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FrVerbs+Preps-G-M
French vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| goûter: to taste, try some of, partake of + s.t. | goûter à + qch |
| goûter: to taste, take a part of + s.t. | goûter + qch |
| goûter: to taste for the first time + s.t. (infrequent) | goûter de + qch |
| habiter: to live in + (place) | habiter à + (place) -or- habiter + (place) |
| habituer: to get used to + s.t./s.o./verb | s'habituer à + qch/qqn/inf |
| hériter: to inherit + s.t. | hériter de + s.t. |
| hériter: to inherit from s.o. | hériter de + qqn |
| hésiter: to hesitate to + verb | hésiter à + inf |
| interdire: to forbid s.t. to s.o. | interdire + qch à + qqn |
| interdire: to forbid + verb | interdire de + inf |
| interdire: the doctor forbids my husband from smoking | le docteur interdit à mon mari de fumer |
| intéresser: to be interested in + s.t./s.o. | s'intéresser à + qch/qqn |
| inviter: to invite to + s.t./verb | inviter à + inf |
| inviter: to invite + s.o. | inviter + qch |
| jouer: to play at + s.t. | jouer à + qch |
| jouer: to play + s.t./s.o. (drama) | jouer + qch/qqn |
| jouer: to play + s.t. (music) | jouer de + qch |
| jouer: he makes use of his influence to get this job | il joue de son influence pour ce travail |
| jouir: to enjoy + s.t. | jouir de + qch |
| jouir: she is not in full possession of all her faculties | elle ne jouit pas de toutes ses facultés |
| laisser: to leave (with,at,to) + s.o./(place) | laisser à + s.o./(place) |
| laisser: to leave + s.t./s.o. | laisser qch/qqn |
| laisser: the accident killed him | il a laissé sa vie dans l'accident |
| laisser: leave the window open | laisse la fenêtre ouverte |
| laisser: to leave something to be desired | laisser à désirer |
| laisser: it makes one think that + clause | ça laisse à penser que + clause |
| laisser: let it be, leave it to me | laisser faire |
| laisser: to drop, let drop | laisser tomber |
| laisser: to let by, give place to | laisser passer |
| laisser: to permit to talk | laisser dire |
| manquer: to miss (long for) + s.o. | manquer à + qqn |
| manquer: to neglect + s.t. | manquer à + qch |
| manquer: to miss, not see + s.t./s.o. | manquer + qch/qqn |
| manquer: to lack, be missing + s.t. | manquer de + qqn |
| manquer: to almost + verb | manquer de + inf |
| méfier: to distrust, be careful of + s.t./s.o. | se méfier de + qch/qqn |
| mêler: to be mixed up with + s.t. | mêler à + qch |
| mêler: to temper, combine + s.t. with + s.t. | mêler + qch à + qch |
| mêler: to combine s.t. and s.t. | mêler + qch et + qch |
| mêler: wisdom combined with justice | la sagesse mêler de justice |
| mêler: to concern oneself with + qch/verb | se mêler de + s.t./inf |
| mêler: how does that concern me? | de quoi je me mêle? |
| mêler: mind your own business | mêle-toi de tes affaires |
| mériter: to deserve, call for + verb | mériter de + inf |
| mériter: to deserve + s.t. | mériter + qch |
| mettre: to put + s.t. (specific) | mettre + qch |
| mettre: she puts the meat on to cook | elle met la viande à cuire |
| mettre: I spent 5 minutes doing it | j'ai mis 5 minutes à le faire |
| mettre: she puts everything in the trashcan | elle met tout à la poubelle |
| mettre: put the verbs into the imperative mood | mettez les verbes à l'impératif |
| mettre: to update + s.t. | mettre + qch à jour |
| mettre: to put + s.t. (nonspecific) | mettre de + qch |
| mettre: to start up, begin + s.t./verb | se mettre à + qch/inf |
| mettre: it's starting to snow | il se met à neiger |
| monter: to climb, go up (to) + s.t. | monter à + qqn |
| monter: tears are welling up in my eyes | les larmes me montent aux yeux |
| monter: to carry up + s.t. | monter + qch |
| monter: to amount up to + qch | se monter à + qch |
| moquer: to make fun of, yank + s.o. | se moquer de + qqn |
| moquer: I don't care about doing well or poorly | je me moque de bien faire ou de mal faire |
| moquer: your father sure treated you right | ton père ne s'est pas moqué de toi |