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Prepositions VIII
Eighth list of preps. required after verbs from About.com
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| habiter par (ici) | to live around (here) |
| emmener | to take |
| regarder | to watch, look at |
| payer pour (qqun) | to pay for (someone) |
| se changer en | to change into |
| regretter de | to regret ____ing |
| prendre modèle sur qqun | to model oneself on someone |
| coûter dans (les cent francs) | to cost about (100 francs) |
| se blottir contre (sa mère, son chien) | to cuddle up next to (one's mother, dog) |
| promettre à qqun de faire qqch | to promise someone to do something |
| partir dans (10 minutes) | to leave in (10 minutes) |
| profiter à | to benefit / be profitable to |
| se souvenir de | to remember |
| falloir (il faut) | to be necessary to |
| interroger qqun sur qqch | to question someone about something |
| s'endormir sur (un livre, son travail) | to fall asleep (over a book, at work) |
| remercier pour | to thank for |
| régner sur | to reign over |
| pleurer | to cry about |
| venir par (la côte) | to come along/by (the coast) |
| fermer la porte sur soi | to close the door behind oneself |
| manquer à | to miss someone |
| se préparer à | to prepare oneself to |
| défendre à qqun de faire qqch | to forbid someone to do something |
| préférer | to prefer |
| défendre de (qqch) | to forbid (something) |
| habiter (à) | optional preposition |
| essayer de | to try to |
| prétendre | to claim |
| échanger qqch contre qqch | to exchange something for something else |