| Term | Definition |
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avoir beau |
to do something in vain |
|
compter |
to intend (c) |
|
oser |
to dare |
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se mettre à |
to begin to |
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s'obstiner à |
to persist stubbornly in |
|
parvenir à |
to manage/succeed in |
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tendre à |
to tend to |
|
tenir à |
to insist on |
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s'abstenir de |
to refrain from (a) |
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accepter de |
to agree to |
|
se charger de |
to make sure to |
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se dépêcher de |
to hurry to (d) |
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s'empêcher de |
to refrain from (e) |
|
s'empresser de |
to hurry, rush to (e) |
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se flatter de |
to claim to |
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mériter de |
to deserve to |
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se proposer de |
to mean, intend to (p) |
|
empêcher qqn de faire qqch |
to prevent someone from doing something |
|
prier qqn de faire qqch |
to beg someone to do something |
|
commander/ordonner à qqn de faire qqch |
to order someone to do something |
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défendre/interdire à qqn de faire qqch |
to forbid someone to do something |
|
proposer/suggérer à qqn de faire qqch |
to suggest to someone to do something |
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démarrer |
to start |
|
retapisser |
to repaper |
|
grelotter |
to shiver |
|
pousser |
to grow |
|
rager |
to fume |
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crevassé |
cracked (ground) |
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débarrasser |
to clear out |
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se décoller |
to peel off |
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se lézarder |
to crack (wall) |
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soupirer |
to sigh |
|
sourire |
to smile |
|
assez |
enough |
|
les beaux-parents |
the in-laws |
|
le beau-fils, le gendre |
the stepson/son-in-law |
|
la belle-fille, la bru |
the daughter-in-law/stepdaughter |
|
le beau-frère |
the brother-in-law |
|
la belle-soeur |
the sister-in-law |
|
ayant |
pres part of avoir |
|
étant |
pres part of être |
|
sachant |
pres part of savoir |