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Verbes et prépos
Les verbes français avec leurs prépos corréspondantes
français | anglais |
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s'abriter contre (le vent) | to take shelter against (the wind) |
accepter de | to accept, agree to |
accuser (qqun) de | to accuse (s-o) of |
acheter à | to buy from |
acheter (qqch) sur le marché | to buy (s-t) at the market |
achever de | to finish |
agir en | to act like/as |
s'agir de | to be a question of |
aider à | to help to |
aller | to go, to be going to |
aller vers (midi) | to go at around (noon) |
aller vers (Nice) | to go toward (Nice) |
s'amuser à + infinitive | to amuse oneself ___-ing |
apercevoir | to perceive, catch sight of |
s'apercevoir de | to notice |
apprendre à | to learn how to |
s'apprêter à | to get ready to |
s'approcher de | to approach |
approuver | to approve of |
appuyer sur (le bouton) | to press (the button) |
appuyer sur (le mur) | to lean on (the wall) |
s'appuyer contre (un arbre) | to lean against (a tree) |
arracher à | to grab, tear away from |
(s')arrêter de | to stop ___-ing |
arriver à | to manage/succeed in ___-ing |
arriver de (Paris, Canada) | to arrive from (Paris, Canada) |
arriver par | to succeed through/by |
arriver sur (midi) | to arrive at around (noon) |
s'asseoir contre (son ami) | to sit next to (one's friend) |
assister à (la réunion) | to attend (the meeting) |
s'assurer contre (l'incendie) | to insure against (fire) |
attendre | to wait for |
s'attendre à | to expect to |
s'autoriser à | to authorize / allow to |
avertir de | to warn about |
avoir à | to have to / be obliged to |
avoir beau (j'ai beau essayer) | despite doing (despite trying) |
avoir besoin de | to need |
avoir confiance en | to trust |
avoir envie de | to want |
avoir peur de | to be afraid of ___-ing |
se battre contre | to fight against |
blâmer de | to blame |
se blottir contre (sa mère, son chien) | to cuddle up next to (one's mother, dog) |
boire qqchose dans (une tasse) | to drink something out of (a cup) |
casser en (morceaux, trois) | to break in(to) (pieces, three) |
cesser de | to stop, cease ___-ing |
changer de (train) | to change (trains) |
se changer en | to change into |
chercher | to look for |
chercher à | to attempt to |
chercher dans (la boîte) | to look in (the box) |
choisir de | to choose to |
commander (à qqun) de faire | to order (someone) to do |
commencer à | to begin to, to begin ___-ing |
commencer par | to begin by ___-ing |
compter | to expect, intend |
compter pour | to be worth |
compter sur | to count on |
concentrer sur | to concentrate on |
condamner pour (meurtre) | to sentence for (murder) |
conseiller à | to advise |
conseiller à qqun de faire qqch | to advise someone to do something |
conseiller de | to advise to |
consentir à | to consent to |
se contenter de | to be happy ___-ing |
continuer à/de | to continue to, to continue ___-ing |
convenir à | to please, to be suitable for |
convenir de | to agree to |
convertir qqch en | to convert s-t into |
copier sur qqun | to copy from s-o |
couper en (deux) | to cut in (two) |
courir | to run (to do something) |
courir dans (l'herbe) | to run through (the grass) |
coûter dans (les cent euros) | to cost about (100 euros) |
craindre de | to fear ___-ing |
craindre pour (sa vie) | to fear for (one's life) |
creuser pour | to dig for |
croire | to think, believe |
croire à | to believe something |
croire en | to believe in |
croire qqun sur parole | to take someone's word |
daigner | to deign to |
décider (qqun) à | to persuade (s-o) to |
décider de | to decide to |
se décider à | to make up one's mind to |
défendre à (qqun) | to forbid (s-o) |
défendre à qqun de faire qqch | to forbid s-o to do s-t |
défendre de (qqch) | to forbid (s-t) |
se déguiser en | to disguise oneself as |
demander | to ask for |
demander à (qqun) | to ask (someone) |
demander à (faire qqch) | to ask (for permission to do something) |
demander à qqun de faire qqch | to ask s-o to do s-t |
se dépêcher de | to hurry to |
dépendre de | to depend on |
déplaire à | to displease / be displeasing to |
déranger qqun de | to bother s-o to |
descendre | to go down(stairs) |
désirer | to want |
désobéir à | to disobey |
détester | to hate |
devoir | to have to, be obliged to |
dire à (qqun) | to say to, to tell (s-o) |
dire à qqun de faire qqch | to tell someone to do something |
diriger son attention sur | to direction one's attention to |
se diriger vers | to move toward/make/head for |
donner qqch | to give something |
donner qqch contre | to give something in exchange for |
donner qqch à qqun | to give s-o s-t, to give s-t to s-o |
donner sur | to overlook, open onto |
dormir (la nuit) | to sleep (at night) |
douter de | to doubt |
échanger qqch contre qqch | to exchange something for s-t else |
écouter (la radio) | to listen to (the radio) |
écrire en (encre, français) | to write in (ink, French) |
écrire sur | to write about |
s'efforcer de | to endeavor to |
emmener | to take |
s'emparer de | to grab |
empêcher de | to prevent, keep from ___-ing |
s'empresser de | to hurry to |
emprunter un livre à qqun | to borrow a book from s-o |
encourager qqun à faire | to encourage s-o to do |
s'endormir sur (un livre, son travail) | to fall asleep (over a book, at work) |
s'engager à | to get around to |
ennuyer qqun de | to bother/upset s-o to |
enseigner à | to teach to |
entendre | to hear |
entrer | to enter (in order to do something) |
entrer dans | to enter |
envoyer (qqch) à (qqun) | to send (s-t) to (s-o) |
envoyer chercher | to send for |
essayer | to try on |
essayer de | to try to |
s'étendre sur | to spread out over |
s'étonner de | to be astonished by |
être à | to belong to |
être censé | to be supposed to |
être en colère contre | to be angry at |
être pour | to be in favor of |
être vers (Paris, 3h00) | to be around/near (Paris, 3:00) |
s'excuser de | to apologize for ___-ing |
se fâcher contre | to get mad at |
faillir | to almost do something |
faire + infinitive (causative) | to cause to |
faire attention à | to pay attention to |
falloir (il faut) | to be necessary to |
féliciter qqun de | to congratulate s-o for/on |
fermer la porte sur soi | to close the door behind oneself |
se fier à (qqun) | to trust (s-o) |
se figurer | to imagine, picture |
finir de | to finish ___-ing |
finir par | to end up ___-ing / to finally do s-t |
fouiller dans (qqch) | to look through (s-t) |
goûter à qqch | to taste something |
grignoter qqch | to nibble on, eat away at something |
gronder de | to scold for ___-ing |
habiter (à) | optional preposition |
habiter par (ici) | to live around (here) |
s'habituer à | to get used to |
se hâter de | to hurry to |
hériter de (qqch / qqun) | to inherit (s-t / from s-o) |
hésiter à | to hesitate to |
ignorer | to be unaware of |
s'imaginer | to imagine |
interdire à | to forbid |
interdire à qqun de faire qqch | to forbid s-o to do s-t |
s'intéresser à | to be interested in |
interroger qqun sur qqch | to question s-o about s-t |
inviter (qqun) à | to invite (s-o) to |
jeter (qqch) à | to throw (s-t) to |
se jeter sur qqun | to throw oneself upon someone |
jouer à | to play (a game or a sport) |
jouer de | to play (an instrument) |
jouir de | to enjoy |
jurer par | to swear by |
laisser | to allow |
laisser pour (mort) | to leave for (dead) |
lire dans (le journal) | to read in (the paper) |
loucher sur | to ogle |
manger dans la main à qqun | to eat out of someone's hand |
manger dans l'assiette | to eat off of a plate |
manquer à | to miss someone |
manquer de | to neglect, fail to (do s-t), to lack |
se méfier de | to distrust, beware of |
mêler à | to mingle with / to join in |
mériter de | to deserve to |
mésurer en (mètres) | to measure in (meters) |
mettre | to put on |
mettre son espoir dans | to pin one's hopes on |
se mettre à | to start, set about ___-ing |
se mettre contre le mur | to stand against the wall |
se mettre en colère | to get mad |
se mettre en route | to set out |
monter | to go up, climb |
se moquer de | to make fun of |
nier | to deny |
nuire à | to harm |
obéir à | to obey |
obliger à | to oblige to |
obtenir qqch par | to obtain something by |
s'occuper de | to be busy with |
offrir de | to offer to |
ordonner à qqun de faire qqch | to order s-o to do s-t |
oser | to dare |
oublier de | to forget to |
paraître | to appear, seem |
pardonner à | to pardon, forgive |
parler à | to talk to |
parler de | to talk about |
parler pour | to speak on behalf of |
partir dans (10 minutes) | to leave in (10 minutes) |
partir dans (les montagnes) | to leave for (the mountains) |
partir de | to leave |
partir pour | to leave for/be off to |
parvenir à | to succeed in ___-ing |
se passer de | to do without |
passer du temps à | to spend time ___-ing |
payer (le repas) | to pay for (the meal) |
payer pour (qqun) | to pay for (someone) |
se pencher pour | to bend down in order to |
penser faire | to plan on, intend to |
penser à | to think about (imagine) |
penser de | to think about (opinion) |
perdre du temps à | to waste time ___-ing |
permettre à | to permit |
(se) permettre de | to allow (oneself) to |
permettre à qqun de faire qqch | to allow s-o to do s-t |
persister à | to persist in ___-ing |
persuader de | to persuade to |
se plaindre de | to complain about |
plaire à | to please / be pleasing to |
se plaire à | to take pleasure in ___-ing |
pleurer | to cry about |
pleuvoir dans (la France) | to rain in (France) |
pousser (qqun) à | to push/urge (s-o) to |
pouvoir | to be able to |
préférer | to prefer |
préférer ___ à ___ | to prefer ___ to/over ___, to like ___ more than ___ |
prendre garde de | to be careful not to |
prendre le parti de | to decide to |
prendre modèle sur qqun | to model oneself on someone |
prendre qqch dans (une boîte) | to take s-t from (a box) |
prendre qqun par (la main) | to take s-o by (the hand) |
se préparer à | to prepare oneself to |
se presser de | to hurry to |
prétendre | to claim |
prier | to pray to |
prier de | to beg to |
profiter à | to benefit / be profitable to |
profiter de | to make the most of |
promettre à qqun de faire qqch | to promise s-o to do s-t |
promettre de | to promise to |
proposer de | to suggest ___-ing |
puer | to stink of |
punir de | to punish for |
questionner qqun sur qqch | to question s-o about s-t |
quêter pour (les orphelins) | to collect for (orphans) |
recommencer à | to begin ___-ing again |
recompenser de | to reward for |
réfléchir à | to consider ___-ing |
réfléchir sur | to think about, reflect upon |
refuser de | to refuse to |
regarder | to watch, look at |
regarder dans (la boîte) | to look in (the box) |
regarder vers (le sud) | to face/look (south) |
régner sur | to reign over |
regretter de | to regret ___-ing |
rejeter une faute sur qqun | to place the blame on someone |
remercier de | to thank for ___-ing |
remercier pour | to thank for |
se rendre compte de | to realize |
renoncer à | to give up ___-ing |
rentrer | to go home |
répondre à | to answer |
résister à | to resist |
ressembler à | to resemble |
ressembler par | to resemble due to |
rester sur la défensive | to stay on the defensive |
rester sur ses gardes | to keep one's guard up |
retourner | to return, go back |
réussir | to make a success of, to pull off |
réussir à | to succeed in ___-ing |
réussir à l'examen | to pass the test |
revenir | to come back |
revenir sur (un sujet) | to go back over (a topic) |
rêver à | to dream of ___-ing |
rêver de | to dream of ___-ing |
rire de | to laugh at |
risquer | to risk (something) |
risquer de | to risk ___-ing |
sauter sur une occasion | to jump at an opportunity |
savoir | to know how |
sembler | to seem |
sentir | to feel, to smell (of) |
serrer la main à (qqun) | to shake hands with (s-o) |
serrer qqun contre sa poitrine/son coeur | to hug someone |
servir | to serve |
servir à | to be used as/for |
servir de | to put to use as |
se servir de | to make use of |
signer pour (quelqu'un) | to sign on behalf of (someone) |
soigner | to take care of |
songer à | to dream / think of |
s'opposer à | to oppose |
sortir | to go out (in order to do something) |
sortir par (la fenêtre) | to leave by (the window) |
se soucier de | to care about |
souhaiter | to wish |
se souvenir de | to remember |
subir | to be subjected to |
succéder à | to succeed, follow |
supplier de | to be / beseech |
survivre à | to survive |
tâcher de | to try to |
tarder à | to delay / be late in ___-ing |
téléphoner à qqun | to call |
téléphoner à qqun de faire qqch | to call s-o to do s-t |
téléphoner pour (le problème) | to phone about (the problem) |
tenir à | to hold (s-o) to, to insist on ___-ing |
tenir de | to take after, resemble |
tirer sur | to shoot at |
tourner sur (l'église, la droite) | to turn (toward the church, right) |
tourner vers (la droite) | to turn to (the right) |
traduire en (français) | to translate into (French) |
traduire vers (le français) | to translate into (French) |
transformer qqch (en qqch) | to change s-t (into s-t) |
travailler pour | to work for |
se tromper de | to mistake |
troquer qqch contre qqch | to swap something for s-t else |
valoir mieux | to be preferable |
se vendre en (bouteilles) | to be sold in (bottles) |
venir (dîner, aider) | to come (for dinner, to help) |
venir à | to happen to |
venir de | to have just (done s-t) |
venir par (la côte) | to come along/by (the coast) |
vivre dans (la misère, la peur) | to live in (poverty, fear) |
vivre de (ses rentes) | to live on (one's income) |
voir | to see |
voter contre | to vote against |
voter pour | to vote for |
vouloir | to want |
voyager en (train, taxi) | to travel by (train, taxi) |