (unfair) advantage of (a person, a situation)
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accepter (5)
come to terms with (≈ se faire à) / tolerate, accept, put up with (a situation, sb's behaviour) / agree to (do) sth
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accomplir (3)
fulfil (a dream, an ambition) / achieve (a goal) / carry out (a task, a plan)
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accorder
grant sb (a right, a privilege)
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adapter / s'adapter à
adapt sth to sth / adapt oneself to sth
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admettre (3)
admit (to doing) sth / tolerate, accept (a behaviour) / acknowledge one's error
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aggraver / s'aggraver (2)
worsen (a situation) / worsen / get worse (an illness)
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amasser (2)
accumulate (a number of things) / build up
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appartenir à
belong to sb
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assister qn
help sb to do sth
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assister à qc (3)
be present at / attend / witness
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associer
associate sth with sth / combine sth with sth
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s'associer (2)
join forces with sb in doing sth / join forces with sb to do sth
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assurer qc (4)
ensure / guarantee (a result) / assure sb that / affirm that
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assurer qc / s'assurer contre (assurance)
insure (a car) / insure oneself against sth
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s'assurer que
make sure that sth will happen
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avantager qc/qn (2)
favour / give the advantage to
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bouleverser (3)
upset sth / turn sth upside down / (totally) disrupt
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changer / changer de
change sth for sth / change + pluriel (to change places)
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concevoir (6)
imagine / envision / design (a object, a machine) / devise (an idea, a plan) / map out (a strategy) / work out (a plan)
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concurrencer
compete with sb over sth
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confirmer (2)
bear out (an idea, a theory) / confirm (a reservation)
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constater, établir (4)
determine (a fact) / note that / establish that / remark on (a phenomenon)
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constituer (représenter) (2)
make up / be
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contrôle, surveiller (4)
check (a fact) / carry out a check of sth / monitor (a process) / supervise
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convaincre
convince sb of sth
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déclencher (2)
trigger / set off
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diffuser (3)
circulate (an idea, a document) / broadcast (a radio, a TV program) / distribute (books)
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diriger (7)
manage, run (a business) / be in charge of (a project) / lead (a debate) / control, supervise (a process) / conduct (an orchestra)
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discuter (5)
question, dispute (a descision, an order) / discuss ( problem) / examine, debate (a question, an issue)
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effectuer
carry out
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s'efforcer de (2)
struggle to do sth / strive to do sth
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éliminer (5)
do away with sth / eliminate sb from sth / cut sth out from sth / wipe sth out / eradicate (a disease)
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encombrer (2)
burden sb down with sth / get in sb's way
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engager (embaucher) / s'engager
hire sb / commit oneself to (doing) sth
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entretenir
maintain (a machine) / sustain / uphold (an idea)
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envisager de
consider doing sth
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étendre / s'étendre
spread sth over sth / spread (a phenomenon spreads)
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étouffer
stifle (a yawn, the opposition)
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favoriser (2)
encourage (a process) / give priority to
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fonctionner (2)
work / function
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gérer (2)
manage / run
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instaurer (3)
establish, create (a system) / pass (a law)
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livrer
deliver (a letter)
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lutter (3)
struggle with (an ennemy) / fight for/against (equality, poverty, a phenomenon) / wrestle with (a problem, an adversary)
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manifester / se manifester (2)
demonstrate against sth / appear/show up
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faire preuve de
show (courage)
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nuancer, tempérer
qualify
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participer à
take part in sth
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parvenir à (2)
succeed in doing sth / achieve (an aim, a goal)
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persuader de (ne pas) faire qc
talk sb into/out of doing sth
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peser (concret, poids) / peser (figuratif) (2) / peser en faveur de
weigh (concret, poids) / carry weight/be worth / tip the scales in favour of
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plaire (2)
sth pleases sb (Ø to !) / sb likes sth
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poursuivre (2)
pursue (a thief, an activity) / continue (a search)
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poursuivre en justice (2)
sue sb for / prosecute sb for
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pousser qn à faire qc / pousser (grandir)
urge sb TO do sth / grow (a tree grows)
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préconiser (2)
advocate / recommend (a line of action)
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prétendre / prétendre que
claim (a title, a right) / contend that
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privilégier
give priority TO sth OVER sth (else)
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produire (fabriquer / produire (dans l'agriculture) / se produire (2)
produce / yield / occur, happen (an event)
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prospérer (2)
be prosperous / thrive* (throve, thriven)
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se rappeler de / rappeler qc à qn / se rappeler avoir fait / ne pas oublier de faire
remember sth / remind sb of sth / remember doing / remember to do
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réaliser (2)
fulfil (a dream) / carry out (an ambition, a project)
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rechercher (2)
look for sth / seek sth to sth (a solution to a problem)
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rejoindre (4)
join / link sth up (and sth) / correspond to / tie up with (what has been said)
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relier (2)
connect sth (and sth) by sth / link sth TO sth
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remplacer
replace sth with sth (else)
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rentabiliser
make sth profitable
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se répercuter sur (2)
impinge on / have repercussions on
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repérer (3)
spot, detect (a defect) / catch sight OF (a person)
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reprendre (3)
take back (what one said) / begin (a sentence) again / resume (one's work)
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résister
resist sb/sth (Ø préposition)
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restaurer
restore (a painting, a regime)
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réunir (2)
bring sb together (friends) / gather sth (together) (some facts)
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revendiquer
claim (a right, a pay increase)
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risquer de (2)
there is a danger of sth happening / sb doing sth
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rompre (2)
break off (relations) / upset (the balance)
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soulever
raise (a question, an object)
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soumettre/ se soumettre
submit sth TO sb / submit TO (an authority)
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soutenir (4)
hold up (a ceiling) / maintain, uphold (an opinion) / support (sb, an idea)
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surmonter
overcome (difficulties)
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toucher (3)
touch sth (→ physically) / affect (→ emotionally) / concern (a problem concerns sb/sth)
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traiter (4)
treat sb (in a certain way) / deal with, have dealings with sb/sth / process (information, data)
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transmettre (3)
transmit (information) / convey (a message) / pass on (one's experience)
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vaincre (2)
beat (an opponent) / overcome (a difficulty)
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