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Prepositions III
Third list of preps. required after verbs from About.com
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| finir de | to finish ____ing |
| rester sur ses gardes | to keep one's guard up |
| puer | to stink of |
| se méfier de | to distrust, beware of |
| s'autoriser à | to authorize / allow to |
| essayer | to try on |
| se moquer de | to make fun of |
| servir à | to serve to |
| faire attention à | to pay attention to |
| troquer qqch contre qqch | to swap something for something else |
| demander à (faire qqch) | to ask (for permission to do something) |
| vouloir | to want |
| chercher | to look for |
| donner qqch contre | to give something in exchange for |
| apprendre à | to learn how to |
| prendre le parti de | to decide to |
| renoncer à | to give up ____ing |
| demander à qqun de faire qqch | to ask someone to do something |
| aller | to go, to be going to |
| regarder dans (la boîte) | to look in (the box) |
| consentir à | to consent to |
| détester | to hate |
| apercevoir | to perceive |
| cesser de | to stop, cease ____ing |
| s'assurer contre (l'incendie) | to insure against (fire) |
| s'empresser de | to hurry to |
| envoyer (qqch) à (qqun) | to send (something) to (someone) |
| creuser pour | to dig for |
| se fâcher contre | to get mad at |
| se mettre en colère | to get mad |