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Verbs 1
differing prepositions
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Language - French
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05/03/2009

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Cards

Term
accuser qqn de qqch
Definition

to accuse sm of smth

to blame sm for smth

to charge sm for smth

 

Term

 

 

achever qqch

 

(no preposition)

Definition

 

 

to go through with

 

Term

 

 

appartenir à

Definition

 

 

to belong to

Term

 

 

approuver qqch

Definition

 

 

to approve of

Term

 

 

attendre qqch

Definition

 

 

to wait for

Term

 

 

attendre avec impatience

Definition

 

 

to look forward to

Term

 

 

attribuer qqch à

Definition

 

 

to put smth down to (badluck)

Term

 

 

avertir de

Definition

 

 

to warn of

Term

 

 

 

avoir recours à

Definition

 

 

 

to resort to

Term

 

 

 

avoir un goût de

Definition

 

 

 

to taste of

Term

 

 

 

avoir une odeur de

Definition

 

 

 

to smell of

Term

 

 

 

avouer qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to confess to smth

Term

 

 

 

braver qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to stand up to sm

to defy sm

 

 

Term

 

 

 

capituler devant

Definition

 

 

 

to surrender to

Term

 

 

 

chercher

Definition

 

 

 

to look for

Term

 

 

 

commencer par

Definition

 

 

 

to begin with

Term

 

 

 

commenter qqch

(no preposition!!!!)

je commente l'article

Definition

 

 

 

to comment on (an article)

 

Term

 

 

 

comparer à

Definition

 

 

 

to compare with

Term

 

 

 

compenser qqch

je compense mes fautes

Definition

 

 

 

to make up for smth

Term

 

 

 

compter sur

Definition

 

 

 

to rely on,

count on

Term

 

 

 

confier qqch à qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to trust sm with smth

Term

 

 

 

conseiller de ne pas + verb à l'infinitif

Definition

 

 

 

to advise against

Term

 

 

 

consister en

Definition

 

 

 

to consist of

Term

 

 

 

contempler qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to gaze at,

contemplate

Term

 

 

 

continuer qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to proceed with

Term

 

 

 

correspondre à

Definition

 

 

 

to correspond with

Term

 

 

 

croire en

Definition

 

 

 

to believe in

Term

 

 

 

demander qqch à qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to ask sm smth/for smth

Term

 

 

 

démissioner

(no preposition)

donner sa démission

Definition

 

 

 

to resign from/

to give one's resignation

Term

 

 

 dépendre de

(ça dépend de ton point de vue)

je dépends de toi!

Definition

 

 

 to depend on

(that depends on your point of view)

I depend on you!

Term

 

 

 

dérober qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to make away with smth

Term

 

 

 

désir

Definition

 

 

 

to long for

to desire

Term

 

devoir faire face à

Definition

 

 

 

to be up against

Term

 

 

 

différer de

Definition

 

 

 

to differ from

Term

 

 

 

dire qqch à qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to tell sm smth

Term

 

 

 

distinguer de

(deestehngeh)

Definition

 

 

to distinguish from

 

 

Term

 

 

 

diviser en

Definition

 

 

 

to divide into

Term

 

 

donner qqch à qqn

never say "il a été donné un truc" unless you want to confuse the French. Use this verb in the active voice only.

Definition

 

 

 

to give sm smth

 

 

Term

 

 

 

donner sur

Definition

 

 

 

to look out on/to look out over

Term

 

 

 

échouer à qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to fail at/in

Term

 

 

 

écouter qqch

no preposition in French!

Definition

 

 

 

to listen to

Term

 

 

 

éliminer

Definition

 

 

 

to do away with

eliminate

Term

 

 

 

empêcher qqn/qqch de qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to prevent sm/smth from smth

Term

 

 

emprunter à

Definition

 

 

 

to borrow smth from sm

Term

 

 

 

en avoir assez de qqch

j'en ai assez de ça!

Definition

 

 

 

to be through with sm/smth,

to have enough of sm

Term

 

 

 

en être quitte pour qqch

j'en suis quitte pour le crime

Definition

 

 

 

to get away with smth

(I'm getting away with the crime)

Term

 

 

 

entendre parler de

Definition

 

 

 

to hear about

Term

 

 

 

entrer dans (une pièce)

Definition

 

 

 

to enter (a room)

Term

 

 

 

espérer

+ l'indicatif (j'espère/nous espérons)

Definition

 

 

 

to hope for

Term

 

 

 

être à court de qqch

Definition

 

 

to run out of smth

Term

 

 

 

être candidat à

Definition

 

 

 

to apply for smth

Term

 

 

 

être d'accord avec qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to agree with sm

Term

 

 

 

être d'accord avec qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to agree to smth

Term

 

 

 

être en concurrence avec

Definition

 

 

 

to compete with

Term

 

 

 

être inscrit à

s'inscrire à

Definition

 

 

to be enrolled smwhere/smplace

to be on a list for

to be registered in (a class/program)

to register (yourself)/etc. in

Term

 

 

 

exiger de qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to demand smth from sm

Term

 

 

 

faire allusion à

Definition

 

 

 

to allude to/hint at

Term

 

 

 

faire attention à

fais/faisons/faites (feht) attention à!

Definition

 

 

 

to mind (mind your work! be mindful of), be watchful, be careful

Term

 

 

 

faire confiance à

Definition

 

 

 

to rely upon

Term

 

 

 

faire des objections contre

Definition

 

 

 

to object to

Term

 

 

 

faire face à/maîtriser qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to cope with/manage

Term

 

 

 

faire la guerre à

Definition

 

 

 

to make war on

Term

 

 

 

féliciter à propos de

Definition

to congratulate on

Term

 

 

 

fixer qqn du regard

Definition

 

 

 

to stare at sm

Term

 

 

 

fournir qqch à qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to supply/provide sm with smth

Term

 

 

 

harceler qqn (pour + verbe)

 

j'harcele

Definition

 

 

 

to keep on at someone (to +verb)

Term

 

 

 

insister sur

Definition

 

 

 

insist on

Term

 

 

 

jouir de

Definition

 

 

 

to enjoy

Term

 

 

 

justifier qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to justify, to account for

Term

 

 

 

mépriser

le mépris

Definition

 

 

 

to hold contempt for sm/to look down on sm

contempt (n.)

Term

 

 

 

nécessiter la présence de

Definition

 

 

 

to call for, to have a need for

(impersonal constructions)

Term

 

 

 

obéir à qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to obey sm

Term

 

 

opérer qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to operate on sm

Term

 

 

 

ordonner à qqn de faire qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to tell sm to do smth,

to order/command

Term

 

 

parler de

Definition

 

 

 

to talk about

Term

 

 

 

parler en faveur de qqn/qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to speak up for,

to be in favor of smth

Term

 

 

 

payer qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to pay for smth

Term

 

 

 

penser à

Definition

 

 

 

to think about/of

Term

 

 

 

persister à

Definition

 

 

 

to persist in smth

Term

 

 

pourvoir à

pourvoir qqn de

pourvoir aux besoins de

Definition

 

 

 to supply/provide (for)

to provide sm with smth

to provide for

 

Term

 

 

 

préférer qqch à qqch 

Definition

 

 

 

to prefer blank to blank

Term

 

 

 

prendre garde à

Definition

 

 

 

to watch out for

Term

 

 

 

prendre le parti de

Definition

 

 

 

to stand up for

Term

 

 

 

présider

Definition

 

 

 

to preside over sth

Term

 

 

 

prêter attention à

Definition

 

 

 

to mind/be mindful of, pay attention to

Term

 

 

 

procurer qqch à qqn

 

Definition

 

 

 

to supply/provide sm with smth

Term

 

 

 

profiter de

Definition

 

 

 

to profit by/from

 

 

 

Term

 

 

 

protester contre

Definition

 

 

 

to protest against/cry out against

Term

 

 

 

rappeler qqch à qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to remind sm of smth

Term

 

 

 

réagir à

Definition

 

 

 

to react against

Term

 

 

 

réclamer à grands cris

Definition

 

 

to cry out for

Term

 

 

 

regarder qqch/qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to look at

Term

 

 

 

remercier qqn de qqch

Definition

 

 

 

to thank sm for smth

Term

 

 

 

se rendre à

Definition

 

 

 

to surrender to

Term

 

 

 

rencontrer qqn par hasard

Definition

 

 

 

to run into by chance

Term

 

 

 

rendre compte de

Definition

 

 

 

to report on

Term

 

 

 

se rendre compte de

Definition

 

 

 

to realize

Term

 

 

répondre à qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to answer sm

Term

 

 

 

reprocher qqch à qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to blame sm for smth

Term

 

 

 

résister à qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to resist sm

Term

 

 

 

ressembler à qqn

Definition

 

 

 

to look like sm

Term

 

 

 

réussir à

Definition

 

 

 

to succeed in smth

Term

 

 

 

se rétracter/

revenir sur

Definition

 

 

 

to go back on

Term

 

 

 

rivaliser avec

Definition

 

 

 

to rival smth

to be in competition with sm

Term

 

 

 

s'abonner à

Definition

 

 

 

to subscribe to (a newspaper)

Term

 

 

 

s'adonner à

Definition

 

 

 

to go in for,

to immerse oneself in,

to devote oneself to,

 

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