Phrasal verbsMean
add up to s'élever à, constituer
allow for make concession or provision for
ask for invite
back up make a copy on your computer
back up support, provide evidence for
bail up
bailed out dépanner, écoper (nautique)
bank on miser sur
be into like and be in interested in
blow over éclaircir
blow up explode
boil over déborder
break down stop functioning
break in on interrupt (a conversation)
bring along apporter (objet), amener, venir avec (personne)
bring forward move to an earlier time
bring forward to move it to an earlier time
bring up look after from child to adult
bring up mention a topic
bring up raise children
bring up élever, évoquer, vomir, rendre
broken down stopped working
brush up on réviser
buckle down s'appliquer,s'armer de courage, s'atteler à une tâche
build up développer, constituer, fabriquer, rehausser
burst into faire irruption
butter up passer de la pommade à
call back telephone again
call for appeler, revendiquer, requérir
call off cancel
call off décommander
call on ask to recite in class
call on visit
call up appeler, mobiliser, évoquer
came out in sortir en
carry on continue
carry on with continuer qqch
catch on become popular
catch up with reach the same place as
catch up with keep abreast
catch up with rattraper, se rapprocher de, rejoindre
check in register, report you arrival
check up on examine, investigate
close down stop operating
come across discovered by chance
come back return to a place
come down become less
come down to venir jusqu'à
come in interrupt the discussion
come in enter
come over to visit
come to regain consciousness
come up monter, sortir, survenir
come up with to contribute (suggestion, money)
commit to (+ gerund) promise
compete with strive against another or others to attain a goal
count on compter sur, se fier, tabler sur
cry out for réclamer
cut back spend less on
cut back on rrestreindre
cut back/down on reduce
cut down on curtail (expenses)
cut off lose the signal in a phone call
cut off stop suplying
deal with is about
dealing with doing business with
dealing with taking the necessary action
derive from produce or obtain a substance from another
do away with abolir, supprimer
do over repeat a job
do without function/manage without
draw up think about and then write
drop by visit without appointment
drop in on make a short, informal visit
drop off take me in your car and leave me
drop out of leave school
eat out dine in a restaurant
empty out vider
face up to not avoid
fall back on use if necessary
fall back on recourir à, se rabattre sur
fall behind be slower than
fall for tomber amoureux de
fall through fail
fill in complete by writing information
fill out complete a form
fill up fill to capacity
fill up remplir, reboucher
find out discover
fit in with be accepted without problems
frown on désapprouver, critiquer
get along with have a good relationship with
get away échapper, s'échapper
get away with escape blame
get away with sortir indemne (sans éprouver de perte)
get back to telephone you again
get by manage to do things
get by survive
get in on
get off leave work
get on to contact
get on with have a friendly relationship with
get on with continue after stopping
get over recover from sickness or disappointment
get rid of eliminate
get round to find the time for
get through to contact someone by telephone
get through with finish
get up arise
getting behind not doing as much as I should
give away give something to someone else for free
give away donner, déceler, décliner
give back return an object
give in capituler, céder
give off to emit
give up stop doing it, quit
go back return to a place
go into start working in an area
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)
hand out give to everyone
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
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