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Prepositions X
Tenth list of preps. required after verbs from About.com
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| revenir | to come back |
| conseiller à qqun de faire qqch | to advise someone to do something |
| inviter (qqun) à | to invite (someone) to |
| continuer à / de | to continue to, to continue ____ing |
| sauter sur une occasion | to jump at an opportunity |
| souhaiter | to wish |
| promettre de | to promise to |
| emprunter un livre à qqun | to borrow a book from someone |
| recommencer à | to begin ____ing again |
| venir à | to happen to |
| écouter (la radio) | to listen to (the radio) |
| penser à | to think about (imagine) |
| tourner sur (l'église, la droite) | to turn (toward the church, right) |
| serrer qqun contre sa poitrine/son coeur | to hug someone |
| se vendre en (bouteilles) | to be sold in (bottles) |
| préférer ___ à ___ | to prefer ___ to/over ___, to like ___ more than ___ |
| s'approcher de | to approach |
| ennuyer qqun de | to bother/upset someone to |
| être à | to belong to |
| mêler à | to mingle with / to join in |
| rêver à | to dream of ____ing |
| s'étendre sur | to spread out over |
| défendre à (qqun) | to forbid (someone) |
| chercher dans (la boîte) | to look in (the box) |
| s'appuyer contre (un arbre) | to lean against (a tree) |
| jouir de | to enjoy |
| tenir à | to hold (someone) to, to insist on ____ing |
| répondre à | to answer |
| jouer à | to play (a game or a sport) |
| tirer sur | to shoot at |