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add up to
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s'élever à, constituer
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allow for
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make concession or provision for
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ask for
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invite
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back up
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make a copy on your computer
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back up
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support, provide evidence for
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bail up
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bailed out
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dépanner, écoper (nautique)
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bank on
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miser sur
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be into
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like and be in interested in
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blow over
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éclaircir
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blow up
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explode
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boil over
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déborder
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break down
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stop functioning
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break in on
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interrupt (a conversation)
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bring along
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apporter (objet), amener, venir avec (personne)
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bring forward
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move to an earlier time
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bring forward to
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move it to an earlier time
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bring up
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look after from child to adult
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bring up
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mention a topic
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bring up
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raise children
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bring up
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élever, évoquer, vomir, rendre
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broken down
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stopped working
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brush up on
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réviser
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buckle down
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s'appliquer,s'armer de courage, s'atteler à une tâche
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build up
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développer, constituer, fabriquer, rehausser
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burst into
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faire irruption
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butter up
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passer de la pommade à
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call back
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telephone again
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call for
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appeler, revendiquer, requérir
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call off
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cancel
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call off
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décommander
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call on
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ask to recite in class
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call on
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visit
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call up
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appeler, mobiliser, évoquer
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came out in
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sortir en
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carry on
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continue
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carry on with
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continuer qqch
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catch on
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become popular
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catch up with
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reach the same place as
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catch up with
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keep abreast
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catch up with
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rattraper, se rapprocher de, rejoindre
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check in
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register, report you arrival
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check up on
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examine, investigate
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close down
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stop operating
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come across
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discovered by chance
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come back
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return to a place
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come down
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become less
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come down to
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venir jusqu'à
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come in
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interrupt the discussion
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come in
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enter
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come over
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to visit
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come to
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regain consciousness
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come up
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monter, sortir, survenir
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come up with
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to contribute (suggestion, money)
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commit to (+ gerund)
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promise
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compete with
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strive against another or others to attain a goal
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count on
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compter sur, se fier, tabler sur
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cry out for
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réclamer
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cut back
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spend less on
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cut back on
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rrestreindre
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cut back/down on
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reduce
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cut down on
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curtail (expenses)
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cut off
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lose the signal in a phone call
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cut off
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stop suplying
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deal with
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is about
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dealing with
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doing business with
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dealing with
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taking the necessary action
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derive from
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produce or obtain a substance from another
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do away with
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abolir, supprimer
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do over
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repeat a job
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do without
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function/manage without
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draw up
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think about and then write
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drop by
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visit without appointment
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drop in on
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make a short, informal visit
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drop off
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take me in your car and leave me
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drop out of
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leave school
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eat out
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dine in a restaurant
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empty out
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vider
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face up to
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not avoid
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fall back on
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use if necessary
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fall back on
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recourir à, se rabattre sur
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fall behind
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be slower than
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fall for
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tomber amoureux de
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fall through
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fail
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fill in
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complete by writing information
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fill out
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complete a form
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fill up
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fill to capacity
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fill up
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remplir, reboucher
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find out
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discover
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fit in with
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be accepted without problems
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frown on
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désapprouver, critiquer
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get along with
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have a good relationship with
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get away
|
échapper, s'échapper
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get away with
|
escape blame
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get away with
|
sortir indemne (sans éprouver de perte)
|
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get back to
|
telephone you again
|
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get by
|
manage to do things
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get by
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survive
|
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get in on
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get off
|
leave work
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get on to
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contact
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|
get on with
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have a friendly relationship with
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get on with
|
continue after stopping
|
|
get over
|
recover from sickness or disappointment
|
|
get rid of
|
eliminate
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|
get round to
|
find the time for
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|
get through to
|
contact someone by telephone
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get through with
|
finish
|
|
get up
|
arise
|
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getting behind
|
not doing as much as I should
|
|
give away
|
give something to someone else for free
|
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give away
|
donner, déceler, décliner
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|
give back
|
return an object
|
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give in
|
capituler, céder
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give off
|
to emit
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give up
|
stop doing it, quit
|
|
go back
|
return to a place
|
|
go into
|
start working in an area
|
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go on
|
continue
|
|
go on
|
happen
|
|
go over
|
check, summarise
|
|
go over
|
review
|
|
go through
|
look at carrefully
|
|
go through
|
explain
|
|
go through
|
use up, consume
|
|
grow up
|
get older
|
|
guard against
|
protéger contre
|
|
hand down
|
descendre, communiquer
|
|
hand in
|
submit something (assignment)
|
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hand out
|
give to everyone
|
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hang on
|
garder, accrocher à
|
|
hang up
|
put something on hook or receiver
|
|
hang up
|
raccrocher
|
|
hold back
|
rester en arrière, étouffer, freiner, rester dans l'expectative
|
|
hold out for
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hold up
|
delay
|
|
hold up
|
rob
|
|
hold/hang on
|
wait
|
|
iron out
|
faire partir au fer, aplanir
|
|
keep away
|
remain at a distance
|
|
keep down
|
control it to stop it increasing
|
|
keep on (with gerund)
|
continue with the same
|
|
keep up with
|
know all about the changes in
|
|
keep up with
|
maintain pace with
|
|
laugh at
|
se moquer de
|
|
launch into
|
se lancer dans
|
|
lay off
|
dismiss, make redundant
|
|
lead up to
|
précéder
|
|
leave on
|
operating, working
|
|
leave out
|
omit
|
|
let in
|
faire entrer
|
|
level off
|
aplanir
|
|
log off
|
clore une session, se déconnecter
|
|
look after
|
take care of
|
|
look down on
|
despise
|
|
look down on
|
avoir vue (d'en haut) sur, regarder de haut, prendre qqn de haut
|
|
look forward to
|
anticipate with pleasure
|
|
look in on
|
visit (somebody)
|
|
look into
|
investigate
|
|
look out for
|
be careful, anticipate
|
|
look over
|
examine, check
|
|
look up
|
searched for it in a reference list
|
|
look up
|
search in a list
|
|
look up to
|
respect
|
|
look up to
|
admirer
|
|
looked through
|
examined carefully
|
|
make out
|
hear, understand
|
|
make sure of
|
verify
|
|
make up
|
invent a story or lie
|
|
make up
|
constitute, form
|
|
make up for
|
compensate
|
|
move on to
|
change to a new subject
|
|
move out
|
déménager
|
|
nod off
|
s'assoupir, s'endormir
|
|
noted down
|
write on paper
|
|
pass out
|
lose consciousness, faint
|
|
pass out
|
distribuer
|
|
pay back
|
repay the money I borrowed
|
|
phase out
|
abandonner progressivement, cesser progressivement, supprimer progress
|
|
pick on
|
harceler, choisir
|
|
pick out
|
choose
|
|
pick up
|
collect me in your car
|
|
pick up
|
lift something off something else
|
|
pitch in
|
s'attaquer au travail
|
|
play down
|
minimiser, donner moins d'importance à
|
|
point out
|
call attention to
|
|
print out
|
print from a computer onto paper
|
|
provide for
|
subvenir aux besoins de
|
|
pull in
|
arriver (voiture, bus)
|
|
pulled out
|
arraché
|
|
put away
|
save or store
|
|
put back to
|
move it to a later time, delay
|
|
put forward
|
suggested
|
|
put off
|
postpone
|
|
put off until
|
move it to a later time, delay
|
|
put on
|
wear
|
|
put on
|
put clothing on the body
|
|
put out
|
extinguish
|
|
put through to
|
connect someone by telephone
|
|
put up
|
increased
|
|
put up with
|
tolerate
|
|
read over
|
peruse
|
|
ring/call up
|
telephone
|
|
rub out
|
effacer, gommer
|
|
run across
|
find by chance
|
|
run into
|
meet
|
|
run on
|
run with a particular type of power
|
|
run out of
|
there is none left
|
|
run out of
|
exhaust supply
|
|
send back
|
renvoyer, retourner
|
|
send out
|
envoyer, expédier, dépêcher qqn
|
|
set off
|
partir
|
|
set up
|
establish
|
|
set up
|
to arrange, begin
|
|
settle down
|
s'installer
|
|
settle for
|
se contenter de
|
|
settle in
|
s'installer
|
|
share out
|
divide between people
|
|
shout down
|
faire taire
|
|
show off
|
demonstrate haughtily
|
|
show up
|
arrive
|
|
show up
|
ressortir, révéler, se voir
|
|
side with
|
se mettre du côté de (personne)
|
|
size up
|
évaluer, jauger, estimer
|
|
sort out
|
organise it, put it right, deal with it
|
|
sound out
|
sonder, interroger
|
|
speak up
|
talk louder
|
|
speed up
|
accélérer, activer
|
|
stand for
|
symbolise, represent, mean, intend, signify
|
|
stay up
|
veiller (pour faire), veiller jusqu'a
|
|
step in
|
agir, intervenir
|
|
stick to
|
rester fidèle
|
|
stick up for
|
défendre (ses intérêts)
|
|
stick up for
|
prendre le parti
|
|
stop down
|
leave the job, resign
|
|
sum up
|
résumer, récapituler
|
|
take after
|
resemble
|
|
take care of
|
be responsible for
|
|
take down
|
make a written note
|
|
take off
|
remove clothing
|
|
take on
|
accept responsibility for
|
|
take over
|
take control
|
|
take over
|
taking responsibility
|
|
take up
|
use an amount of time or space
|
|
talk back to
|
answer impolitely
|
|
talk over
|
discuss
|
|
talk over
|
discuter de, faire changer d'avis
|
|
think back on
|
recall
|
|
think over
|
think about it carrefully
|
|
throw away
|
get rid of it, dispose of it
|
|
throw away
|
discard
|
|
touch down
|
atterrir, aplatir
|
|
touch on
|
évoquer en quelques mots
|
|
try on
|
put clothing on to see if it fits
|
|
try out
|
test
|
|
turn down
|
refuse, say 'no' to
|
|
turn down
|
lower volume
|
|
turn down
|
reject
|
|
turn off
|
switch off electricity
|
|
turn off
|
repulse
|
|
turn on
|
switch on the electricity
|
|
turn over
|
se retourner, remuer, ressasser
|
|
turn up
|
arrive unexpectedly
|
|
turn up
|
raise the volume
|
|
use up
|
exhaust, use completely
|
|
wad through
|
ingurgiter
|
|
wait on
|
serve
|
|
wake up
|
arouse from sleep
|
|
walk away with
|
remporter qch haut la main
|
|
walk out on
|
abandon
|
|
watch out
|
prendre garde
|
|
watch out for
|
guetter qch
|
|
water down
|
étendre, édulcorer, délayer
|
|
wear off
|
disparaître
|
|
work out
|
calculate
|
|
wriggle out of
|
se dégager de
|
|
write down
|
noter, écrire
|
|
write up
|
write using notes made earlier
|
|
zero in on
|
se diriger droit vers
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