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Verbs IV

Vocabulary

QuestionAnswerUse
to undo, untie (a knot) défaire [defɛʀ] Nous devons défaire nos valises avant d'aller nous coucher.
to relax (muscles), soften (skin), make sth more flexible s'assouplir [asupliʀ] Il faut faire des étirements pour s'assouplir avant de courir.
to be confined to, to be limited to se borner à [bɔʀne] Je me suis borné à répondre aux questions posées.
to weave in and out, to sneak in se faufiler [fofile] Le petit chat a réussi à se faufiler sous la barrière.
to work, to slog away (informal), to work hard at something bosser [bɔse] On a bossé toute la nuit pour finir ce rapport à temps.
to call into question remettre en cause Il est important de remettre en cause les vieilles méthodes de temps en temps.
to rage, to lose control, to lose it se déchaîner [deʃene] La tempête a commencé à se déchaîner sur la côte.
to assault⇒, to assail⇒, to attack someone/something assaillir [asajiʀ] La foule a assailli le chanteur de questions.
to calm, to calm down s'apaiser [apeze] Après la dispute, les esprits ont mis du temps à s'apaiser.
to smell, scent, to pick up the scent of something flairer [fleʀe] Le chien a flairé la présence d'un animal sous le plancher.
to shred, to rip something apart déchiqueter [deʃikte] L'enfant a déchiqueté le papier en mille morceaux.
to reap, harvest, scythe; to steal (fam) faucher [foʃe] L'agriculteur va faucher le champ de blé demain.
to do without [something] se passer de [qch] Je peux me passer de mon téléphone pendant quelques jours.
to implement [something] mettre en œuvre Il est temps de mettre en œuvre le nouveau plan de construction.
to run aground (a boat); to wind up (somewhere); to fail échouer [eʃwe] Malgré tous ses efforts, il a échoué à l'examen.
to get around [something], circumvent contourner [kɔ̃tuʀne] Pour éviter les embouteillages, on a décidé de contourner la ville.
to wear [somebody] out; to exhaust, to drain épuiser [quelqu'un] [epɥize] La longue randonnée nous a complètement épuisés.
to lounge, luxuriate, (in the sun) bask se prélasser; se prélasser au soleil J'aime me prélasser sur le canapé le dimanche.
to finish⇒ vtr, complete⇒ vtr s'achever [aʃ(ə)ve] La construction du nouveau pont devrait s'achever le mois prochain.
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